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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPoluir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: po.luˈiɾ
"As indústrias poluem o meio ambiente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make (something) dirty or unclean, especially by introducing harmful substances.
"The factory's waste was found to pollute the nearby river." - 2
To contaminate or make unfit for use by introducing undesirable elements.
"Excessive plastic waste can pollute the oceans and harm marine life."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'polluere', meaning to soil, defile, or contaminate, which traces back to ancient Proto-Indo-European roots related to dirt and impurity. Entering Middle English in the 15th century, the term initially carried religious and moral connotations of desecration before evolving through the Industrial Revolution to describe environmental contamination.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pollute" is said worldwide
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Polluer
Transliteration: pɔ.ly.e
"Les usines polluent souvent l'air."
Verschmutzen
Transliteration: fɛʁʃˈmʊt͡sən
"Die Fabriken verschmutzen die Umwelt."
Inquinare
Transliteration: in.kwiˈna.re
"Le auto inquinano l'aria."
Contaminar
Transliteration: kon.ta.miˈnaɾ
"Las fábricas contaminan el agua."
Poluir
Transliteration: po.luˈiɾ
"As indústrias poluem o meio ambiente."
प्रदूषित करना
Transliteration: pradūṣit karnā
"कारखाने पर्यावरण को प्रदूषित करते हैं।"
污染
Transliteration: wūrǎn
"工厂污染了河流。"
오염하다
Transliteration: oyeomhada
"공장이 강을 오염시켰다."
汚染する
Transliteration: osen suru
"工場が川を汚染した。"
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