Text 3 natural disasters Flashcards

1
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ajatus, tunne

A

sentiment

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2
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toistaa, kaikua

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echo

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3
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uskonto, usko

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faith

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4
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jumalallinen

A

divine

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5
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määrätä, aiheuttaa

A

inflict

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6
Q

syntinen

A

sinful

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7
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näkökulma, näköalapaikka

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vantage point

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8
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pilkata, ivata

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scoff

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9
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taikauskoinen

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superstitious

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10
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raivostunut, vihastunut

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irate

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11
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jumala, jumalaolento

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deity

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12
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kuriton, arvaamaton

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wayward

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13
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mielikuvituksellinen

A

fanciful

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14
Q

ihmisen aiheuttama

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human-induced

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15
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suoraan

A

squarely

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16
Q

tekijä

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driver

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17
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aiheuttaa, tuottaa

A

generate

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18
Q

kasvihuonekaasu

A

greenhouse gas

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19
Q

ilmakehä

A

atmosphere

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20
Q

määrä, paljous

A

quantity

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21
Q

teollinen vallankumous

A

the Industrial Revolution

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22
Q

tulva; tulvia, hukuttaa

A

flood

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23
Q

helleaalto, lämpöaalto

A

heatwave

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24
Q

kuivuus

A

drought

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25
Q

rannikkoalue, rannikko-, ranta-

A

coastal

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26
Q

tulviminen, tulva

A

flooding

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27
Q

pahentaa

A

exacerbate

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28
Q

lämpölaajeneminen

A

thermal expancion

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29
Q

neste

A

liquid

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30
Q

tilavuus

A

volume

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31
Q

selittää

A

account for

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32
Q

jäätikkö

A

glacier

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33
Q

mannerjää

A

ice sheet

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34
Q

vääjäämättömästi

A

inexorably

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35
Q

hukuttaa, peittää alleen

A

inundate

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36
Q

alava, matala

A

low-lying

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37
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myrskytulva, myrskyvuoksi

A

storm surge

38
Q

puskutraktori

A

bulldozer

39
Q

hukuttaa, upottaa

A

swamp

40
Q

sisämaa

A

inland

41
Q

kosteus

A

moisture

42
Q

rankkasade

A

torrential rain

43
Q

sade, sademäärä

A

precipitation

44
Q

äkillinen tulva

A

flash flood

45
Q

imeä

A

absorb, sap

46
Q

vettynyt, läpimärkä

A

waterlogged

47
Q

muodostua lammikoksi, pakkaantua

A

pool

48
Q

kaltevuus

A

incline

49
Q

valumavesi

A

runoff

50
Q

kauhoa, kahmaista

A

scoop up

51
Q

jätteet, roskat

A

debris

52
Q

ristiriitaisesti, paradoksaalisesti

A

paradoxically

53
Q

haihtua

A

evaporate

54
Q

maaperä

A

soil

55
Q

kasvillisuus

A

vegetation

56
Q

lasku, pudotus

A

decline

57
Q

sato

A

crop

58
Q

karja

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livestock

59
Q

tuottavuus

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productivity

60
Q

syttyä, sytyttää

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ignite

61
Q

syrjäinen

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outlying

62
Q

kaupunkilainen

A

city dweller

63
Q

sarja, ryöppy

A

cascade

64
Q

lämpöuupumus

A

heat exhaustion

65
Q

lämpöhalvaus

A

heatstroke

66
Q

hypertermia, elimistön liiallinen lämpeneminen

A

hyperthermia

67
Q

tilastollisesti tarkasteltuna

A

statistically speaking

68
Q

pilata, turmella

A

blight

69
Q

reagoida, vastata

A

respond

70
Q

vähentää, lieventää

A

mitigate

71
Q

päästö

A

emission

72
Q

hiilinielu

A

carbon sink

73
Q

vireillä oleva, valmisteilla

A

in the pipeline

74
Q

tulvasuoja, tulvatorjunta

A

flood defence

75
Q

ankara, raju

A

fierce

76
Q

ryhdistäytyä, astua esiin, tehostaa

A

step up

77
Q

oikukas

A

capricious

78
Q

katastrofi, suurtuho

A

calamity

79
Q

maaseutu

A

rural area

80
Q

toimeentulo, elinkeino

A

livelihood

81
Q

rangaistuksia, jotka määrättiin syntiselle ihmiskunnalle

A

punishments inflicted on a sinful humanity

82
Q

Tieteellisen tiedon ansiosta

A

With the benefit of scientific knowledge

83
Q

Rannikkoalueiden tulvimista pahentaa

A

Coastal flooding is exacerbated

84
Q

eivät vain peitä alleen alavia alueita, vaan ne laajentavat myös

A

not only inundate low-lying areas, but they also extend

85
Q

on myös oma osansa tulviin

A

also plays a role in the floods

86
Q

voi aiheuttaa kuivuutta samoin kuin tulvia

A

can give rise to droughts as well as floods

87
Q

Vesi haihtuu nopeammin

A

Water evaporates more rapidly

88
Q

muodostaa vakavan uhan kaupunkilaisille

A

poses a serious threat to city dwellers

89
Q

Lisäksi

A

In addition

90
Q

oikukkaiden jumalien armoilla

A

at the mercy of capricious deities