3 Proteger el planeta (el medio ambiente) Flashcards

1
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a reef

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un arrecife

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tuna

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el atún

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3
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a whale

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una ballena

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4
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to seize, to consificate

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decomisar

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5
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to erode

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erosionar

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6
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a species

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una especie

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7
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coast

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el litoral

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swordfish

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el pez espada

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9
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a net

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una red

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10
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overfishing

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la sobrepesca

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11
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subsidy

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la subvención

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12
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land, ground

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el suelo

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13
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designated for building

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urbanizable

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14
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a spillage

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un vertido

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15
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to insulate

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aislar

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16
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to flatten

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aplanar

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17
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to burn

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arder

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18
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pocket

A

el bolsillo

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19
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a jar

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un bote

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20
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a box

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una caja

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21
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cellulose

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la celulosa

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22
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to compress

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comprimir

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23
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a meter

A

un contador

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24
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to get rid of

A

deshacerse de

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25
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a mechanism

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un dispositivo

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26
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to regulate, to control

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dosificar

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27
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to drip

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escurrir

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28
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to scatter

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esparcir

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29
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mixer tap

A

el grifo monomando

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30
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handle, lever

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la palanca

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31
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to fold

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plegar

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32
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handy, useful

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socorrido

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33
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bulky

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voluminoso

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34
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shelter

A

el abrigo

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35
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to shelter, to house

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albergar

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36
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storage

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el almacenamiento

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37
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a deposit

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un yacimiento

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38
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settlement

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el asentamiento

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39
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fallow

A

en barbecho

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40
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phreatic stream, aquifer

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una capa freática

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41
Q

the Dust Bowl

A

la Cuenca de Polvo

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42
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waste, squandering

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el derroche

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43
Q

labelling

A

el etiquetado

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44
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logging, operations, timber industry

A

las explotaciones madereras

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45
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hectic, fevered

A

febril

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46
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a hectare (10,000m2)

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una hectárea

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47
Q

plains

A

las llanuras

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48
Q

oil pipeline

A

un oleoducto

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49
Q

pastures, grazing

A

los pastos

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50
Q

a dam

A

una presa

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51
Q

to avoid, to shun

A

rehuir

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52
Q

salinity, saltiness

A

la salinización

53
Q

soya

A

la soja

54
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person responsible

A

el encargad

55
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to rinse

A

enjuagar

56
Q

to be informed about

A

enterarse de

57
Q

felling, cutting down (of trees)

A

la tala

58
Q

wheat

A

el trigo

59
Q

on a worldwide scale

A

a nivel mundial

60
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shelter

A

el abrigo

61
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to insulate

A

aislar

62
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to shelter, to house

A

albergar

63
Q

storage

A

el almacenamiento

64
Q

threat

A

amenazar

65
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to flatten

A

aplanar

66
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to burn

A

arder

67
Q

settlement

A

el asentamiento

68
Q

to rise

A

aumentar

69
Q

pocket

A

el bolsillo

70
Q

global warming

A

el calentamiento global

71
Q

climate change

A

el cambio climático

72
Q

polar icecaps

A

el casquete polar

73
Q

cellulose

A

la celulosa

74
Q

cycle

A

el círculo

75
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to compress

A

comprimir

76
Q

scientific consensus

A

el consenso científico

77
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to preserve

A

conservar, proteger

78
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meter

A

el contador

79
Q

the Dust Bowl

A

la Cuenca de Polvo

80
Q

data

A

los datos

81
Q

to go hunting

A

ir de caza

82
Q

deforestation

A

la deforestación

83
Q

waste, squandering

A

el derroche

84
Q

to disappear

A

desaparecer

85
Q

to get rid of

A

deshacerse de

86
Q

carbon dioxide

A

el dióxido de carbono

87
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nitrogen dioxide

A

el dióxido de nitrógeno

88
Q

to regulate, to control

A

dosificar

89
Q

ice age

A

la edad de hielo

90
Q

effect

A

el efecto

91
Q

greenhouse effect

A

el efecto invernadero

92
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fallow

A

en barbecho

93
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in danger, endangered

A

en peligro

94
Q

person responsible

A

el encargado

95
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to shrink

A

encogerse

96
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to rinse

A

enjuagar

97
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skeptical

A

escéptico,-a

98
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species

A

la especie

99
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labelling

A

el etiquetado

100
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exploitation

A

la explotación

101
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logging operations, timber industry

A

las explotaciones madereras

102
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hectic, fevered

A

febril

103
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fluctuation

A

la fluctuación

104
Q

pressure group

A

el grupo de presión

105
Q

carbon footprint

A

la huella de carbono

106
Q

plains

A

las llanuras

107
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environmental

A

medioambiental

108
Q

market

A

el mercado

109
Q

methane

A

el metano

110
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to deny

A

negar

111
Q

sea-level

A

el nivel del mar

112
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oil pipeline

A

el oleoducto

113
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agreement

A

el pacto

114
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pastures, grazing

A

los pastos

115
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dam

A

la presa

116
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to contest

A

protestar, impugnar

117
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protocol

A

el protocolo

118
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to ratify

A

ratificar

119
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to avoid, to shun

A

rehuir

120
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glacier retreat

A

el retroceso de los glaciares

121
Q

salinity, saltiness

A

la salinización

122
Q

soya

A

la soja

123
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sustainability

A

la sostenibilidad

124
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balance

A

el equilibro

125
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survival

A

la supervivencia

126
Q

felling, cutting down (of trees)

A

la tala

127
Q

temperature

A

la temperatura

128
Q

treaty

A

el tratado