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Global issues

German vocab - global issues

GermanEnglish
Abfall der rubbish, waste
Abfalleimer der rubbish bin, litter bin
Abgase (pl) exhaust fumes
Achtung die respect, esteem
alternative Energiequelle die alternative source of energy
Altpapier das waste paper
anbauen to grow
arbeitslos unemployed
arm poor
Armut die poverty
aussterben to die out
bedrohen to threaten
Benzin das petrol
Bettler der beggar
Bevölkerung die population
biologisch biological, organic
Biomüll der organic waste
bleifrei lead free
brauchen to need
Brennstoff der fuel
chemisch chemical(ly)
Dieb der thief
Diskriminierung die discrimination
einsam lonely
entsorgen to dispose of (waste, refuse, sewage)
erfrieren to freeze to death
Fahrradweg der bicycle track/lane
FCKWs CFCs
fliehen to flee
Flüchtling der refugee
Gebrauch der usage
gefährlich dangerous
Gesellschaft die society
Gewalt die violence
gewalttätig violent
heizen to heat
Heizung die heating
im Freien outside
Kaugummi der chewing gum
keinen festen Wohnsitz haben to have no fixed abode
Kohle die coal
Kraftwerk das power station
Krieg der war
Kunststoff der man-made/synthetic material
Lärm der noise
laut noisy
Leben das life
Luft die air
Luftverschmutzung die air pollution
Müll der refuse, waste, rubbish
Mülltonne die dustbin
Not die need
obdachlos homeless
öffentlich public(ly)
Opfer das victim
Ozonloch das hole in the ozone layer
Ozonschicht die ozone layer
Pfand das deposit
reich rich
reinigen to clean
sauber clean
Sauerstoff der oxygen
saure Regen der acid rain
schaden to damage, to harm
Schaden der damage
schädlich harmful
Schale die skin (fruit), peel (potato), shell (egg)
schmutzig dirty
schützen to protect
schwach weak
Solarzelle die solar cell
Sonnenenergie die solar energy
Sozialhilfe die income support
Sozialwohnung die council flat
sparen to save, to conserve
Spraydose die aerosol
stark strong
stehlen to steal
Suppenküche die soup kitchen
Treibhauseffekt der greenhouse effect
überbevölkert over-populated
ultraviolette Strahlen (pl) ultra-violet rays
Umfrage die survey, opinion poll
Umwelt die environment
umweltfeindlich environmentally hostile
umweltfreundlich environmentally friendly
unterstützen to support
Unterstützung die support, help
Verbrauch der consumption
Verbrechen das crime
Verbrecher der criminal
Verkehr der traffic
Verkehrsmittel das means of transport
Verpackung die packaging
verschmutzen to pollute
Verschmutzung die pollution
verschwinden to disappear
vertreiben to drive out, to expel
Wasserkraft die hydroelectric power
Wasserverschmutzung die water pollution
wegwerfen to throw away
weltweit worldwide
zerstören to destroy
Zuhause das home, house
Created by: That cool NAMe
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