El Medio Ambiente/ La Naturaleza Flashcards

1
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aerosol

A

el aerosol

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2
Q

pollution

A

la contaminación

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3
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polluted

A

contaminado, -a

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4
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oil spill

A

el derrame de petróleo

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5
Q

waste

A

el desperdicio

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6
Q

facotry

A

la fábrica

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7
Q

pesticide

A

el pesticida

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8
Q

oil

A

el petróleo

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9
Q

battery

A

la pila
batería

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10
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chemical (adj.)

A

químico, -a

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11
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chemical (n)

A

producto químico

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12
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container

A

el recipiente

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13
Q

poison

A

el veneno

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14
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economical

A

económico, a

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15
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protection

A

la protección

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16
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natural resource

A

el recurso natural

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17
Q

enough

A

suficiente
bastante

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18
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to affect

A

afectar

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19
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to exhaust, to run out

A

agotar(se)

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20
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run out, exhausted (adj.)

A

agotado

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21
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to threaten

A

amenazar

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22
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to catch, to trap

A

atrapar

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23
Q

to punnish

A

castigar

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24
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to put, place

A

colocar

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25
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to preserve

A

conservar

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26
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to grow

A

crecer

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27
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to damage

A

dañar

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28
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to depend on

A

depender de

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29
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to melt

A

derretir (e–>i)

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30
Q

to get rid of

A

deshacerse de

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31
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to stop

A

detener

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32
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to decrease, to diminish

A

disminuir

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33
Q

to throw (away)

A

echar

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34
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to exploit, to overwork

A

explotar

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35
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to encourage

A

fomentar

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36
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to limit

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limitar

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37
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to produce

A

producir

38
Q

to promote

A

promover (ue)

39
Q

to save (for later use)

A

ahorrar

40
Q

to avoid

A

evitar

41
Q

to protect

A

proteger

42
Q

drought

A

la sequía

43
Q

carbon footprint

A

la huella de carbono

44
Q

harmful; damaging

A

dañino

45
Q

population

A

la población

46
Q

habitar

A

el hábitat

47
Q

climate change

A

el cambio climático

48
Q

carbon dioxide

A

el dióxido de carbono

49
Q

flowers, plants, botany

A

la flora
las plantas
la botánica

50
Q

animals, zoo

A

la fauna
las animales
la zoología

51
Q

hunting

A

la caza

52
Q

(in) danger of extinction, endangered

A

(en) peligro de extinción

53
Q

skin

A

la piel

54
Q

feather

A

la pluma

55
Q

wild

A

salvaje

56
Q

fishing

A

la pesca

57
Q

environmental

A

ambiental
medioambiental
(medio) ambiental

58
Q

environment

A

el medio ambiente

59
Q

hole

A

el agujero

60
Q

threat

A

la amenaza

61
Q

unless

A

a menos que

62
Q

provided that, as long as

A

con tal que

63
Q

due to

A

debido a
a causa de

64
Q

electricity

A

la electricidad

65
Q

the power
(ex. the power went out)

A

la luz

66
Q

as soon as

A

en cuanto

67
Q

shortage

A

la escasez

68
Q

excessive

A

excesivo, -a

69
Q

lack

A

la falta

70
Q

government

A

el gobierno

71
Q

serious

A

grave

72
Q

cleaning

A

la limpieza

73
Q

as soon as

A

tan pronto como

74
Q

to become aware of

A

tomar conciencia de

75
Q

to take steps (to)

A

tomar medidas

76
Q

atmosphere

A

la atmósfera

77
Q

ozone layer

A

la capa de ozono

78
Q

weather

A

la clima

79
Q

greenhouse effect

A

el efecto invernadero

80
Q

ice

A

el hielo

81
Q

conservation

A

la preservación

82
Q

global warmings

A

el calentamiento global

83
Q

rescue

A

el rescate

84
Q

nature preserve

A

la reserva natural

85
Q

tropical rainforest

A

la selva tropical

86
Q

land

A

la tierra

87
Q

bird

A

el ave

88
Q

bald eagle

A

el águila calva
las águilas calvas

89
Q

whale

A

la ballena

90
Q

species

A

la especie

91
Q

seal

A

la foca