El Medio Ambiente Flashcards

1
Q

el motor

A

catalyst

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2
Q

pesca excesiva

A

overfishing

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3
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la superficie

A

surface

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4
Q

arrastrar

A

to drag

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5
Q

cazar

A

to hunt

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6
Q

el marfíl

A

ivory

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7
Q

rescatar

A

to rescue

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8
Q

arrancar

A

to rip up

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9
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el hábitat

A

habitat

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10
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la belleza de la naturaleza

A

beauty of nature

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11
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quemar/incendiar

A

to burn

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12
Q

las ramas

A

twigs

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13
Q

el matorral

A

scrubland

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14
Q

biocombustibles

A

biofuel

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15
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la cadena alimentaria

A

food chain

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16
Q

estropear

A

to spoil

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17
Q

el efecto invernadero

A

greenhouse effect

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18
Q

contaminar/pollucionar

A

to pollute

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19
Q

ensuciar

A

to dirty

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20
Q

contaminación acoustica

A

noise pollution

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21
Q

la capa de ozono

A

ozone layer

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22
Q

un agujero

A

a hole

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23
Q

nocivo/tóxico/dañino

A

damaging

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24
Q

una sequía

A

drought

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25
Q

enfriar

A

to cool down

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26
Q

la escasez de agua

A

water shortage

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27
Q

un incendio

A

fire

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28
Q

las inundaciones

A

floods

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29
Q

los polos árticos

A

arctic poles

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30
Q

descongelar/derritirse

A

to melt

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31
Q

el petróleo

A

oil

32
Q

las ventanas a doble vidrio

A

double glazed windows

33
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las especies

A

species

34
Q

los osos polares

A

polar bears

35
Q

frenar

A

to brake/slow down

36
Q

afrontar/enfrentarse a

A

to tackle

37
Q

la lluvia ácida

A

acid rain

38
Q

en vía de extinción

A

endangered

39
Q

la hambruna

A

hunger/famine

40
Q

las energías renovables

A

renewable energy

41
Q

agotarse

A

to exhaust/use up

42
Q

inagotable

A

inexhaustible

43
Q

ahorrar

A

to save

44
Q

gestionar

A

to manage

45
Q

la huella de carbón

A

carbon footprint

46
Q

poner su granito de arena

A

to do your bit

47
Q

heredar

A

to inherent

48
Q

nietos

A

grandchildren

49
Q

talar

A

to cut down

50
Q

la edificación

A

building

51
Q

pantano/embalse

A

reservoir

52
Q

mólino

A

(wind) mill

53
Q

las aspas

A

blades

54
Q

encender

A

to switch on

55
Q

la panacea

A

perfect solution

56
Q

los dispositivos

A

devices

57
Q

almacenar

A

to store

58
Q

adelantos técnicos

A

technological advances

59
Q

una presa

A

dam

60
Q

granjas/fincas

A

farms

61
Q

ventajoso/a

A

advantageous

62
Q

los yacimientos

A

deposits

63
Q

verter

A

to dump/tip

64
Q

un derrame

A

a spill

65
Q

apagar

A

to switch off

66
Q

un declibe

A

decline

67
Q

la cautividad

A

captivity

68
Q

arrecifes de coral

A

coral reefs

69
Q

despilfarrar

A

to squander

70
Q

satisfacer las necesidades

A

to meet the needs

71
Q

aprovechar

A

to make the most of

72
Q

envenenar

A

to poison

73
Q

brotar

A

to sprout/stem from

74
Q

una hogeura

A

fire

75
Q

seres vivos

A

living beings