Umwelt Vokabeln im Englischen mit Beispielsätzen

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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, fewer 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 affect 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.
M
Meeresfauna/ Meeresflora	marine life	Around the islands marine life is seriously threatened by oil slick.
Meeresspiegel	sea level	Death Valley lies 86 metres (282 feet) below sea level.
Müllhalde	dumping ground	City canals are often used as dumping grounds.
Mülltrennung	waste separation	Do you know how to do waste separation?
N
Niederschlag	precipitation	Rain, snow, hail and sleet are types of precipitation.
O
Oberfläche	surface	About 70% of the Earth's surface is covered with water.
Ökologie	ecology	Oil pollution could damage the ecology of the costs.
Ökosystem	ecosystem	Jordan appealed for assistance to help save the ecosystem of the Dead Sea, whose water level is dropping.
Ölteppich	oil slick	Large oil slicks were found near the coast.
Ozonschicht	ozone layer	The ozone layer screens out the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation.
P
Polkappen	the polar ice caps	If the polar ice caps melt, the ocean levels rise.
R
Rauch, Qualm	fume	Workers are exposed to fumes from asphalt.
Regenwald	rainforest	Tropical rainforests are the Earth's oldest living ecosystems.
reinigen, säubern	to purify	You can purify water with two chemicals: chlorine bleach and iodine.
Reinigungsmittel (chemisch)	detergent	Try to use detergents that are perfume free.
S
Sauerstoff	oxygen	The cells need oxygen to survive.
saurer Regen	acid rain	Acid rain is very harmful to the environment.
schädlich	to be harmful	Air pollution is harmful to everyone.
Schmutz	dirt	The dirt has been removed from the ground.
schützen	to protect	Russia wants to protect the environment in the Baltic region.
Schwermetall	heavy metal	Less heavy metal has been introduced by air into the Baltic Sea since the 1990s.
Spraydose	aerosol, spray	Aerosol sprays are the worst cause of pollution in the home.
Staub	dust	Do not inhale the dust, it's dangerous.
Strahlung	radiation	Radiation is used for medical reasons.
Stratosphäre	stratosphere	The ozone layer is within the stratosphere.
T
Treibhauseffekt	greenhouse effect	The greenhouse effect is the rise in temperature caused by gases in the atmosphere.
U
Überdüngung	overfertilization	Overfertilization is a common problem.
Umwelt	environment	We must protect the environment.
Umweltschützer/in	environmentalist	Environmentalists are people who love the natural world.
unbehandelt	untreated	Coastal cities often dump their untreatened waste into the sea.
Unglück	disaster	The recent earthquake in India is a disaster.
untergraben, unterspülen	to erode	It took about 67,000 years to erode the Grand Canyon.
V
Vermeidung	prevention	The prevention of litter is very important.
verringern/ vermindern	to diminish	The people try to diminish the pollution of the water.
verschmutzen	to pollute	Please do not pollute the air.
Verschmutzung	pollution	Air pollution is a problem for all of us.
verschwinden	to disappear	Many species disappeared in the last century.
verseuchen	to contaminate	The soil has been contaminated.
Verstädterung	urbanization	Urbanization is a worldwide trend.
Viehhaltung (automatisiert)	factory farming	Is factory farming a way of animal abuse?
W
Waldsterben	death of the forests	The death of the forests is a big problem in Europe.
wiederverwertbar	reusable	There are two kinds of plastic bottles: reusable bottles and single-service bottles.
wiederverwerten	to recycle	This carton is made from recycled paper.
Windenergie	wind energy	Wind energy is widely used in South Africa for water pumping.
Windpark	windpark/windfarm	Offshore windfarms have been built.
Z
zerstören	to destroy	The house was completely destroyed by fire.
Zerstörung	destruction	The use of renewable sources could stop the destruction of the rainforests.

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