El medio ambiente Flashcards

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acelerado/a

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accelerated

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el aluminio

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aluminum

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la atmósfera

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atmosphere

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atmosférico/a

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atmospheric

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el carbón

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carbon

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el/la centro/a nuclear

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nuclear center

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el insecticida

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insecticide

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el pesticida

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pesticide

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el plástico

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plastic

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radioactivo/a

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radioactive

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reciclado/a

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recycled

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solar

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solar

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tóxico/a

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toxic

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amenzar

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to threaten

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la amenza

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threat

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cazar

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to hunt

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la caza

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hunt

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conservar

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to conserve

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la conservación

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conservation

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contaminar

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to contaminate

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la contaminación

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contamination

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deforestar

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to deforest

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la deforestación

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deforestation

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desaparecer

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to disappear

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la desaparación

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disappear (n)

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desechar

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to dispose of

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el desecho

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junk/trash

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desintegrarse

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to disinigrate

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la desintegración

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disintigration

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desperdiciar

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to waste

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el desperdicio

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waste

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destruir

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to destroy

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la destrucción

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destruction

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emitir

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to emit

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la emisión

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emissions

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extinguirse

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to go extinct

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la extinción

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extinction

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fabricar

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to manufacture

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la fábrica

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factory

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la fabricación

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manufacturing

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hacer ruido

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to make noise

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el ruido

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noise

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preservar

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to preserve

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la preservación

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preservation

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prevenir

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to prevent

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la prevención

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prevention

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proteger

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to protect

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la protección

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protection

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purificar

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to purify

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la purificación

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purification

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reducir

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to reduce

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la reducción

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reduction

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reemplezar

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to replace

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el reemplazo

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replacement

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reparar

A

to repair

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la reparación

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reparation

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rescatar

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to rescue

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el rescate

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rescue

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sobrepoblar

A

to overpopulate

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la sobrepoblación

A

overpopulation

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el arrecife

A

coral reef

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el bienestar

A

well-being

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el bosque (lluvioso)

A

(rain) forest

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la capa de ozono

A

ozone layer

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el cartón

A

cardboard

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la ceniza

A

ash

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el darrame de pertróleo

A

oil spill

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el efecto invernadero

A

greenhouse effect

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el escape de auto

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car exhaust

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las fuentes renovables de energía

A

renewable energy sources

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el guardacostas

A

coast gaurd

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los humos, irritantes, el smog

A

smog

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la lluvia ácida

A

acid rain

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la madera

A

wood

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el peligro

A

danger

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el plomo

A

lead

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la selva tropical

A

rain forest

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la sequía

A

drought

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aguntar

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to put up with, to tolerate

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echar, botar

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to throw away/out

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encender, prender

A

to turn on

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perjudicar

A

to harm

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provenir

A

to come from, to arise from

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recargar

A

to recharge

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restringir

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to restrict

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talar

A

to cut down (trees)

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tirar

A

to throw out

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ambiental

A

environment

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dañino/a, nocivo/a

A

harmful

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desechable

A

disposable

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inalcanzable

A

unattainable

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potable

A

drinkable

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temible

A

fearful

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apagar

A

to turn off

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armonioso/a

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harmonious

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bajar/subir el volumen

A

to turn up/turn down the volume

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la basura

A

garbage

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el bombillo

A

lightbulb

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la botella

A

bottle

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el combustible

A

fuel

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el comportamiento

A

behavior

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las consecuencias

A

consequences

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el consumo

A

consumption

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contaminar

A

to contaminate

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desechado/a

A

discarded

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el deterioro

A

deteroration

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la energía

A

energy

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ecológico/a

A

ecological

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escaso/a

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scarce

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la especie

A

species

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la existencia

A

existence

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explotar

A

to exploit

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el medio ambiente

A

environment

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la natureleza

A

nature

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la pila

A

pile

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la planeta

A

planet

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el recurso hidroeléctrico natural

A

natural hydroelectric source

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la responsibilidad

A

responsibility

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reusar

A

to reuse

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salvar

A

to save

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la tecnología

A

technology

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Malgastar

A

To waste