Environment Flashcards
(82 cards)
1
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rodovitna prst
A
fertile soil
2
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onesnaženo 2x
A
polluted, contaminated
3
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kemične snovi
A
chemical substances
4
Q
strupeni plini
A
poisonous gases
5
Q
vstrkati
A
to absorb
6
Q
erozija
A
erosion
7
Q
osupljivo 2x
A
astonishing, staggering
8
Q
gozd (drugače)
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woodland
9
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turned -
A
converted
10
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kmetijska zemljišča
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agricultural land
11
Q
anorganska gnojila
A
inorganic fertilisers
12
Q
površinske vode
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surface waters
13
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podzemne vode
A
underground waters
14
Q
odvreči
A
to dump
15
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odpadki
A
waste
16
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odplake
A
sewage
17
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industrijske kisline
A
industrial acids
18
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živinorejski odpadki
A
livestock waste
19
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kemična gnojila
A
chemical fertilisers
20
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detergenti
A
detergents
21
Q
se kaže z
A
is manifested with
22
Q
pena
A
foam
23
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alge
A
algae
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vodna gladina
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water surface
25
razlitje olja
oil spillage
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izpiranje na obalo
washing ashore
27
žveplov dioksid
sulphur dioxide
28
izpušni plini
exhaust fumes
29
dim in saje
smoke and soot
30
prah
dust
31
kisel dež
acid rain
32
vplivati
to influence
33
rast prebivalstva
population growth
34
sodobni kmetijski ukrepi
modern agricultural measures
35
to get involved in and try to influence a situation that should not really involve you, in a way that annoys other people (motiti)
to interfere with
36
čezmerno
excessive
37
poljščina
crop
38
to bring ... (to make something happen)
about
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plevel
weeds
40
škodljivci
pests
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to pile up
accumulate
42
loviti za meso, krzno in ostale dele telesa
hunted for meat, fur, hide and other parts of their body
43
the practice of doing experiments on live animals for medical or scientific research
vivisection
44
izumreti 2x
to become extinct, to die out
45
fosilna goriva - nafta, premog, zemeljski plin
fossil fuels - oil, coal, gas
46
surovine
raw materials
47
to use all of something so that there is none left
to use up
48
izkoriščati
to exploit
49
nestrpno
eagerly
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used to say that you think somebody should do something soon 2x
high time / about time
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alternativni viri energije (sončna energija, veterna energija, hidro energija, geotermalna ...)
alternative sources of energy (solar power, wind power, water-power, geothermal power)
52
a way of dealing with or improving an unpleasant or difficult situation
remedies
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sprejeti zakon
to pass a law
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zavesten 2x
concious, aware
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izpusti
emissions
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odlaganje odpadkov
disposal of waste
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porabljena energija
consumed energy
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izgorevanje fosilnih goriv
combustion of fossil fuels
59
elektrarna
power station
60
tehnološke rešitve
technological solutions
61
the practice of planting different crops sequentially on the same plot of land to improve soil health
crop rotation
62
GMO
genetically modified organism
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the mixture of gasess that surround Earth
atmosphere
64
aterials and chemicals that are ____________ are changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment
biodegradable
65
a terrible event in which there is a lot of destruction, suffering or death
catastrophe
66
to make a place or substance dirty or harmful by putting something such as chemicals or poison in it
contaminate
67
the protection of natural things such as animals, plants, forests etc to prevent them being spoiled or destroyed
conservation
68
able to continue without causing damage to the environment
sustainable
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if you refer to a plan or an idea as a ___________________, you think it is likely to produce bad results
a recipe for disaster
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to say that there is ________ to a problem means that there is no simple solution
no quick fix
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if sb is in a __________, they have to work quickly in order to do or to finish sth before a certain time
race against time
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when an action has an effect on sth, which in turn affects something else
ripple effect
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to ignore or hide sth because it is too difficult or embarrassing to deal with
to sweep sth under the carpet
74
in which many different parts are closely connected and work successfully together (____ public transport system)
integrated
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subvencionirane vozovnice
subsidised fares
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zmanjšati uporabo
cut down on the use of
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zanašanje
reliance
78
odplake
sewage
79
trajnostno
sustainable
80
ozonski plašč
ozone layer
81
razmnoževanje v ujetništvu
to breed in captivity
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ohranjanje
conservation
