Umwelt

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englisch	deutsch	Beispielsatz
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marine life	Meeresfauna/Meeresflora	Around the islands marine life is seriously threatened by oil slick.
to menace	bedrohen	Hurricane Hugo menaced the US coast for seven days.
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natural gas	Erdgas	61 percent of US households used natural gas for heating in 2002.
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oil slick	Ölteppich	Large oil slicks were found near the coast.
overfertilization	Überdüngung	Overfertilization is a common problem.
oxygen	Sauerstoff	The cells need oxygen to survive.
ozone layer	Ozonschicht	The ozone layer screens out the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation.
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permission	Genehmigung	Ask permission for the privilege to cross private land.
poison	Gift, Schadstoff	The cat was killed by rat poison.
poisonous	giftig	She has lots of poisonous plants in her garden.
the polar ice caps	Polkappen	If the polar ice caps melt, the ocean levels rise.
to pollute	verschmutzen	Please do not pollute the air.
pollution	Verschmutzung	Air pollution is a problem for all of us.
power station	Kraftwerk	Power stations are only about 40 per cent efficient.
precipitation	Niederschlag	Rain, snow, hail and sleet are types of precipitation.
preservation	Erhaltung, Bewahrung	He is interested in historic preservation.
prevention	Vermeidung	The prevention of litter is very important.
to protect	schützen	Russia wants to protect the environment in the Baltic region.
to purify	reinigen, säubern	You can purify water with two chemicals: chlorine bleach and iodine.
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radiation	Strahlung	Radiation is used for medical reasons.
rainforest	Regenwald	Tropical rainforests are the Earth's oldest living ecosystems.
to recycle	wiederverwerten	This carton is made from recycled paper.
remedial action	Hilfsmaßnahme	The Great Lakes Remedial Action Plan Program was created in 1987.
renewable	erneuerbar	A renewable energy system converts the energy found in sunlight, wind, falling water, waves, geothermal heat, or biomass.
reusable	wiederverwertbar	There are two kinds of plastic bottles: reusable bottles and single-service bottles.
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to screen from	abschirmen von	You should screen your eyes from the sun when hiking in the mountains.
sea level	Meeresspiegel	Death Valley lies 86 metres (282 feet) below sea level.
sewage	Abwasser	Sewage, used water, comes from factories and households.
sewage plant	Kläranlage	The city needs to have a sewage plant.
sludge	Klärschlamm	Sludge is often used on agricultural land.
soil	Boden	Soil is the top layer of the earth in which trees, plant etc. grow.
solvent	Lösungsmittel	Benzene and turpentine are solvents.
starvation	Hungertod	Starvation is the most severe form of malnutrition.
stratosphere	Stratosphäre	The ozone layer is within the stratosphere.
surface	Oberfläche	About 70% of the Earth's surface is covered with water.
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to threaten	drohen	Toxic chemical substances threaten sea turtles.
tide	Gezeiten	The tide is in/out.
timber	Bauholz, Nutzholz	Timber is wood for building ships and houses.
toxic waste	Giftmüll	A ship with toxic waste sank.
toxic waste dump	Giftmülldeponie	The toxic waste dump was built.
trawler	Fischdampfer	Trawlers, are not permitted on the lake.
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unleaded	bleifrei	Unleaded petrol is less harmful to the environment.
untreated	unbehandelt	Coastal cities often dump their untreatened wastes into the sea.
urbanization	Verstädterung	The urabanization is a world-wide trend.
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waste heat	Abwärme	The use of waste heat will reduce electricity consumption.
waste paper	Altpapier	Recycling waste paper is a favourable method.
waste separation	Mülltrennung	Do you know how to do waste separation?
wind energy	Windenergie	Wind energy is widely used in South Africa for water pumping.
windpark/windfarm	Windpark	Offshore windfarms have been built.