Watching Wordlist from film "Befor the Flood"

 

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Cambridge Dictionary | English Dictionary, Translations & Thesaurus

The little Oxford dictionary, First edited by George Ostler,  SIXTH EDITION EDITED BY JULIA SWANNELL, OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS


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WORD

TRANSCRIPTION

DEFINITION

TRANSLATION

EXAMPLE

1

Crib

[krɪb]

A small bed for a baby or young child with high bars around the sides so that the child cannot fall out

Колиска

My first visual memories are of this framed poster above my crib.

2

Debauchery

[dɪˈbɔːtʃəri]

Excessive sensual indulgence.

Розтління

There's overpopulation, there's debauchery and excess.

3

Degrade

[dɪˈɡreɪdɪd]

Reduce to lower rank of simpler structure.

Принижений , деградований

A paradise that has been degraded and destroyed.

4

Offshore

[ˈɒfʃɔː(r)]

Away from or at a distance from the coast.

Офшорний

Offshore drilling for oil.

5

Pipeline

[ˈpaɪplaɪn]

Channel of supply or communication.

Трубопровід

But the plants are connected by pipelines and so on.

6

Chalkboard

[ˈtʃɔːk.bɔːd/]

A dark surface on a wall or frame on which you write with chalk.

Класна дошка

He drew a picture of our planet on a chalkboard

7

Domed

[dəʊmd]

Having dome(s);Shaped like dome.

Куполоподібний

The domed structure of the greenhouse maximized light absorption.

8

Lobbying

[ˈlɒbiɪŋ]

Solicit members’ votes or infuluence of (person).

Лобіювання

I think it so has to do with lobbying and industry.

9

Abrupt

[əˈbrʌpt]

Sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant.

 Різкий , раптовий

And then all of a sudden, this abrupt warming that has no precedent as far back as you can go.

10

Credentials

[krɪˈdenʃlz]

Letters of recommendation.

посвідчення

They find people with fairly impressive credentials who are willing to sell those credentials to fossil fuel interests.

11

Arrogant

[ˈærəɡənt]

Aggressively haughty.

Зарозумілий

There are some people who are so arrogant to think that they are so powerful they can change climate.

12

Mine-boggling

[ˈmaɪnd ˌbɒɡlɪŋ]

Extremely surprising and difficult to understand or imagine.

Приголомшливий

How they're able to discredit scientists… is kind of mind-boggling to me.

13

Expansion

[ɪkˈspænʃ(ə)n]

Expanding or being expanded.

Розширення, експансія

Thermal expansion must be considered when building bridges.

14

Methane

[ˈmiːθeɪn]

Inflammable hydrocarbon gas of paraffin series.

Метан



Methane is released from wetlands and melting permafrost.

15

Percentage

[pəˈsentɪdʒ]

An amount of something, often expressed as a number out of 100.

Процентне співвідношення

Would you give up… so that the temperature would rise a half a percent or a millimeter?

16

Delicate

[ˈdelɪkət]

Soft, light, or gentle.

Делікатний,

витончений;.

The diplomats are in charge of these delicate negotiations.

17

Condemned

[kənˈdemd]

Give judicial decision against.

Засуджений; затаврований

He was condemned to life imprisonment for his crimes.

18

Uprising

[ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ]

Insurrection.

Повстання

The forest fire was like nature's furious uprising against the drought.

19

Affordable

[əˈfɔːdəbl]

Not expensive.

Доступний

They have increased their provision of affordable housing in order to make home ownership accessible to buyers who would otherwise be unable to buy.

20

Cellulose

[ˈseljʊləʊs]

The main substance in the cell walls of plants, also used in making paper, artificial threads and cloth, and plastics.

Целюлоза

Cellulose is the main component of plant cell walls and plays a crucial role in storing carbon in forests.

21

Variety

[vəˈraɪəti]

A lot of different activities, situations, people, etc.

Різноманіття, асортимент

Climate change affects a wide variety of ecosystems around the world.

22

Ambitious

[æmˈbɪʃəs]

Wanting to be successful or powerful.

Амбітний,

честолюбний

The government introduced an ambitious plan to reduce carbon emissions by 50 percent within the next decade.

23

Portion

[ˈpɔː.ʃən]

A part or share of something larger.

Порція,

частина

A huge portion of the world’s population.

24

Glacier

[ˈɡlæsiər]

A large mass of ice that moves very slowly, usually down a slope or valley.

Льодовик

My kids can never see a glacier the way I saw when I went up to Alaska

25

Precipitation

[prɪˌsɪp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən]

Water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow.

Опади

Change is the moving of the precipitation belts the equator...

26

Decades

[dekˈeɪd]

A period of ten years, especially a period such as 2010 to 2019.

Десятиліття

Much drier over the next decades.

27

Urgency

[ˈɜː.dʒən.si]

The quality of being very important and needing attention immediately.

Терміновість,

негайність

There was definitely an urgency in his voise.

28

Concerned

[kənˈsɜːnd]

Involved in something or affected by it;worried.

Стривожений,

занепокоєний

As far as the Paris conference is concerned.

29

Consume


[kənˈsjuːm]

To use fuel, energy, time, or a product, especially in large amounts.

Споживати

How we consume.

30

Rapidly

[ˈræp.ɪd]

Fast or sudden.

Швидко,стрімко

I was astonished to see that ancient glaciers are rapidly disappearing.

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