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air pollution

air pollution

Meaning of air pollution

dirty air

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British English/eə pəˈluːʃən/
American English/ən ɛr pəˈluːʃən/
Russian transcription[zəɡrʲæzˈnʲenʲɪje ˈvozdʊxa]
air pollution
air pollution - загрязнение воздуха
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air pollution with Russian translation

air pollution usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Школа закрыла площадку на неделю из‑за высокого уровня загрязнения воздуха.

The school closed the playground for a week because air pollution levels were very high.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она каждое утро проверяла приложение, чтобы узнать, повлияет ли загрязнение воздуха на её пробежку.

She checked the app every morning to see if air pollution would affect her run.

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air pollution belongs to the topic "Climate and Ecology". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

air pollutionзагрязнение воздуха
seasons of the yearвремена года
springвесна
winterзима
beginначинаться
endзаканчиваться
temperatureтемпература

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What's the difference between air pollution / emissions / pollutants / airborne pollutants

🇬🇧English
air pollution

The primary, general term for contamination of the air.

B1Very Often

Air pollution is a serious problem in many large cities.

Загрязнение воздуха — серьёзная проблема во многих крупных городах.

🇬🇧English

Refers to released substances (gases, particles) — the sources or outputs that cause pollution.

B1Very Often

Vehicle emissions contribute significantly to urban air pollution.

Выбросы от транспорта существенно способствуют загрязнению воздуха в городах.

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🇬🇧English
pollutants

Substances that cause pollution (chemicals, particles, etc.) rather than the pollution event itself.

B1Very Often

Researchers measured the levels of airborne pollutants near the highway.

Исследователи измеряли уровни воздушных загрязнителей возле шоссе.

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🇬🇧English
airborne pollutants

Emphasizes harmful substances that are suspended and transported in the air.

B2Rarely

Airborne pollutants from the wildfire traveled hundreds of miles.

Воздушные загрязнители от лесных пожаров преодолели сотни миль.

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air pollution translation: загрязнение воздуха. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce air pollution

/eə pəˈluːʃən/

air pollution translation

загрязнение воздуха

air pollution examples

The school closed the playground for a week because air pollution levels were very high.

air pollution transcription

/eə pəˈluːʃən/, /ən ɛr pəˈluːʃən/

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air pollution meaning: what does it mean?

dirty air

air pollution pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

air pollution is pronounced as /eə pəˈluːʃən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

air pollution definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The school closed the playground for a week because air pollution levels were very high. Translation: Школа закрыла площадку на неделю из‑за высокого уровня загрязнения воздуха.

Is air pollution part of Climate and Ecology vocabulary?

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