global issues Flashcards

(175 cards)

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rubbish, waste

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der Abfall

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rubbish bin, litter bin

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der Abfalleimer

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Abgase

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exhaust fumes

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respect, esteem

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die Achtung

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5
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alternative source of energy

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die alternative Energiequelle

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waste paper

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das Altpapier

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anbauen

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to grow

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8
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arbeitslos

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unemployed

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arm

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poor

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10
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poverty

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die Armut

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aussterben

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to die out

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bedrohen

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to threaten

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13
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petrol

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das Benzin

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beggar

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der Bettler

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population

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die Bevölkerung

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biologisch

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biological, organic

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17
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organic waste

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der Biomüll

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18
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bleifrei

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lead free (petrol)

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19
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brauchen

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to need

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20
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fuel

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der Brennstoff

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21
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chemisch

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chemical(ly)

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22
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thief

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der Dieb

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23
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discrimination

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die Diskriminierung

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einsam

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lonely

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entsorgen
to dispose of (waste, refuse, sewage)
26
erfrieren
to freeze to death
27
bicycle track/lane
der Fahrradweg
28
fliehen
to flee
29
refugee
der Flüchtling
30
usage
der Gebrauch
31
gefährlich
dangerous
32
society
die Gesellchaft
33
violence
die Gewalt
34
gewalttätig
violent
35
heizen
to heat
36
heating
die Heizung
37
im freien
outside (in the open air)
38
chewing gum
der Kaugummi
39
keinen festen Wohnsitz haben
to have no fixed abode
40
coal
die Kohle
41
power station
das Kraftwerk
42
war
der Krieg
43
man-made/synthetic material
der Kunststoff
44
noise
der Lärm
45
laut
noisy
46
life
das Leben
47
air
die Luft
48
air pollution
die Luftverschmutzung
49
refuse, waste, rubbish
der Müll
50
dustbin
die Mülltonne
51
need
die Not
52
obdachlos
homeless
53
öffentlich
public(ly)
54
victim
das Opfer
55
hole in the ozone layer
das Ozonloch
56
ozone layer
die Ozonschicht
57
deposit
das Pfand
58
reich
rich
59
reinigen
to clean (broader term, remove dirt or impurities) - putzen means more to clean specifically with mechanical action (e.g. brushing, wiping)
60
sauber
clean
61
ozygen
der Sauerstoff
62
acid rain
der saure Regen
63
schaden
to damage, harm
64
der Schaden
damage
65
schädlich
harmful
66
skin (fruit), peel (potato), shell (egg)
die Schale
67
schmutzig
dirty
68
schützen
to protect
69
schwach
weak
70
solar cell
die Solarzelle (solar panel)
71
solar energy
die Sonnenenergie
72
income support
die Sozialhilfe
73
council flat
die Sozialwohnung
74
sparen
to save, to conserve
75
aerosol
die Spraydose
76
stark
strong
77
stehlen
to steal
78
soup kitchen
die Suppenküche
79
greenhouse effect
der Treibhauseffekt
80
überbevölkert
over populated
81
ultra-violet rays
ultraviolette Strahlen
82
survey, opinion poll
die Umfrage
83
environment
die Umwelt
84
umweltfeindlich
environmentally hostile
85
umweltfreundlich
environmentally friendly
86
unterstützen
to support
87
support, help
die Unterstützung
88
consumption
der Verbrauch
89
crime (specific)
das Verbrechen
90
criminal
der Verbrecher
91
traffic
der Verkehr
92
means of transport
das Verkehrsmittel
93
packaging
die Verpackung
94
verschmutzen
to pollute
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pollution
die Verschmutzung
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verschwinden
to disappear
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vertreiben
to drive out, to expel
98
hydroelectric power
die Wasserkraft
99
water pollution
die Wasserverschmutzung
100
wegwerfen
to throw away
101
weltweit
worldwide
102
zerstören
to destroy
103
deforestation
die Abholzung
104
exhaust fumes
Auspuffgase
105
bedürftig
needy
106
fertiliser
das Düngemittel
107
non-recyclable bottle
die Einwegflasche
108
rush hour
die Hauptverkehrszeit
109
waste disposal
die Müllentsorgung
110
need, hardship
die Not
111
hostel for homeless people
das Obdachlosenheim
112
überschreiten
to exceed
113
verpesten
to pollute
114
verschwenden
to waste
115
verwenden
to use (more formal than benutzen, mainly used in formal situations)
116
wiederverwerten / recyceln
to recycle
117
recycling
die Wiederverwertung
118
illiteracy
der Analphabetismus
119
person in need
der/die Beduerftige
120
unemployment
die Arbeitslosigkeit
121
donation
die Spende
122
crime, criminality (general)
die Kriminalitaet
123
community
die Gemainschaft
124
aussetzen
to abandon
125
beduerftig
in need
126
deprimiert
depressed
127
ehrenamtlich
voluntary, voluntarily
128
littering
die Vermuellung
129
einfuehren
to introduce
130
criminalised
kriminalisiert
131
government
die Regierung
132
earth
die Erde
133
pesticide
das Pestizid
134
carbon monoxide
das Kohlenmonoxid
135
skin cancer
der Hautkrebs
136
insecticide
das Insektizid
137
effect, consequence
die Auswirkung
138
nuclear power station
das Atomkraftwerk
139
controversial
kontrovers
140
habitat
der Lebensraum
141
UV-ray
der UV-Strahl
142
to be to blame for something
schuld an etwas sein
143
global warming
der Erderwaermung
144
einfach
simply
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sammeln
collect, gather, assemble
146
geworden
become
147
environmentally aware
umweltbewusster
148
disappointing
enttaeuschend
149
stecken
to put
150
re-use
wiederbenutzen / wiederverwenden
151
solution
die Loesung
152
recyclable
recycelbar
153
true
wahr
154
farmer
der Bauer
155
aergern
to bother, to annoy
156
livelihood
die Lebensgrundlage
157
conservation area
das Naturschutzgebiet
158
retten
to save
159
genauso
just as, equally
160
idea
die Idee
161
decide
beschliessen
162
in favour of it / opposed to it
dafuer / dagegen
163
fossil fuels
fossile Brennstoffe
164
untaetigkeit
inaction
165
topic
das Thema
166
endangered
gefaehrdet
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to establish
aufstellen
168
bauen
to build
169
sensitive
heikel
170
to change
veraendern (transformed) / aendern (changed or altered)
171
certain (e.g. certain birds)
bestimmte
172
customer
die Kunde
173
cycle path
der Radweg
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pflanzen
to plant
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carbon footprint
der CO2-Fußabdruck