pollute
dasNounverschmutzen; verunreinigen
Word details
- German meaning
- Gasförmige Stoffe, die bei Verbrennungsprozessen entstehen und über ein Abgassystem abgeleitet werden.
- English meaning
- Exhaust gas
- Synonym
- Emission, Rauchgas
- German example
- Die Abgase des Autos belasten die Umwelt.
- English example
- The car's exhaust gases pollute the environment.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Abgas
- Plural Form
- die Abgase
Related words
- verschmutzen
pollute
- Verseucher
polluter
- Beschmutzer
polluter
- kontaminieren
to pollute
- unverschmutzt
unpolluted
- verunreinigen
to pollute
- verüllen
to pollute
- verschmutzen
to pollute
- Verseucher
Polluter, contaminator
- Verschmutzer
Polluter
- verunreinigen
Pollute, contaminate
- Altlast
A contaminated site refers to a piece of land that is polluted with harmful substances due to previous industrial or commercial use.
- Stadtluft
City air
- verschmutzen
To pollute
- Nitrat
nitrate
- abbaubar
Degradable means that a substance can be broken down by natural processes.
- Schadstoff
pollutant
- Abwasseranlage
A wastewater treatment plant is a facility for cleaning polluted water before it is released back into the environment.
Example sentences with “pollute”
Do not pollute the water. (Verschmutzen Sie das Wasser nicht.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you use the verb 'to pollute' in German?
The verb is 'verschmutzen' (separable: er verschmutzt). It is a standard transitive verb.