Lesson 12

urban

Adjektiv

/ɜr.bən/ or /ēr.bēn/

u

ɜ

r

r

b

b

a

ə

n

n

städtisch

addressing the structures, functions, or issues of cities and their populations

population

Nomen

/pɑp.jə.leɪ.ʃən/ or /paap.yē.lei.shēn/

p

p

o

ɑ

p

p

u

j

ə

l

l

a

eɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

(Einwohnerzahl)

Bevölkerung

the number of people who live in a particular city or country

frank

Adjektiv

/frænk/ or /frānk/

f

f

r

r

a

æ

n

n

k

k

( ehrlich)

offen

direct and honest in expressing oneself, even if some people might find it unpleasant

to pollute

Verb

/pə.lut/ or /pē.loot/

p

p

o

ə

ll

l

u

u

t

t

e

verschmutzen

to damage the environment by releasing harmful chemicals or substances to the air, water, or land

to reveal

Verb

/rɪvi:l/ or /riveel/

r

r

e

ɪ

v

v

ea

i:

l

l

(offenbaren)

enthüllen

to make information that was previously unknown or kept in secrecy publicly known

to prohibit

Verb

/proʊhɪbət/ or /prowhibēt/

p

p

r

r

o

oʊ

h

h

i

ɪ

b

b

i

ə

t

t

(untersagen)

verbieten

to formally forbid something from being done, particularly by law

urgent

Adjektiv

/ɜrʤənt/ or /ērjēnt/

u

ɜ

r

r

g

ʤ

e

ə

n

n

t

t

(eilig)

dringend

needing immediate action or attention

adequate

Adjektiv

/æ.dək.weɪt/ or /ā.dēk.veit/

a

æ

d

d

e

ə

q

k

u

w

a

eɪ

t

t

e

(angemessen)

ausreichend

having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

to decrease

Verb

/dik.ris/ or /dik.ris/

d

d

e

i

c

k

r

r

ea

i

s

s

e

(verringern)

abnehmen

to become less in amount, size, or degree

audible

Adjektiv

/ɑ.də.bəl/ or /aa.dē.bēl/

au

ɑ

d

d

i

ə

b

b

ə

l

l

e

(deutlich hörbar)

hörbar

(of a sound) loud enough to be heard by everyone