water pollution in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for water pollution in the English»Italian Dictionary

pollution [Brit pəˈluːʃ(ə)n, Am pəˈluʃ(ə)n] N

1. pollution (of environment):

pollution

inquinamento m (of di)

noise pollution

inquinamento acustico

oil pollution

inquinamento da idrocarburi

oil pollution before n level

di inquinamento

oil pollution control

dell'inquinamento

oil pollution test

per l'inquinamento

oil pollution measures

contro l'inquinamento

2. pollution (moral):

pollution fig

corruzione f

I.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] N

water

acqua f

drinking, running water

acqua potabile, corrente

tap, washing-up water

acqua del rubinetto, dei piatti

by water

per or via mare

by water (on river)

per via fluviale

under water (submerged)

sott'acqua

under water (flooded)

inondato

at high, low water

con l'alta, la bassa marea

these shoes let in water

queste scarpe fanno passare l'acqua

this boat lets in water

entra l'acqua in questa barca

to make water ship:

fare acqua

to pass water

urinare or fare due gocce d'acqua

to turn the water on, off

aprire, chiudere il rubinetto

he lives across the water on the mainland

vive sulla terraferma

our English colleagues across the water

i nostri colleghi inglesi al di là della Manica

the wine was flowing like water

il vino scorreva a fiumi

to keep one's head above water

tenere la testa fuori dall'acqua

to keep one's head above water (financially) fig

stare a galla

to keep one's head above water before n glass

da acqua

to keep one's head above water jug

dell'acqua, per l'acqua

to keep one's head above water tank, filter

per l'acqua

to keep one's head above water snake, shrew, shortage

d'acqua

to keep one's head above water pump

idraulico

to keep one's head above water pipe, pressure, industry

dell'acqua

II.waters N npl

1. waters NAUT:

waters

acque f

enemy, international waters

acque nemiche, internazionali

2. waters (spa water):

to take the waters

fare una cura termale

to drink the waters

passare le acque

3. waters MED (in obstetrics):

waters

acque f

her waters have broken

le si sono rotte le acque

III.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB trans

water

annaffiare, innaffiare

water AGR crop, field

irrigare

water AGR horse, livestock

abbeverare

a country watered by many rivers liter

un paese bagnato da molti fiumi

IV.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB intr

the smell of cooking makes my mouth water

l'odore di cucina mi fa venire l'acquolina in bocca

the smoke, onion made her eyes water

il fumo, la cipolla le ha fatto lacrimare gli occhi

V.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər]

to spend money like water

avere le mani bucate or spendere e spandere

not to hold water theory, argument:

non stare in piedi or non reggere or fare acqua

I can't walk on water!

non posso fare miracoli!

he's a cheat, liar of the first water

è un truffatore, un bugiardo della più bell'acqua or di prima categoria

water pollution in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for water pollution in the English»Italian Dictionary

water pollution N

water pollution

inquinamento f delle acque

Translations for water pollution in the English»Italian Dictionary

pollution [pə·ˈlu:·ʃən] N

pollution

inquinamento m

I.water [ˈwɑ:·t̬ɚ] N

1. water (liquid):

water

acqua f

bottled water

acqua in bottiglia

a bottle of water

una bottiglia d'acqua

a drink/a glass of water

un po'/un bicchier d'acqua

hot and cold running water

acqua corrente calda e fredda

2. water (area of water):

the waters of the Mississippi

le acque del Mississippi

coastal waters

acque costiere

territorial waters

acque territoriali

unchartered waters fig

territorio m sconosciuto

by water

via mare

3. water MED:

water on the brain

idrocefalia f

water on the knee

versamento m al ginocchio

Phrases:

to be water under the bridge

essere acqua passata

it's like water off a duck's back

è fiato sprecato

to spend money like water

avere le mani bucate

to pour cold water on sth

scoraggiare qc

to be in deep water

essere nei guai

still waters run deep prov

essere più profondo di quel che sembri

to get into hot water

finir in cattive acque

to hold water explanation

filare

to muddy the waters

intorpidire le acque

II.water [ˈwɑ:·t̬ɚ] VB trans

water plants

annaffiare

water livestock

abbeverare

III.water [ˈwɑ:·t̬ɚ] VB intr

1. water (produce tears):

water

lacrimare

2. water (salivate):

water

secernere saliva

it makes my mouth water

mi fa venire l'acquolina in bocca

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This species is negatively impacted by habitat loss (deforestation) and water pollution.

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Until the early 1980s, industry was a major source of water pollution.

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Pesticides are one of the causes of water pollution, and some pesticides are persistent organic pollutants and contribute to soil contamination.

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Water pollution as a result from agricultural runoff and discharge from urban areas can create environments unsuitable for these species.

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Among the issues addressed by the program are energy consumption and conservation; nuclear energy; renewable energy; air and water pollution; and climate change.

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In recent years water pollution has increased since stocking rates of grazing animals have become higher, and there is an increasing use of fertilizers.

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As mentioned above in water pollution, clean water is difficult to obtain.

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Another application of mitochondria is used for detection of water pollution.

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Water pollution became a major problem in the 1970s and up to 1987.

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It is threatened by environmental degradation and water pollution.

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