Week 4: Monday

Today I read an article 'The geopolitics of climate change' (Dalby 2013). The article was more challenging than I expected. I found the vocabulary but also the topic of the article quite difficult. I made a list of the words I needed to translate and in the list there are 90 words. Reading, translating the words and just trying to understand the article took me 3 hours and 45 minutes.

volumetric = tilavuudeltaan
acceleration = kiihtyvyys
re-run = uusinta
dimension = -ulotteinen
corrective = parannus
incarceration = vangitseminen
writ = oikeuden määräys
armoury = asevarasto
dispute = kiista
formulation = muotoileminen
aerial = antenni
duration = kesto
require = vaatia
emergent = muotoutuva
simultaneous = samanaikainen
artificial = keinotekoinen
pithily = ytimekkäästi
guradrail = suojakaide
overhaul = uudistus
pinnacle = huippu
odourless = tuoksuton
incorporate = sisällyttää
crude = hiomaton
reliance = riippuvaisuus
invoke = vedota
instrinsically = luonnollisesti
worrisome = huolestuttava
implicit = epäsuora
enterprise = yhtenäisyys
imminent = uhkaava
conjure = loihtia
missile = ammus
configuration = rakenne
ubiquitous = kaikkialla läsnä oleva
troop = joukko
monetary = rahallinen
computational = laskennallinen
copiously  = runsaasti
per se = lähtökohtaisesti
punditry = asiantuntija
orbit = kiertorata
dweller = asukas
invocation = hyödyntäminen
modification = muunnos
parallel = yhdensuuntainen
drought = kuivuus
dispersal = hajaantuminen
premature = ennenaikainen
interpret = tulkita
detonation = räjähdys
interloper = tunkeilija
extraction = uuttaminen
contamination = saastuminen
curb = hillitä
explicit = täsmällinen
deterrence = pelote
feasible = mahdollinen
reduce = alentaa
stalemate = pattitilanne
unpalatable = pahanmakuinen
myopia = likinäköisyys
initiative = aloitekyky
merely = ainoastaan
inferior = keskinkertainen
trajectory = lentorata
unilateral = yksipuolinen
taint = turmella
onset = alku
bargaining = neuvottelu
reinforce = vahvistaa
colloquial = arkikielinen
sporadically = satunnaisesti
render = aiheuttaa
loom = siintää
reversal = täyskäännös
prevalence = yleisyys
morph = muuttaa muotoaan
semblance = ulkonäkö
impute = syyttää
bureaucratic = byrokraattinen
ameliorate = kohentaa
proximity = läheisyys
spillover = leviäminen
commodity = tuote
elide = jättää pois
shortage = puute
mitigation = lievennys
misconstures = ymmärtää väärin
counter = vastaliike
subsequent = seuraava

Bibliography
Dalby, Simon 2013. The geopolitics of climate change. Political Geography 37: 38-47.

 04.03.2019: 3h 45min

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