Chapter Five Flashcards

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1
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el árbol

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tree

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el bosque

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forest

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la cordillera

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mountain range

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la costa

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coast

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el desierto

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desert

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la luna

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moon

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el mar

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sea

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el paisaje

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landscape, scenery

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el río

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river

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la seva (tropical)

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(tropical) rainforest

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el sol

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sun

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la tierra

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land, earth

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al aire libre

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outdoors

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escaso/a

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scant, scarce

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potable

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drinkable

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protegido/a

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protected

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puro/a

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pure, clean

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seco/a

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dry

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19
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el águila

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eagle

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20
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el ave/ el pájaro

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bird

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21
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la ballena

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whale

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la especie en peligro (de extinción)

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endangered species

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la foca

A

seal

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el lagarto

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lizard

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el león

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lion

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el lobo

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wolf

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el mono

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monkey

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el oso

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bear

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29
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el pez

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fish

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la serpiente

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snake

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el tigre

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tiger

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32
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la tortuga (marina)

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(sea) turtle

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el calentamiento

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warning

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la erosión

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erosion

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35
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el huracán

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hurricane

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el incendio

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fire

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la inundación

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flood

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la lluvia

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rain

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la sequía

A

drought

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el terremoto

A

earthquake

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la basura

A

trash

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la capa de ozono

A

ozone layer

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el comustible

A

fuel

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el consumo de energía

A

energy consumption

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la contaminación

A

pollution

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la deforestación

A

deforestation

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el desarrollo

A

development

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la energía (eólica, nuclear, renovable, solar)

A

(wind, nuclear, renewable, solar) energy

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la fuente

A

source

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el medio ambiente

A

environment

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el peligro

A

danger

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el petróleo

A

oil

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el porvenir

A

future

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los recursos

A

resources

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el smog

A

smog

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agotar

A

to use up

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aguantar

A

to put up with, to tolerate

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amenazar

A

to threaten

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cazar

A

to hunt

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conservar

A

to preserve

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contagiar

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to infect; to be contagious

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contaminar

A

to pollute

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desaparecer

A

to disappear

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destruir

A

to destroy

65
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echar

A

to throw away

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empeorar

A

to get worse

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extinguirse

A

to become extinct

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malgastar

A

to waste

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mejorar

A

to improve

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prevenir (e:ie)

A

to prevent

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proteger

A

to protect

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resolver (o:ue)

A

to solve, to resolve

73
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respirar

A

to breathe

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urbanizar

A

to urbanize

75
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dañino/a

A

harmful

76
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desechable

A

disposable

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híbrido/a

A

hybrid

78
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renovable

A

renewable

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tóxico/a

A

toxic

80
Q

el aparcamiento

A

parking space

81
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el coche

A

car

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la decepción

A

disappointment

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el desinterés

A

lack of interest

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la expansión (urbana)

A

(urban) sprawl

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el tronco

A

trunk

86
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aparcar

A

to park

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cortar

A

to cut

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desatender (e:ie)

A

to neglect

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hacer falta

A

to be necessary

90
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plantar

A

to plant

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podar

A

to prune

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quitar

A

to remove

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serrar

A

to saw

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soportar

A

to put up with

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descontrolado/a

A

out of control