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l’acqua del rubinetto
the tap water
l'ambiente
the environment
l'aumento
the payrise
la benzina
the petrol
il bidone dei rifiuti
the rubbish bin
biodegradabile
biodegradable
le bombolette spray
the spray cans
la bottiglia
the bottle
il buco dell’ozono
the ozone hole
buttare
to throw away
il carbone
the coal
la carta
the card; the paper
il disastro
the disaster
distruggere
to destroy
il gas di scarico
the exhaust fumes
i gas serra
the greenhouse gases
gettare
to throw
globale
global
l’incendio
the fire
l’industria chimica
the chemical industry
l'incendio
the fire (in a building)
inquinare
to pollute
la lattina
the can
i mezzi pubblici
means of public transport
il pedone
the pedestrian
la pista ciclabile
the bike path
la povertà
the poverty
il problema ambientale
the environmental problem
produrre
to produce
proteggere
to protect
pulito
clean
riciclabile
recyclable
il riciclaggio
the recycling
riciclare
to recycle
i rifiuti
the rubbish
risparmiare
to save (money)
riusare
to reuse
i sacchetti di plastica
the plastic bags
il senzatetto
the homeless person
sporcare
to get something dirty
il terremoto
the earthquake
il traffico
the traffic
il trasporto
the transport
usare
to use
l'uso
the use
utilizzare
to use
i vestiti
the clothes
il vetro
the glass
la zona pedonale
the pedestrian zone
l’alluminio
the aluminium
anidride carbonica
carbon dioxide
il buco
the hole
il cartone
the cardboard
centrale
central
il cibo biologico
the organic food
cloro fluoro carburi
CFCs
il consumo giornaliero
the daily consumption
un contenitore
container
la deforestazione
the deforestation
la discarica
the landfill
ecologico; ecologica
ecological; green; eco-friendly
l’effetto serra
the greenhouse effect
il fertilizzante
the fertilizer
la guerra
(the) war
l’imballaggio
the packaging
l’impatto ambientale
the environmental impact
l'industria
the industry
l’inondazione
the flooding
l’inquinamento acustico
the noise pollution
un insetticida
an insecticide
il livello
the level
la marea
the tide
le medicine scadute
the expired medicines
metano
methane
nocivo
noxious
l'ossigeno
the oxygen
la pace
(the) peace
la petroliera
the oil tanker
il petrolio
the crude oil
le pile scariche
the dead batteries
lo strato di ozono
the ozone layer
la turbina eolica
the wind turbine
radiazioni ultraviolette
ultraviolet radiation
la raffineria
the refinery
scomparire
to disappear
il sovraffollamento
the overpopulation
la superficie terrestre
the surface of the earth
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