Umwelt

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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, less 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 effect 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.