How 10 Western Cities Are Dealing with Water Scarcity and Drought

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a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of wat
noun: "the cause of Europe's recent ..."
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Drought
susza
made smaller or less.
adjective
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diminished
zmniejszył się
a warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations.
noun: "there are a number of caveats which concern the validity of the assessment results"
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caveats
zastrzeżenie
information about someone's activities or private life that could prove damaging if revealed.
noun: "is there any ... on Desmond?"
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dirt
brudy na kogoś
a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.
noun: "the majority of the ........ are to work published during the past twenty years"
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citation
cytat
końcówki do węża spryskiwacza
noun
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hose nozzles
an authoritative order.
noun
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ordinance
1. rozporządzenie 2. zarządzenie
a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
noun: "the more water we use, the more land has to be flooded for ........"
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Reservoirs
1. Zbiorniki
a process in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke; combustion or burning.
noun
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fire
ogień
a tap.
noun
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Faucets
a writing desk with drawers and typically an angled top opening downwards to form a writing surface.
noun
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Bureau
1. Biuro
in an angry, hurt, or resentful way.
adverb: "passengers complained ........ about grand promises made by the company"
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bitterly
1. gorzko 2. zajadle
not pleasant to taste.
adjective: "scraps of ........ food"
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unpalatable
1. niesmaczny 2. niemiły
waste water and excrement conveyed in sewers.
noun: "...... treatment"
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sewage
1. ściek
relating to a town or district or its governing body.
adjective: "........ offices"
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municipal
1. komunalny 2. miejski
specify as excluded from a category or group.
"five classes of advertisement are ........ from control"
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Except
1. Oprócz
the identifying outfit worn by the members of a sports team while playing
BRITISH noun "the team's away ... is a garish mix of red, white, and blue"
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strip
1. strój, 1. Rozebrać się
a thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.
noun: tables covered with ........ and books"
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ornament
1. ozdoba 2. dekoracyjny
a process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one.
noun:
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osmosis
1. osmoza
the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
noun: "the river supplies water for ........ of agricultural crops"
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irrigation
1. nawadnianie 2. irygacja
a unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards (0.405 hectare).
noun
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acre
akr
grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots.
noun: "they walked across the springy ..."
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turf
irrigate
verb
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supply water to (land or crops) to help growth, typically by means of channels.
1. nawadniać 2. przepłukać
occurring once every year.
"the sponsored walk became an ...... event"
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annual
1. roczny 2. doroczny
a sum paid to a patentee for the use of a patent or to an author or composer for each copy of a book sold or for each public performance of a work.
noun: "the ........ paid to writers for recorded music"
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royalty
(of an amount of money) able to be earned or received free of tax.
adjective: "tax is payable after deduction of ........ expenses"
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allowable
1. Dopuszczalne
a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
noun: "the more water we use, the more land has to be flooded for ........"
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reservoir
1. Zbiorniki
block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter.
verb: "the gutters were ........ up with leaves"
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clog
1. zatkać 2. zatkać się
desalination
noun: "the newly constructed plant for the ........ of seawater remains inoperative"
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the process of removing salt from seawater.
1. Odsolenie
of salty water or the sea; salty
adjective: "the ... tang of the scallops"
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briny
1. słony
liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea.
noun: "industrial ......."
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effluent
1. odciek 2. wyciek
a landscaping or gardening process that reduces or eliminates the need for irrigation.
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xeriscaping
verb
rebate
noun: "the scheme eases the move to the council tax by giving ...... in the first year"
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a partial refund to someone who has paid too much for tax, rent, or a utility
rabat
a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something.
noun: "give farmers an ........ to improve their land"
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incentives
zachęty
a person who is appointed to undertake the duties of a superior in the superior's absence.
noun: "his ... has been largely running the business for the past year"
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deputy
1. zastępca
the action of absorbing and continuing to hold a substance.
noun
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retention
1. zatrzymywanie 2. retencja
a bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having taps connected to a water supply; a washbasin
noun
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basin
the replenishment of an aquifer by the absorption of water.
noun "extensive areas of trees reduce ....... to the underlying aquifers"
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recharge
a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.
noun
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aquifer
1. warstwa wodonośna
lush
1. bujny 2. soczysty
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(of vegetation, especially grass) growing luxuriantly.
adjective: "... greenery and cultivated fields"
anger
noun: "the plans provoked the... of conservationists"
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ire
1. gniew
Fire sprinkler
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sprinklerheads
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