verpesten

to pollute / poison / contaminate

English meaning: to pollute / poison / contaminate
CEFR level: C1 — Advanced
Vocabulary package: Environment & Climate
Dictionary: German words with V

verpesten in a sentence

Die Fabrik verpestet die Luft der Stadt.
The factory pollutes the air of the city.

Conjugation of verpesten

ichverpeste

duverpestest

er/sie/eser/sie/es verpestet

wirverpesten

ihrverpestet

sie/Sieverpesten

Simple past (er/sie/es): verpestete
Perfect: hat verpestet

Where verpesten comes from

Derivation des Substantivs Pest mit dem Präfix ver-

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Words that go with verpesten

das Artensterbenspecies extinction die Artenvielfaltbiodiversity der Biodiversitätsverlustbiodiversity loss die Biotopvernetzungbiotope networking/habitat corridors die Bodendegradationsoil degradation die Entwaldungdeforestation die Eutrophierungeutrophication die Flächenversiegelungsoil sealing / land use conversion das Herbizidherbicide die Inzuchtinbreeding der Kippunkttipping point der Kohlenstoffkreislaufcarbon cycle

Questions about verpesten

How do you conjugate verpesten?

Present tense: ich verpeste, du verpestest, er/sie/es verpestet, wir verpesten, ihr verpestet, sie verpesten. Simple past: verpestete. Perfect: hat verpestet.

What does verpesten mean in English?

verpesten means "to pollute / poison / contaminate". For example: "Die Fabrik verpestet die Luft der Stadt." — "The factory pollutes the air of the city."

What level is verpesten in German?

verpesten is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the environment & climate vocabulary.

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