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Umweltverschmutzung

AQA A2 Level German environment vocabulary -pollution

GermanEnglish
der Abfall (¨e) waste, rubbish
die Abgase (plural) waste gases, emissions
das Abwasser (¨) sewage
der Altglascontainer recycling container for glass
ausAltpapier made from recyled paper
sich anstrengen to increase one's efforts
aufmerksam machen auf to raise awareness of
der Auspuff exhaust
belasten to pollute
die Belastung pollution
der Benzinverbrauch petrol consumption
beseitigen to eliminate, remove
biologisch abbaubar biodegradable
der Boden ground, soil
die Busspur (en) bus lane
die Chemikalien (plural) chemicals
dreckig dirty
das Düngemittel (e) fertiliser
die Emission (en) emission
empfindlich delicate (e.g. ecosystem)
das Fahrzeug (e) vehicle
das Feinstaubpartikel (-) particulate matter
flüssig liquid (e.g. waste)
die Folge (n) consequence
freisetzen to release (e.g. a substance)
die Gebühr (en) fee
der Geländewagen (-) sport utility vehicle, four-by-four
gering low (e.g. consumption)
das Gewässer lakes and rivers
gewerblich industrial (e.g. waste)
das Gift (e) poison
giftig toxic
die Industrie industry
der Katalysator (en) catalytic converter
katastrophal catastrophic
die Katastrophe (n) disaster
das Kohlendioxid carbon dioxide
der Kohlenstoff carbon
krebserregend carcinogenic
künstlich artificial
der Kunststoff (e) plastic
kurzfristig short-term
die Landwirtschaft agriculture
landwirtschaftlich agricultural (e.g. waste)
langfristig long-term
die Luft air
das Meer (e) sea
der Meeresschutz marine protection
die Mehrwegflasche (n) returnable bottle
mindern to reduce
die Mitfahrzentrale (n) car-sharing service
der Müll rubbish
der Mülleimer (-) dustbin
die Mülltonne (n) bin, container for waste
die Nahrungskette food chain
öffentlich public
das Ökosystem ecosystem
der Ölteppich (e) oil slick
die Pestiziden (plural) pesticides
das Pfand deposit (on returnable bottle)
die Pfandflasche (n) deposit (returnable) bottle
die Plastiktüte (n) plastic bag
das Quecksilber mercury
recyceln to recycle
das Recycling recycling
rücksichtslos thoughtless, without regard
die Rückstände (plural) residues
sammeln to collect
die Sammelstelle (n) collecting point
der Sauerstoff oxygen
der saure Regen acid rain
schaden to damage
schädlich harmful, damaging
der Schadstoff (e) harmful substance
die Schienen (plural) rails (railway)
schmutzig dirty
schützen vor to protect from
das Schwefeldioxid sulphur dioxide
die See (n) sea
der Sondermüll hazardous waste
sparsam economical (consumption)
die Steuervorteile (plural) tax incentives
der Stickstoff nitrogen
die Subvention (n) subsidy
subventionieren to subsidise
trennen to sort
das Trinkwasser drinking water
umweltfeindlich hostile to the environment
umweltfreundlich kind to the environment
der Umweltschützer (-) environmentalist
der Umweltschutz environmental protection
der Umweltsünder (-) polluter
die Ursache (n) cause
der Verbrauch consumption
der Verbraucher (-) consumer
vergiften to poison
der Verkehr traffic
die Verkehrsberuhigung traffic calming
die Verkehrsmittel (plural) (means of) transport
vernichten to destroy
die Verpackung (en) packaging
verschmutzen to pollute
der Verschmutzer (-) polluter
die Verschmutzung pollution
verseuchen to contaminate
verursachen to cause
vorbeugen to prevent, obviate
das Waldsterben dying forests
der Wasserstoff hydrogen
die Wasserversorgung water supply
wegwerfen to throw away
die Wende change (e.g. in attitudes)
wieder verwerten to recycle
die Wiederaufbereitungsanlage (n) recycling plant
die Wirkung (en) effect
zerstören to destroy
Die Autoabgase exhaust fumes
der Luftschadstoff (-e) airborne, atmospheric pollutant
das Dauergift (-e) persistant organic pollutant (POP)
die Müllverbrennungsanlage (-n) waste incineration plant
in die Nahrungskette gelangen enter the food chain
das Stickoxid (-e) nitric oxide
fossile Brennstoffe fossil fuels
das Treibhausgas (-e) greenhouse gas
der Meeresspiegel sea-level
sich anreichern in (+dat) to accumulate in
sich entsorgen lassen to be disposed of
der Geländewagen (-) four-by-four, off-road vehicle
bewusst einsetzen to use sensibly
die Lösung (-en) solution
verzichten auf (+acc) to do without
Was bringt das schon, wenn ich… What’s the use/point of me…
der PKW (-s)/ Personenkraftwagen (-) car
das Kraftwerk (-e) power station
Unmengen (slang) massive amounts of
als Einzelne as an individual
sich (dative) Gedanken machen über (+acc) to worry about
der Vertrag (¨e) agreement, treaty
die Maßnahme (-n) measure
die Verbrauchermacht consumer power
Achten Sie darauf, dass Sie… Make sure that you…
der Ökostrom green energy / electricity
treibstoffsparend petrol-saving / fuel-efficient
das Meereschutzgebiet (-e) marine reserve
verwandeln to transform
der Grenzwert (-e) limit
etw in die Tat umsetzen to put sth into action
sich einsetzen für (+acc) to support
die Überwachung surveillance, monitoring
die Doppelhülle (-n) double-skinned hull
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