polluting

pəˈluːtɪŋ
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Translation of polluting into German

Adjective

1.

environment

causing environmental harm by introducing contaminants
umweltschädlich verschmutzend
  • The factory is known for its polluting emissions.Die Fabrik ist bekannt für ihre umweltschädlichen Emissionen.
2.

ethics

corrupting or degrading moral or cultural standards
  • The media was criticized for its polluting influence on youth.Die Medien wurden für ihren verderbenden Einfluss auf die Jugend kritisiert.
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Synonyms and analogies of polluting in English

Examples of polluting in a sentence

  • The polluting waste was dumped in the river.
  • The polluting content was banned.
  • Critics called the book polluting.
pollute
pəˈluːt
Verb
tr.
1.

contamination

make something harmful by adding unwanted substances
  • The oil spill polluted the coastline.Die Ölkatastrophe verschmutzte die Küste.
2.

sacred places

Rare
desecrate or defile a sacred place
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  • The vandals polluted the ancient temple.Die Vandalen haben den alten Tempel entweiht.

Translations of "polluting" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
umweltschädlichadj.

These people realise that cars do not necessarily have to be polluting.

Diese Leute haben erkannt, dass Autos nicht zwingend umweltschädlich sein müssen.

umweltschädlicheadj.

He launched a campaign against polluting practices in small businesses.

Er startete eine Kampagne gegen umweltschädliche Praktiken in kleinen Unternehmen.

verschmutztadj.

Their sustainability campaign is all show, while the company keeps polluting local rivers.

Ihre Nachhaltigkeitskampagne ist nur Fassade, während die Firma weiterhin örtliche Flüsse verschmutzt.

umweltbelastendadj.

Secondly, a lot of legacy public transportation is very polluting in itself, which doesn't help the climate situation.

Zweitens sind viele öffentliche Transportmittel veraltet und sehr umweltbelastend, was der Klimasituation nicht zuträglich ist.

schädlichadj.

To improve the extraction, often excessive amounts of solvent are used, which makes the process expensive and environmentally polluting.

Um die Extraktionsrate zu verbessern, werden deshalb oft große Mengen an Lösemittel verwendet, wodurch der Prozess teuer und ökologisch schädlich wird.

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polluting: Examples and translations in context

Environmental regulations act as a check on companies' polluting activities.

Umweltauflagen wirken als Bremse für die umweltschädlichen Aktivitäten der Unternehmen.

Reducing polluting emissions will improve the overall health of our environment.

Die Reduzierung umweltschädlicher Emissionen wird die Gesamtgesundheit unserer Umwelt verbessern.

Everyone should be concerned about the impact of polluting actions.

Jeder sollte sich Gedanken über die Auswirkungen umweltschädlicher Handlungen machen.

Furthermore, they are very polluting and highly toxic to humans.

Darüber hinaus sind sie sehr umweltschädlich und hochgiftig für den Menschen.

The polluting effects of plastic bags motivated her to switch to cloth.

Die umweltschädlichen Auswirkungen von Plastiktüten motivierten sie, auf Stofftaschen umzusteigen.

So they will feel the price rise of polluting goods much less.

So werden sie den Preisanstieg umweltschädlicher Güter deutlich weniger spüren.

Its extraction and treatment does not require any polluting process.

Seine Gewinnung und Verarbeitung erfordert keinen Einsatz von umweltschädlichen Mitteln.

Certain processes can be polluting, although framed, as for viscose.

Einige Prozesse können umweltschädlich sein, obwohl sie überwacht werden wie bei Viskose.

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