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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesanthropogener Müll
Pronunciation / Transliteration: an.tʁo.poˈɡeː.nɐ mʏl
"Anthropogener Müll ist eine große Gefahr für die Ozeane."
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Any persistent, manufactured, or processed solid material discarded, disposed of, or abandoned in the environment as a result of human activities.
"Marine researchers found significant amounts of anthropogenic-litter polluting the remote coral reefs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek 'anthrōpos' (human) and 'genēs' (born of/produced by), combined with the Middle English 'litere' (from Old French 'litiere', meaning bedding or scattered trash). The compound term emerged in late 20th-century environmental science literature to specifically designate waste generated by human activity, particularly in marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
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déchets anthropiques
Transliteration: de-sha ɑ̃.tʁo.pik
"Les déchets anthropiques menacent la faune marine."
anthropogener Müll
Transliteration: an.tʁo.poˈɡeː.nɐ mʏl
"Anthropogener Müll ist eine große Gefahr für die Ozeane."
rifiuti antropogenici
Transliteration: riˈfjuː.ti an.tro.poˈdʒɛ.ni.tʃi
"I rifiuti antropogenici si accumulano sulle spiagge."
basura antropogénica
Transliteration: baˈsu.ɾa an.tɾo.poˈxe.ni.ka
"La basura antropogénica contamina los ecosistemas marinos."
lixo antropogênico
Transliteration: ˈli.ʃu ɐ̃.tɾo.poˈʒẽ.ni.ku
"O lixo antropogênico afeta várias espécies de aves."
मानव-जनित कचरा
Transliteration: manav-janit kachara
"मानव-जनित कचरा समुद्री जीवन के लिए हानिकारक है।"
人为垃圾
Transliteration: rén wéi lā jī
"人为垃圾对生态环境造成了严重的破坏。"
인위적 쓰레기
Transliteration: in-wi-jeok sseu-re-gi
"인위적 쓰레기가 해양 생태계를 위협하고 있습니다."
人為的ごみ
Transliteration: jin'iteki gomi
"海洋における人為的ごみの増加が問題視されている。"
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