El medio ambiente Flashcards

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1
Q

Tirar

A

Waste

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2
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Vertedero

A

Rubbish tip

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3
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Bio-combustible

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Bio fuel

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4
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Los tubos

A

Tubes

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5
Q

La sequía

A

Drought

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6
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Escalofriante

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Blood curdling / hair raising

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7
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Una bomba

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Pump/bomb

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8
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Concienciación

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Raising awareness

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9
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Yacimiento

A

Oil field

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10
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Oro negro

A

Black gold (oil)

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11
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Vertido

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Waste/spill

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12
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La energía geotérmica

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Geothermal energy

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13
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La energía eólica

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Wind power

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14
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Energía hidroeléctrica

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Hydroelectric power

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15
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Energía biomasa

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Biomass energy

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16
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Los combustibles renovables

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Renewable fuels

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17
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Biodiesel

A

Biodiesel

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18
Q

Su huella ecológica

A

Our enviromental footprint

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19
Q

Una sequía

A

A drought

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20
Q

La capa de ozono

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The ozone layer

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21
Q

Arrecifes coralinos

A

Corral reefs

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22
Q

Tala de bosques

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Logging

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23
Q

Caza furtiva

A

Poaching

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24
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Abejas

A

Bees

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25
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Las Algas

A

Algae/ seaweed

26
Q

el calentamiento global

A

global warming

27
Q

los gases invernaderos

A

greenhouse gases

28
Q

las inundaciones

A

floods

29
Q

la contaminación

A

pollution

30
Q

la desertización

A

desertification

31
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el entorno natural

A

natural surrondings

32
Q

los residuos

A

waste

33
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air pollution

A

contaminación atmosférica

34
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water pollution

A

contaminación acuática

35
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noise pollution

A

contaminación acústica

36
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light pollution

A

contaminación lumínica

37
Q

harvests

A

las cosechas

38
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sulphur

A

el azufre

39
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sustainable development

A

el desarrollo sostenible

40
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fossil fuels

A

los combustibles fósiles

41
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atmosphere

A

la atmósfera

42
Q

rainfall patterns

A

el régimen de lluvias

43
Q

melting

A

deshielo

44
Q

glaciers

A

los glaciares

45
Q

traffic

A

el tráfico

46
Q

sewage

A

aguas residuales

47
Q

planting

A

la plantación

48
Q

insulation

A

el aislamiento

49
Q

double glazing

A

ventanas dobles

50
Q

environmental damage

A

el deterioro ambiental

51
Q

a dying planet

A

un planeta moribundo

52
Q

to cause irreversible damage

A

causar daños irreversibles

53
Q

acid rain

A

las lluvias ácidas

54
Q

rain forests

A

las selvas tropicales

55
Q

with the utmost urgency

A

con toda urgencia

56
Q

melting of the polar ice sheet

A

el derretimiento de la capa de hielo polar

57
Q

world ecology movement

A

el movimiento ecologista mundial

58
Q

the saving of energy

A

el ahorro de energía

59
Q

wastefulness

A

el despilfarro

60
Q

polluters

A

contaminadores