Chapter 3 Flashcards

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1
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dañar

A

to damage

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desperdiciar

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to waste

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3
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calentar

A

to warm

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4
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predecir

A

to predict

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5
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proveer

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to provide

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6
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prevenir

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to predict

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7
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proteger

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to protect

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8
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provenir

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to come from

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quemar

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to burn

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10
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rescatar

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to rescue

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11
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sembrar

A

to sow (seeds)

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12
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sobrevivir

A

to survive

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13
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el acero

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steel

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14
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el auga potable

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safe drinking water

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15
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el aire

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air

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16
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el aluminio

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aluminum

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el ambiente

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environment (inside)

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la atmósfera

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atmosphere

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19
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la basura

A

trash

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20
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el bosque

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forest

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21
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el bosque lluvioso

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rain forest

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22
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el bronce

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bronze

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23
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el calementamiento global

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global warming

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24
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los cambios climáticos

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climate changes

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25
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la capa de ozone

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ozone layer

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26
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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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la contaminación

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pollution

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29
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la cosecha

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harvest

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30
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el derrame

A

spill

31
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los desechos

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waste

32
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el desperdicio

A

waste (de comida, papel)

33
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la destrucción

A

destruction

34
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la energía eléctrica

A

electric energy

35
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la energía nuclear

A

nuclear energy

36
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la energía solar

A

solar energy

37
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las especies en peligro de extinción

A

endangered species

38
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Los ecologistas

A

ecologists

39
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el efecto invernadero

A

greenhouse effect

40
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la erosión del suelo

A

soil erosion

41
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la escasez

A

scarcity

42
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el hierro

A

iron

43
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el humo

A

smoke

44
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el huracán

A

hurricane

45
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la inundación

A

flood

46
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la investigación

A

Investigation

47
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la lluvia ácida

A

acid rain

48
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la madera

A

wood

49
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el petróleo

A

oil

50
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el plástico

A

plastic

51
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el plomo

A

lead

52
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Los rayos ultravioleta

A

UV rays

53
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el reciclaje

A

recycling

54
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los recursos naturales

A

natural resources

55
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la selva

A

jungle

56
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la semilla

A

seed

57
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la sequía

A

drought

58
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la siembra

A

sowing

59
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el sistema de riego

A

irrigation

60
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la sobrepoblación

A

overpopulation

61
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la supervivencia

A

survival

62
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ambiental

A

environmental

63
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beneficioso

A

beneficial

64
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dañino

A

damaging

65
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escaso

A

scarce

66
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grave

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serious

67
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potable

A

safe to drink

68
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salvaje

A

wild

69
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sin embargo

A

nevertheless

70
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ahora mismo

A

right now

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sobre todo

A

above all, especially

72
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tan pronto como sea posible

A

as soon as possible

73
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a pesar de

A

in spite of

74
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alimentar

A

to feed, to nourish