No. 3,886 in Dutch
vervuilende
Polluting.
In a sentence
De fabriek in onze stad is een vervuilende bron voor de omgeving.
The factory in our city is a polluting source for the environment.
In this sentence, 'vervuilende' is used as an adjective modifying 'bron' to indicate that the source is causing pollution.
Auto’s met oudere motoren hebben vaak vervuilende uitlaatgassen.
Cars with older engines often have polluting exhaust gases.
Here, 'vervuilende' describes 'uitlaatgassen' to signify that these emissions are harmful to the environment.
Landbouwmethoden die schadelijke chemicaliën gebruiken zijn vervuilende praktijken.
Farming methods that use harmful chemicals are polluting practices.
'Vervuilende' in this sentence qualifies 'praktijken' to express that the practices have a polluting impact.
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