ECL Book 1 TOPIC6 Enviromental protection

Question 1

acknowledge

Answer 1

accept that something is true - elismer, elfogad

Question 2

acre

Answer 2

[a unit of area, approx. 4050 m2/0.4 hectares] - angol hold

Question 3

adverse

Answer 3

unfavourable, harmful - kedvezőtlen

Question 4

alternative energy

Answer 4

nonconventional energy (wind, solar, thermal, etc.) - alternatív, megújuló energiaforrás

Question 5

at an alarming rate

Answer 5

at a frightening speed - riasztó ütemben

Question 6

biodiversity

Answer 6

the variety of animals and plants - biológiai sokféleség

Question 7

burning fossil fuels

Answer 7

burning oil and coal - foszilis anyagok égetése

Question 8

carbon footprint

Answer 8

the environmenta l pollution caused by a person, a society or an organisation - ökológiai lábnyom

Question 9

clearing of forests

Answer 9

cutting down all of the trees in a wood - erdőírtás

Question 10

consumption

Answer 10

the act of using up - fogyasztás

Question 11

conveyor belt

Answer 11

a continuously moving strip that transports objects, usually in a factory - futószalag

Question 12

deficiency

Answer 12

lacking or not having enough of something - hiány

Question 13

deforestation

Answer 13

cutting down trees in large numbers - erdőírtás

Question 14

desperate

Answer 14

in such a bad situation that you would do anything to escape - reménytelen, kétségbeesett

Question 15

deployment

Answer 15

moving equipment to where it is going to be used effectively - bevetés

Question 16

drought

Answer 16

lack of rain for months or even years - aszály

Question 17

duty

Answer 17

obligation, task - kötelesség

Question 18

earthworm

Answer 18

a small, thin animal that has no legs or bones and lives in the soil - földigiliszta

Question 19

emission

Answer 19

letting out, releasing into the air - szennyezés, kibocsátás

Question 20

estimated

Answer 20

guessed/calculated approximately - becsült

Question 21

exaggerated

Answer 21

more than usual - túlzott

Question 22

flooding

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the pouring of too much water, usually formed when suddenly a lot of snow melts or after heavy rains - árvíz

Question 23

future-proof

Answer 23

to make something safe and suitable for a long time - jövőbiztos

Question 24

garbage patch

Answer 24

an area covered with trash - szemétfolt

Question 25

germs, bacteria

Answer 25

microscopic creatures that cause illnesses - baktérium

Question 26

greenhouse gases

Answer 26

gases that form a layer in the atmosphere, and don’t let the heat of the sun reflected back from the surface of the earth escape out into space - üvegház hatású gázok

Question 27

interior blinds

Answer 27

rolls of cloth or plastic you pull down in the room to block the sun - árnyékoló redőny

Question 28

irreparable

Answer 28

something that cannot be repaired - helyrehozhatatlan

Question 29

natural disasters

Answer 29

floods, earthquakes, fires, droughts, etc.- természeti katasztrófa

Question 30

natural resources

Answer 30

things that exist in the environment that people can use: land, water, air, forests, minerals, coal, etc. - természetes erőforrások

Question 31

noticeably

Answer 31

visibly, apparently - észrevehetően

Question 32

nuclear power

Answer 32

energy gained from the fission or fusion of atoms - atomenergia

Question 33

overwhelmed drainage system

Answer 33

a sewage network that cannot cope with the amount of water - túlterhelt vízelvezető rendszer

Question 34

permeable surfaces

Answer 34

areas that allow the water to flow through them - áteresztő felület

Question 35

pests

Answer 35

small animals (usually caterpillars and bugs) that damage crops or food supplies - kártevők

Question 36

parasites

Answer 36

small animals (bacteria, worms, fleas etc.) or plants that live inside or on another animal or plant - paraziták

Question 37

point of no return

Answer 37

the moment from where there is no way back, where things cannot be turned - pont, ami után nincs voisszatérés

Question 38

prolonged

Answer 38

something that takes too long - elnyújtott, elhúzódó

Question 39

refurbishment

Answer 39

renovation - felújítás

Question 40

renewable energy sources

Answer 40

non-conventional sources of energy that cannot be exhausted, such as wind, solar, thermal - megújuló energoaforrások

Question 41

resourceful

Answer 41

clever, smart, creative - találékony

Question 42

revolutionary

Answer 42

completely different from before, brand new - forradalmi

Question 43

scalable

Answer 43

can be adapted to any size; a system that can grow - méretezhető

Question 44

scarce resources

Answer 44

resources that we don’t have plenty of - szűkös erőforrások

Question 45

shift

Answer 45

slight change or move - enyhe változás

Question 46

soil pollution

Answer 46

the contamination of the ground - talajszenynezés

Question 47

solar power

Answer 47

energy that comes from the sun - napenergia

Question 48

species

Answer 48

a class of plants or animal; animals or plants of the same kind - faj

Question 49

submerged

Answer 49

being pushed under water - elmerült

Question 50

tempering effect

Answer 50

an influence that makes something less extreme - temperáló, kevésbé szélsőséges hatás

Question 51

water power

Answer 51

the energy that can be gained from flowi ng water -vízenergia

Question 52

well-insulated house

Answer 52

a building that does not let the heat in or out - jól szigetelt ház

Question 53

wind power

Answer 53

energy gained from the blowing wind - szél energia

Question 54

withstand

Answer 54

to survive, get over something without suffering damages - ellenállni