El Medio Ambiente Flashcards

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Agotar

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To exhaust

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Agravarse

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To get worse

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Ahorrar

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To save

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Amenazar

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To threaten

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Arder

Quemar

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To burn

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Barrer

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To sweep away

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Calentarse

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To get warmer/hotter

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Conciencar

Concentizar

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To make aware

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Conservar

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To conserve/preserve

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Consumir

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To consume

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Contaminar

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To pollute

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Cultivar

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To grow/cultivate

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Dañar

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To damage/harm

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Derrochar

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To waste

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Desasparecer

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To disappear

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Despilfarrar

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To squander

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Destruir

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To destroy

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Envenenar

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To poison

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Helar

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To freeze

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Incendiar

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To set fire to

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Inundar

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To flood

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Luchar por

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To fight for

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Mejorar

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To improve

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Nevar

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To snow

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Plantar

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To plant

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Prevenir

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To prevent

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Proteger

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To protect

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Reciclar

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To recycle

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Recoger

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To collect

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Recuperar(se)

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To recover

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Regar

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To irrigate

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Renovar

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To renew

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Salvar

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To save

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Sembrar

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To sow

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Sobrevenir

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To survive

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Tirar

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To throw out

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Tronar

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Thunder

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A corto plazo

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In the short run

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A largo plazo

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In the long run

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40
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A orillas de

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On the banks of

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Especie en peligroso de extinction

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Endangered species

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Nivel del mar

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Sea level

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Ola de calor

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Heatwave

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44
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Superviencia del más apto

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Survival of the fittest

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Tomar medidas

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To take steps

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46
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Echar humo

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To pour out smoke

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Agravarse

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To get worse

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Ahorrar

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To save

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Amenazar

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To threaten

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Arder

Quemar

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To burn

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Barrer

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To sweep away

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Calentarse

ie

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To get warmer/hotter

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Conciencar

Concentizar

A

To make aware

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Conservar

A

To conserve/preserve

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Consumir

A

To consume

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Contaminar

A

To pollute

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Cultivar

A

To grow/cultivate

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Dañar

A

To damage/harm

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Derrochar

A

To waste

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Desasparecer

A

To disappear

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Despilfarrar

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To squander

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Destruir

A

To destroy

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Envenar

A

To poison

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Helar

A

To freeze

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Incendiar

A

To set fire to

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Inundar

A

To flood

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Luchar por

A

To fight for

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Mejorar

A

To improve

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Nevar

A

To snow

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Plantar

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To plant

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Prevenir

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To prevent

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Proteger

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To protect

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Reciclar

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To recycle

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Recoger

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To collect

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Recuperar(se)

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To recover

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Regar

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To irrigate

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Renovar

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To renew

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Salvar

A

To save

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Sembrar

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To sow

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Sobrevenir

A

To survive

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Tirar

A

To throw out

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Tronar

A

Thunder

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A corto plazo

A

In the short run

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A largo plazo

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In the long run

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A orillas de

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On the banks of

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Especie en peligroso de extinction

A

Endangered species

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Nivel del mar

A

Sea level

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Ola de calor

A

Heatwave

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Superviencia del más apto

A

Survival of the fittest

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Tomar medidas

A

To take steps

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Echar humo

A

To pour out smoke

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Verter

A

To dump/dip

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Lightning bolt

A

Rayo

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Resources

A

Recursos

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Lightning

A

Relámpago

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(Nuclear) waste

A

Residuos (nucleares)

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Jungle/ rainforest

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Selva

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Seed

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Semilla

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Drought

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Sequía

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Small mountain range

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Sierra

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Rise in temperature

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Subida de temperatura

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Ground

A

Suelo

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Survival

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Supervivencia

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Earthquake

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Terremoto

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Land/terrain

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Terreno

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Storm

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Tormenta

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Thunderclap

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Trueno

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Valley

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Valle (m)

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Poison

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Veneno

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The Greens

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Los Verdes

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Rubbish dump

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Vertedero

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Volcano

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Volcán

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Hot (climate)

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Caluroso/a

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Polluting

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Contamiente

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Harmful

A

Dañino/a

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Desert

A

Desértico/a

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Ecological

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Ecológico/a

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Cold

A

Frío/a

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Wet

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Húmedo/a

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Rainy

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Lluvioso/a

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Environmental

A

(Medio) ambiental

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Mountainous

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Montañoso/a

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Harmful

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Nocivo/a

124
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Damaging/harmful

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Prejudicial

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Chemical

A

Químico

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Renewable

A

Renovable

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Dry

A

Seco/a

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Wild

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Silvestre

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Sustainable

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Sostenible

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Stormy

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Tormentoso/a

131
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Genetically modified

A

Transgénico/a

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Poisonous

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Venenoso/a