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
# |
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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