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Landschaft, Land

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countryside

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(malerische) Landschaft

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scenery

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Erdoberfläche

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earth’s surface

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Boden

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ground

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Meeresgrund

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seabed

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Festland

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mainland

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Halbinsel

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peninsula

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Ebene

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plain

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Hochebene

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plateau

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Becken

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basin

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Gebirgskette

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mountain range

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Gebirgskamm

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ridge

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13
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Vulkan

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volcano/es

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Gipfel

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summit

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Gipfel, Berg (hoch)

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peak

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Klippe

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cliff

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Gletscher

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glacier

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18
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Nebenfluss

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tributary

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Quelle

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source

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Mündung

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mouth

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grosse Mündung

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estuary

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Schleuse

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lock

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Küste, Ufer

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shore

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Sumpf

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swamp

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Moor
marsh
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liegen
be situated, be located
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liegen
lie
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entspringen
the source of a river is, rise
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natürliche Grenze
natural border
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verbinden
link
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herab-, hinabsteigen
come down, descend
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ein feuchtes Klima
a damp climate
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dem Wind ausgesetzt sein
be exposed to the wind
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Naturkatastrophe
natural disaster
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Erdbeben
earthquake
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Rheinebene
Rhine Plain
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Pyrenäen
Pyrenees
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Mittelmeer
Mediterranean
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Ostsee
Baltic Sea
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Ärmelkanal
English Channel
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Kanalinseln
Channel Islands
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Themse
Thamse
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Golf von Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
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Antillen
West Indies
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Westeuropa
Western Europe
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der Nahen Osten/ der Ferne Osten
the Middle East/ the Far East
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Die Luft ist rein
The coast is clear
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mit beiden Füssen auf der Erde stehen
have both feet firmly on the ground
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aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen
male a mountain out of a molehill
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Unwelt
environment
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Gleichgewicht
equilibrium | balance
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stören, unterbrechen
disrupt
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Umwelt-
environmental
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Abfall, Müll
waste
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Abfallbeseitigung, Entsorgung
waste disposal
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etw. entsorgen
dispose of sth.
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Altpapier, Papierabfälle
waste paper
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Papierkorb
waste-paper basket
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etw. schaden
do harm to sth.
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für etw. schädlich sein
be harmful to sth.
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sich verschlechtern, sich verschlimmern
deteriorate, worsen
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Ausbeutung
exploitation
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ausbeuten
exploit
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den Regenwald abholzen
chop down the rainforest
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vom Aussterben bedroht sein
be threaten with extinction
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aussterben
become extinct
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Teibhauseffekt
greenhous effect
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Ozonschicht
ozone layer
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Auspuffgase
exhaust fumes
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ausströmen lassen
emit
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Grundwasserspiegel
water table
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saurer Regen
acid rain
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Abwasser
sewage
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Kunstdünger
chemical fertilizer
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Insektenvertilgungsmittel
insecticide
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Unkrautvertilgungsmittel
herbicide
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Waschmittel
detergent
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(Industrie-)Abwasser
effluent
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ablassen, einleiten
discharge
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Ölpest, Ölverschmutzung
oil spill
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Ölteppich
oil slick
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giftiger Stoff
toxic substance
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verseuchen
contaminate
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Verseuchung
contamination
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Die Atmosphäre war zum Zerreissen gespannt
You could have cut the atmosphere with a knife
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Unsinn daherreden
talk a lot of rubbish
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entstehen
come into existence