day 22the energy bill
unit 4 · energy at homethe energy bill
Say what you do for fear of something: de crainte que, de peur que + (ne) + subjunctive, de crainte de + infinitive.
today’s words
- de crainte que · for fear that
- de peur que · for fear that, in case
- de crainte de · for fear of
- le débit · flow, rate; debit (banking)
- le câble · cable, wire
- thermique · thermal, heat-related
- le réservoir · tank, reservoir
- la borne · terminal, post (une borne de recharge)
- gonfler · to inflate, to swell; to push up
- minimal · minimal, minimum
- sécuriser · to secure, to make safe
- pétrolier · oil (adjective), of the oil industry
- redouter · to dread, to fear
- éolien · wind (adjective), wind-powered
- abaisser · to lower, to reduce
- sensiblement · noticeably, appreciably; roughly
- le combustible · fuel
- recharger · to recharge, to charge
- optimal · optimal, ideal
- atténuer · to soften, to reduce, to ease
- l'éolienne · wind turbine
- durablement · lastingly, for the long term; sustainably
- la climatisation · air conditioning
- l'isolation · insulation; isolation
- la sobriété · moderation, restraint (energy saving)
- le gaspillage · waste, wasting
- l'optimisation · optimisation, making the best use
- flamber · to soar (prices); to blaze
sentences
- Les charges de chauffage ont sensiblement augmenté cet hiver. · The heating charges went up noticeably this winter.
- Les prix du gaz ont flambé, et la facture a gonflé. · Gas prices soared, and the bill swelled.
- Madame Martin garde une température minimale de dix-sept degrés. · Madame Martin keeps a minimum temperature of seventeen degrees.
- Elle baisse le chauffage, de crainte que la facture n'augmente encore. · She turns the heating down, for fear that the bill will rise again.
- Léo éteint ses machines la nuit, de peur qu'elles ne consomment trop. · Léo switches his machines off at night, in case they use too much.