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rozpuszczać się (w wodzie) to be absorbed or to cause a solid to be absorbed by a liquid, or of a liquid to absorb a solid: ... two teaspoons of yeast in warm water. Lernen beginnen
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Dissolve two teaspoons of yeast in warm water.
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to make a person or place clean and tidy: I need to ... (= clean myself or the place where I am) before we go out. Lernen beginnen
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I need to clean up (= clean myself or the place where I am) before we go out.
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niebiodegradowalne śmieci not able to decay naturally and in a way that is not harmful to the environment: San Francisco was the first major city to ban the use of ... plastic bags at supermarkets. Lernen beginnen
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San Francisco was the first major city to ban the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags at supermarkets.
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a thin tube made of plastic or waterproof paper that is used to suck liquid into the mouth: Why don't you drink your milk through a ...? Lernen beginnen
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Why don't you drink your milk through a ...?
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Jestem ekologiczny // Żyję ekologicznie Lernen beginnen
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I'm green // I'm eco-friendly // I'm environmentally friendly
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a machine that keeps the air in a building cool; Lernen beginnen
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chodzić, pracować (klimatyzator) infml to (cause something to) operate: Keep clear of the machines while they're... Lernen beginnen
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Keep clear of the machines while they're running.
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to treat waste materials in order to get useful materials, such as glass or paper, that can be used again; There are new techniques for ... water from human waste. Lernen beginnen
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There are new techniques for reclaiming water from human waste.
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zasilany energią słoneczną Lernen beginnen
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My entire house is solar-powered
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a system of wires through which electricity is connected to different power stations across a region: the national... Lernen beginnen
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a long period when there is little or no rain: This year (a) severe ... has ruined the crops. Lernen beginnen
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This year (a) severe drought has ruined the crops.
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used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere else: So who are the ... people of this land? Lernen beginnen
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So who are the indigenous people of this land?
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an open or covered container that is filled with material that absorbs liquid and is used as a toilet for cats: Don’t put ... next to noisy equipment such as washing machines – cats prefer quiet. Lernen beginnen
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Don’t put litter boxes next to noisy equipment such as washing machines – cats prefer quiet.
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A ... product is intended to be thrown away after use: a ... razor/syringe/needle/glove Lernen beginnen
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a disposable razor/syringe/needle/glove
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I have a ... green neighbour Lernen beginnen
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I have a judgey green neighbour
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... come over here and tell me that I'm not green enough Lernen beginnen
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he had the nerve to come over here and tell me that I'm not green enough
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jeździła po mnie (krytykowała) she ... about my boots 'cause they are leather Lernen beginnen
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she was all over me about my boots 'cause they are leather
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in danger of being harmed, lost, unsuccessful, etc.: animals or plants that may soon not exist because there are very few now alive: Monarch butterflies are now an ... species idue to declining numbers. Lernen beginnen
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Monarch butterflies are now an endangered species idue to declining numbers.
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thinking now about something in the past: ..., I think my marriage was doomed from the beginning. Lernen beginnen
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In retrospect, I think my marriage was doomed from the beginning.
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I come on a little too strong
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I come on a little too strong
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causing, or made in a way that causes, little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time: A large international meeting was held with the aim of promoting ... development in all countries. Lernen beginnen
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A large international meeting was held with the aim of promoting sustainable development in all countries.
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a form of energy that can be produced in several ways and that provides power to devices that create light, heat, etc.: The ... has been turned off. Lernen beginnen
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The electricity has been turned off.
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Buying an ... will help clean the air up Lernen beginnen
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Buying an electric car will help clean the air up
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The world's ... agricultural land is shrinking fast. Lernen beginnen
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The world's supply of agricultural land is shrinking fast.
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śmieci nadające się do segregacji able to be recycled: Are plastic bottles ... or do they go in the garbage? Lernen beginnen
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Are plastic bottles recyclable or do they go in the garbage?
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rozłożyć coś (rozebrać coś na części) to divide something into smaller parts: It’s easier to handle the job if you ... into several specific assignments. Lernen beginnen
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It’s easier to handle the job if you break it down into several specific assignments.
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Someone's ... is a measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide that their activities produce. // The four main areas that determine your ... are electricity usage, oil or natural gas usage, car mileage, and airplane trips. Lernen beginnen
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The four main areas that determine your carbon footprint are electricity usage, oil or natural gas usage, car mileage, and airplane trips.
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a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by gases such as carbon dioxide that are collecting in the air around the earth and stopping heat escaping into space // The destruction of the rainforests is contributing to... Lernen beginnen
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The destruction of the rainforests is contributing to global warming. The destruction of the rainforests is contributing to global warming.
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wyważasz otwarte drzwi (powiedzenie) Lernen beginnen
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you're preaching to the choir
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poświęcenie, poświęcić się the act of giving up something that is valuable to you in order to help someone else: They cared for their disabled son for 27 years, at great personal... Lernen beginnen
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They cared for their disabled son for 27 years, at great personal sacrifice.
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affecting everyone or everything within an organization, system, or society: The proposed ... cuts for all state agencies will total $84 million. Lernen beginnen
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The proposed across-the-board cuts for all state agencies will total $84 million.
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to keep and protect something from damage, change, or waste: To ... electricity, we are cutting down on our heating. Lernen beginnen
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To conserve electricity, we are cutting down on our heating.
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the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live: Certain chemicals have been banned because of their damaging effect on the... Lernen beginnen
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Certain chemicals have been banned because of their damaging effect on the environment.
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I present to you ... person in Cracow. Lernen beginnen
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I present to you the greenest person in Cracow.
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to use too much of something or use something badly when there is a limited amount of it: You ... a lot of water by taking a bath instead of a shower. Lernen beginnen
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You waste a lot of water by taking a bath instead of a shower.
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Burns from open fires pose another significant... Lernen beginnen
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Burns from open fires pose another significant health hazard.
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serious problems that are being caused or likely to be caused by changes in the world's weather, in particular the world getting warmer as a result of human activity Children all over the world marched to raise awareness of the... Lernen beginnen
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Children all over the world marched to raise awareness of the climate crisis.
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a set of ideas or a plan for action followed by a business, a government, a political party, or a group of people: The White House said there will be no change in... Lernen beginnen
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The White House said there will be no change in policy.
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of or shared by every member of a group of people: It was a ... decision/effort. Lernen beginnen
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It was a collective decision/effort.
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political action on a large scale
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a short sentence, etc., usually known by many people, stating something commonly experienced or giving advice: The appetite, says the ..., grows with eating. Lernen beginnen
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The appetite, says the proverb, grows with eating.
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someone, such as a politician, who is responsible for making and changing laws // He told ... that studies from three states have shown only negligible increases in insurance premium prices. Lernen beginnen
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He told lawmakers that studies from three states have shown only negligible increases in insurance premium prices.
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to do something: We must ... to deal with the problem before it spreads to other areas. Lernen beginnen
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We must take action to deal with the problem before it spreads to other areas.
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przetwarzać, poddawać recyklingowi to sort and collect rubbish in order to treat it and produce useful materials that can be used again: The Japanese ... more than half their waste paper. Lernen beginnen
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The Japanese recycle more than half their waste paper.
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a large mass of ice that moves slowly; Lernen beginnen
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to turn from something solid into something soft or liquid, or to cause something to do this: The snow usually ... by mid March. Lernen beginnen
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The snow usually melts by mid March.
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raised: greater than the usual level or amount; Lernen beginnen
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dotyczyć, obracać się wokół to have someone or something as the main or most important interest or subject: The conversation ... childcare problems. Lernen beginnen
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The conversation revolved around childcare problems.
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small or of little importance: a ... thief Lernen beginnen
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used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon: ... disaster/doom Lernen beginnen
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death, destruction, or any very bad situation that cannot be avoided: A sense of ... hung over the entire country. Lernen beginnen
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A sense of doom hung over the entire country.
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Indeed, it could be the worst ... in Europe this century. Lernen beginnen
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Indeed, it could be the worst environmental disaster in Europe this century.
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things such as minerals, forests, coal, etc. that exist in a place and can be used by people: Some ..., such as natural gas and fossil fuel, cannot be replaced. Lernen beginnen
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Some natural resources, such as natural gas and fossil fuel, cannot be replaced.
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to keep animals for the purpose of producing young animals in a controlled way: His main income comes from ... cattle. Lernen beginnen
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His main income comes from breeding cattle.
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If you grow a plant, you put it in the ground and take care of it, usually in order to sell it: The villagers grow coffee and maize to sell in the market. Lernen beginnen
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he villagers grow coffee and maize to sell in the market.
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extremely cruel: Prisoners of war were subjected to ... and degrading treatment. Lernen beginnen
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Prisoners of war were subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment.
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an amount of a substance that is produced and sent out into the air that is harmful to the environment, especially carbon dioxide: These health risks are caused by vehicle... Lernen beginnen
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These health risks are caused by vehicle emissions.
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the cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forests by people: ... is destroying large areas of tropical rain forest. Lernen beginnen
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Deforestation is destroying large areas of tropical rain forest.
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the amount used or eaten: As a nation, our ... of junk food is horrifying. Lernen beginnen
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As a nation, our consumption of junk food is horrifying.
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the process of producing goods: The amount of recycled glass used in manufacture doubled in five years. Lernen beginnen
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The amount of recycled glass used in manufacture doubled in five years.
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the gas formed when carbon is burned, or when people or animals breathe out: ... emissions Lernen beginnen
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extremely large in size or degree: ... wealth/value Lernen beginnen
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ciężar, brzemię, obciążenie a heavy load that you carry: The little donkey struggled under its heavy... Lernen beginnen
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The little donkey struggled under its heavy burden.
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strong, rough cloth used for making tents, sails, bags, strong clothes, etc. Two valuable ... hung in the room. Lernen beginnen
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Two valuable canvases hung in the room.
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to fill something again with more of the same thing: He ... their glasses with ice-cold lemonade. Lernen beginnen
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He refilled their glasses with ice-cold lemonade.
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to (cause to) move up or away after hitting a surface: The ball ... the goalpost and into the net. Lernen beginnen
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The ball bounced off the goalpost and into the net.
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water that has fallen as rain, rather than water that has come from a tap: I collect ... to water my plants. Lernen beginnen
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I collect rainwater to water my plants.
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znaleźć nowe zastosowanie to find a new use for an idea, product, or building: The company's role is to ... print data for use on the Web. Lernen beginnen
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The company's role is to repurpose print data for use on the Web.
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a small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should be like: a free ... of shampoo Lernen beginnen
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a small device with a sharp blade for removing hair, especially from the face or legs: Do you use an electric ... or the kind that you have to put a razor blade in? Lernen beginnen
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Do you use an electric razor or the kind that you have to put a razor blade in?
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a thin flat piece of metal with a sharp edge for cutting that can be used in a razor; She used a ... to cut out newspaper articles. Lernen beginnen
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She used a razor blade to cut out newspaper articles.
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to (cause something or someone to) change in form or character: Could we ... the small bedroom into a second bathroom? Lernen beginnen
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Could we convert the small bedroom into a second bathroom?
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a container, usually made of clay or plastic, in which a plant is grown Lernen beginnen
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a small thin piece of metal with a point at one end, especially used for temporarily holding pieces of cloth together: I'll keep the trouser patch in place with ... while I sew it on. Lernen beginnen
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I'll keep the trouser patch in place with pins while I sew it on.
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a small piece of wood, plastic, or other material that you put a glass or cup on to protect a surface from heat or liquid; Lernen beginnen
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a plastic bag put inside a bin to hold the waste and keep the container clean Lernen beginnen
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to (cause something to) decay: the smell of ... fruit Lernen beginnen
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the smell of rotting fruit
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piec (np. do ogrzewania domu) a container that is heated to a very high temperature, so that substances that are put inside it, such as metal, will melt or burn: People who work with ... in a steel factory need to wear protective clothing. Lernen beginnen
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People who work with furnaces in a steel factory need to wear protective clothing.
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a hard, black substance that is dug from the earth in pieces, and can be burned to produce heat or power, or a single piece of this: How much ... was mined here? Lernen beginnen
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How much coal was mined here?
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This energy can be recovered by a ... in combination with a heat exchanger installed in the sewer system. Lernen beginnen
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This energy can be recovered by a heat pump in combination with a heat exchanger installed in the sewer system.
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the act of covering something to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering, or the fact that something is covered in this way: The animal's thick fur provides very good ... against the arctic cold. Lernen beginnen
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The animal's thick fur provides very good insulation against the arctic cold.
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completely closed so that no air can get in or out: Biscuits will stay crisp if you keep them in an ... container. Lernen beginnen
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Biscuits will stay crisp if you keep them in an airtight container.
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energy that is produced using the sun, wind, etc., or from crops, rather than using fuels such as oil or coal: the ... industry Lernen beginnen
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the renewable energy industry
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able to produce electricity from light, or relating to the process of doing this: Homeowners are encouraged to install ... panels on their roofs. Lernen beginnen
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Homeowners are encouraged to install photovoltaic panels on their roofs.
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a tall structure with blades that are blown round by the wind and produce power to make electricity; The ... are visible on the horizon as you look out to sea. Lernen beginnen
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The wind turbines are visible on the horizon as you look out to sea.
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strong, unpleasant, and sometimes dangerous gas or smoke: Lernen beginnen
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fuels, such as gas, coal, and oil, that were formed underground from plant and animal remains millions of years ago; In recent times, agriculture has become a major ... energy user. Lernen beginnen
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In recent times, agriculture has become a major fossil fuel energy user.
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Both ... and its high concentration in rural areas have important consequences for environmental resources. Lernen beginnen
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Both population growth and its high concentration in rural areas have important consequences for environmental resources.
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Czy to jest wykonane z surowców odnawialnych? Lernen beginnen
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Is it made from sustainable materials?
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Staram się żyć ekologicznie Lernen beginnen
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Może znajdziesz na to nowe zastosowanie? Lernen beginnen
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Why don't you repurpose this?
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a person who is interested in or studies the environment and who tries to protect it from being damaged by human activities; Some ... argue for a return to a pre-industrial society. Lernen beginnen
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Some environmentalists argue for a return to a pre-industrial society.
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not harmful to the environment, or trying to help the environment: We will use ... energy sources. Lernen beginnen
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environmentally friendly, eco-friendly We will use environmentally friendly energy sources.
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farming: ... is still largely based on traditional methods in some countries. Lernen beginnen
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Agriculture is still largely based on traditional methods in some countries.
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zanieczyszczenie (środowiska) damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste: air/water... Lernen beginnen
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a chemical element that is a gas with no colour or taste, forms most of the earth's atmosphere, and is a part of all living things Lernen beginnen
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a layer of air containing ozone high above the earth that prevents harmful ultraviolet light from the sun from reaching the earth Lernen beginnen
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an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere (= mixture of gases around the earth), that is believed to be the cause of a gradual warming of the surface of the earth; They claim that the floods are a result of the... Lernen beginnen
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They claim that the floods are a result of the greenhouse effect.
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to walk somewhere quickly and in a determined way, often because you are angry: She ... into my office and demanded to know why I hadn't written my report. Lernen beginnen
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She marched into my office and demanded to know why I hadn't written my report.
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to make someone feel that they are different and not part of a group: Disagreements can ... teenagers from their families. Lernen beginnen
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Disagreements can alienate teenagers from their families.
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to pretend: He isn’t really crying, he’s just faking. Lernen beginnen
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He isn’t really crying, he’s just faking.
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a large container, made of wood, metal, or plastic, with a flat top and bottom and curved sides that make it fatter in the middle: They drank a whole ... of beer (= the contents of a ...) at the party. Lernen beginnen
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They drank a whole barrel of beer (= the contents of a barrel) at the party.
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