Environment Flashcards

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Umwelt-

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environmental

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Umwelt

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environment

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verschmutzen

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to pollute

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Verschmutzung

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pollution

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Schadstoff

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pollutant

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Verschmutzer

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polluter

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Umweltschutz

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environmental protection

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Unweltschutzkontrollen

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environmental controls

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Gift

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poison

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vergiften

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to poisen

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giftig

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poisonous

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giftiger Stoff

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poisonous substance

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Ölfleck / -teppich

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oil- slick

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Reinigungsmittel

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derergent

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Chemikalie

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chemical

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Chemiefabrik

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chemical plant

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verschwenden

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to waste

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Verschwendung

Abfall

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waste

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Abfall

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litter

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Schutt
Abfall
auch: Unsinn

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rubbish

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Abfall

Müll

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garbage

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Abwasser

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sewage

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ablaufen von

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to run off

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Ablauf

Abfluss

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runoff

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Wasservorräte
water supplies
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Grundwasserspiegel
water table
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Abfallbeseitigung
waste-disposal
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Abfall beseitigen
dispose of waste
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zerfallen
decay
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verfaulen | verwelken
to rot
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kompostieren
to compost
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Kompost
compost
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erhalten
to conserve
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Erhaltung
conservation
34
wiederaufbereiten
to recycle
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Wiederaufbereitung
recycling
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Anbau in Monokultur
monocultural farming
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Treibhauseffekt
greenhouse effect
38
Ozonschicht
ozone layer
39
Ozonverringerung
ozone depletion
40
FCKW
CFC
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ausstoßen | freisetzen
to pour sth. into the atmosphere
42
weltweite Erwärmung
global warming
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strahlen
to radiate
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Strahlung
radiation
45
Strahl
ray
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zurückhalten
to trap the sun's heat
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ausgesetzt sein
to be exposed to
48
ultraviolet | UV-
ultraviolet
49
Spraydose
aerosol
50
Arten
species
51
Artensterben
species extinction
52
ausrotten
to extinguish
53
Vielfalt
diversity
54
Wüste
desert
55
Versteppung | Wüstenvormarsch
desertification
56
Entwaldung
deforestation
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Abholzung
logging
58
Regenwald
rainforest
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Lebensraum
habitat
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überfluten
to flood
61
Flut
flood
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Meeresspiegel
sea level
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Dürre
drought
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Hungersnot
famine
65
Unterernährung
malnutrition
66
verhungern
to starve
67
Hungertod | Hungern
starvation
68
Überweidung
over-grazing
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aufrechterhalten
to sustain
70
Nachhaltigkeit
sustainability
71
nachhaltig
sustainable
72
Wirtschaftswissenschaften
economics
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bekämpfen
to combat
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sich Methoden überlegen
to figure out ways
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zusammenarbeiten
to collaborate
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Mitarbeiter
collaborator
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Zusammenarbeit
collaboration
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zu nicht-fossilen Brennstoffen überwechseln
to switch to fossil-free fuels
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zur Verfügung stellen
to make sth. available
80
Hybridautos
hybrid cars
81
sparsam im Energieverbrauch
energy-efficient
82
ein mit Holzschnitzeln betriebenes Kraftwerk
wood-chip-powered plant
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den Kühlschrank abstellen
to unplug the refrigerator
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Geräte abstellen
to disconnect appliances
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umweltbewusst
environmentally conscious
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schmelzen
to melt
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gefrieren
to freeze
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Gletscherschmelze
melting of glaciers
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steigender Meeresspiegel
rising sea levels
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Eisschicht
a layer of ice
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Eiskappe am Nordpol
North Polar ice cap
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Eisscholle
ice floe
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ein- / zusammenbrechen
to collapse
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Flüchtlingslager
refugee camp
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Torfmoor
peat swamp/bog
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roden
to clear-fell
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Anreiz
incentive
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(Abfluss-)rohr
drain
99
entwässern
to drain
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Biobrennstoff
biofuel
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biologisch abbaubarer Müll
biodegradable waste
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ausstoßen | abgeben
to emit
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giftige Emissionen
toxic emissions
104
Austritt | Emission
emission
105
saurer Regen
acid rain
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Säure
acidity
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versäuern
to acidify
108
Rauch | Dampf
fume
109
Abgase
exhaust fumes
110
Blei
lead
111
bleifrei
unleaded
112
Schwefel
sulphur
113
Schwefeldioxid
sulphur dioxide
114
Schwefelsäure
sulphuric acid
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Sauerstoff
oxygen
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Kohlenstoff
carbon
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Kohlenmonoxid
carbon monoxide
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Kohlendioxid
carbon dioxide
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sich auflösen
to dissolve
120
Kohlenwasserstoff
hydrocarbon
121
Atmosphäre
atmosphere
122
Stickstoff
nitrogen
123
fossile Brennstoffe
fossil fuels
124
Energiequelle
source of energy
125
Energieeinsparung
energy conservation | energy efficiency
126
energieeinsparend
energy-efficient
127
isolieren
to insulate
128
Isolierung
insulation
129
Krebs
cancer
130
Asthma
asthma
131
Bronchitis
bronchitis
132
Ökosystem
ecosystem
133
erschöpfen
to exhaust
134
Bodenerschöpfung
soil exhaustion
135
erodieren | auswachsen
to erode
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Bodenabtragung
soil erosion