8. On a mission Flashcards by Sini Timosaari

Q

more than 22,000 fish ___

laji

A

species

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seven ___ members

selvästi havaittava

A

distinct

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one ___ that doesn’t belong

ainesosa

A

component

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people ___

roskata

A

litter

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Q

pieces of ___ plastic

pois heitetty

A

discarded

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according to conservative ___

arviot

A

estimates

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humans ___ waste into the water

tyhjentää jätettä

A

dump

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the ___ of five full shopping bags

vastaava

A

equivalent

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Q

turning beaches into ___ tips

vaarallinen

A

hazardous

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turning beaches into hazardous ___

kaatopaikat

A

tips

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Q

after just one ___

nousuvesi

A

high tide

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the majority stays ___

(veden) pinnalla

A

afloat

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___ to the currents

panttivanki

A

hostage

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hostage to the ___

virtaukset

A

currents

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___ into an ocean gyre

raahata

A

drag

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___ vortexes of water

kieppuva

A

swirling

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items can remain ___

ehjä

A

intact

Q

___ to the conditions

antaa myöten

A

succumb

Q

___ into tiny piece

murentua

A

crumble

Q

microplastics are chemical ___

saasteet

A

pollutants

Q

mistake them for food and ___ them

niellä

A

swallow

Q

a ___ in consumer society

vakiokalusto

A

fixture

Q

___ around the world

ympäristöaktivistit

A

environmentalists

Q

an ___ issue of unfathomable scope

yltyvä

A

escalating

an escalating issue of unfathomable ___ | laajuus

scope

efforts to ___ it have proven futile | selvittää

tackle

efforts to tackle it have proven ___ | hyödytön

futile

___ to the position that | alistunut

resigned

___ the ocean of rubbish | vapauttaa

rid

the ___ to prove them wrong | mahdollisuus

potential

an area of ___ rubbish | kelluva

floating

he first ___ the problem | kohtasi

encountered

he ___ to think of a way | vannoi

vowed

feel in ___ command of the issue | suhteellinen

relative

feel in relative ___ of the issue | hallinta

command

put a long ___ in the sea | este

barrier

while continuing his research ___ | pakkomielteisesti

obsessively

that’s the ___ time bomb | tikittävä

ticking

the money should be for ___ | ennaltaehkäisy

prevention

human nature is ___ slow | pahamaineisen

notoriously

Slat is a confident, ___ man | kiihkeä

intense

aim for success but ___ failure | olettaa

assume