E1.1 El medioambiente sustantivos Flashcards
agua (f) (el agua) potable
drinking water
ahorro (m)
saving
aire (m), aire (m) libre
Air, open / fresh air
altiplano (m)
South American highlands
amenaza (f)
threat
animal (m) salvaje
wild animal
arco (m) iris
rainbow
atmósfera (f)
atmosphere
ave (f) (el ave) de rapiña
bird of prey
basura (f)
rubbish
biodiversidad (f)
biodiversity
bosque (m)
wood; forest; rain forest
calentamiento (m) global
global warming
cambio (m) climático
climate change
campaña (f)
campaign
campo (m) eólico
wind (power) farm
capa (f) de ozono
ozone layer
catástrofe (f)
catastrophe
central (f) nuclear
nuclear power station
chaparrón (m)
heavy downpour
chubasco (m)
shower
calentamiento (m) global
global warming
científico/a (m, f)
scientist
clima (m)
climate
clorofluorocarbonos (m pl)
CFCs
combustible (m)
fuel
consumidor(a) (m, f)
consumer
consumo (m)
consumption
contaminación (f)
pollution
contaminante (m)
pollutant
cordillera (f)
mountain range
corrosión (f)
corrosion
costa (f)
coast
deforestación (f)
deforestation
derroche (m)
waste
desastre (m)
disaster
desechos (m pl) radi(o)activos
radioactive waste
desertificación (f)
desertification
desgaste (m)
erosion
desierto (m)
desert
desperdicios (m pl)
rubbish
despilfarro (m)
waste
destrucción (f)
destruction
deterioro (m)
worsening
ecología (f)
ecology
efecto (m) invernadero
greenhouse effect
emanaciones (f pl) tóxicas
toxic emissions
emisiones (f pl) de gas
gas emissions
energía (f) (solar, eólica, etc.)
(sun, wind, etc.) energy
entorno (m)
surroundings, environment
erosión (f)
erosion
espacio (m) natural
open space
especie (f)
species
fábrica (f)
factory
fertilizante (m)
fertilizer
flor (f)
flower
gases (m pl) de escape
exhaust gases
glaciar (m)
glacier
granizo (m)
hail
helada (f)
frost
hielo (m)
ice
humo (m)
smoke
incendio (m) (forestal)
(forest) fire
inundación (f)
flood
limpieza (f)
cleaning, cleansing
litoral (m)
coast, seaboard
llanura (f)
plain
lluvia (f)
rain
mancha (f) de petróleo
oil slick
marea (f)
tide
medio (m) ambiente
environment
meseta (f)
plateau, high table-mountain
molino (m) de viento
windmill
naturaleza (f)
nature
niebla (f)
fog
océano (m)
ocean
páramo (m)
moorland
pérdida (f)
loss
pescado (m)
fish (as food)
petróleo (m)
oil, petroleum
petrolero (m)
oil tanker
pez (m)
fish (in water)
planeta (m)
planet
polución (f)
pollution
protección (f)
protection
raíz (f)
root
rama (f)
branch
reciclaje (m)
recycling
rayo (m)
lightning bolt
recursos (m pl)
resources
relámpago (m)
lightning
residuos (m pl) (nucleares)
(nuclear) waste
selva (f)
jungle; (rain)forest
semilla (f)
seed
sequía (f)
drought
sierra (f)
(small) mountain range
subida (f) de temperatura
rise in temperature
suelo (m)
ground
supervivencia (f)
survival
terremoto (m)
earthquake
terreno (m)
land; terrain
tormenta (f)
storm
trueno (m)
thunderclap
tsunami (m)
tsunami
valle (m)
valley
veneno (m)
poison
los Verdes (m pl)
the Greens
vertedero (m)
rubbish dump
volcán (m)
volcano
zoológico (m)
zoo