Environment Flashcards

1
Q

greenhouse effect

A

treibhauseffekt

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2
Q

disaster

A

Katastrophe, unglück

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3
Q

carbon emissions

A

kohlenstoffemission

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4
Q

fertiliser

A

düngemittel

farm manure and compost are the most valuable fertiliser

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5
Q

sulphur

A

schwefel

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6
Q

to orbit sth.

A

etw. umkreisen

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7
Q

sunshade

A

sonnenschirm

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8
Q

to deflect sth.

A

etw. ablenken

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9
Q

electrice vehicles

A

elektroautos

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10
Q

reduce aircraft emissions

A

reduzieren v. Flugzeug Ausstoß

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11
Q

for the sake of our planet

A

zum wohle unseres Planeten

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12
Q

trunk

A

Baumstamm

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13
Q

PTA

parent-teacher-association

A

Elternverein

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14
Q

petrol

A

bezin

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15
Q

sea levels

A

meeresspiegel

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16
Q

flow

A

strom, flut

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17
Q

emerging economies

A

schwellenländer

18
Q

Intra-EU

19
Q

Freight (transport)

A

Fracht, Güter(Verkehr)

20
Q

navigable

A

schiffbar, befahrbar

21
Q

canal

A

wasserstraße, kanal

22
Q

occupant

23
Q

hybrid(car)

A

hybrid(auto)

24
Q

hydrogen

A

Wasserstoff

25
insulation
dämmung, isolierung
26
reifen mit niedrigem rollwiderstand
low rolling restistance tyres
27
haulier
spediteur, frächter
28
tool(booth)
mautstation
29
Gross Domestic Product
Bruttoinlandsprodukt
30
Commuter
Pendler
31
sustainable
nachhaltig
32
tramways
Straßenbahn
33
the sharpest growth
das größte wachstum
34
drought
dürre, trockenheit
35
eisdecke, eisschild
Ice sheet
36
fresh water
süßwasser
37
melt water
schmelzwasser
38
to shed sth.
etw. abstoßen, abwerfen
39
sodium hydroxide
natriumhydroxid, natronlauge
40
Glacier
Gletscher
41
flotilla
flotte | small grouos of small ships or boats
42
stifling
zum Ersticken, erstickend heiß