Chapter 14 Flashcards

1
Q

arrojar

A

to throw out, spew

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2
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cerrar el grifo

A

to turn off the faucet

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3
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contaminar

A

to pollute

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4
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desperdiciar

A

to waste

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5
Q

destruir

A

to destroy

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6
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mejorar

A

to improve

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7
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proteger

A

to protect

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8
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resolver

A

to solve, to resolve

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9
Q

la agua dulce/salada

A

fresh/salt water

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10
Q

el altiplano

A

high plateau

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11
Q

la arena

A

sand

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12
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la bahía

A

bay

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13
Q

el bosque tropical

A

tropical forest

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14
Q

el hielo

A

ice

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15
Q

la isla

A

island

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16
Q

el mar

A

sea

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17
Q

la llanura

A

plain

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18
Q

la orilla

A

shore

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19
Q

la sierra

A

mountain range

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20
Q

la zona ártica

A

arctic region

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21
Q

el águila

A

eagle

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22
Q

la araña

A

spider

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23
Q

la ballena

A

whale

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24
Q

el cangrejo

A

crab

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25
el delfín
dolphin
26
la foca
seal
27
la gaviota
seagull
28
la mariposa
butterfly
29
el mono
monkey
30
el oso (polar)
(polar) bear
31
el quetzal
quetzal bird
32
la rana
frog
33
la serpiente
snake
34
el tiburón
shark
35
la tortuga
turtle
36
salvaje
wild
37
el aire puro
clean air
38
el basurero
landfill
39
la bolsa
bag
40
la botella
bottle
41
el calentamiento global
global warming
42
el cartón
cardboard
43
el cambio climático
climate change
44
la contaminación
pollution
45
el desastre ambiental
environmental disaster
46
los desechos urbanos
urban waste
47
la energía eólica
wind power
48
el envase
container
49
la escasez
shortage
50
la especie en peligro de extinción
endangered species
51
la fábrica
factory
52
el humo
smoke
53
el petróleo
crude oil
54
el petrolero
oil tanker
55
los productos no reciclables
non-recyclable products
56
el reciclaje
recycling
57
los residuos peligrosos
hazardous waste
58
la sobrepoblación
overpopulation
59
la tala de árboles
tree felling
60
contaminado
polluted
61
el vidrio
glass
62
anticontaminante
anti-pollution
63
(no) renovable
(non) renewable
64
sin que
without
65
para que
so that
66
con tal (de) que
provided that
67
en caso de que
in case
68
a menos que
unless
69
antes de que
before