Dizionario Portoghese - Inglese

português - English

poluição in inglese:

1. pollution pollution


Because of the problem of air pollution, the bicycle may some day replace the automobile.
Air pollution prevents some plants from growing well.
Fear of pollution discouraged people from building homes near power plants.
In Copenhagen 50% of trip to work and school are made by bicycle rather than car or bus what is the positive impact on reducing pollution.
air pollution
Floods, violent wind storms, droughts, killing frosts, and the problems of air pollution have all, on occasion, influenced modern society.
Large planes brought about large amounts of sound pollution.
The Waterfront's success could mean that other cities soon follow, creating areas that offer people a new kind of city living, with all the benefits and none of the stress, noise and pollution of crowded centres.
Noise pollution could be avoided if only people were more sensitive to the environment.
Holding the Olympics where there's severe atmospheric pollution gives rise to a great risk for athletes.
I know such types of pollution as air pollution, water pollution and noise pollution.
Public feeling against air pollution has at last became vocal.
How to win the climate wars – talk about local 'pollution' not global warming
The problems of air and water pollution will be intensified by the growth of inhabitants.
It means a huge increase in the use of air conditioning which uses energy, which costs money and creates pollution.

2. smog smog


Los Angeles is famous for its thick smog.
Our city was covered with smog.
Smog causes plants to die.
Smog hung over Tokyo.
Unfortunately, Kraków is know for smog.
smog is polluted air that is a mixture of smoke and fog
Nick: And the other thing that we do remember is that we could look back and see in the direction of Beijing and you could see all the smog and pollution, uhh, kind of hovering on top of Beijing.
In large cities, in London for instance, there is heavy smog.
They suffered from smog.
The very air we breathe is polluted with smog from the factory chimneys.
Smog is the enemy of healthy lungs.