Die Umwelt Flashcards

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1
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Warming up

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Der Erwärmung

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2
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Century

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Das Jahrhundert

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3
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Threatened

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bedroht

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4
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Drought

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Die Dürre

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5
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Greenhouse gas emissions

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Die Treibhausgasemissionen

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6
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Fossil fuels

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Die fossile Brennstoffe

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7
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Coal

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Die Kohle

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8
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Industrialised countries

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Die industrielle Länder

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Developing countries

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Die Entwicklungsländer

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10
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Sustainable

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Nachhaltig

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11
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Environmental Protection

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Der Umweltschutz

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12
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Carbon dioxide

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Das Kohlendioxid

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13
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to die out

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aussterben

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14
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to lower

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senken

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15
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to save

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sparen

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16
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to reduce

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reduzieren

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17
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to avoid

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vermeiden

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18
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to cut down

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drosseln

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19
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to gain

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gewinnen

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to produce

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produzieren

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21
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to contribute (zu)

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beitragen (zu + dative)

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22
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to increase

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sich erhoehen

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23
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to increase

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ansteigen

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24
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to expand

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vergroessern

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25
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to release

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freisetzen

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26
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to spare

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verschonen

27
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to come from

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ausstammen

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to reduce in quality

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verschlechtern

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to use

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verbrauchen

30
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to emit

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ausgeben

31
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to use up/use as fuel

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verheizen

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to seal

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abdichten

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to turn off

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abschalten

34
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to heat

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erhitzen

35
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to defrost

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abtauen

36
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to produce/generate

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erzeugen

37
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to replace

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ersetzen

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presumably

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vermutlich

39
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air pollution

A

die Luftverschmutzung

40
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greenhouse effect

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der Treibhauseffekt

41
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ozone hole

A

das Ozonloch

42
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dirty/contaminated

A

verseucht

43
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deforestation

A

die Entwaldung

44
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to melt

A

schmelzen

45
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oil accidents

A

die Oelunfaelle

46
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everthing’s in order (idiom)

A

aufgestellt in Reih und Glied

47
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to blow

A

blasen

48
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coming (adj)

A

kommend

49
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cornfield

A

das Getreidefeld

50
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arable land

A

der Ackerboden

51
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desert/barren landscape

A

die Wuestenlandschaft

52
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farmer

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der/die Landwirt/in

53
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to imply/contain

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beinhalten

54
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covering

A

die Bedeckung

55
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hurricane

A

der Orkan

56
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dry

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trocken

57
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heatwave

A

die Hitzewelle

58
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flood

A

das Hochwasser

59
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three cheers

A

ein Hoch auf

60
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torrential rain

A

der Niederschlag

61
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die from sth

A

sterben an etw

62
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adapting/acclimatisation

A

die Anpassung

63
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to get used to

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anpassen