Environment

Question 1

rodovitna prst

Answer 1

fertile soil

Question 2

onesnaženo 2x

Answer 2

polluted, contaminated

Question 3

kemične snovi

Answer 3

chemical substances

Question 4

strupeni plini

Answer 4

poisonous gases

Question 5

vstrkati

Answer 5

to absorb

Question 6

erozija

Answer 6

erosion

Question 7

osupljivo 2x

Answer 7

astonishing, staggering

Question 8

gozd (drugače)

Answer 8

woodland

Question 9

turned -

Answer 9

converted

Question 10

kmetijska zemljišča

Answer 10

agricultural land

Question 11

anorganska gnojila

Answer 11

inorganic fertilisers

Question 12

površinske vode

Answer 12

surface waters

Question 13

podzemne vode

Answer 13

underground waters

Question 14

odvreči

Answer 14

to dump

Question 15

odpadki

Answer 15

waste

Question 16

odplake

Answer 16

sewage

Question 17

industrijske kisline

Answer 17

industrial acids

Question 18

živinorejski odpadki

Answer 18

livestock waste

Question 19

kemična gnojila

Answer 19

chemical fertilisers

Question 20

detergenti

Answer 20

detergents

Question 21

se kaže z

Answer 21

is manifested with

Question 22

pena

Answer 22

foam

Question 23

alge

Answer 23

algae

Question 24

vodna gladina

Answer 24

water surface

Question 25

razlitje olja

Answer 25

oil spillage

Question 26

izpiranje na obalo

Answer 26

washing ashore

Question 27

žveplov dioksid

Answer 27

sulphur dioxide

Question 28

izpušni plini

Answer 28

exhaust fumes

Question 29

dim in saje

Answer 29

smoke and soot

Question 30

prah

Answer 30

dust

Question 31

kisel dež

Answer 31

acid rain

Question 32

vplivati

Answer 32

to influence

Question 33

rast prebivalstva

Answer 33

population growth

Question 34

sodobni kmetijski ukrepi

Answer 34

modern agricultural measures

Question 35

to get involved in and try to influence a situation that should not really involve you, in a way that annoys other people (motiti)

Answer 35

to interfere with

Question 36

čezmerno

Answer 36

excessive

Question 37

poljščina

Answer 37

crop

Question 38

to bring … (to make something happen)

Answer 38

about

Question 39

plevel

Answer 39

weeds

Question 40

škodljivci

Answer 40

pests

Question 41

to pile up

Answer 41

accumulate

Question 42

loviti za meso, krzno in ostale dele telesa

Answer 42

hunted for meat, fur, hide and other parts of their body

Question 43

the practice of doing experiments on live animals for medical or scientific research

Answer 43

vivisection

Question 44

izumreti 2x

Answer 44

to become extinct, to die out

Question 45

fosilna goriva - nafta, premog, zemeljski plin

Answer 45

fossil fuels - oil, coal, gas

Question 46

surovine

Answer 46

raw materials

Question 47

to use all of something so that there is none left

Answer 47

to use up

Question 48

izkoriščati

Answer 48

to exploit

Question 49

nestrpno

Answer 49

eagerly

Question 50

used to say that you think somebody should do something soon 2x

Answer 50

high time / about time

Question 51

alternativni viri energije (sončna energija, veterna energija, hidro energija, geotermalna …)

Answer 51

alternative sources of energy (solar power, wind power, water-power, geothermal power)

Question 52

a way of dealing with or improving an unpleasant or difficult situation

Answer 52

remedies

Question 53

sprejeti zakon

Answer 53

to pass a law

Question 54

zavesten 2x

Answer 54

concious, aware

Question 55

izpusti

Answer 55

emissions

Question 56

odlaganje odpadkov

Answer 56

disposal of waste

Question 57

porabljena energija

Answer 57

consumed energy

Question 58

izgorevanje fosilnih goriv

Answer 58

combustion of fossil fuels

Question 59

elektrarna

Answer 59

power station

Question 60

tehnološke rešitve

Answer 60

technological solutions

Question 61

the practice of planting different crops sequentially on the same plot of land to improve soil health

Answer 61

crop rotation

Question 62

GMO

Answer 62

genetically modified organism

Question 63

the mixture of gasess that surround Earth

Answer 63

atmosphere

Question 64

aterials and chemicals that are ____________ are changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment

Answer 64

biodegradable

Question 65

a terrible event in which there is a lot of destruction, suffering or death

Answer 65

catastrophe

Question 66

to make a place or substance dirty or harmful by putting something such as chemicals or poison in it

Answer 66

contaminate

Question 67

the protection of natural things such as animals, plants, forests etc to prevent them being spoiled or destroyed

Answer 67

conservation

Question 68

able to continue without causing damage to the environment

Answer 68

sustainable

Question 69

if you refer to a plan or an idea as a ___________________, you think it is likely to produce bad results

Answer 69

a recipe for disaster

Question 70

to say that there is ________ to a problem means that there is no simple solution

Answer 70

no quick fix

Question 71

if sb is in a __________, they have to work quickly in order to do or to finish sth before a certain time

Answer 71

race against time

Question 72

when an action has an effect on sth, which in turn affects something else

Answer 72

ripple effect

Question 73

to ignore or hide sth because it is too difficult or embarrassing to deal with

Answer 73

to sweep sth under the carpet

Question 74

in which many different parts are closely connected and work successfully together (____ public transport system)

Answer 74

integrated

Question 75

subvencionirane vozovnice

Answer 75

subsidised fares

Question 76

zmanjšati uporabo

Answer 76

cut down on the use of

Question 77

zanašanje

Answer 77

reliance

Question 78

odplake

Answer 78

sewage

Question 79

trajnostno

Answer 79

sustainable

Question 80

ozonski plašč

Answer 80

ozone layer

Question 81

razmnoževanje v ujetništvu

Answer 81

to breed in captivity

Question 82

ohranjanje

Answer 82

conservation