contaminate
dieNounkontaminieren; verunreinigen
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Altlast bezeichnet ein Grundstück, das durch frühere industrielle oder gewerbliche Nutzung mit Schadstoffen belastet ist.
- English meaning
- A contaminated site refers to a piece of land that is polluted with harmful substances due to previous industrial or commercial use.
- Synonym
- Umweltschaden, Kontamination
- German example
- Das Gelände der ehemaligen Fabrik wurde als Altlast identifiziert.
- English example
- The site of the former factory was identified as a contaminated site.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Altlast
- Plural Form
- die Altlasten
Related words
- verunreinigen
contaminate
- kontaminieren
contaminate
- beflecken
contaminate
- verstrahlen
to irradiate, to contaminate
- verunreinigen
Pollute, contaminate
- entseuchen
To decontaminate means to remove harmful substances like viruses or bacteria from something.
- Yersiniose
Yersiniosis
- verseuchen
to contaminate
- kontaminieren
Contaminate
- kontaminiert
Contaminated
- verunreinigt
Contaminated
- munitionsverseucht
Ordnance-contaminated
- verschlackt
Slagged; covered or contaminated with slag, a waste product of smelting or combustion.
- verpestet
Infested, plagued, contaminated; figuratively: spoiled, made unbearable.
- bakterienverseucht
Bacterium-contaminated
Example sentences with “contaminate”
Do not contaminate the samples. (Kontaminieren Sie die Proben nicht.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between 'kontaminieren' and 'verunreinigen'?
'Kontaminieren' is for scientific/dangerous substances; 'verunreinigen' is more general.