increasing business, cultural and other contacts between countries (Globalisation)
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acid rain
rain which contains harmfull chemicals as a result of burning substances such as oil and coal ((acid= a type of liquid that reacts chemically with other materials, sometimes dissolving them) (ph value under 5.5)) (saurer Regen)
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air pollution
damage caused to the air by harmful substances or waste - Luftverschmutzung
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global warming
rise in the world's temperature (Erderwärmung)
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hazardous waste
dangerous waste (gefährlicher/toxischer Abfall)
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ozone depletion
reduction in the ozone layer (layer of air above the Earth containing ozone which prevents harmful ultraviolet light from the sun from reaching Earth) (Ozonloch)
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smog
air pollution found in cities caused by a mixture of smoke, gases and chemicals (the word has been formed from smoke + fog) - Industriedunst?
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rainforest destruction
cutting down forest in a tropical area which receives a lot of rain (abholzung der Regenwälder)
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greenhouse effect
gases that cause the earth to heat up -Treibhauseffekt
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gases
substance in a form that is neither solid nor liquid (Gas)
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polar ice caps
ice covering the areas at the North and South Poles (Polkappen =Eisschichten die die Pole bedecken)
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water pollution
(contamination that makes the water undrikable) -Wasserverschmutzung
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climate change
a permanent change in the Earth's weather conditions - Klimaveränderung/Klimawandel
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species
typen (Arten/Gattung)
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endangered
very few in number, at risk of becoming extinct (gefährdet/vom aussterben bedroht)
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extinct
no existing any longer (aussgestorben)
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atmosphere
the mixture of gases around the Earth (Atmosphäre)
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experience
if you experience a problem, event or situation, it happens to you or affects you - erleben/durchmachen
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storm
a period of very bad weather when there is a lot of rain or snow, strong winds, and often lightning - Sturm
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flood
a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry - Hochwasser
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cause
to make(something) happen, especially something bad - verursachen
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pollution
the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dangerously dirty and not suitable for people to use, or the state of being dangerously dirty - Verschmutzung/Umweltverschmutzung
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produce
to cause (a particular result or effect) - hervorbringen
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toxic gases
a substance which is not solid or liquid, and usually cannot be seen, containing poison or caused by poisonous substances - giftige Gase
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recycle
to put (used objects or materials) through a special process so that they can be used again - recyceln/wiederverwerten
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plastic waste
unwanted materials or substances, made from a light strong material that is produced by a chemical process, that are left after you have used something -Plastikmüll
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(1)die out
(1)when a species of animal dies out, it disappears or stops existing completely - aussterben
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reproduce
if an animal or plant reproduces, or reproduces itself, it produces young plants or animals - sich vermehren
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prevent
to stopc(something) from happening, or stop (someone) from doing something -verhindern
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develop
to design or make (a new idea, product, system, etc.) over a period of time - entwickeln
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run out
if something is running out, there will soon be none left -ablaufen
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natural resources
minerals such as oil or coal that exist in a country and can be used to increase its wealth - Rohrstoffe, Bodenschätze
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consume
to use (time, energy, goods, etc.) - verbrauchen
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waste
to use more (money, time, energy, etc.) than is useful or sensible - verschwenden
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overpopulation
when there are too many people living in a particular place - Überbevölkerung
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solve
to find or provide a way of dealing with (a problem) - lösen
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rising sea levels
increases in the average height of the world's oceans - steigende Meeresspiegel
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check out
to look at (someone or something) because they are interesting or attractive, or to find out whether they are interesting or attractive - überprüfen, genau ansehen
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(2)die out
(2)to disappear or stop existing completely -aussterben
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fall out
to have a quarrel(=Streit/Auseinandersetzung) -sich entzweien
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hang out
to spend a lot of time in a particular place or with particular people -herumhängen, sich aufhalten
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miss out
to not have the chance to do something that you enjoy and that would be good for you -nicht dabei sein (verpassen)
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sort out
to succeed in making arrangements for (something) - regeln, organisieren
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speak out
to publicly speak in protest about something, especially when protesting could be dangerous - sich äussern, seine Stimme erheben
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work out
to think carefully about how you are going to do (something) and plan a good way of doing it - herausfinden(ausarbeiten)
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difficult
someone who is difficult never seems pleased or satisfied -schwierig
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talented
having a natural ability to do something well -talentiert
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lack confidence
to not have the belief that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfully - kein Selbstvertrauen haben
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strict
expecting people to obey rules or to do what you say -streng
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reliable
someone who is reliable can be trusted or depended on - zuverlässig, verlässlich
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willing
eager to help, etc. and not needing to be persuaded -bereit, gewillt
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sweet
kind, gentle and friendly - süss, nett, lieb
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nasty
someone who is nasty behaves in an unkind and unpleasant way - gemein, fies
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bright
intelligent and able to learn things quickly - intelligent, klug
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politically active
involved in politics and doing practical things to achieve political aims -politisch aktiv
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polite
behaving or speaking in a way that is correct for the social situation you are in, and showing that you are careful to consider other people's needs and feelings - höflich
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racist
believing, or demonstrating the belief, that people of your own race are better than others, and treating people from other races unfairly and sometimes violently - rassistisch
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patient
able to wait calmly for along time or to accept difficulties, people's annoying behaviour, ets. without becoming angry - geduldig
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stay calm
to be and remain relaxed and quiet, not angry, nervous or upset - ruhig bleiben
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generous
someone who is generous is willing to give money, spend time, etc., in order to help people or give them pleasure - grosszügig
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come from similar backgrounds
when someone's family, education, previous work, etc. is like your own - einen ähnlichen Hintergrund haben
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go back a long way
to have been friends for a long time - sich schon ziemlich lange kennen
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break up
if a marriage, group of people or relationship breaks up, the people in it separate and do not live or work together any more - sich trennen
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go your separate ways
if people go their separate ways, they stop being friends or end a personal relationship - getrennte Wege gehen
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get on very well
if people get on very well, they like each other and have a very friendly relationship with each other - sehr gut miteinander auskommen
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lose touch
if two people lose touch, they gradually stop communicating, for example by no longer phoning or writing to each other - den Kontakt verlieren
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have a lot in common
to have a lot of the same interests, attitudes, etc. as someone else - viel gemeinsam haben
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not see eye to eye
if two people don't see eye to eye, they disagree with each other - nicht einer Meinung sein
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announce your engagement
to tell people about your agreement to marry someone - seine Verlobung teilen
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get married
if you get married to someone, you become their husband or wife - heiraten
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hold a ceremony
to present an important social or religious event, when a traditional set of actions is performed in a formal way - eine Feier abhalten
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remember those who died
to think with respect about people who have died, often in a ceremony - der Verstorbenen gedenken
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be pregnant
if a woman or female animal is pregnant, she has an unborn baby growing inside her body - schwanger sein
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give birth
if a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body - auf die Welt bringen, gebären
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partner
one of two people who are married, or who live together and have a sexual relationship - Partner/in
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anniversary
a date on which something special or important happened in a previous year - Jahrestag, Jubiläum
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retire
to stop working, usually because you have reached a certain age - in Rente gehen
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pay of your mortgage
to finish paying back all the money you borrowed to purchase a house - eine Hypothek abzahlen
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graduate
to obtain a degree, especially a first degree, from college or university - einen Abschluss machen
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take a year of
to spend a year where you do not study or work in a permanent job; people often travel or do volunteer work in a year off - ein Jahr frei nehmen
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to be in a serious relationship
to spend time together or live together, and have romantic or sexual feelings for each other, for quite a long time - eine feste Beziehung haben
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live together
if people live together, they live in the same house and have a sexual relationship but are not married - zusammenleben
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separate
if two people who are married or have been living together separate, they start to live apart - sich trennen
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divorce
if someone divorces their husband or wife, or if two people divorce, the legally end their marriage - sich scheiden lassen