1 La polución (el medio ambiente) Flashcards

1
Q

la amenaza

A

threat

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2
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el calentamiento

A

warming

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3
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concienciar

A

to make aware

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4
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una etapa

A

a stage

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5
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explotar

A

to exploit

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6
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fomentar

A

to encourage, to promote

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7
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frenar

A

to brake, slow down

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8
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una helada

A

a freeze, a frost

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9
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nocivo

A

harmful

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10
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ocasionar

A

to cause

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11
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una ola de calor

A

a heatwave

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12
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promover

A

to promote

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13
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provocar

A

to cause

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14
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suavizar

A

to soften

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15
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ahogarse

A

to drown, suffocate, gasp for breath

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16
Q

la alteración del sueño

A

sleep disturbance

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17
Q

el alumbrado

A

lighting

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18
Q

antaño

A

at one time (long ago)

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19
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el claxon

A

horn (car, boat)

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20
Q

la calzada

A

road surface

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21
Q

en cámara lenta

A

in slow motion

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22
Q

un decibelio

A

a decibil (measure of noise)

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23
Q

el hierbajo

A

weed

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24
Q

jadear

A

to pant

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25
Q

los lugareños

A

local people, the locals

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26
Q

macilento

A

pale, haggard

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27
Q

el parque automovilístico

A

quantity of vehicles

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28
Q

la pérdida

A

loss

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29
Q

el plomo

A

lead

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30
Q

el rozamiento

A

friction

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31
Q

un abono

A

a subscription

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32
Q

alcanzar

A

to reach

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33
Q

un catalizador

A

a catalytic converter

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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

un kilovatio

A

a kilowatt (measure of electricity)

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37
Q

novedoso

A

novel, new

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38
Q

potenciar

A

to promote, foster

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39
Q

radicar

A

to be rooted

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40
Q

una red

A

a network

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41
Q

subvencionar

A

to subsidise

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42
Q

trasladar

A

to move

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43
Q

el trayecto

A

journey

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44
Q

las aguas residuales

A

effluent

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45
Q

las dificultades respiratorias

A

breathing difficulty

46
Q

los gases de carbono

A

carbon gases

47
Q

los gases de combustión

A

exhaust gases

48
Q

los hidrocarburos

A

hydrocarbons

49
Q

los lugareños

A

local people, the locals

50
Q

los residuos tóxicos

A

toxic waste

51
Q

el aerosol

A

aerosol

52
Q

el agujero

A

hole

53
Q

el alumbrado

A

lighting

54
Q

alcanzar

A

to reach

55
Q

la amenaza

A

threat

56
Q

el asma

A

asthma

57
Q

biodegradable

A

biodegradable

58
Q

el calentamiento

A

warming

59
Q

el calentamiento global

A

global warming

60
Q

la calzada

A

road surface

61
Q

el cambio climático

A

climate change

62
Q

el combustible

A

fuel

63
Q

compartir coches

A

to car-share

64
Q

concienciar

A

to make aware

65
Q

la contaminación acústica

A

noise pollution

66
Q

el contaminante

A

pollutant

67
Q

contaminar

A

to pollute

68
Q

el convertidor catalítico

A

catalytic converter

69
Q

la costa, el litoral

A

coast

70
Q

dañar

A

to harm

71
Q

el dióxido de carbono

A

carbon dioxide

72
Q

emitir

A

to release

73
Q

explotar

A

to exploit

74
Q

facilitar

A

to facilitate, to offer, to provide

75
Q

frenar

A

to brake, slow down

76
Q

el gasóleo

A

diesel

77
Q

la gasolina

A

petrol

78
Q

el hierbajo

A

weed

79
Q

la huella de carbono

A

carbon footprint

80
Q

la huella medioambiental

A

environmental footprint

81
Q

implantar

A

to set up

82
Q

jadear

A

to pant

83
Q

la lluvia ácida

A

acid rain

84
Q

macilento

A

pale, haggard

85
Q

la marea negra

A

oil slick

86
Q

el nivel

A

level

87
Q

nocivo

A

harmful

88
Q

novedoso

A

novel, new

89
Q

el número total de coches

A

total number of cars

90
Q

ocasionar

A

to cause

91
Q

el parque automovilístico

A

quantity of vehicles

92
Q

la pérdida

A

loss

93
Q

el petróleo

A

petroleum

94
Q

el plomo

A

lead

95
Q

potenciar

A

to promote, foster

96
Q

perjudicial

A

harmful

97
Q

promover

A

to promote

98
Q

provocar

A

to cause

99
Q

radicar

A

to be rooted

100
Q

radioactivo,-a

A

radioactive

101
Q

el residuo nuclear

A

nuclear waste

102
Q

el río

A

river

103
Q

el río mayor

A

main river

104
Q

el rozamiento

A

friction

105
Q

la sequía

A

drought

106
Q

sin plomo

A

unleaded

107
Q

suavizar

A

to soften

108
Q

subvencionar

A

to subsidise

109
Q

tóxico,-a

A

toxic

110
Q

el tráfico rodado/aéreo

A

road/air traffic

111
Q

el trayecto

A

journey

112
Q

la vía fluvial

A

waterways