CH 12 VOCAB Flashcards

1
Q

ambiente

A

environment

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2
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degrado ambientale

A

environmental decay

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3
Q

scioglimento dei ghiacciai

A

melting of glaciers

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4
Q

risorsa naturale

A

natural resources

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5
Q

energia eolica

A

wind energy

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6
Q

elettrosmog

A

electrosmog

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7
Q

inquinamento atmosferico

A

air pollution

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8
Q

ossigeno

A

oxygen

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9
Q

buco dell’ozono

A

ozone hole

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10
Q

effetto serra

A

greenhouse effect

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11
Q

siccità

A

drought

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12
Q

alluvioni

A

flood

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13
Q

disboscamento

A

deforestation

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14
Q

idrogeno

A

hydrogen

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15
Q

gas di scarico

A

exhaust fumes

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16
Q

emissione

A

emissions

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17
Q

OGM

A

genetic modification pesticides

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18
Q

pesticidi

A

pesticides

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19
Q

coltivàzioni

A

cultivations

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20
Q

fertilizzante

A

fertilizer

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21
Q

infrastruttura

A

infrastructure

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22
Q

raccolta differenziata dei rifiuti

A

recycling

23
Q

pelliccia

A

fur

24
Q

specie in via di estinzione

A

engendered species

25
Q

riciclare

A

to recycle

26
Q

isolare

A

to isolate

27
Q

disperdere

A

to disperse, waste

28
Q

candidato

A

candidate

29
Q

militante

A

militant

30
Q

deputato

A

congressperson

31
Q

presidere

A

to preside over

32
Q

battersi

A

to fight for

33
Q

prestare attenzione

A

to pay attention to

34
Q

basarsi

A

to be based on

35
Q

cancellare il debito pubblico

A

to cancel national debt

36
Q

fondo

A

fund

37
Q

miseria

A

poverty

38
Q

sfida

A

challenge

39
Q

sussido

A

subsidy

40
Q

nutrizionista

A

nutritionist

41
Q

sali minerali

A

mineral salts

42
Q

semidigiuno

A

semi-fast

43
Q

tossina

A

toxin

44
Q

centrifugato

A

blended vegetables or fruit

45
Q

fibra

A

fibre

46
Q

frullato

A

smoothly

47
Q

pappa reale

A

royal jelly

48
Q

spuntino

A

snack

49
Q

disintozzicante

A

detoxing

50
Q

digestivo

A

digestive

51
Q

insomma

A

in sum, finally

52
Q

innanzitutto

A

above all

53
Q

anziché

A

rather than

54
Q

ormai

A

by now