An Timpeallacht - LC Irish

Ag éirí níos fliche

Getting wetter

Ag éirí níos teo

Getting hotter

Ag fáil bháis

Dying

An iomarca carranna

Too many cars

Socrú carr-roinnte

Carpool

Bailíonn brobh beart

Every little helps

Bainc buidéal

Bottle banks

Bruscar

Litter

Caite ar fud na háite

Thrown all about

Caithfear dul i ngleic leis an bhfadhb

The problem must be tackled

Carranna leictreacha

Electric cars

An Timpeallach / An Comhshaol

The Environment

Déanann x dochar don timpeallacht

X does damage to the environment

Fiadhúlra

Wildlife

Gnáthóga

Habitats

Faoi bhagairt

Under threat

Iompar poilbí

Public transport

Ionad dumpála

Dump site

Is mór an náire é

It’s a disgrace

Leithleach

Selfish

Is cuma le daoine faoin timpeallacht

People don’t care about the environment

Laghdódh

Would decrease

Má dhéanaimid é seo, d’fhéadfaimis dul i ngleic leis an bhfadhb

If we do this, we could tackle the problem

Lorg carbóin

Carbon footprint

Má dhéanann gach duine a chion féin…

If everyone does their own bit…

Muilte gaoithe

Wind turbines

Níl meas madra acu ar an gcomhshaol

They have no respect for the environment

Painéil ghréine

Solar panels

Poll san ózón

Hole in the ozone

Santach

Greedy

Séarachas

Sewage

Teamh domhanda

Global warming

Tá an tír scriosta ag…

Tá an tír scriosta ag…

Tiocfaidh feabhas ar chúrsaí

Things will improve

Trácht ar na bóithre

Traffic on the roads

Truailliú

Pollution

Tuillte

Floods

Triomach

Drought

Fuinneamh in-athnuaite

Renewable energy

Fuinneamh neamh-inathnuaite

Non-renewable energy

Ag athrú

Changing

Leac oighir

Ice

Ag leá

Melting

Ola

Oil

Gual

Coal

Móin

Peat

Athchúrsáil 

Recycled

In-athchúrsáilte

Recyclable

Úinéirí

Owners

Caomhnú

Conservation

Laghdóidh

Reduce

Dul le báiní

To go apeshit

Tar éis an tsaoil

After all

Tá todhchaí an phláinéid idir dhá cheann na meá

The future of the planet is in the balance

Tá an comhshaol go mór i mbéal an phobail na laethanta seo

The environment is very much in the public eye these days

Tranglam tráchta

Traffic jams

Ar aon intinn

Agreed

Le tamall anuas

In the last while

Forbairt inbhuanaithe

Sustainable development

Córas teasa

Heating system

Bhreoslaí iontaise

Fossil fuels

Táthar ag súil

Is expected

Comhphobal

Community

Sainiúil

Distinctive

Tuairiscíodh

Was reported

Thar cionn

Excellent

Ar na mallaibh

Recently (m)

Smaoineamh

Concept/ idea

Feachtas

Campaign

In éineacht

Together/ all at once

Leathnaithe

Expanded

Meastar

It is thought

Páirteach

Involved

Tionchar

Impact

Ag dul ó neart go neart

Going from strength to strength

Dé-ocsaíd charbóin

Carbon dioxide

Astuithe carbóin

Carbon emissions

Cáin carbóin

Carbon tax

Múirín

Compost

Iarmhairt

Concequence

Millte/ scriosta ag

Destroyed by (2)

Tíosach ar fhuinneamh

Energy efficient

Sceithphíopaí

Exhaust pipes

Tinte coille

Forest fires

Gáis cheaptha teasa

Greenhouse gases

I mbaol a dhíothaithe

In danger of extinction

Insliú

Insulation

Róthomhaltas

Over-consumerism

Truaillithe ag

Polluted by

A chosaint

To protect

A chaomhnú

To preserve/ conserve

Diomailteach

Wasteful

Ídithe

Depleted

Éiceachóras 

Ecosystem

Mamach (mamaigh)

Mammal (mammals)

Sealgairí

Hunters

Ag seilg

Hunted

Eilifintí 

Elephants

A acmhainní luachmhara

Valuable resources

Bunúdar na faidhbe

Central cause of the problem