worlds at risk pt 2

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ecological disaster
environmental catastrophe (like Taylor's name in Bad Blood MV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcIy9NiNbmo)
katastrofa ekologiczna
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emit
emitowa膰

to give off gas, heat, smell
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emulate
na艣ladowa膰, pr贸bowa膰 dor贸wna膰 komu艣/czemu艣
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exhaust
wyczerpywa膰
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exploit
wyzyskiwa膰 np. pracownik贸w kopalni :))

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg9xywAxb10
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extract
wydobywa膰 (np. gaz ziemny albo w臋giel. w kopalniach. z wyzyskiwanymi g贸rnikami.)
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fade
blakn膮膰, s艂abn膮膰, zanika膰
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fastidiously
skrupulatnie (syn. : meticulous, punctilious)
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germinate
kie艂kowa膰 (about seeds)
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green credentials
strongly believing in the protection of the environment
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greenhouse gases
gazy cieplarniane

carbon dioxide, mathane
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to have a field day
mie膰 艣wietny/lu藕ny dzie艅

basically robi si臋 co艣 fajnego, s膮 viby i si臋 cziluje. kartka nie m贸wi za du偶o w definicji, sorri
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insufferable
niezno艣ny, przekraczaj膮cy wszelkie granice
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insufficient
niewystarczaj膮cy, niedostateczny

np. insufficient funds :)
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insurmountable
nie do pokonania, niezwyci臋偶ony (problem)
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intractable
nieust臋pliwy, trudny do rozwi膮zania
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irreversible
nieodwracalny
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landfill site
wysypisko, sk艂adowisko odpad贸w
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livestock
偶ywy inwentarz

(for those who dont touch grass: trzoda. krowy. kury. 艣winie.)
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mechanical
mechaniczny
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migrate
migrowa膰
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modification
alteration

modyfikacja
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negative
not positive (nie 偶artuj臋 taka jest definicja na kartce)
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neglectful (of sth)
zaniedbuj膮cy
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negligent
niedba艂y, lekcewa偶膮cy
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negligible
nieistotny
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nip sth in the bud
zdusi膰 co艣 w zarodku
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obsolete
przestarza艂y (out of date)
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ocean acidification
zakwaszenie oceanu
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out of the woods
mie膰 ju偶 najgorsze za sob膮, wychodzi膰 na prost膮

+ to ta 艣wietna piosenka Taylor o Harrym Stylesie yall should listen to it fr its so iconic and the MV???? SMASH.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLf9q36UsBk

also taylor didn't make it out of the woods alive - ta sama sukienka (kt贸r膮 btw mia艂a te偶 na wcze艣niejszej Met Gali) pojawia si臋 w pierwszej scenie Look What You Made Me Do kiedy Taylor wychodzi z grobu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tmd-ClpJxA
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Overpopulation
przeludnienie
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passionately
nami臋tnie; z pasj膮; z uczuciem
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population density
g臋sto艣膰 zaludnienia
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precious commodity
cenny towar
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public services
us艂ugi publiczne

health care, public transport, electricity
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put down roots
zapu艣ci膰 korzenie (osi膮艣膰 na sta艂e/settle down somewhere)
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reclamation
the process of restoring land disturbed by mining (making it suitable to build sth on it or to farm there na przyk艂ad zasypuje si臋 jaki艣 zbiornik wodny albo bagna)

rekultywacja (grunt贸w)
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reluctantly
unwillingly

niech臋tnie
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reparation
zado艣膰uczynienie, rekompensata
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residential
(about buildings) mieszkaniowy
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rural
wiejski, rolny
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scarce
rzadki, very few, very little
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severe shortages
powa偶ne niedobory
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shrink
skurczy膰 si臋
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shrinking habitats
kurcz膮ce si臋 siedliska
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sow the seeds of
zasia膰 ziarno (czego艣, w sensie metaforycznym)
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sprout
kie艂kowa膰
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substitute
zast膮pi膰
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sustainable
zr贸wnowa偶ony
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tackle
upora膰 si臋 (z czym艣), stawia膰 czo艂o (problemom)
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the Industrial Revolution
rewolucja przemys艂owa

transition from agriculture to new manufacturing process with the use of machines in britain in th 18th & 19th century
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thrive
prosperowa膰
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urbanisation
urbanizacja
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waste disposal
utylizacja odpad贸w
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wilt
wi臋dn膮膰, opada膰 z si艂 (about plants)
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wither
wi臋dn膮膰, usycha膰 (ale tak wi臋dn膮膰 fest, te kwiatki ju偶 s膮 jednym korzeniem w grobie)