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El Medio Ambiente Flashcards

1
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La quema de combustibles fósiles

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fossil fuels

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2
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el (re)calentamiento global

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global warming

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3
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una ola de calor

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a heatwave

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4
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las fábricas emiten humo tóxico

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factories emit toxic smoke

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5
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la hambruna

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hunger / famine

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6
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un aumento de casos de cáncer de piel

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a rise in cases of skin cancer

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7
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la gente tira basura a los arroyos y a los ríos

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people throw rubbish in streams and rivers

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8
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las inundaciones

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floods

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9
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las tempestades

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storms

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10
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la destrucción de la capa de ozono

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the destruction of the ozone layer

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11
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los sistemas de transporte

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transport systems

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12
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la muerte de peces y animales

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the death of fish and animals

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13
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la deforestación

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deforestation

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14
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la tala

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logging

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15
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las emisiones tóxicas

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toxic emissions

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16
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la sequía

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drought

17
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El efecto invernadero

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the greenhouse effect

18
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los cambios de clima

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climate change

19
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el ruido no afecta a nuestra salud de una manera tan dañina como lo hacen, por ejemplo, la polución y los agujeros en la capa de ozono

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noise does not affect our health in as harmful a way as pollution and holes in the ozone layer, for example

20
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la polución puede crear problemas respiratorios como alergias, asma, y empeorar enfermedades como neumonia.

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Pollution can create respiratory problems such as allergies, asthma, and worsen illnesses like pneumonia. Furthermore, our health suffers due to the food that we eat having been treated with chemical products

21
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el planeta tierra es la mayor víctima de la polución

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planet earth is the biggest victim of pollution

22
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una prueba de ello es el efecto invernadero y el cambio climático que estamos empezando a sufrir ya.

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Proof of this is the greenhouse effect and climate change that we are already beginning to suffer.

23
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El clima en la tierra está variando y las estaciones ya no son lo que eran

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the climate on earth is changing and the seasons aren’t what they used to be

24
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Ahora es posible tener una semana de calor propio de mayo en invierno y una rada de frío en los meses de primavera

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It is now possible to have a week of heat proper from May in winter and a run of cold in the spring months

25
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así como numerosas inundaciones, temporales, terremotos, que han causado pérdidas humanas y materiales cuantiosas

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as well as numerous floods, storms, earthquakes, which have caused significant human and material losses

26
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antes de que sea demasiado tarde para remediar el daño que ya hemos causado

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before it’s too late to remedy the damage we’ve already caused

27
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Si no actuamos con rapidez, éstos serán irreversibles y la tierra se convertirá en un planeta inhabitable

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If we don’t act quickly, éstos serán irreversibles y la tierra se convertirá en un planeta inhabitable

28
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La gente debe concienciarse de que el planeta y el medio ambiente es un tema que nos concierne a todos

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People must be made aware that the planet and the environment is a matter of concern to us all

29
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La tierra es el hogar de la humanidad y dañarlo significa dañarnos a nosotros mismos y a nuestros semejantes.

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Earth is the home of humanity and to harm it means harming us ourselves and our fellow humans

30
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reciclando en casa y utilizando medios de transporte público en vez del coche es un buen comienzo

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recycling at home and using public transport instead of the car is a good start

31
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los gobiernos deben implicarse, creando leyes sobre ecología, para conseguir que la contaminación y la polución en sus países no sea tan alta.

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governments must involve themselves, creating laws on ecology, in order to ensure that pollution in their countries is not too high

32
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Actualmente se han introducido multas destinadas a castigar comportamientos nocivos para el medio ambiente

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Fines have now been introduced to punish environmentally harmful behaviour

33
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En vez de gravar los beneficios de los grandes empreses, deberíamos gravar el impacto medioambiental de estos empreses

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Instead of taxing the profits of big companies, we should tax environmental impact of these companies

34
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Nuestra salud se resiente, además, debido a que los alimientos que tomamos han sido tratados con productos químicos

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Our health furthermore suffers due to the the food we eat having been treated with chemical products

Spanish Advanced Higher Lots of Words (6 decks)

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