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загрязнять

pollute

Meaning of загрязнять

make dirty

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Russian[zəgrʲɪzˈnʲatʲ]
pollute
загрязнять - pollute
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загрязнять with English translation

загрязнять usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Please do not burn garden waste—the smoke will pollute the air.

Пожалуйста, не сжигайте садовый мусор — дым может загрязнять воздух.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Old batteries thrown in the soil can pollute groundwater.

Старые батарейки, выброшенные в почву, могут загрязнять грунтовые воды.

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

загрязнятьpollute
времена годаseasons of the year
веснаspring
зимаwinter
начинатьсяbegin
заканчиватьсяend
температураtemperature

загрязнять synonyms

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What's the difference between загрязнять / контаминировать / засорять / пачкать / отравлять / загазовывать

🇷🇺Russian
загрязнять

General term for making an environment dirty with waste, chemicals, or dirt.

B1Very Often

Factories pollute the river with toxic waste.

Заводы загрязняют реку токсичными стоками.

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🇷🇺Russian
контаминировать

Technical/scientific term for contaminating with microbes or chemicals.

B1Rarely

The water sample was contaminated with bacteria during transport.

Пробу воды контаминировали бактериями во время транспортировки.

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засорять

Implies clogging or littering, often about pipes, drains, or places.

B1Often

People are littering/clogging the beach with plastic bottles.

Люди засоряют пляж пластиковыми бутылками.

🇷🇺Russian

Refers to physically soiling or staining surfaces and clothes.

B1Often

The children are getting their hands and clothes dirty with paint.

Дети пачкают руки и одежду краской.

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🇷🇺Russian
отравлять

Implies introducing poisons or toxins that harm living organisms.

B1Often

Chemical discharges are poisoning the soil and water around the plant.

Выбросы химикатов отравляют почву и воду вокруг завода.

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🇷🇺Russian
загазовывать

Means filling a place with harmful gases — a narrower, technical sense.

B1Rarely

The facility is gassing the surrounding area with nitrogen oxide.

Предприятие загазовывает окрестности оксидом азота.

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загрязнять translation: pollute. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce загрязнять

[zəgrʲɪzˈnʲatʲ]

загрязнять translation

pollute

загрязнять examples

Please do not burn garden waste—the smoke will pollute the air.

загрязнять transcription

[zəgrʲɪzˈnʲatʲ]

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загрязнять meaning: what does it mean?

загрязнять воздух, воду или почву вредными веществами

загрязнять pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

загрязнять is pronounced as [zəgrʲɪzˈnʲatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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

Please do not burn garden waste—the smoke will pollute the air. Translation: Пожалуйста, не сжигайте садовый мусор — дым может загрязнять воздух.

Is загрязнять part of Climate and Ecology vocabulary?

Yes, загрязнять (pollute) can be learned in the Climate and Ecology topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is загрязнять part of Weather and Seasons vocabulary?

Yes, загрязнять (pollute) can be learned in the Weather and Seasons topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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