sustainability & the environment
Sustainability & The Environment
Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
Sustainability
/ሰስተይነቢሊቲ/
ዘላቂነት
The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
በተወሰነ መጠን ወይም ደረጃ የመቀጠል ችሎታ።
Examples
"Sustainability is key to our future."
Environment
/ኢንቫይሮመንት/
አካባቢ
The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives.
አንድ ሰው፣ እንስሳ ወይም ተክል የሚኖርበት አካባቢ ወይም ሁኔታ።
Examples
"We must protect the environment."
Recycling
/ሪሳይክሊንግ/
መልሶ መጠቀም
The process of converting waste materials into new materials.
ቆሻሻን ወደ አዲስ ቁሳቁስ የመቀየር ሂደት።
Examples
"Recycling helps reduce waste."
Climate
/ክላይሜት/
አየር ሁኔታ
The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
በአንድ አካባቢ ውስጥ በአጠቃላይ ወይም ለረጅም ጊዜ የሚኖረው የአየር ሁኔታ።
Examples
"The global climate is changing fast."
Pollution
/ፖሉሽን/
ብክለት
The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful effects.
ጎጂ ውጤት ያለው ነገር በአካባቢ ውስጥ መገኘት።
Examples
"Air pollution is a major problem."
Renewable
/ሪኒውአብል/
ታዳሽ
Not depleted when used.
ጥቅም ላይ ሲውል የማይጠፋ።
Examples
"Solar energy is a renewable resource."
Ecosystem
/ኢኮሲስተም/
ሥነ-ምህዳር
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
ተላላፊ ህይወት ያላቸው ነገሮች እና አካላዊ አካባቢያቸው የያዘ ባዮሎጂካዊ ማህበረሰብ።
Examples
"The ocean ecosystem is very fragile."
Conservation
/ኮንሰርቬሽን/
ጥበቃ
Prevention of wasteful use of a resource.
ሃብትን ያለአግባብ እንዳይባክን መከላከል ።
Examples
"Water conservation is important in summer."
Emissions
/ኢሚሽንስ/
ልቀቶች
The production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.
የሆነ ነገር በተለይም ጋዝ ወይም ጨረር ማምረት እና መልቀቅ።
Examples
"Cars produce carbon emissions."
Biodiversity
/ባዮዳይቨርሲቲ/
ብዝሃ ሕይወት
The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat.
በዓለም ላይ ወይም በአንድ የተወሰነ መኖሪያ ውስጥ ያለው የሕይወት ልዩነት።
Examples
"Biodiversity is essential for health."
Compost
/ኮምፖስት/
ተፈጥሯዊ ማዳበሪያ
Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer.
ለተክሎች ማዳበሪያነት የሚያገለግል የበሰበሰ ኦርጋኒክ ቁሳቁስ።
Examples
"I put food waste in the compost."
Carbon
/ካርቦን/
ካርቦን
A chemical element that is found in all living things.
በሁሉም ህይወት ባላቸው ነገሮች ውስጥ የሚገኝ የኬሚካል ንጥረ ነገር።
Examples
"Trees absorb carbon dioxide."
Solar
/ሶላር/
የፀሐይ
Relating to or determined by the sun.
ከፀሐይ ጋር የተያያዘ ወይም በፀሐይ የሚወሰን።
Examples
"Solar panels generate electricity."
Warming
/ዋርሚንግ/
ሙቀት
The process of becoming warmer.
የመሞቅ ሂደት።
Examples
"Global warming is melting ice."
Atmosphere
/አትሞስፌር/
ከባቢ አየር
The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
በምድር ወይም በሌላ ፕላኔት ዙሪያ የሚገኘው የጋዞች ሽፋን።
Examples
"The atmosphere protects us from radiation."
Organic
/ኦርጋኒክ/
ተፈጥሯዊ
Produced without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides.
የኬሚካል ማዳበሪያ ሳይጠቀሙ የሚመረት።
Examples
"I prefer buying organic vegetables."
Plastic
/ፕላስቲክ/
ፕላስቲክ
A synthetic material made from organic polymers.
ከኦርጋኒክ ፖሊመሮች የተሰራ ሰው ሰራሽ ቁሳቁስ።
Examples
"Avoid using single-use plastic."
Resource
/ሪሶርስ/
ሀብት
A stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets.
የገንዘብ፣ የቁሳቁስ፣ የሰራተኞች እና የሌሎች ንብረቶች አቅርቦት።
Examples
"Water is a precious resource."
Efficiency
/ኢፊሸንሲ/
ብቃት
The state or quality of being efficient.
ውጤታማ የመሆን ጥራት።
Examples
"Energy efficiency saves money."
Drought
/ድራውት/
ድርቅ
A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall.
ያልተለመደ አነስተኛ የዝናብ መጠን ለረጅም ጊዜ መቆየት።
Examples
"The drought affected the crops."
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