pollute
verb
/pəˈljuːt/
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/pəˈluːt/
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- (transitive) To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
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verschmutzen
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pollution
noun
/pəˈl(j)uːʃən/
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/pəˈluʃən/
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- Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. [from 18th c.]
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Verschmutzung,
Umweltverschmutzung,
Verunreinigung,
Pollution
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pollutant
noun
/pəˈl(j)uːtənt/
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- A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.
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Schadstoff,
umweltgefährlicher Stoff
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polluter
noun
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- A subject that pollutes, be it a person, company, country, factory or another subject.
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Umweltsünder,
Umweltsünderin,
Umweltverschmutzer,
Umweltverschmutzerin
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polluted
adjective
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- made unclean or impure
- (Ireland) drunk
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verunreinigt
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