B2 — upper-intermediatenature35 words
Environment & ecology
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| žìvotnā srèdina | the environment, the natural environment |
| zagađénje | pollution (of the air, water) |
| vȁzdūh | air |
| zàgađen | polluted |
| smȍg | smog |
| kvalìtet vȁzduha | air quality |
| smèće | rubbish, trash (neutral) |
| ȍtpād | waste (technical term; household rubbish is smeće); a scrapyard (otpada: also “is called off”, from otpasti: Sastanak otpada) |
| kontèjner | a rubbish container, a communal bin (in a yard, on the street) |
| recikláža | recycling |
| príroda | nature |
| bȕka | noise |
| štȅtan | harmful |
| zȃštita | protection |
| vòda za píće | drinking water |
| reciklírati | to recycle |
| razvr̀stati | to sort, to separate into categories |
| razvrstávānje òtpada | waste sorting, waste separation |
| zàgaditi | to pollute |
| zagađìvāč | pollutant; polluter |
| depònija | landfill, dump |
| grȅjānje na dȑva | wood heating, heating with firewood |
| štédeti | to save (money); to economise (imperfective; perfective uštedeti) |
| zȁštita prírode | nature conservation |
| nacionálnī pȁrk | national park |
| klíma | an air conditioner, air conditioning; climate |
| klìmatskē pròmene | climate change |
| emìsija gȁsova | gas emissions, emissions |
| ugljen-dioksid | carbon dioxide |
| obnòvljivī ìzvori | renewable energy sources, renewables |
| obnòvljiv | renewable |
| enèrgetskā efìkasnōst | energy efficiency |
| odr̀živ | sustainable (of development, energy; of an argument, tenable: predlog nije održiv) |
| ekòloškī | ecological, environmental; eco-friendly (of products) |
| òtpadne vȍde | wastewater, sewage (plural) |
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