Umwelt Vokabeln im Englischen mit Beispielsätzen – Englisch – Deutsch

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Englisch	Deutsch	Beispielsatz
A
acid rain	saurer Regen	Acid rain is very harmful to the environment.
aerosol, spray	Spraydose	Aerosol sprays are the worst cause of pollution in the home.
to affect	auf etwas einwirken	This area was affected by the flood.
to ail	dahinsiechend, kränkeln	The huge trees had been ailing for years before they were cut down.
atmosphere	Atmosphäre	The Earth's atmosphere is a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth.
to be aware	bewusst	I think my neighbour isn't aware of polluting the environment.
B
balance	Gleichgewicht	Nature's balance might be disturbed.
biodegradable	biologisch abbaubar	All our products are biodegradable.
biodiversity	Artenvielfalt	What about an evening stroll to look at the biodiversity in our park?
biosphere	Biosphäre	The biosphere is the part of the earth's atmosphere and surface in which animals and plants can live.
C
carbon	Kohlenstoff	Carbon is a chemical substance contained in all plants and animals.
carbon dioxide	Kohlendioxid	The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is low.
carbon monoxide	Kohlenmonoxid	Carbon monoxide is emitted by cars.
catalytic converter	Katalysator	Since 1993 catalytic converters have been compulsory in Britain.
catastrophe	Katastrophe	The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF) was created in November 1993.
to chop down	fällen	Poor people often chop down trees for firewood.
climate	Klima	The Mediterranean climate is good for growing citrus fruits.
coastal waters	Küstengewässer	Many bays and coastal waters have been contaminated with heavy metals.
cooling agent	Kühlmittel	Cooling agents are expensive.
to combat	bekämpfen	There should be stricter laws to combat air pollution.
to contaminate	verseuchen	The soil has been contaminated.
creature	Lebewesen	Is there a sea creature or not?
D
death of the forests	Waldsterben	The death of the forests is a big problem in Europe.
to destroy	zerstören	The house was completely destroyed by fire.
destruction	Zerstörung	The use of renewable sources could stop the destruction of the rainforests.
detergent	Reinigungsmittel (chemisch)>	Try to use detergents that are perfume free.
to die out	aussterben	Animals are dying out far more often than you might think.
to diminish	verringern/vermindern	The people try to diminish the pollution of the water.
dirt	Schmutz	The dirt has been removed from the ground.
to disappear	verschwinden	Many species disappeared in the last century.
disaster	Unglück	The recent earthquake in India is a disaster.
disposal	Beseitigung, Entsorgung	Unfortunately, fewer people know of the disposal of hazardous waste.
drought	Dürre	Drought had ruined the crops year after year.
to dry up, to parch	austrocknen, vertrockenen	During the long time of drought many rivers have dried up/parched.
to dump	abladen, ablagern	Old washing machines have been dumped near the beach.
dumping ground	Müllhalde	City canals are often used as dumping grounds.
dust	Staub	Do not inhale the dust, it's dangerous.
E
earthquake	Erdbeben	On April 18, 1906, shortly after 5:00 am, a great earthquake struck San Francisco.
ecology	Ökologie	Oil pollution could damage the ecology of the costs.
ecosystem	Ökosystem	Jordan appealed for assistance to help save the ecosystem of the Dead Sea, whose water level is dropping.
emission	Absonderung, Emission	The organization calls for stricter controls on emissions.
to emit	ausstoßen	Sulphur gases were emitted by the spewing volcano.
endangered	gefährdet, vom Aussterben bedroht	The sea turtle is an endangered species.
energy conservation	Energieeinsparung	Energy conservation is a process of saving energy.
energy source	Energiequelle	Space energy is one of the energy sources of the future.
energy-efficient	energiesparend	Energy-efficient windows help to lower your heating costs.
environment	Umwelt	We must protect the environment.
environmentalist	Umweltschützer/in	Environmentalists are people who love the natural world.
to erode	untergraben, unterspülen	It took about 67,000 years to erode the Grand Canyon.
erosion	Erosion	Wind and water are the main agents of soil erosion.
evolution	Entwicklung (Evolution)	The introduction of cloned plants will affect evolution.
exhaust fumes	Auspuffgase	Over the past month officers have been stopping vehicles in Manchester to test exhaust fumes.
to be exposed to	ausgesetzt sein	You risk skin cancer if you are often exposed to strong sunlight.
extinct	ausgestorben	Hawaii is home to a great many extinct species.
F
factory farming	Viehhaltung (automatisiert)	Is factory farming a way of animal abuse?
famine	Hungersnot	The Irish Famine of 1846-50 took as many as a million lives from hunger and disease.
fertile	fruchtbar	Fertile land is land where things grow easily.
fertilizer	Düngemittel	Fertilizers are chemicals given to plants with the intention of promoting growth.
Fischdampfer	Trawler	Trawlers are not permitted on the lake.
fume	Rauch, Qualm	Workers are exposed to fumes from asphalt.
fumes	Dämpfe	The lava gives off clouds of toxic fumes as it flows into the Pacific Ocean.
G
geothermal	Erdwärme	The first geothermal power station was built in Landrella, Italy.
global warming	Erwärmung	They started a campaign to slow down the process of global warming.
greenhouse effect	Treibhauseffekt	The greenhouse effect is the rise in temperature caused by gases in the atmosphere.
H
hardest hit	am schlimmsten betroffen sein	Our town was hardest hit by last year's earthquake.
to harm	beschädigen	Pollution can harm animals and the environment.
to be harmful	schädlich	Air pollution is harmful to everyone.
heat wave	Hitzewelle	Slow down and avoid strenuous activity if a heat wave is happening.
heavy metal	Schwermetall	Less heavy metal has been introduced by air into the Baltic Sea since the 1990s.
hydrocarbon	Kohlenwasserstoff	Various hydrocarbons have been found in Jupiter's atmosphere.
I
industrial waste	Industrieabfall	Industrial waste can contain small amounts of radioactive materials.
insulation	Isolierung (Material)	Often glass fibre is used as roof insulation.
L
to leak	durchsickern	Oil leaked out of the tank.
to load	belasten	The owners of the local factories are loaded with new environmental laws.
M
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.
N
natural gas	Erdgas	61 percent of US households used natural gas for heating in 2002.
O
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.
P
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.
R
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.
S
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.
T
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.
U
unleaded	bleifrei	Unleaded petrol is less harmful to the environment.
untreated	unbehandelt	Coastal cities often dump their untreatened waste into the sea.
urbanization	Verstädterung	Urbanization is a worldwide trend.
W
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.

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