Chapter 3: The Environment Flashcards

1
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to feed, to nourish

A

alimentar

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2
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to damage

A

dañar

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3
Q

to waste

A

desperdiciar

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4
Q

to warm

A

calentar (ie)

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5
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to predict

A

predecir

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6
Q

to provide

A

proveer

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7
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to prevent

A

prevenir (ie)

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8
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to protect

A

proteger

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9
Q

to come from

A

provenir

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10
Q

quemar

A

to burn

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11
Q

to sow

A

sembrar

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12
Q

to survive

A

sobrevivir

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13
Q

steel

A

el acero

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14
Q

safe drinking water

A

el agua potable

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15
Q

air

A

el aire

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16
Q

aluminium

A

el aluminio

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17
Q

environment (inside)

A

el ambiente

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18
Q

atmosphere

A

la atmósfera

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19
Q

trash

A

la basura

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20
Q

forest

A

el bosque

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21
Q

rain forest

A

el bosque lluvioso

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22
Q

bronze

A

el bronce

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23
Q

global warming

A

el calentamiento global

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24
Q

climate changes

A

los cambios climáticos

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25
Q

ozone layer

A

la capa de ozono

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26
Q

coal

A

el carbón

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27
Q

fuel

A

el combustible

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28
Q

pollution

A

la contaminación

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29
Q

harvest

A

la cosecha

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30
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spill (oil)

A

el derrame (de petróleo)

31
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waste

A

los desechos

32
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waste (food, paper)

A

el desperdicio (de comida, papel)

33
Q

destruction

A

la destrucción

34
Q

electric energy

A

la energía eléctrica

35
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nuclear energy

A

la energía nuclear

36
Q

solar energy

A

la energía

37
Q

endangered species

A

las especies en peligro de extinción

38
Q

ecologists

A

los ecologistas

39
Q

greenhouse effect

A

el efecto invernadero

40
Q

soil errosion

A

la erosión del suelo

41
Q

scarcity

A

la escasez

42
Q

iron

A

el hierro

43
Q

smoke

A

el humo

44
Q

hurricane

A

el huracán

45
Q

flood

A

la inundación

46
Q

investigation

A

la investigación

47
Q

acid rain

A

la lluvia ácida

48
Q

wood

A

la madera

49
Q

oil

A

el pretróleo

50
Q

plastic

A

el plástico

51
Q

lead

A

el plomo

52
Q

UV rays

A

los rayos ultravioleta

53
Q

recycling

A

el reciclaje

54
Q

natural resources

A

los recursos naturales

55
Q

jungle

A

la selva

56
Q

seed

A

la semilla

57
Q

drought

A

la sequía

58
Q

sowing

A

la siembra

59
Q

irrigation

A

el sistema de riego

60
Q

over population

A

la sobrepoblación

61
Q

survival

A

la supervivencia

62
Q

environmental

A

ambiental

63
Q

beneficial

A

beneficioso

64
Q

damaging

A

dañino

65
Q

scarce

A

escaso

66
Q

serious

A

grave

67
Q

safe to drink

A

potable

68
Q

wild

A

salvaje

69
Q

nevertheless

A

sin embargo

70
Q

right now

A

ahora mismo

71
Q

above all, especially

A

sobre todo

72
Q

as soon as posible

A

tan pronto como sea posible

73
Q

in spite of

A

a pesar de