Elsevier's Dictionary of Environment in English, French, Spanish and Arabic - Elsevier

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by  Bakr

ELSEVIER'S
DICTIONARY OF
ENVIRONMENT
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ELSEVIER'S
DICTIONARY OF
ENVIRONMENT
in
English, French, Spanish and Arabic
compiled by
M. BAKR
Nyon, Switzerland
Amsterdam - Lausanne - New York - Oxford - Shannon - Singapore - Tokyo
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Preface
Environmental concerns are important items on the political and economic agendas
of most countries, whether developed or developing. In a world conscious of its
environmental problems, studies in this domain have become an established
discipline. Every new branch of science needs to define relevant terms to be used
through the medium of language. Hence, terminologies are developed.
The subject of environment is global because it touches everyone.
Individuals, specialists or institutions concerned with the health of our planet need to
mean the same thing when communicating with each other, notwithstanding language
differences. The compilation of a multilingual dictionary on the environment is not
easy. The inclusion or omission of certain terms is an important question. However,
the choice of terms, in this text, has been made on two assumptions: (1) the most
commonly used terms, (2) their translatability into other languages without losing
their intended meaning. Consideration of regional differences of the same language
has been considered.
The main objective of this work is to assist those involved in environmental
activities in their attempt to make the world cleaner and to sustain its natural
resources for future generations. This, I hope, will help to produce documentation for
meetings and conferences as well as for drafting papers for training, information and
communication purposes.
I would like to thank those who helped me in producing this dictionary,
particularly, Charles Serex, a chemical engineer, who has extensive scientific
knowledge in this field and linguistic sensitivity. I am grateful also to Huguette for
her accurate proofreading. My thanks go to Sherif and his team for typing and
preparing the manuscript.
A final word must be said: I do not claim that this work is perfect because
certain equivalents may be open to challenge. For this, I beg the user's forbearance.
M. Bakr
May 1998
Nyon, Switzerland
The subfields of the dictionary are:
air pollution
biological diversity
biomass energy
biosafety
biotechnology
climate change
coastal environment
deforestation
desertification
endangered species
energy conservation
environmental economics
forest conservation
freshwater pollution
global warming
greenhouse gases
human settlements
living marine sources
marine environment
mountain ecosystem
ozone layer
resources management
soil degradation
sustainable development
tropical ecosystem
Basic Table
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A 8 absorbing ability
f pouvoir absorbant d' un sol
e poder de absorcion
1 abandoned agricultural lands
f terres agricoles a 1'abandon
9 absorptive complex
e tierras agricolas abandonadas
f complexe absorbant
e complejo absorbente
2 abatement
f reduction
10 abundance
e reduccion
f abondance
e abundancia
3 abiotic
f abiotique
11 acceptable daily intake
e abiotico
f dose journaliere admissible
e dosis diaria aceptable
4 abiotic stress
f stress abiotique
12 acceptance test
e presion abiotica
f essai d'homologation
e prueba de aceptacion
5 abrasive
f abrasif
13 access arrangement
e abrasivo
f mecanisme d' acces
e mecanismo de acceso
6 absorber
f absorbant
14 access roads
e absorbente
f routes de desserte
e carreteras de acceso
7 absorber vessel
f cuve d'absorption
15 access to the sea
e cuba de absorcion
f acces a la mer
e acceso al mar