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El Medio Ambiente Flashcards

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1
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Contaminación

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Pollution

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Energía

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Energy

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Instalaciones radiactivas

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Nuclear facilities

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Urbanismo

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Town planning

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Erosión

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Erosion

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Explotaciones mineras a cielo abierto

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Open cast mining

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Espacios naturales

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Open countryside

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8
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Los residuos tóxicos

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Toxic waste

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El acceso a agua potable limpia

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Access to clean drinking water

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10
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Ciudades verdes

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Green cities

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11
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La siembra de árboles

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Planting trees

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El hurracán

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Hurricane

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El tsunami

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Tsunami

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Transporte público gratis

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Free public transport

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La prohibición al tránsito

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Traffic ban

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16
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Limpiar las playas

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Clean the beaches

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17
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La reducción de desechos

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Reduction of waste

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18
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La biodiversidad

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Biodiversity

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19
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La escasez de agua

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Scarcity of water

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20
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El cambio climático

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Climate change

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Áreas de montaña

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Mountainous areas

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Desertización

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Encroaching deserts

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El reciclaje

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Recycling

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La lluvia ácida

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Acid rain

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Las emisiones de CO2

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CO2 emissions

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Deforestación

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Deforestation

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27
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La tala de árboles

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Cutting down trees

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28
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La selva

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Jungle/rainforest

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Carbono

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Carbon

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30
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La huella de carbono

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Carbon footprint

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31
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Contaminación atmosférica

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Air pollution

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32
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Contaminación acústica

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Noise pollution

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33
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La capa del ozono

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Ozone layer

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34
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La energía eólica

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Wind energy

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La energía solar

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Solar energy

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La energía mareo motriz

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Tidal energy

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Los molinos

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Windmills/wind turbines

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Los residuos

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Waste

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La acera

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Pavement, footpath

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La calzada

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Road surface

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Los peatones

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Pedestrians

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Arriesgar

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To risk

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Sin temor

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Without fear

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Sacar mi carné de conducir

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To get your drivers license

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Ser dispuesto

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To be willing/able to

46
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Una multa

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A fine

47
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Salir de copas

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To go for a drink

48
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Una central nuclear

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A nuclear power station

49
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Poner nuestro granito de arena

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To do our bit

50
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Cubrir la demanda

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To meet demand

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Una posibilidad realista

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A realistic possibility

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Una vida sostenible

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A sustainable lifestyle

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El ayuntamiento

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Council/town hall

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Las Fuentes

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Sources,springs,fountains

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Los embalses

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Reservoirs, dams

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Escala nacional

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National scale

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Desarrollar

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To develop

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Una inversión

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An investment

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Un recurso

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A resource

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Una política

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A policy

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Deshacerse

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To get rid of

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Fotovoltaicos

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Photovoltaic (converts solar energy into electricity)

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Las capas polares

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Polar ice caps

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Carecer de

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To lack

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Una media de

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An average of

66
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Disponer de

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To have at your disposal/have available

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Amenazar

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To threaten

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Dejar

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To leave/allow

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Tierras cultivables

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Cultivable lands

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Especies amenazadas

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Endangered species

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Sensibilización

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Awareness

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Desarrollo sostenible

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Sustainable development

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Equitativo

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Fair,just

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Plataformas ciudadanas

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Citizens’ pressure groups

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Urbanismo

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Urban development/ town planning

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El lema

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Slogan

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Poner freno a

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To put a halt to

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Las piscifactorías

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Fish farms

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Las canteras de pizarra

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Slate quarries

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El patrimonio ambiental

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The environmental heritage

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Praderas submarinas

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Underwater meadows

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La urbanización desenfrenada

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Uncontrolled urban development

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La pesca pirata

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Illegal fishing

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Pesquería/piscifactoría

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Fishing ground

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Las redes de deriva

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The drift nets

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La cima

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Peak,summit

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Los valles

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Valleys

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Escasez de recursos

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Shortage of resources

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