215-220/225-229 Flashcards

1
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Landschaft, Land

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countryside

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(malerische) Landschaft

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scenery

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3
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Erdoberfläche

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earth’s surface

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4
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Boden

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ground

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5
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Meeresgrund

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seabed

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6
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Festland

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mainland

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7
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Halbinsel

A

peninsula

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Ebene

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plain

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Hochebene

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plateau

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10
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Becken

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basin

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11
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Gebirgskette

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mountain range

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12
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Gebirgskamm

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ridge

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13
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Vulkan

A

volcano/es

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14
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Gipfel

A

summit

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15
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Gipfel, Berg (hoch)

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peak

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16
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Klippe

A

cliff

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17
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Gletscher

A

glacier

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18
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Nebenfluss

A

tributary

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19
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Quelle

A

source

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20
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Mündung

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mouth

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21
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grosse Mündung

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estuary

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22
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Schleuse

A

lock

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23
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Küste, Ufer

A

shore

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24
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Sumpf

A

swamp

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25
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Moor

A

marsh

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26
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liegen

A

be situated, be located

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27
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liegen

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lie

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28
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entspringen

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the source of a river is, rise

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29
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natürliche Grenze

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natural border

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30
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verbinden

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link

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31
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herab-, hinabsteigen

A

come down, descend

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32
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ein feuchtes Klima

A

a damp climate

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33
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dem Wind ausgesetzt sein

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be exposed to the wind

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34
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Naturkatastrophe

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natural disaster

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35
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Erdbeben

A

earthquake

36
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Rheinebene

A

Rhine Plain

37
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Pyrenäen

A

Pyrenees

38
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Mittelmeer

A

Mediterranean

39
Q

Ostsee

A

Baltic Sea

40
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Ärmelkanal

A

English Channel

41
Q

Kanalinseln

A

Channel Islands

42
Q

Themse

A

Thamse

43
Q

Golf von Mexico

A

Gulf of Mexico

44
Q

Antillen

A

West Indies

45
Q

Westeuropa

A

Western Europe

46
Q

der Nahen Osten/ der Ferne Osten

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the Middle East/ the Far East

47
Q

Die Luft ist rein

A

The coast is clear

48
Q

mit beiden Füssen auf der Erde stehen

A

have both feet firmly on the ground

49
Q

aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen

A

male a mountain out of a molehill

50
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Unwelt

A

environment

51
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Gleichgewicht

A

equilibrium

balance

52
Q

stören, unterbrechen

A

disrupt

53
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Umwelt-

A

environmental

54
Q

Abfall, Müll

A

waste

55
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Abfallbeseitigung, Entsorgung

A

waste disposal

56
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etw. entsorgen

A

dispose of sth.

57
Q

Altpapier, Papierabfälle

A

waste paper

58
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Papierkorb

A

waste-paper basket

59
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etw. schaden

A

do harm to sth.

60
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für etw. schädlich sein

A

be harmful to sth.

61
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sich verschlechtern, sich verschlimmern

A

deteriorate, worsen

62
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Ausbeutung

A

exploitation

63
Q

ausbeuten

A

exploit

64
Q

den Regenwald abholzen

A

chop down the rainforest

65
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vom Aussterben bedroht sein

A

be threaten with extinction

66
Q

aussterben

A

become extinct

67
Q

Teibhauseffekt

A

greenhous effect

68
Q

Ozonschicht

A

ozone layer

69
Q

Auspuffgase

A

exhaust fumes

70
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ausströmen lassen

A

emit

71
Q

Grundwasserspiegel

A

water table

72
Q

saurer Regen

A

acid rain

73
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Abwasser

A

sewage

74
Q

Kunstdünger

A

chemical fertilizer

75
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Insektenvertilgungsmittel

A

insecticide

76
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Unkrautvertilgungsmittel

A

herbicide

77
Q

Waschmittel

A

detergent

78
Q

(Industrie-)Abwasser

A

effluent

79
Q

ablassen, einleiten

A

discharge

80
Q

Ölpest, Ölverschmutzung

A

oil spill

81
Q

Ölteppich

A

oil slick

82
Q

giftiger Stoff

A

toxic substance

83
Q

verseuchen

A

contaminate

84
Q

Verseuchung

A

contamination

85
Q

Die Atmosphäre war zum Zerreissen gespannt

A

You could have cut the atmosphere with a knife

86
Q

Unsinn daherreden

A

talk a lot of rubbish

87
Q

entstehen

A

come into existence