4.3 Environmental problems 203/205 Flashcards

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1
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Ernteertrag

A

crop yield

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2
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hier: verkehr

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transport

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3
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ein Blitz

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a flash of lightning

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4
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Stickstoffoxide

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nitrogen oxides

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5
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Schwefelsäure

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sulphuric acid

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6
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fossiler Brennstoff

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fossil fuel

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etw. (aus etw.) herauslösen

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to leach sth (from sth)

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8
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Mülldeponie

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landfill

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9
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Nebenprodukt

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by-product

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10
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Gewässer als Ökosystem

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aquatic system

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11
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Aluminium

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aluminium / aluminum

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12
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Stadtgebiet

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urban area

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13
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der Weltraum

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outer space

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14
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Auswirkung

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impact

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15
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sich ausbreiten

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to spread

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16
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Korrosion (hell geschrieben)

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corrosion

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Wasserdampf

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water vapour

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18
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Küstengebiet

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coastal area

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19
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Blitze

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lightning

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20
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durchschnittlich

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(on) average

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21
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Auspuff

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exhaust

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22
Q

Schneeregen

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sleet

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23
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Spezies, (Tier-/Pflanzen-) Art(en)

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species

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Blitz und Donner

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thunder and lightning

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Säuregehalt
acidic content
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verfallen (hell geschrieben)
to decay
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bleifreies Benzin
unleaded petrol
28
Fortpflanzung
reproduction
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Dünger
fertilizer
30
Schwefeldioxid
sulphur dioxide
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Bronchitis
bronchitis
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Entwaldung, Waldraubbau
deforestation
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eine Art ausrotten
to eliminate a species
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hier: etw. festhalten / stauen
to trap sth.
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Abwasser
sewage
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etw. freisetzen
to release sth
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Kohlendioxid
carbon dioxide
38
Verfall
decay
39
Asthma
asthma
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das Wachstum hemmen
to stunt growth
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sich fortpflanzen
to reproduce
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Wasserversorgung
water supply
43
Hagel
hail
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Eisbär
polar bear
45
Grossflächenbrand
wildfire
46
fruchtbar
fertile
47
örtlich, lokal
local
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aussterben
to become extinct
49
Katalysator
catalytic converter
50
Gift, giftig
poison, poisonous
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Distickstoffmonoxid
nitrous oxide
52
etw. korrodieren / zerstören
to corrode sth.
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Methan
methane
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etw. verstärken / intensivieren
to intensify sth.
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Überschwemmung, Flut
flooding
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eine nachteiltige Wirkung auf etw. haben
to have an adverse effect on sth.
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infrarote Strahlung
infrared radiation
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sich (negativ) auf etw. auswirken
to affect sth. = to influence sth.
59
etw. überschwemmen (hell geschrieben)
to flood sth.
60
Kläranlage
sewage treatment plant
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jmdn. etw vergiften
to poison sb./sth
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hier: ausströmen
to escape
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etw. vergiften, verunreinigen
to contaminate sth.
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etw. einer Sache aussetzen
to expose sth. to sth.
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Lebensraum
habitat
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Kronendichte
crown density
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Meeresspiegel
sea level
68
Eisschicht
ice sheet
69
etw. verschmutzen
to pollute sth.
70
Krankheit
disease = illness
71
Fluorkohlenstoffe
fluorocarbons
72
Niederschlag
precipitation
73
etw. beschleunigen
to accelerate sth.
74
Hitzewelle
heatwave
75
Stoff
substance
76
Vergiftung, Verunreinigung
contamination
77
Feldfrucht, Nutzpflanze
crop
78
Nährstoff
nutrient
79
Gletscher
glacier
80
Erkrankung der Atemwege
respiratory disorder
81
keimung
germination
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vom Aussterben bedroht sein
to be at risk of extinction
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Salpetersäure
nitric acid
84
Vieh
cattle (+pl verb)
85
(das) Leben erhalten
to sustain life
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Stechmücke, Moskito
mosquito
87
giftig
toxic = poisonous
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Kraftwerk
power station
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ankommend
incoming ≠ outgoing