English-Dutch translations for pollute

verontreinigen
Iedereen weet dat en niemand heeft het recht om dat water te verontreinigen. Everyone knows that and no-one is entitled to pollute it. Ik denk dat we hieruit geleerd hebben dat het niet voldoende is om wat minder te verontreinigen. I think that what we have learned is that it is not sufficient to pollute a little less. Niemand mag ons grondwater of onze zoetwatervoorraden verontreinigen met nitraten of iets anders. Nobody can be allowed to pollute our groundwater or freshwater with nitrates or anything else.
vervuilen
De giftige chemicaliën zullen dan het water van de Oostzee vervuilen. The poisonous chemicals would pollute the waters of the Baltic. Als de Spanjaarden hun water willen vervuilen dan moeten zij dat maar doen. If the Spanish wish to pollute their water, they should do just that. Zo is het oude beginsel van "de vervuiler betaalt”, veranderd in "wie betaalt, mag vervuilen”. Such behaviour has transformed the former principle of 'the polluter pays' into 'pay to pollute'.

To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product
To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor
To corrupt or profane
To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonour
Polluted; defiled

The factory polluted the river when it cleaned its tanks.
The lights from the stadium polluted the night sky, and we couldnt see the stars.

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