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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbasura marina
Pronunciation / Transliteration: baˈsu.ɾa maˈɾi.na
"La acumulación de basura marina afecta negativamente a las costas."
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Any persistent, manufactured, or processed solid material discarded, disposed of, or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment.
"International beach cleanups consistently recover vast amounts of marine-litter, primarily consisting of single-use plastics." - 2
Debris originating from human activities that enters the sea either directly or indirectly via rivers, sewage, storm water, or winds.
"The accumulation of marine-litter poses severe threats to marine fauna through ingestion and entanglement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'marine,' originating from the Latin 'marinus' (of the sea, from mare), and 'litter,' stemming from the Old French 'litiere' and Late Latin 'lectaria' (a bed or scattered straw), later shifting in meaning to discarded rubbish. The compound term emerged in late 20th-century environmental science literature to describe anthropogenic solid waste in oceanic and coastal environments.
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déchets marins
Transliteration: de-shɛ ma-ʁɛ̃
"La lutte contre les déchets marins nécessite une action internationale concertée."
Meeresmüll
Transliteration: meːʁəsˌmʏl
"Meeresmüll schädigt weltweit die Ökosysteme der Ozeane."
rifiuti marini
Transliteration: riˈfi.u.ti maˈri.ni
"I rifiuti marini rappresentano una grave minaccia per la fauna acquatica."
basura marina
Transliteration: baˈsu.ɾa maˈɾi.na
"La acumulación de basura marina afecta negativamente a las costas."
lixo marinho
Transliteration: ˈli.ʃu maˈɾi.ɲu
"O combate ao lixo marinho é urgente para preservar os oceanos."
समुद्री कचरा
Transliteration: samudrī kachrā
"समुद्री कचरा जलीय जीवों के लिए एक बड़ा खतरा है।"
海洋垃圾
Transliteration: hǎi yáng lā jī
"海洋垃圾对生态环境造成了严重的破坏。"
해양 쓰레기
Transliteration: haeyang sseuregi
"해양 쓰레기는 많은 바다 생물을 위협합니다."
海洋ごみ
Transliteration: kaiyō gomi
"海洋ごみの問題は世界中で深刻化している。"
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