Depletion

//dɪˈpliːʃən//

Synonyms for "depletion" (76 found)

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Translations

23 translations across 11 languages.

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Catalan

3 entries
  • depleció noun (consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished)
  • depleció noun (gradual expense or use of natural resources over time)
  • exhauriment noun (exhaustion)

French

1 entries
  • déplétion noun (gradual expense or use of natural resources over time)

German

4 entries
  • Abbau noun (consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished)
  • Erschöpfen noun (exhaustion)
  • Erschöpfung noun (exhaustion)
  • Leerung noun (consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • deplesi noun (gradual expense or use of natural resources over time)

Irish

1 entries
  • laghdú noun (exhaustion)

Italian

1 entries
  • esaurimento noun (exhaustion)

Korean

2 entries
  • 고갈 noun (consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished)
  • 소모 noun (exhaustion)

Malay

1 entries
  • susutan noun (gradual expense or use of natural resources over time)

Māori

1 entries
  • whakataweketanga noun (exhaustion)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • depleção noun (exhaustion)
  • depleção noun (consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished)
  • esgotamento noun (exhaustion)
  • esgotamento noun (consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished)

Spanish

1 entries
  • depleción noun (exhaustion)

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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The current ozone hole area is still large compared to the 1980s, when the depletion of the ozone layer above Antarctica was first detected. This is because levels of ozone-depleting substances like chlorine and bromine remain high enough to produce significant ozone loss.

Source: tatoeba (6548038)

Unsustainable fishing on coral reef areas can lead to the depletion of key reef species in many locations.

Source: tatoeba (6684660)

The best refutation of the imaginary Malthusian laws of "land depletion" is the practice of Soviet collective farming.

Source: tatoeba (10903472)

He is keenly aware that the depletion of the Ogallala aquifer could ultimately drive his family off the land.

Source: tatoeba (11133127)

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