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  • 21 pollution

    pol·lu·tion [pəʼlu:ʃən] n
    1) ( polluting) Verschmutzung f;
    air \pollution Luftverschmutzung f;
    \pollution of the environment, environmental \pollution Umweltverschmutzung f;
    water \pollution Wasserverschmutzung f;
    toxic \pollution Verseuchung f mit giftigen Substanzen
    2) ( pollutants) Schadstoffe mpl;
    a cloud of \pollution eine Schadstoffwolke
    3) ( corruption) Besudelung f (fig, pej)

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  • 22 substance

    sub·stance [ʼsʌbstən(t)s] n
    1) ( material element) Substanz f, Stoff m; ( material) Materie f kein pl;
    chemical \substance Chemikalie f;
    organic \substance organische Substanz;
    polluting \substances Umweltgifte ntpl
    2) ( narcotic)
    illegal \substance ( form) Droge f
    3) no pl ( essence) Substanz f, Gehalt m;
    \substance of a novel Gehalt m eines Romans
    4) no pl ( significance) Substanz f; ( decisive significance) Gewicht nt;
    the book lacks \substance das Buch hat keine Substanz;
    there is no \substance in this allegation diese Behauptung entbehrt jeder Grundlage;
    to give \substance to sth etw dat Gewicht verleihen
    5) no pl ( main point) Wesentliche nt, Kern m, Essenz f;
    the \substance of the conversation das Wesentliche der Unterhaltung;
    in \substance im Wesentlichen
    6) no pl ( wealth) Vermögen nt;
    a man of \substance ein vermögender Mann

    English-German students dictionary > substance

См. также в других словарях:

  • Polluting — Pol*lut ing, a. Adapted or tending to pollute; causing defilement or pollution. {Pol*lut ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Polluting — Pollute Pol*lute , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polluted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Polluting}.] [L. pollutus, p. p. of polluere to defile, to pollute, from a prep. appearing only in comp. + luere to wash. See {Position}, {Lave}.] 1. To make foul, impure, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • polluting — non·polluting; …   English syllables

  • polluting — 1. adjective Adapted or tending to pollute; causing defilement or pollution. 2. verb Present participle of pollute …   Wiktionary

  • polluting — pol·lute || pÉ™ luːt v. contaminate; defile, profane; spoil, ruin …   English contemporary dictionary

  • low-polluting — adj. producing little pollution, especially air pollution; as, a low polluting electric car. Syn: low emission. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pollutingly — Polluting Pol*lut ing, a. Adapted or tending to pollute; causing defilement or pollution. {Pol*lut ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • purification rite — ▪ anthropology Introduction       any of the ceremonial acts or customs employed in an attempt to reestablish lost purity or to create a higher degree of purity in relation to the sacred (the transcendental realm) or the social and cultural realm …   Universalium

  • dietary law — Judaism. law dealing with foods permitted to be eaten, food preparation and combinations, and the utensils and dishes coming into contact with food. Cf. kashruth. [1925 30] * * * ▪ religion Introduction       any of the prescriptions as to what… …   Universalium

  • environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …   Universalium

  • Pollution in eloor — ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Environmental pollution is the addition of any substance or form of energy (e.g., heat, sound, radioactivity) to the environment at a rate faster than the environment can accommodate it by dispersion, breakdown, recycling …   Wikipedia

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