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# Unit 4 - Nature and Ecology This document appears to be a French-German glossary of environmental terms. It contains a list of words and phrases along with their translations and definitions. ## Glossary Entries The following is a table summarizing the entries: | French Term | French Definitio...

# Unit 4 - Nature and Ecology This document appears to be a French-German glossary of environmental terms. It contains a list of words and phrases along with their translations and definitions. ## Glossary Entries The following is a table summarizing the entries: | French Term | French Definition/Details | German Translation | |---|---|---| | le record / la chaleur | record heat | der Rekord / die Hitze | | battu/-e (Adj.) (m./f.) | beaten (adjective) | geschlagen | | sans précédent | unprecedented | ohnegleichen | | le nucléaire | nuclear | die Atomenergie | | indispensable (Adj.) (m./f.) | indispensable (adjective) | unverzichtbar | | sonore (Adj.) (m./f.) | sonorous (adjective)| schallend, klangvoll | | jetable (Adj.) (m./f.) | disposable (adjective) | wegwerfbar| | la pollution de l'air | air pollution | die Luftverschmutzung| | durable (Adj.) (m./f.) | durable (adjective) | nachhaltig | | rural/-e (Adj.) (m./f.) | rural (adjective) | ländlich | | la centrale nucléaire | the nuclear power plant | das Atomkraftwerk | | l'énergie renouvelable (f.) | renewable energy | die erneuerbare Energie | | la forêt équatoriale | equatorial forest | der Regenwald | | le gaz carbonique | carbon dioxide | das Kohlenstoffdioxid | | la marée noire | oil spill | der Ölteppich | | le tri des déchets | sorting of waste | die Mülltrennung / den Müll trennen | | le micro-trottoir | pedestrian zone | die Passantenbefragung | | le bac à déchets | trash can | der Müllbehälter | | éloigné/-e (Adj.) (m./f.) | distant (adjective)| weit entfernt | | impuissant/-e (Adj.) (m./f.) | powerless (adjective) | machtlos | | le/la citoyen/-ne | citizen | der/die Bürger/-in | | l'engrais (m.) | fertilizer | das Düngemittel | | le réchauffement climatique | climate change | die Klimaerwärmung | | exagéré/-e (Adj.) (m./f.) | exaggerated (adjective) | übertrieben | | rebatre les oreilles à qn. avec qc. | to bore someone with something | jdm. mit etw. in den Ohren liegen / rebat les oreilles | | trier les déchets | sort the waste | den Müll trennen | | l'écologie (f.) | ecology | der Umweltschutz | | le chauffage | heating | die Heizung | | laisser en veille | to leave on standby | in Stand-By-Modus sein | | la climatisation | air conditioning | die Klimaanlage| | proche (Adj.) (m./f.) | close (adjective) | proche| | puissant/-e (Adj.) (m./f.) | powerful (adjective) | puissant| | Un/-e citoyen/-ne peut participer ou non à la vie publique. | A citizen can choose to participate in public life or not. | Un/-e citoyen/-ne peut participer ou non à la vie publique.| **Numbered sections** Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 refer to different sections in the glossary of terms. **(Important Note):** Some translations are approximate due to the nature of contextualizing environmental terms. The specific nuance of a term might vary slightly based on the context.