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)

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