ENVIRONMENTAL
VOCABULARY

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Leia a definição apresentada e busque a carta que completa o sentido do enunciado. Você deve arrastar cada carta e associá-la ao conceito correspondente. Perceba que as expressões grifadas oferecem tradução. Quando você acertar a combinação, mais folhas crescerão na árvore. Se você escolher incorretamente, a carta retorna para o ponto de origem e você pode selecionar outra a fim de acertar a combinação.
Dados extraídos do Corpus of Contemporary American English.

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To poison food, people or the environment.

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A system in which farm animals are reared by means of intensive and strictly controlled methods.

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A compound or substance that has been artificially made.

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Gradual increase of the temperature in our planet’s atmosphere attributed to increased levels of pollutant gases.

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Warming of the planet because of holes in the ozone layer.

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Any body of water that serves as a water route for boats, ships and other vessels.

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Material that results from processing something and which is discarded or eliminated because it is no longer useful.

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To falsely present products or a company as environmentally responsible.

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CHEMICALS

trad. Produtos químicos

A compound or substance that has been artificially made.

Ex. It's hard to argue against getting healthy food to more people or getting toxic chemicals out of the soil.

CHEMICALS

trad. Produtos químicos

Ex. It's hard to argue against getting healthy food to more people or getting toxic chemicals out of the soil.

WATERWAYS

trad. Vias navegáveis

Any body of water that serves as a water route for boats, ships and other vessels.

Ex. Obstructing waterways to block fish movement is prohibited.

WATERWAYS

trad. Vias navegáveis

Ex. Obstructing waterways to block fish movement is prohibited.

CONTAMINATE

trad. Contaminar

To poison food, people or the environment.

Ex. In addition to degrading surface water, agriculture can contaminate groundwater through the leaching of fertilizer, pesticides, and other pollutants.

CONTAMINATE

trad. Contaminar

Ex. In addition to degrading surface water, agriculture can contaminate groundwater through the leaching of fertilizer, pesticides, and other pollutants.

WASTE

trad. Refugo/lixo

Material that results from processing something and which is discarded or eliminated because it is no longer useful.

Ex. Are nuclear waste sites properly monitored?

WASTE

trad. Refugo/lixo

Ex. Are nuclear waste sites properly monitored?

FACTORY FARMING

trad. Pecuária intensive/ industrial

A system in which farm animals are reared by means of intensive and strictly controlled methods.

Ex. The United Nations specifically called on governments around the world to address factory farming's involvement in the spread of avian flu.

FACTORY FARMING

trad. Pecuária intensiva/industrial

Ex. The United Nations specifically called on governments around the world to address factory farming's involvement in the spread of avian flu.

GREENHOUSE EFFECT

trad. Efeito estufa

Warming of the planet because of holes in the ozone layer.

Ex. I mention this because many people concerned with greenhouse effect and global warming issues are often poorly informed regarding the science behind these matters.

GREENHOUSE EFFECT

trad. Efeito estufa

Ex. I mention this because many people concerned with greenhouse effect and global warming issues are often poorly informed regarding the science behind these matters.

GREENWASHING

To falsely present products or a company as environmentally responsible.

Ex. Emerging rules governing LCA (life cycle assessment) will help policymakers decide which products are eco-friendly and which companies are engaged in "greenwashing".

GREENWASHING

Ex. Emerging rules governing LCA (life cycle assessment) will help policymakers decide which products are eco-friendly and which companies are engaged in "greenwashing".

GLOBAL WARMING

trad. Aquecimento global

Gradual increase of the temperature in our planet’s atmosphere attributed to increased levels of pollutant gases.

Ex. Today, 87 percent of scientists believe human activity is causing global warming.

GLOBAL WARMING

trad. Aquecimento global

Ex. Today, 87 percent of scientists believe human activity is causing global warming.