Umwelt

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deutsch	englisch	Beispielsatz
A
abladen, ablagern	to dump	Old washing machines have been dumped near the beach.
abschirmen von	to screen from	You should screen your eyes from the sun when hiking in the mountains.
Absonderung, Emission	emission	The organization calls for stricter controls on emissions.
Abwärme	waste heat	The use of waste heat will reduce electricity consumption.
Abwasser	sewage	Sewage, used water, comes from factories and households.
Altpapier	waste paper	Recycling waste paper is a favourable method.
am schlimmsten betroffen sein	hardest hit	Our town was hardest hit by last year's earthquake.
Artenvielfalt	biodiversity	What about an evening stroll to look at the biodiversity in our park?
Atmosphäre	atmosphere	The Earth's atmosphere is a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth.
auf etwas einwirken	to affect	This area was affected by the flood.
ausgesetzt sein	to be exposed to	You risk skin cancer if you are often exposed to strong sunlight.
ausgestorben	extinct	Hawaii is home to a great many extinct species.
Auspuffgase	exhaust fumes	Over the past month officers have been stopping vehicles in Manchester to test exhaust fumes.
aussterben	to die out	Animals are dying out far more often than you might think.
ausstoßen	to emit	Sulphur gases were emitted by the spewing volcano.
austrocknen, vertrockenen	to dry up, to parch	During the long time of drought many rivers have dried up/parched.
B
Bauholz, Nutzholz	timber	Timber is wood for building ships and houses.
bedrohen	to menace	Hurricane Hugo menaced the US coast for seven days.
bekämpfen	to combat	There should be stricter laws to combat air pollution.
belasten	to load	The owners of the local factories are loaded with new environmental laws.
beschädigen	to harm	Pollution can harm animals and the environment.
Beseitigung, Entsorgung	disposal	Unfortunately, less people know of the disposal of hazardous waste.
bewusst	to be aware	I think my neighbour isn't aware of polluting the environment.
biologisch abbaubar	biodegradable	All our products are biodegradable.
Biosphäre	biosphere	The biosphere is the part of the earth's atmosphere and surface in which animals and plants can live.
bleifrei	unleaded	Unleaded petrol is less harmful to the environment.
Boden	soil	Soil is the top layer of the earth in which trees, plant etc. grow.
D
dahinsiechend, kränkeln	to ail	The huge trees had been ailing for years before they were cut down.
Dämpfe	fumes	The lava gives off clouds of toxic fumes as it flows into the Pacific Ocean.
drohen	to threaten	Toxic chemical substances threaten sea turtles.
Düngemittel	fertilizer	Fertilizers are chemicals given to plants with the intention of promoting growth.
durchsickern	to leak	Oil leaked out of the tank.
Dürre	drought	Drought had ruined the crops year after year.
E
Energieeinsparung	energy conservation	Energy conservation is a process of saving energy.
Energiequelle	energy source	Space energy is one of the energy sources of the future.
energiesparend	energy-efficient	Energy-efficient windows help to lower your heating costs.
Entwicklung (Evolution)	evolution	The introduction of cloned plants will effect evolution.
Erdbeben	earthquake	On April 18, 1906, shortly after 5:00 am, a great earthquake struck San Francisco.
Erdgas	natural gas	61 percent of US households used natural gas for heating in 2002.
Erdwärme	geothermal	The first geothermal power station was built in Landrella, Italy.
Erhaltung, Bewahrung	preservation	He is interested in historic preservation.
erneuerbar	renewable	A renewable energy system converts the energy found in sunlight, wind, falling water, waves, geothermal heat, or biomass.
Erosion	erosion	Wind and water are the main agents of soil erosion.
Erwärmung	global warming	They started a campaign to slow down the process of global warming.
F
Fischdampfer	trawler	Trawlers, are not permitted on the lake.
fällen	to chop down	Poor people often chop down trees for firewood.
fruchtbar	fertile	Fertile land is land where things grow easily.
G
gefährdet, vom Aussterben bedroht	endangered	The sea turtle is an endangered species.
Genehmigung	permission	Ask permission for the privilege to cross private land.
Gezeiten	tide	The tide is in/out.
Gift, Schadstoff	poison	The cat was killed by rat poison.
giftig	poisonous	She has lots of poisonous plants in her garden.
Giftmüll	toxic waste	A ship with toxic waste sank.
Giftmülldeponie	toxic waste dump	The toxic waste dump was built.
Gleichgewicht	balance	Nature's balance might be disturbed.
H
Hilfsmaßnahme	remedial action	The Great Lakes Remedial Action Plan Program was created in 1987.
Hitzewelle	heat wave	Slow down and avoid strenuous activity if a heat wave is happening.
Hungersnot	famine	The Irish Famine of 1846-50 took as many as a million lives from hunger and disease.
Hungertod	starvation	Starvation is the most severe form of malnutrition.
I
Industrieabfall	industrial waste	Industrial waste can contain small amounts of radioactive materials.
Isolierung (Material)	insulation	Often glass fibre is used as roof insulation.
K
Katalysator	catalytic converter	Since 1993 catalytic converters have been compulsory in Britain.
Katastrophe	catastrophe	The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF) was created in November 1993.
Kläranlage	sewage plant	The city needs to have a sewage plant.
Klärschlamm	sludge	Sludge is often used on agricultural land.
Klima	climate	The Mediterranean climate is good for growing citrus fruits.
Kohlendioxid	carbon dioxide	The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is low.
Kohlenmonoxid	carbon monoxide	Carbon monoxide is emitted by cars.
Kohlenstoff	carbon	Carbon is a chemical substance contained in all plants and animals.
Kohlenwasserstoff	hydrocarbon	Various hydrocarbons have been found in Jupiter's atmosphere.
Kraftwerk	power station	Power stations are only about 40 per cent efficient.
Kühlmittel	cooling agent	Cooling agents are expensive.
Küstengewässer	coastal waters	Many bays and coastal waters have been contaminated with heavy metals.
L
Lebewesen	creature	Is there a sea creature or not?
Lösungsmittel	solvent	Benzene and turpentine are solvents.