Ch 8 Flashcards

1
Q

escasez

A

shortage

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2
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suministro

A

supply

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3
Q

embalse

A

dam

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4
Q

apagones

A

blackouts

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5
Q

abastecimiento

A

supply

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6
Q

la siembra

A

Sowing

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7
Q

reclamar

A

to call back

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8
Q

revivir

A

to bring back to life

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9
Q

el agujero

A

hole

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10
Q

el bosque

A

forest

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11
Q

la capa do ozono

A

ozone layer

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12
Q

el cielo

A

sky; heaven

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13
Q

el combustible

A

fuel

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14
Q

el consumo

A

consumption

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15
Q

la cosecha

A

harvest, crop

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16
Q

el efecto invernadero

A

greenhouse effect

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17
Q

la madera

A

wood

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18
Q

el pesticida

A

pesticide

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19
Q

el recurso

A

resource

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20
Q

la selva

A

jungle; tropical rain forest

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21
Q

la sequía

A

drought

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22
Q

la tierra

A

soil

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23
Q

cortar

24
Q

crear

25
desperdiciar
to waste
26
proteger
to protect
27
sembrar
to sow
28
agrícola
agricultural
29
la acera
sidewalk
30
la basura
garbage
31
el contenedor
bin
32
el envase
container
33
el humo
smoke
34
el mantenimiento
maintenance
35
el piso
floor
36
la recogida (de basura)
pickup (of trash)
37
botar
to throw away
38
desechable
disposable
39
el acuerdo/el tratado
agreement/treaty
40
la bolsa
stock exchange
41
la deudo (externa)
debt
42
el Fondo Monetario Internactional (FMI)
IMF
43
la inversión
investment
44
los inversionistas
investors
45
los países desarrollados/ en vías de desarrollo
developed countries; developing countries
46
la sostenibilidad
sustainability
47
invertir
invest
48
sostener
to sustain
49
sostenible
sustainable
50
la directriz
guideline
51
el esquema
outline; way of thinking
52
el hielo
ice
53
acoger
to accept
54
acogerse a
to participate voluntarily
55
firmar
to sign
56
ante
in the face of
57
ello
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