3 Proteger el planeta (el medio ambiente) Flashcards

1
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un arrecife

A

a reef

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el atún

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tuna

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una ballena

A

a whale

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4
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decomisar

A

to seize, to confiscate

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erosionar

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to erode

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una especie

A

a species

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el litoral

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coast

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el pez espada

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swordfish

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una red

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a net

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la sobrepesca

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overfishing

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11
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la subvención

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subsidy

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12
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el suelo

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land, ground

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13
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urbanizable

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designated for building

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14
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un vertido

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spillage

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aislar

A

to insulate

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16
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aplanar

A

to flatten

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17
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arder

A

to burn

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18
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el bolsillo

A

pocket

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19
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un bote

A

a jar

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20
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una caja

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a box

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21
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la celulosa

A

cellulose

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22
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comprimir

A

to compress

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23
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un contador

A

a meter

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24
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deshacerse de

A

to get rid of

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25
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un dispositivo

A

a mechanism

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26
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dosificar

A

to regulate, to control

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27
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escurrir

A

to drip

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28
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esparcir

A

to scatter

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29
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el grifo monomando

A

mixer tap

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30
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la palanca

A

handle, lever

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31
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plegar

A

to fold

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32
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socorrido

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handy, useful

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33
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voluminoso

A

bulky

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34
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el abrigo

A

shelter

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35
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albergar

A

to shelter, to house

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36
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el almacenamiento

A

storage

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37
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un yacimiento

A

a deposit

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38
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el asentamiento

A

settlement

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39
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en barbecho

A

fallow

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40
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una capa freática

A

phreatic stratum, aquifer

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41
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la Cuenca de Polvo

A

the Dust Bowl

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42
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el derroche

A

waste, squandering

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43
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el etiquetado

A

labeling

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44
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las explotaciones madereras

A

logging operations, timber industry

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45
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febril

A

hectic, fevered

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46
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una hectárea

A

a hectare (10,000m2)

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47
Q

las llanuras

A

plains

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48
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un oleoducto

A

oil pipeline

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49
Q

los pastos

A

pastures, grazing

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50
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una presa

A

a dam

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51
Q

rehuir

A

to avoid, to shun

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52
Q

la salinización

A

salinity, saltiness

53
Q

la soja

A

soya

54
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el encargad

A

person responsible

55
Q

enjuagar

A

to rinse

56
Q

enterarse de

A

to be informed about

57
Q

la tala

A

felling, cutting down (of trees)

58
Q

el trigo

A

wheat

59
Q

a nivel mundial

A

on a worldwide scale

60
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el abrigo

A

shelter

61
Q

aislar

A

to insulate

62
Q

albergar

A

to shelter, to house

63
Q

el almacenamiento

A

storage

64
Q

amenazar

A

threat

65
Q

aplanar

A

to flatten

66
Q

arder

A

to burn

67
Q

el asentamiento

A

settlement

68
Q

aumentar

A

to rise

69
Q

el bolsillo

A

pocket

70
Q

el calentamiento global

A

global warming

71
Q

el cambio climático

A

climate change

72
Q

el casquete polar

A

polar icecaps

73
Q

la celulosa

A

cellulose

74
Q

el círculo

A

cycle

75
Q

comprimir

A

to compress

76
Q

el consenso científico

A

scientific consensus

77
Q

conservar, proteger

A

to preserve

78
Q

el contador

A

meter

79
Q

la Cuenca de Polvo

A

the Dust Bowl

80
Q

los datos

A

data

81
Q

ir de caza

A

to go hunting

82
Q

la deforestación

A

deforestation

83
Q

el derroche

A

waste, squandering

84
Q

desaparecer

A

to disappear

85
Q

deshacerse de

A

to get rid of

86
Q

el dióxido de carbono

A

carbon dioxide

87
Q

el dióxido de nitrógeno

A

nitrogen dioxide

88
Q

dosificar

A

to regulate, to control

89
Q

la edad de hielo

A

ice age

90
Q

el efecto

A

effect

91
Q

el efecto invernadero

A

greenhouse effect

92
Q

en barbecho

A

fallow

93
Q

en peligro

A

in danger, endangered

94
Q

el encargado

A

person responsible

95
Q

encogerse

A

to shrink

96
Q

enjuagar

A

to rinse

97
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escéptico,-a

A

skeptical

98
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la especie

A

species

99
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el etiquetado

A

labelling

100
Q

la explotación

A

exploitation

101
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las explotaciones madereras

A

logging operations, timber industry

102
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febril

A

hectic, fevered

103
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la fluctuación

A

fluctuation

104
Q

el grupo de presión

A

pressure group

105
Q

la huella de carbono

A

carbon footprint

106
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las llanuras

A

plains

107
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medioambiental

A

environmental

108
Q

el mercado

A

market

109
Q

el metano

A

methane

110
Q

negar

A

to deny

111
Q

el nivel de mar

A

sea-level

112
Q

el oleoducto

A

oil pipeline

113
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el pacto

A

agreement

114
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los pastos

A

pastures, grazing

115
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la presa

A

dam

116
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protestar, impugnar

A

to contest

117
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el protocolo

A

protocol

118
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ratificar

A

to ratify

119
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rehuir

A

to avoid, to shun

120
Q

el retroceso de los glaciares

A

glacier retreat

121
Q

la salinización

A

salinity, saltiness

122
Q

la soja

A

soya

123
Q

la sostenibilidad

A

sustainability

124
Q

el equilibrio

A

balance

125
Q

la supervivencia

A

survival

126
Q

la tala

A

felling, cutting down (of trees)

127
Q

la temperatura

A

temperature

128
Q

el tratado

A

treaty