An Timpeallacht: A Flashcards

1
Q

measúnú réasúnta cruinn

A

a reasonably accurate assessment

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2
Q

scéal a shamhlófá

A

a story you’d imagine

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3
Q

córas rathúil

A

a successful system

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4
Q

timpistí

A

accidents

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5
Q

déirce

A

alms, charity

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6
Q

leasachán shaorga

A

artificial fertiliser

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7
Q

dramhaíl a sheachaint sa chéad áit

A

avoid waste in the first place

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8
Q

is fearr déanach ná choíche

A

better late than never

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9
Q

bithdhíghrádaithe

A

biodegradable

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10
Q

bithdhramhaíl

A

biowaste

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11
Q

carbón dé-ocsaíd

A

carbon dioxide

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12
Q

cairtchlár

A

cardboard

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13
Q

rialtas lárnach

A

central government

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14
Q

ceimiceáin

A

chemicals

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15
Q

carn múirínithe

A

compost heap

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16
Q

múiríniú

A

composting

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17
Q

caomhnú na timpeallachta

A

conservation of the environment

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18
Q

dianscaoileadh

A

decomposition

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19
Q

scrios ar an timpeallacht

A

destruction of the environment

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20
Q

glantach

A

detergent

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21
Q

tubaiste

A

disaster

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22
Q

dramhaíl tí

A

domestic waste

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23
Q

bainistiú dramhaíola teaghlaigh

A

domestic waste management

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24
Q

cannaí dí

A

drink cans

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25
Q

triomach

A

drought

26
Q

eisilteach

A

effluent

27
Q

sceitheadh

A

emissions

28
Q

luach fuinnimh

A

energy value

29
Q

An Ghníomhaireacht um Chaomhnú Comhshaoil

A

Environmental Protection Agency

30
Q

eolas imshaoil

A

environmental studies

31
Q

chomh dona céanna

A

every bit as bad

32
Q

thar barr

A

excellent

33
Q

aer sceite

A

exhaust air

34
Q

scriosta

A

exhausted

35
Q

saineolaithe

A

experts

36
Q

i bhfad níos coitianta

A

far more common

37
Q

do thomhaltóirí

A

for consumers

38
Q

le haghaidh feidhme eile

A

for some other use

39
Q

foraoiseacht

A

forestry

40
Q

breoslaí iontaise

A

fossil fuels

41
Q

ó dhubh go dubh

A

from dawn until dusk

42
Q

ó thíortha iasachta

A

from foreign countries

43
Q

ó réigiún go réigiún

A

from region to region

44
Q

buidéil gloine

A

glass bottles

45
Q

téamh domhanda

A

global warming

46
Q

gás ceaptha teasa

A

greenhouse gas

47
Q

guaiseach

A

hazardous

48
Q

dramhaíl ghuaiseach

A

hazardous waste

49
Q

teasdíonadh

A

heat insulation

50
Q

baol mór truaillithe

A

high polluting potential

51
Q

uafás

A

horror

52
Q

conas a phacáistítear táirgí

A

how products are packaged

53
Q

greann

A

humour

54
Q

loscadh

A

incineration

55
Q

loisceoir

A

incinerator

56
Q

táthar ag tuar go mbeidh

A

it is predicted that there will be

57
Q

Ní réiteach iomlán í

A

it’s not a complete solution

58
Q

is cuid dár gcultúr é

A

it’s part of our culture

59
Q

prócaí suibhe

A

jam jars

60
Q

líonadh talún

A

landfill