L’AMBIENTE E I PROBLEMI (the environment and its problems)
albero (l’) – tree
alluvione (l’) – flood
ambientalismo (l’) – environmentalism
ambiente (l’) – environment
aria (l’) – air
arma (l’) – weapon
assorbente (l’) – pad
atmosfera (l’) – atmosphere
benzina (la) – gasoline, petrol
bosco (il) – wood
buco dell’ozono (il) – ozone hole
cambiamento climatico (il) – climate change
cannuccia (la) – straw
cassonetto (il) – dumpster
cespuglio (il) – bush
compostaggio (il) – compost
contaminazione (la) – contamination
cotton fioc (il) – cotton swab
deforestazione (la) – deforestation
disboscamento (il) – deforestation
discarica (la) – landfill
ecologia (l’) – ecology
ecoreato (l’) – eco-crime
effetto serra (l’) – greenhouse effect
energia (l’) – energy
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- alternativa – alternative
- elettrica – electric
- eolica – wind
- nucleare – nuclear
- rinnovabile – renewable
- solare – solar
- termica – thermal
fabbrica (la) – factory
fiume (il) – river
foresta (la) – forest
gas serra (il) – greenhouse gas
giocattolo (il) – toy
illecito (l’) – crime
immondizia (l’) – garbage, waste
impatto (l’) – impact
imprenditore (l’) – businessman
inquinamento (l’) – pollution
lago (il) – lake
lampadina (la) – light bulb
lattina (la) – can
metano (il) – methane gas
pannello solare (il) – solar panel
pena (la) – sentence, fine
pesticida (il) – pesticide
petrolio (il) – oil, petroleum
pianeta (il) – planet
pioggia acida (la) – acid rain
plastica (la) – plastic
pneumatico (lo) – tire
raccolta differenziata (la) – waste sorting
riciclo, riciclaggio (il) – recycling
riduzione (la) – reduction
rifiuto (il) – waste
riscaldamento globale (il) – global warming
risorsa (la) – resource
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- esauribile – exhaustible
- inesauribile – unlimited
- naturale – natural
riutilizzazione (la) – reuse
scarto (lo) – waste, scrap
scontrino (lo) – receipt
scoria (la) – debris
smaltimento (lo) – disposal
smog (lo) – smog
sostenibilità (la) – sustainability
sovrappopolazione (la) – overpopulation
spazzatura (la) – garbage, trash, waste
suolo (il) – soil, ground
termovalorizzatore (il) – waste-to-energy plant
terra (la) – ground
Terra (la) – Earth
VERBI UTILI (useful verbs)
calare – to decrease
cambiare – to change
convertire – to convert, to transform
eliminare – to eliminate, to remove
impegnarsi – to make an effort, to be committed
impiegare – to use, to employ
ingerire – to ingest
limitare – to limit, to restrict
manifestare – to picket, to demonstrate
migliorare – to improve
obbligare – to force
preservare – to preserve, to protect, to safeguard
prestare (attenzione) – to pay attention
prevenire – to prevent
privilegiare – to privilege, to favor
proporre – to propose, to suggest
proteggere – to protect
protestare – to protest
potenziare – to increase, to boost
ricavare – to obtain, to acquire
riciclare – to recycle
ridurre – to reduce, to lessen
salvare – to save, to rescue
scioperare – to strike
scomparire – to disappear, to vanish
sconvolgere – to subvert, to destroy, to perturb
smaltire – to dispose, to drain
sotterrare – to bury
sprecare – to waste
sviluppare – to develop, to evolve
tutelare – to protect, to defend