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Deforestation - translation, pronunciation and examples

deforestation
/ˌdefəˈsteɪʃən/

deforestation

🇺🇸 American English
/ˌdɛfərɛˈsteɪʃən/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˌdefəˈsteɪʃən/
🇷🇺 Russian
[ˈvɨrubkə lʲɪˈsof]
Meaning of deforestation

cutting down forests

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deforestation

When to use deforestation

deforestation in the region

Спутниковые снимки показывают скорость вырубки лесов в этом регионе.

deforestation

Фермеры перешли на устойчивые методы, чтобы замедлить вырубку лесов.

deforestation usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Спутниковые снимки показывают скорость вырубки лесов в этом регионе.

Satellite photos show the rate of deforestation in the region.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Фермеры перешли на устойчивые методы, чтобы замедлить вырубку лесов.

Farmers switched to sustainable methods to slow deforestation.

Similar words

deforestation

the large-scale removal of forest cover (core term)

clear-cutting

a specific method: removing most or all trees in an area (technical term)

land clearing

removing vegetation to prepare land for other uses; broader than forest-specific term

slash-and-burn

an agricultural method where vegetation is cut and burned to clear land; a cause of deforestation in some regions

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deforestation synonyms

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What's the difference between deforestation / clear-cutting / land clearing / slash-and-burn

🇬🇧English
deforestation

the large-scale removal of forest cover (core term)

B2Very Often

Deforestation is one of the main causes of biodiversity loss.

Вырубка лесов — одна из главных причин утраты биоразнообразия.

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🇬🇧English
clear-cutting

a specific method: removing most or all trees in an area (technical term)

B2Often

Clear-cutting can lead to soil erosion and habitat loss.

Сплошная вырубка может привести к эрозии почвы и утрате местообитаний.

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🇬🇧English
land clearing

removing vegetation to prepare land for other uses; broader than forest-specific term

B2Often

Large-scale land clearing for plantations has transformed the landscape.

Масштабная расчистка земли под плантации изменила ландшафт.

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🇬🇧English
slash-and-burn

an agricultural method where vegetation is cut and burned to clear land; a cause of deforestation in some regions

B2Often

Slash-and-burn techniques have led to rapid forest loss in parts of the tropics.

Подсечно-огневое земледелие привело к быстрому уничтожению лесов в некоторых тропических районах.

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deforestation translation: вырубка лесов. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce deforestation

/ˌdefəˈsteɪʃən/

deforestation translation

вырубка лесов

deforestation examples

Satellite photos show the rate of deforestation in the region.

deforestation transcription

/ˌdefəˈsteɪʃən/, /ˌdɛfərɛˈsteɪʃən/

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deforestation meaning: what does it mean?

cutting down forests

deforestation pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

deforestation is pronounced as /ˌdefəˈsteɪʃən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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

Satellite photos show the rate of deforestation in the region. Translation: Спутниковые снимки показывают скорость вырубки лесов в этом регионе.

Is deforestation part of Climate and Ecology vocabulary?

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