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1
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agotar

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el agotamiento, agotable (to exhaust)

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alcanzar

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to reach

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aumentar

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to add or increase

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calentar (ie)

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el calentamiento, caliente (to warm)

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concienciar

A

to make aware

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desechar

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el desecho, desechable (to throw away, to discard)

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destruir (y)

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la destrucción, destruido/a (to destroy)

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dificultar

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to make difficult

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disminuir (y)

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to diminish

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favorecer (-zc)

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to favor

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invertir (ie, i)

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to invest

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multar (a)

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to fine

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perjudicar

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to harm

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premiar

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to reward

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presionar

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to pressure

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prevenir (ie)

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to prevent

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promover (ue)

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to promote

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proteger (j)

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la protección, protegido/a

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renovar (ue)

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to renew

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20
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rescatar

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to rescue

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21
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el agujero

A

hole

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22
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la basura

A

trash

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el bosque

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the forest

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24
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la calidad

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the quality

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25
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la capa de ozono

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the ozone layer

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el carbón

A

coal

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27
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el combustible

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fuel

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28
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el desafío

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challenge

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29
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el desecho

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waste

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30
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la (des) ventaja

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(dis)advantage

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31
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el efecto invernadero

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greenhouse effect

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32
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las especies en peligro de extinción

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endangered species

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33
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la fuente

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source

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34
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el humo

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smoke

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35
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la leña

A

firewood

36
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la medida

A

measure

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el medioambiente

A

environment

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el recurso

A

resource

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la regla

A

rule

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la selva

A

jungle

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la sequía

A

drought

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el vidrio

A

glass

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(in)agotable

A

(in)exhaustible

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medioambiental

A

environmental

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potable

A

safe to drink

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renovable

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renewable

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sostenible

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sustainable

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a corto/medio/largo plazo

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in the short/mid/long term

49
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sin embargo

A

however, nevertheless

50
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reciclar

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el reciclaje, reciclado/a (to recycle)

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extinguir

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la extinción, extinto/a

52
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Es alarmante que

A

It is alarming that…

53
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Es necesario invertir en la energía renovable.

A

It is important to invest in renewable energy.

54
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Si conservamos ahora, habrá menos problemas ecológicos para nuestros nietos.

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If we conserve now, there will be fewer ecological problems for our grandchildren.

55
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Hay que conservar electricidad.

A

We must conserve electricity.

56
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En el futuro habrá que usar carros eléctricos.

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In the future it will be necessary to use electric cars.

57
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(Future tense) 
Yo tomar_
tú tomar_ _
Ud., él, ella tomar_
nosotros/as tomar_ _ _ _ 
vosotros/as tomar _ _ _
Uds., ellos, ellas tomar _ _
A
(Future tense)
yo tomaré
tú tomarás
Ud., él, ella tomará
nosotros/as tomaremos
vosotros/as tomaréis
Uds., ellos, ellas tomarán
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(Future tense) 
Yo comer_
tú comer_ _
Ud., él, ella comer_
nosotros/as comer_ _ _ _ 
vosotros/as comer _ _ _
Uds., ellos, ellas comer _ _
A
(Future tense)
yo comeré
tú comerás
Ud., él, ella comerá
nosotros/as comeremos
vosotros/as comeréis
Uds., ellos, ellas comerán
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(Future tense) 
Yo vivir_
tú vivir_ _
Ud., él, ella vivir_
nosotros/as vivir_ _ _ _ 
vosotros/as vivir _ _ _
Uds., ellos, ellas vivir _ _
A
(Future tense)
yo viviré
tú vivirás
Ud., él, ella vivirá
nosotros/as viviremos
vosotros/as viviréis
Uds., ellos, ellas vivirán
60
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Decir (future tense)

A

diré
dirás
dirá…

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hacer (future tense)

A

haré
harás
hará…

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haber (future tense)

A

habré
habrás
habrá…

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poder (future tense)

A

podré
podrás
podrá…

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querer (future tense)

A

querré
querrás
querrá…

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saber (future tense)

A

sabré
sabrás
sabrá…

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poner (future tense)

A

pondré
pondrás
pondrá…

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salir (future tense)

A

saldré
saldrás
saldrá…

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tener (future tense)

A

tendré
tendrás
tendrá…

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venir (future tense)

A

vendré
vendrás
vendrá…

70
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¿Estará contaminado el aire?

A

Could the air be contaminated?

71
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Sí, será por el humo de las fábricas.

A

Yes, it’s probably because of the smoke from the factories.

72
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agujero

A

a hole

73
Q

bienestar

A

the well-being

74
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sufragio universal

A

universal suffrage

75
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garantizar

A

to guarantee

76
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esfuerzo

A

effort

77
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el juicio

A

the judge

78
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to oppress (+ Noun and Adjective)

A

oprimir (opresión, oprimido/a)

79
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to protect (+ Noun and Adjective)

A

proteger (protección, protegido/a)

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gerente

A

manager

81
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averiguar

A

to discover

82
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prestar

A

to lend

83
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apagar

A

to turn off

84
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sueldo

A

salary

85
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jornada

A

workday