U6/Natura Flashcards
(97 cards)
exploit/ use/ take advantage of
sfruttare
pollution
l’inquinamento (m)
risk
il rischio
endanger / jeopardize / risk
rischiare
sustainability
la sostenibilità
damage / loss / harm / pain
il danno
earthquake
il terremoto
catastrophe / natural disaster (usually act. of god related)
la catastrofe
emission
l’emissione (f)
melting, also dissolution / disbandment
lo scioglimento (m)
glacier
un ghiacciaio (m)
consume / deplete / use up / wear out
consumare
wear oneself out / exhaust oneself
consumarsi
ruin/wreck
rovinare
prevent / ward off
prevenire
flood
l’alluvione (f)
energy/ power
l’energia (f)
to waste
sprecare
a natural phenomenon
un fenomeno naturale
a man-made action
una azione dell’uomo
human (being)
un (essere) umano
global warming
il riscaldamento globale
the greenhouse effect
l’effetto serra (m)
harmful gases
i gas nocivi (m)