pollute
pollute verb – to make dirty or harmful to health, especially with chemical or waste products We don’t use chemicals on our lawn because the runoff would pollute the creek. The oceans are heavily polluted with microplastics!
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depend
depend verb – to be controlled or determined by / to trust or rely Whether you do well on our next test, depends on how well you prepare. You can depend on me!
gradual
gradual adjective – moving or changing slowly in steps or degrees As the tide comes in, it will make a gradual move up the beach.
Früher war mehr Lametta!
There used to be more tinsel! In the Loriet-Sketch Weihnachten bei Hoppenstedts there is a famous saying: “Früher war mehr Lametta!” Now what does this mean? The speaker is clearly talking about a time that is not just in the past but different from today. In German, we often use “früher” to express this. In …