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Dürren
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English
German
German
drought [draʊt] N
1. drought no pl (aridity):
drought
Trockenheit f <-, -en>
drought
Dürre f <-, -n>
drought
CH a. Tröckne f
2. drought (dry period):
drought
Dürre[periode] f
to exacerbate sth drought, crisis
etw verschärfen
drought-stricken region
Dürregebiet nt
if the drought continues, deaths will occur on a massive scale
wenn die Dürre anhält, werden die Todesfälle massiv ansteigen
German
German
English
English
Dürre
drought no pl
Dürrekatastrophe
catastrophic [or disastrous] drought
Dürrejahr
year of drought
Trockenheit
drought
Dürreperiode
[period of] drought
von Armut/Dürre heimgesucht
poverty-/drought-stricken
probability of droughts
probability of droughts
Dürrewahrscheinlichkeit
drought-resistant [ˈdraʊtrɪˌzɪstənt] ADJ
drought-resistant
trockenheitsresistent
summer drought [draʊt] N
summer drought
Sommertrockenheit
year of drought
year of drought
Dürrejahr
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to tolerate cold/drought/insects plant
Kälte/Dürre/Insekten widerstehen
if the drought continues, deaths will occur on a massive scale
wenn die Dürre anhält, werden die Todesfälle massiv ansteigen
drought-stricken region
Dürregebiet nt
the drought has helped to make this a disastrous year for Somalia
die Dürre war auch ein Grund dafür, dass dies ein katastrophales Jahr für Somalia wurde
what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition
bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem Zustand
we had a hard time of it during the drought
während der Dürre hatten wir es schwer
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
At every location he visited, he officiated worship services and staged massive religious rallies in public plazas.
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It describes spacetime in the vicinity of a non-rotating massive spherically-symmetric object.
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The more massive star, rather than the less massive one, should have left the main sequence.
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The massive sulfides were formed by hot springs on the sea floor.
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The two massive armies face each other, prepared for battle.
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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
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It is therefore of great interest to explore the molecular physiological basis of adaptation mechanisms to drought.
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www.biogeo.uni-bayreuth.de
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Es ist daher von großem Interesse, molekularphysiologische Grundlagen der Adaptationsmechanismen an Trockenheit zu erforschen.
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www.biogeo.uni-bayreuth.de
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These mechanisms were invented in many evolutionary lineages as an adaptation to drought and heat.
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www.botanik.uni-hannover.de
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Das Prinzip entstand in mehreren evolutionären Linien als eine Anpassung an Trockenheit und Hitze.
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www.botanik.uni-hannover.de
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Response of beech saplings to extreme and repeated summer droughts Ulrich Zang, Werner Borken, Egbert Matzner
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www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de
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Freilanduntersuchung zur Reaktion von Jungbuchen auf wiederholte extreme sommerliche Trockenheit Ulrich Zang, Werner Borken, Egbert Matzner
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www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de
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Nevertheless, a change in climate regime - with climatic impacts such as increasing number of extreme weather events, prolonged drought, heat waves and floods - is also expected for Germany.
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wupperinst.org
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Dennoch ist davon auszugehen, dass sich auch in Deutschland das Klima verändern wird, mit zunehmenden Extremwetterereignissen, längerer Trockenheit, Hitzeperioden und Überflutungen.
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wupperinst.org
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In marginal locations, in particular, their crop yields are frequently vulnerable due to a lack of sufficient nutrients, drought or salinisation which inhibit plant growth, and diseases which destroy harvests.
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www.giz.de
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Deren Felderträge sind besonders an marginalen Standorten gefährdet: Oft fehlen ausreichend Nährstoffe, hemmen Trockenheit oder Versalzung das Pflanzenwachstum, zerstören Krankheiten die Ernten.
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www.giz.de

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