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pollute verb

  /pəˈljuːt/ , /pəˈluːt/
  • (transitive) To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
verschmutzen

pollution noun

  /pəˈl(j)uːʃən/ , /pəˈluʃən/
  • Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. [from 18th c.]
Verschmutzung, Umweltverschmutzung, Verunreinigung, Pollution

pollutant noun

  /pəˈl(j)uːtənt/
  • A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.
Schadstoff, umweltgefährlicher Stoff

polluter noun

  • A subject that pollutes, be it a person, company, country, factory or another subject.
Umweltsünder, Umweltsünderin, Umweltverschmutzer, Umweltverschmutzerin

polluted

verschmutzt

polluted adjective

  • made unclean or impure
  • (Ireland) drunk
verunreinigt
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