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contaminación

pollution

noun kon-tah-mee-nah-SYOHN Rare
Animals & Nature Environment

Also means

contamination

Usage Note

Contaminación covers both environmental pollution (contaminación del aire, contaminación del agua) and biological/chemical contamination of food or a lab sample. The agent is a contaminante (m). In Spain, contaminación lumínica (light pollution) is a common collocate in urban discussions.

Examples

"La contaminación del río preocupa a los vecinos."

Natural Translation

The river pollution worries the residents.

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