green
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3.2
- adjective
- /ɡrin/
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ecológico
- Many cities are creating green spaces to promote biodiversity and improve air quality.
- green jobs
- green building
- green space
So you have this green energy, right.
- So you have this green energy, right.
- Remember, don't just think green, be green.
- We have the tools for a green industrial revolution.
- A large portion of that is green building.
- So already Sachs and Anne are representing the red and green perspective.
- My friends who are incredibly green care a lot.
Examples
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However, this concern has bolstered interest in a broader range of "green" energy technologies.
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So there could hardly be a cleaner, greener process.
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The problem is which of the green solutions are real?
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So you have this green energy, right.
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We have the tools for a green industrial revolution.
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The next steps are beautiful green spaces, cleaner air.
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Remember, don't just think green, be green.
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There is a monoculture of poorly paying jobs and no movement towards a green economy or technological innovation.
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In other news, the government of Ecuador has taken the lead in the green earth initiative to ensure that we do not make the same mistakes again.
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The Ecocommunalism variant incorporates the deep green vision of localism, face-to-face democracy, small technology, and economic autonomy.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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4.1
Supporting actions that protect the environment
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5.6
A person or group that cares about protecting nature and saving resources
Not harmful to the environment
Antonyms
Idioms
- Jargon
To look at the slope and surface of a golf green to decide how to hit a putt
Compounds
- US
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3.4
An official card that allows a foreign person to live and work permanently in the United States
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3.7
A political party that wants to protect the environment and support fair social policies
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4.0
A period in the 1960s and 1970s when new seeds and fertilizers greatly increased food crops
- Specialized
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5.8
A way to release software using two identical systems to move users to the new version
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3.1
A range of mountains in Vermont, USA that are part of the Appalachian Mountains
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3.2
A river in the western United States that starts in Wyoming and flows south into the Colorado River
- Specialized
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4.1
Tiny living things in water that make food from light and often look blue-green
- Literature
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9.6
A soldier in green with no badge sent so a country can deny sending them
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6.5
A West African monkey that lives in open grasslands with a greenish-grey back and a yellow tail
- Archaic
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7.5
A soup made from the meat of green turtles, often served as a special food
A low, soft green plant with creeping stems often used to make Christmas wreaths
- South African
A monkey that lives on the African savanna with greenish-grey fur and a yellow tail
A small green or yellow-green toad with black bars and stripes found in North America
How Green
Surface Forms
Etymology
Green for environmental ideas comes from the colour of plants and nature, from old English grēne for grass and growth, so 'green' policies or products protect the natural world. That's why being green means caring for the environment.