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This page gives 100 Romanian words on “Environment and ecology”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Romanian vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Romanian vocabulary: environment

Climate, pollution, recycling, renewable energy: environment and ecology vocabulary in Romanian.

Here are 100 Romanian words on “Environment and ecology”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Romanian	English
activist	activist
aer	air
bilanț de carbon	carbon assessment
climă	climate
acord climatic	climate agreement
schimbare climatică	climate change
cultură	crop
Pământ	Earth
ecologie	ecology
electricitate	electricity
emisie	emission
energie	energy
economie de energie	energy saving
mediu	environment
fermă	farm
agricultură	farming
câmp	field
efect de seră	greenhouse effect
gaz cu efect de seră	greenhouse gas
recoltă	harvest
catastrofă naturală	natural disaster
gaz natural	natural gas
rezervație naturală	nature reserve
energie nucleară	nuclear power
petrol	oil
ecologic	organic
planetă	planet
poluare	pollution
manifestație	protest
creșterea nivelului mării	rising sea levels
second-hand	second hand
lanț scurt de aprovizionare	short supply chain
plastic de unică folosință	single use plastic
durabil	sustainable
taxă	tax
limita	to limit
prezerva	to preserve
proteja	to protect
reduce	to reduce
incendiu de pădure	wildfire

Level 2: medium 35 words

Romanian	English
conștientizare	awareness raising
biodiversitate	biodiversity
amprentă de carbon	carbon footprint
neutralitate de carbon	carbon neutrality
sistem de garanție-returnare	deposit return scheme
secetă	drought
ecosistem	ecosystem
specie amenințată	endangered species
îngrășământ	fertiliser
inundație	flood
combustibil fosil	fossil fuel
tranziție ecologică	green transition
topirea ghețarilor	ice melt
agricultură intensivă	intensive farming
irigație	irrigation
groapă de gunoi	landfill
poluare luminoasă	light pollution
poluare fonică	noise pollution
ambalaj	packaging
sancțiune	penalty
regenerabil	renewable
resursă	resource
stație de epurare	sewage plant
panou solar	solar panel
sortare	sorting
compensa	to offset
sorta	to sort
încălzire	warming
deșeu	wasteRubbish, residue
risipă	wasteSquandering, excessive use
ape uzate	waste water
epurare	water treatment
zonă umedă	wetland
avertizor în interes public	whistleblower
zero deșeuri	zero waste

Level 3: hard 25 words

Romanian	English
agroecologie	agroecology
biomasă	biomass
dioxid de carbon	carbon dioxide
defrișare	deforestation
deșertificare	desertification
cumpătare	frugality
incinerare	incineration
specie invazivă	invasive species
metan	methane
microplastic	microplastic
pescuit excesiv	overfishing
permacultură	permaculture
pesticid	pesticide
obsolescență programată	planned obsolescence
braconaj	poaching
polenizator	pollinator
cotă	quota
reîmpădurire	reforestation
reparabilitate	repairability
gunoi	rubbish
izolație termică	thermal insulation
composta	to compost
recicla	to recycle
risipi	to waste
coridor ecologic	wildlife corridor

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Romanian words on “Environment and ecology”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Romanian vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Romanian vocabulary on iPhone.