Global challanges Flashcards

(128 cards)

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bank statement

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Bank-/Kontoauszug

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expenditure

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Verbrauch

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grazing land

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Weideland

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asset

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(Wirtschafts-)Gut

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(to) liquidate

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beseitigen, tilgen, auflösen

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demand for sth.

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Bedarf für etw.

a very strong request for sth.; sth. that that sb. needs

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obershoot

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hinausschießen
refers to exceeding a limit or a target

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(to) exceed sth.

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etw. überschreiten

to be bigger/greater than a particular number or amount

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(to) regenerate

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regenerieren

to grow again

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regeneration

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Regeneration

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biocapacity

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Biokapazität

the amount of resources the earth can produce

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sustainable

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nachhaltig

using natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment

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(to) sustain

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erhalten

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sustainability

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Nachhaltigkeit

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growing pressure on …

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wachsender Druck auf …

growing difficulties and worries

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supply of …

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Versorgung mit …
an amount of something that is provided or available to be used

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ecological footprint

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ökologischer Fußabdruck

a measure of the amount of the earth‘s resourcesused by a person or a population that lives in a particular way

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18
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converting

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das Umwandeln

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19
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outsize contribution

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übertragener Betrag

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20
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dairy

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Milchprodukte

milk products

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greenhouse gas

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Treibhausgas

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carbon dioxide

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Kohlenstoffdioxid

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(to) prevent

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verhindern

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devastating

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verheerend

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deforestation
Abholzung
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cattle
Vieh
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grazing
Weiden
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extinction
Aussterben
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factory farming
Massentierhaltung
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(to) pollute
verschmutzen
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(to) persuade
überzeugen
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(to) halve
halbieren
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attitude
Einstellung
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distinguished
herausragend
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concerned
betroffen
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(to) march
marschieren
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fictitious
fiktiv
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accelerated
beschleunigt
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acidifying
Versäuerung
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evidence
Beweis
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melting
das Schmelzen
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unprecedented
beispiellos
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gathering
Treffen, Zusammenkommen
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decisive
entscheidend
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(to) perish
verwenden
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subsidy
Subvention a benefit given to an individual, business, or institution, usually by the government
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scrutiny
Überprüfung, Kontrolle
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partisan
parteipolitisch
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accountable
rechenschaftspflichtig being completely responsible for sth.
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urgent
dringend, dringlich
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courage
Mut
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(to) have access to (clean) water
Zugang zu (sauberem) Wasser haben to have the opportunity or right to use sth. or to see sb./sth.
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(to) experience water scarcity
Wasserknappheit erleben not having enough water
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scarce
knapp, rar
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scarcity
knappheit
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(to) contaminate water
Wasser verunreinigen to make water less pure/to make it poisonous
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contamination
Verunreinigung
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contaminated
verunreinigt
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drought
Dürre, Trockenheit a long period of time when there is little or no rain
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aird
ausgedorrt, unfruchtbar, trocken dry and infertile
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sanitation
sanitäre Versorgung the eqipment and systems that keep places clean, especially by removing human waste
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finite (resource)
endliche(e), begrenzt(e Ressource) <>infinite
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infinite
unendlich, unbegrenzt
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aquifer
Wasserschicht, Aquifer a geological formation that can store and provide water
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flood
a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
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(to) (rapidly) deplete water sources
Wasserquellen (rasant) erschöpfen (to) reduce sth. by a large amount so that there is not enough left
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water conservation
Wassereinsparung saving water
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(to) exhaust
erschöpfen, ermüden
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at the expense of sb.
auf jds. Kosten
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(to) calculate
(be)rechnen, veranschlagen
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disparity
Ungleichheit
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(to) conserve
erhalten, schützen, sparen
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(to) sustain
(aufrecht)erhalten
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evident
offensichtlich
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vast
gewaltig, riesig, überwältigend
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countless
zahllos
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(to) deprive sb. of sth.
jdn. einer Sache berauben
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severe
schwer, schlimm, heftig
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(to) devastate
vernichten, (völlig) zerstören
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loss
Verlust, Niederlage
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crop
Feldfrucht, Ernte
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demand
Bedarf, Nachfrage
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exploitation
Ausbeutung, (Aus-)Nutzung
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(to) take sth. for granted
etw. für selbstverständlich halten
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per capita
pro Kopf
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repercussion
Auswirklungen, Konsequenzen
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disposal
Beseitigung, Ensorgung, Verfügung
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(to) diminish
vermindern, herabsetzen, abnehmen
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degradable
abbaubar, kompostierbar
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insufficent
ungenügend, zu wenig
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(to) harm
Schaden zufügen, schaden
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ambiguous
unklar, zweideutig, mehrdeutig
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(to) deploy
einsetzen
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(to) recede
zurückgehen, sich auflösen, verschwinden
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necessity
Notwendigkeit, Notfall
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(to) reinforce
verstärken, bestätigen
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(to) concede
einräumen, zugeben, anerkennen
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unbearable
unerträglich
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despair
Verzweiflung
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carbon
Kohlenstoff
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wasteful
verschwenderisch
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genuine
echt, ehrlich
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measure
Maßnahme, Umfang, Maß
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disposable
verfügbar, unbedeutend, Wegwerf-
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fragile
zerbrechlich, unsicher, schwach
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instantaneous
sofort, unmittelbar
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vapo(u)r
Dampf
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eternally
ewig, immer
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shortage
Knappheit, Mangel
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besides
außerdem
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(to) urge
drängen, eindringlich bitten
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(to) be damaging to sth.
schädlich für etw. sein, etw. schaden having a bad effect on sth.
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damage
Schaden
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(to) mislead sb. into thinking sth.
jdn. dazu verleiten, etw. zu denken to give sb. the wrong idea or impression and make them believe sth. that isn‘t true
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ingnorance
a lack of knowledge or information about sth.
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(to) be ignorant
unwissend sein
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(to) make claims
etw. behaupten, eine Behauptung aufstellen (to) say sth. that is true although it hasn‘t bern proven yet
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(to) claim sth.
etw. beanspruchen
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supply chains
Lieferketten
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marketing tactic
Marketingstrategie
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trade-off
Kompromiss, Abwägung to balance two things or situations that are opposed to each other
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(to) back sth. up
etw. unterstützen to support sth. (sb. says)
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(to) be vague
vage sein to not be concrete, to not give much information or details
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vagueness
Vagheit
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buzzword
Modewort a word/phrase that became fashionable/popular
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the lesser of two evils
das geringere Übel
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(to) fib
flunkern to tell a lie
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fib (noun)
Flunkerei, Schwindlerei