Problems the world is facing Flashcards by Jennifer Stenmark | Brainscape

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snabbkurs

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crash course

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vägledande tro

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ethos

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fristad

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sanctuary

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allvarlig hungersnöd

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severe hunger crisis

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svält

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starvation

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akut

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acute

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brytpunkt

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tipping point

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kraftigt reducera, tömma

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deplete

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Sjön var tömd på vatten

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the lake was depleted of water

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boskap

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livestock

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grödor

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crops

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skadlig

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detrimental

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förödande

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devastating

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social oro

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social unrest

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skogsskövling

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deforestation

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pågående forskning

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ongoing research

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härja, göra destruktiva handlingar

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to ravage

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livsuppehälle, något som ger support (mat, osv)

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sustenance

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aktivera; sätta igång

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to spark

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frågan satte igång en livlig diskussion

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the question sparked a lively discussion

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stundande, nära förestående; ska snart hända

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imminent

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stundande katastrof

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imminent disaster

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vertikal “startning” t.ex. av en raket

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liftoff

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flygplan

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aircraft

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apatisk till glädje

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blasé

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en “uttråkad” resare

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a blasé traveller

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start (flygplan)

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takeoff

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hotfull

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menacing

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glömska

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oblivion

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hangarfartyg

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aircraft carrier

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förödelse

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devastation

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förintelsen

A

the holocaust

Q

folkmord, massmord

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genocide

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judeförföljelse

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pogrom

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förintelseläger

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extermination camps

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uttömning av naturresurser

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depletion of natural resources

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last

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cargo

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lastfartyg

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cargo vessel

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krigsfartyg

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war vessel

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skriftlig utsaga i rättslig angelägenhet.

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affidavit

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gemensam, koordinerad handling

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concerted action

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miljöfaror

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natural hazards

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miljöbrott

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ecocide