Chapter 4: El medio ambiente Flashcards

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global warming

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el calentamiento global

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climate change

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el cambio climático

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conservation

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la conservación

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(air, water) pollution

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la contaminación (del aire; del agua)

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deforestation

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la deforestación

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ecology

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la ecología

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ecologist

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el/la ecologista

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ecotourism

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el ecoturismo

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(nuclear, solar) energy

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la energía (nuclear, solar)

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container

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el envase

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extinction

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la extinción

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factory

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la fábrica

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government

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el gobierno

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(tin) can

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la lata

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law

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la ley

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environment

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el medio ambiente

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danger

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el peligro

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(over) population

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la (sobre) población

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recycling

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el reciclaje

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natural resource

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el recurso natural

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solution

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la solución

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to hunt

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cazar

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to conserve

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conservar

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to pollute

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contaminar

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to control

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controlar

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to take care of

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cuidar

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to stop (doing something)

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dejar de (+ inf.)

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to develop

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desarrollar

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to discover

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descubrir

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to destroy

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destruir

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to be affected (by)

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estar afectado/a (por)

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to be polluted

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estar contaminado/a

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to avoid

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evitar

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to improve

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mejorar

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to protect

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proteger

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to recycle

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reciclar

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to pick up

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recoger

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to reduce

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reducir

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to resolve; to solve

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resolver (o:ue)

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to breathe

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respirar

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(made) of aluminum

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de aluminio

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(made) of plastic

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de plástico

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(made) of glass

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de vidrio

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ecological

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ecologista

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pure

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puro/a

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renewable

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renovable

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el calentamiento global

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global warming

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el cambio climático

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climate change

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la conservación

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conservation

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la contaminación (del aire; del agua)

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(air, water) pollution

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la deforestación

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deforestation

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la ecología

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ecology

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el/la ecologista

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ecologist

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el ecoturismo

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ecotourism

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la energía (nuclear, solar)

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(nuclear, solar) energy

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el envase

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container

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la extinción

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extinction

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la fábrica

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factory

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el gobierno

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government

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la lata

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(tin) can

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la ley

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law

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el medio ambiente

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environment

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el peligro

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danger

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la (sobre) población

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(over) population

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el reciclaje

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recycling

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el recurso natural

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natural resource

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la solución

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solution

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cazar

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to hunt

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conservar

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to conserve

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contaminar

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to pollute

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controlar

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to control

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cuidar

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to take care of

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dejar de (+ inf.)

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to stop (doing something)

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desarrollar

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to develop

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descubrir

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to discover

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destruir

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to destroy

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estar afectado/a (por)

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to be affected (by)

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estar contaminado/a

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to be polluted

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evitar

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to avoid

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mejorar

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to improve

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proteger

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to protect

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reciclar

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to recycle

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recoger

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to pick up

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reducir

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to reduce

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resolver (o:ue)

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to resolve; to solve

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respirar

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to breathe

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de aluminio

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(made) of aluminum

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de plástico

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(made) of plastic

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de vidrio

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(made) of glass

90
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ecologista

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ecological

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puro/a

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pure

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renovable

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renewable