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en·vi·ron·men·tal
(ĕn-vī′rən-mĕn′tl, -vī′ərn-)adj.
1. Relating to or associated with the environment.
2. Relating to or concerned with the impact of human activities on the natural environment: the environmental movement.
3. Relating to potentially harmful factors originating in the environment: environmental illness.
en·vi′ron·men′tal·ly adv.
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Adj. | 1. | environmental - of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings; "environmental factors" |
2. | environmental - concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment; "environmental pollution" |
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environmental
adjective ecological, green Environmental groups plan to stage a protest during the conference.
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environmental
[ɪnˌvaɪərənˈmentl]A. ADJ
1. (= ecological) [pollution, policy, issues] → medioambiental; [problems, disaster, damage] → ecológico, medioambiental; [group, movement] → ecologista; [impact] → ambiental
it will have disastrous environmental effects → tendrá efectos desastrosos en el medio ambiente
it will have disastrous environmental effects → tendrá efectos desastrosos en el medio ambiente
2. (= situational) the environmental factors in mental illness → la influencia de los factores del medio ambiente en las enfermedades mentales
B. CPD environmental health N → salud f ambiental
Environmental Health Department N (Brit) → Departamento m de Sanidad y Medio Ambiente
environmental health officer N (Brit) → funcionario/a m/f del Departamento de Sanidad y Medio Ambiente
environmental health regulation N → normativa f de sanidad y medio ambiente
Environmental Health Service N → Servicio m de Sanidad y Medio Ambiente
Environmental Protection Agency N (US) → Organización f de Protección del Medio Ambiente
environmental studies NPL (= subject) → ecología fsing; (= research) → estudios mpl medioambientales
Environmental Health Department N (Brit) → Departamento m de Sanidad y Medio Ambiente
environmental health officer N (Brit) → funcionario/a m/f del Departamento de Sanidad y Medio Ambiente
environmental health regulation N → normativa f de sanidad y medio ambiente
Environmental Health Service N → Servicio m de Sanidad y Medio Ambiente
Environmental Protection Agency N (US) → Organización f de Protección del Medio Ambiente
environmental studies NPL (= subject) → ecología fsing; (= research) → estudios mpl medioambientales
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environment
(inˈvaiərənmənt) noun (a set of) surrounding conditions, especially those influencing development or growth. An unhappy home environment may drive a teenager to crime; We should protect the environment from destruction by modern chemicals etc.entorno, medio ambiente
enˌvironˈmental (-ˈmen-) adjectiveenvironˈmentalist noun a person who wants to stop the damage being done to the environment by humans. ecologista
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environmental
→ medioambientalMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
environmental
a. rel. al medio ambiente;
___ hazards → peligros del medio ambiente;
___ toxins → toxinas del medio ambiente;
___ pollution → polución del medico ambiente.
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environmental
adj (in general) ambiental, del medio ambiente; (immediate surroundings) ambientalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.