Nature Flashcards

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abandon

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to leave, to give up (verlassen)

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adversely

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in a harmful way, negagtively (ungünstig, widrig)

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aggregate

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gathered into or amounting in a whole (insgesamt)

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cultivation

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preparing the land to grow crops, improvement for agricultural purposes (Anbau/Bodenbearbeitung)

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fertilize

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to supply with nourishment for plants by adding helpful substances to the soil (düngen)

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intensify

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to increase in power, to act with increased strength (verstärken, intensivieren)

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irrigation

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the supplying of water to dry land (Bewässerung)

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obtain

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to gain possession of; to get (erhalten)

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photosynthesis

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the process by which green plants make their own food by combining water, salts, and carbon dioxide in the presence of light (photosynthese)

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precipitation

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water that falls to the Earth’s surface (Niederschlag)

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anticipate

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to expect; to sense something before it happens (erwarten / ahnen)

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catastrophic

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extremely harmful; causing financial or physical ruin (katastrophal)

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collide

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to come together with great or violent force (kollidieren)

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eruption

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a sudde, often violent, outburst (Eruption)

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famine

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server hunger, a drastic food shortage (Hungersnot)

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flood

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an overflowing of water, an excessive amount (Flut)

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impact

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a strong influence (Auswirkung)

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persevere

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to keep going, despite obstacles or discouragement, to maintain a purpose (durchhalten, ausharren)

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plunge

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to go down suddenly, to decrease by a great amount in a short time (stürzend, fallend)

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unleash

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to release a thing or an emotion (entfesseln, auslösen)

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adapt

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to adjust to the circumstances; to make suitable (anpassen, adaptieren)

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diverse

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various; showing a lot of differences within a group (verschiedene)

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evolve

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to develop; to come forth (entwickeln)

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feature

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Part, characteristics (Merkmal, Eigenschaft)

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generation
a group of people born at about the same time (Generation
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inherent
Naturally characterisitics; always found within something because its a basic part of that thing (angeboren, innewohnend, zugehörig)
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migration
Movement from one place to another by a group of people or animals (Migration, Wanderung, Umstellung, Umzug)
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physical
related to the body; related to materials that can be seen or felt (körperlich, physisch)
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process
a series of steps leading to a result (Prozess, Vorgang)
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survive
to continue living (despite some danger or illness) (Überleben)
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constraint
something that restrics though or action (beschränken, einengen)
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contamination
being made less clean by a germ or hazardous substance (Kontamination, Verseuchung, Verunreinigung)
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deplete
to greatly decrease the supply of a resource or material (erschöpfen)
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dispose
to throw away, to get rid of; to kill (beseitigen, entsorgen, eine Angelegenheit regeln)
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emementally
in terms of elements, basically (elementar)
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emission
sending out from a small space into the general environment; a substance discharged into the air (Ausstoß, Emission, Abgabe)
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extinction
Complete disappearance; the end of existence (Aussterben, Ausrottung)
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reservoir
a place where a liquid is collected and stored (Reservoir)
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shrink
to become reduced in size, amount or value (schrumpfen, verkleinern)
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stable
firm and dependable; showing little change (stabil, dauerhaft, beständig)