Chapter 4 Vocab Flashcards

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environmental

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ambiental

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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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climate

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el clima

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pollution

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la contaminación

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deforestation, clearcutting

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la deforestación

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thaw

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el deshielo

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greenhouse effect

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el efecto invernadero

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environment

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el medio ambiente

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planet

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el planeta

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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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reforestation

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la reforestación

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feling, cutting down of trees

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la tala

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catastrophe

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la catástrofe

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fossil fuel

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el combustible fósil

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waste

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el desperdicio

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container

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el envase

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effort

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el esfuerzo

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factory

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la fábrica

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glaciar

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el glaciar

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tool

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la herramienta

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footprint, trace

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la huella

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plain

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la llanura

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nature

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la naturaleza

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quickness, swiftness

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la rapidez

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nature sanctuary

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el refugio natural

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reserve

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la reserva

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backward movement

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el retroceso

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risk

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el riesgo

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sowing, planting

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la siembra

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survival

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la supervivencia

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plot of land/ lot

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el terreno

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glass (window pane)

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el vidrio

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to support

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apoyar

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to get hot/to heat

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calentar(ie)

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to post (something on the internet)

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colgar(ue) en Internet

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to commit

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comprometerse

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to get, to obtain

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conseguir (i)

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to pollute/contaminate

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contaminar

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to develop

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desarrollar

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to summon

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convocar

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to be convinced that

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estar convencido/a de

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to succeed in/manage to

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lograr

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to waste

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malgastar

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to populate

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poblar (ue)

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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 reduce

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reducir

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to recover from

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reponerse

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to reuse

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reutilizar

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to save

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salvar

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to support/to maintain

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sostener

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to happen

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suceder

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Andean

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andino/a

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contaminated

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contaminado/a

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controlled

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controlado/a

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ecological

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ecológico/a

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deep

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hondo/a

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protected

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protegido/a

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replaced

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reemplazado/a

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renewable

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renovable

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outstanding

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sobresaliente

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terrestrial, relating to earth

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terrestre

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because of

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a causa de

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in this way

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de esta manera

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in fact, indeed, actually

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de hecho

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on top of everything

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para colmo

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for that reason

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por eso

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similar to

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parecido a

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on the one hand,,, on the other hand

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por un lado,,,,por el otro OR por una parte,, por la otra

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nevertheless

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sin embargo

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on the other hand, instead

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en cambio

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for the time being

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por ahora

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by chance

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por casualidad

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by the way

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por cierto

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to start with

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por de pronto

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in excess

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por demás

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generally

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por general

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at least

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por lo menos

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for now

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por lo pronto

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therefore

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pro lo tanto

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just in case

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por si acaso

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of course

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por supuesto

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lastly/finally

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por último/fin

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to finish, to run out

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acabarse

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to go out (a light, fire)

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apagarse

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to fall, to slip away

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caerse

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to get complicated

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complicarse

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to spill

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derramarse

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to break down

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descomponerse

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to get cold/chilled

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enfriarse

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to get dirty

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ensuciarse

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to escape

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escaparse

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to get late

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hacerse tarde

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to die

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morirse

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to forget

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olvidarse

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to lose, get lost

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perderse

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to get a flat tire

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pincharse la llanta

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to remain

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quedarse

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to burn

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quemarse

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to expire

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vencerse

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to miss, be missing

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faltarle

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to annoy/mess up

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fastidiar

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what a mess

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qué lío

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what a shame

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qué pena

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de veras?

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really?

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tell me more

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cuéntame más

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let me tell you what happened

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deja que te cuente lo que me pasó

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and what happened?

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y qué pasó?