1 La polución (el medio ambiente) Flashcards

1
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threat

A

la amenaza

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2
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warming

A

el calentamiento

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3
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to make aware

A

concienciar

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4
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a stage

A

una etapa

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5
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to exploit

A

explotar

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6
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to encourage, to promote

A

fomentar

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7
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to brake, slow down

A

frenar

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8
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a freeze, a frost

A

una helada

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9
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harmful

A

nocivo

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10
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to cause

A

ocasionar

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11
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a heatwave

A

una ola de calor

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12
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to promote

A

promover

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13
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to cause

A

provocar

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14
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to soften

A

suavizar

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15
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to drown, suffocate, gasp for breath

A

ahogarse

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16
Q

sleep disturbance

A

la alteración del sueño

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17
Q

lighting

A

el alumbrado

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18
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at one time (long ago)

A

antaño

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19
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horn (car, boat)

A

el claxon

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20
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road surface

A

la calzada

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21
Q

in slow motion

A

en cámara lenta

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22
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a decibel (measure of noise)

A

un decibelio

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23
Q

weed

A

el hierbajo

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24
Q

to pant

A

jadear

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25
Q

local people, the locals

A

los lugareños

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26
Q

pale, haggard

A

macilento

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27
Q

quantity of vehicles

A

el parque automovilístico

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28
Q

loss

A

la pérdida

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29
Q

lead

A

el plomo

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30
Q

friction

A

el rozamiento

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31
Q

a subscription

A

un abono

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32
Q

to reach

A

alcanzar

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33
Q

a catalytic converter

A

un catalizador

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34
Q

facilitar

A

to facilitate; to offer, to provide

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35
Q

implantar

A

to set up

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36
Q

a kilowatt (measure of electricity)

A

un kilovatio

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37
Q

novel, new

A

novedoso

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38
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to promote, foster

A

potenciar

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39
Q

to be rooted

A

radicar

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40
Q

a network

A

una red

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41
Q

to subsidise

A

subvencionar

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42
Q

to move

A

trasladar

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43
Q

journey

A

el trayecto

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44
Q

effluent

A

las aguas residuales

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45
Q

breathing difficulty

A

las dificultades respiratorias

46
Q

carbon gases

A

los gases de carbono

47
Q

exhaust gases

A

los gases de combustión

48
Q

hydrocarbons

A

los hidrocarburos

49
Q

local people, the locals

A

los lugareños

50
Q

toxic waste

A

los residuos tóxicos

51
Q

aerosol

A

el aerosol

52
Q

hole

A

el agujero

53
Q

lighting

A

el alumbrado

54
Q

to reach

A

alcanzar

55
Q

threat

A

la amenaza

56
Q

asthma

A

el asma

57
Q

biodegradable

A

biodegradable

58
Q

warming

A

el calentamiento

59
Q

global warming

A

el calentamiento global

60
Q

road surface

A

la calzada

61
Q

climate change

A

el cambio climático

62
Q

fuel

A

el combustible

63
Q

to car-share

A

compartir coches

64
Q

to make aware

A

concienciar

65
Q

noise pollution

A

la contaminación acústica

66
Q

pollutant

A

el contaminante

67
Q

to pollute

A

contaminar

68
Q

catalytic converter

A

el convertidor catalítico

69
Q

coast

A

la costa, el litoral

70
Q

to harm

A

dañar

71
Q

carbon dioxide

A

el dioxide de carbono

72
Q

to release

A

emitir

73
Q

to exploit

A

explotar

74
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to facilitate; to offer, to provide

A

facilitar

75
Q

to brake, slow down

A

frenar

76
Q

diesel

A

el gasóleo

77
Q

petrol

A

la gasolina

78
Q

weed

A

el hierbajo

79
Q

carbon footprint

A

la huella de carbono

80
Q

environmental footprint

A

la huella medioambiental

81
Q

to set up

A

implantar

82
Q

to pant

A

jadear

83
Q

acid rain

A

la lluvia ácida

84
Q

pale, haggard

A

macilento

85
Q

oil slick

A

la marea negra

86
Q

level

A

el nivel

87
Q

harmful

A

nocivo

88
Q

novel, new

A

novedoso

89
Q

total number of cars

A

el número total de coches

90
Q

to cause

A

ocasionar

91
Q

quantity of vehicles

A

el parque automovilístico

92
Q

loss

A

la pérdida

93
Q

petroleum

A

el petróleo

94
Q

lead

A

el plomo

95
Q

to promote, foster

A

potenciar

96
Q

harmful

A

perjudicial

97
Q

to promote

A

promover

98
Q

to cause

A

provocar

99
Q

to be rooted

A

radicar

100
Q

radioactive

A

radioactivo,-a

101
Q

nuclear waste

A

el residuo nuclear

102
Q

river

A

el río

103
Q

main river

A

el río mayor

104
Q

friction

A

el rozamiento

105
Q

drought

A

la sequía

106
Q

unleaded

A

sin plomo

107
Q

to soften

A

suavizar

108
Q

to subsidise

A

subvencionar

109
Q

toxic

A

tóxico,-a

110
Q

Road/air traffic

A

el tráfico rodado/aéreo

111
Q

journey

A

el trayecto

112
Q

waterways

A

la vía fluvial