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a large ship

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un buque

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an environmental group

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un grupo ecologista

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to demonstrate/ protest

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manifestarse

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to raise awareness

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concienciar

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to be subscribed to/ pay a subscription to

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abonarse

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the supply

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el suministro

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flood

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inundación

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global warming

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el calentamiento global

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nuclear power

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la energía nuclear

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renewable energies

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las energías renovables

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recycling

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el reciclaje

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sustainability

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sostenebilidad

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globalisation

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la globalización

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immigration

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la inmigración

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climate change

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el cambio climático

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to recycle

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reciclar

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environmental

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medioambiental

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factories

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las fábricas

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to emit

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emitir

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to throw out/ emit

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echar

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carbon dioxide

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dióxido de carbono

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waste

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los desechos

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rubbish

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basura

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windmills

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molinos

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the environment

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el medioambiente

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fuels

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las carburantes

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fossil fuels

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los combustibles fósiles

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crude oil

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el petróleo

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petrol

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la gasolina

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oil spills

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las mareas negras

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biodiversity

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la biodiversidad

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to destroy (2)

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destruir

destrozar

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species

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las especies

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to threaten

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amenazar

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nature (the plants and creatures)

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la fauna y flora

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acid rain

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lluvia ácida

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a wood

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un bosque

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the tropical rainforest

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la selva tropical

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to chop down

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talar

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the destruction/ chopping down of forests

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la tala de las selvas

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pollution (2)

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la polución

la contaminación

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toxic waste/ spillages

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vertidos tóxicos

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43
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a rubbish tip/ dump

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un vertedero

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44
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to dump/ pour

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verter

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45
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fertiliser

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abono

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pesticides

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pesticidas

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insecticides

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insecticidas

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nuclear power stations

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las centrales nucleares

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a disaster

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un desastre

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an oil rig

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una plataforma petrolera

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51
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to sink

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hundirse

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52
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glass (2)

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el cristal

el vidrio

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53
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cardboard

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el cartón

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54
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noise pollution

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la polución acustica

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traffic jam (2)

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un atasco

un embotellamiento

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the motorway (2)

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la autopista

la autovía

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main roads

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las carreteras

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street art

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arte callejero

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noisy

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ruidoso/a

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posters

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carteles

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the planet

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el planeta

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rivers

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los ríos

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contaminated

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contaminado

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to save/ rescue

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salvar

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harmful

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nocivo/a

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to ruin

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arruinar

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natural habitat

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el hábitat natural

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to worsen (2)

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empeorar

agravar

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oxygen

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oxígeno

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trees

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los arboles

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to turn off the lights

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apagar las luces

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to turn down the heating

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bajar la calefacción

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to not put the heating on

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no poner la calefacción

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to turn off the taps

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cerrar los grifos

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to plant trees

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plantar arboles

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to print

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imprimir

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green paper recycling boxes

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contenedores verdes para el papel

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to empty

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vaciar

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air conditioning

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el aire acondicionado

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to neglect

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descuidar

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to become extinct/ die out

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extinguirse

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extinct (2)

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extinto/a

extinguido

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the rate (2)

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la tasa

el índice

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skin cancer

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cancer del piel

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the greenhouse effect

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el efecto invernadero

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a forest fire

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un incendio forestal

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to build (2)

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edificar

construir

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a building

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una edificación

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solar power

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la energía solar

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to store

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almecenar

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solar panels (2)

A

los paneles fotovoltaicos

los paneles solares

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to make the most of/ benefit from

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aprovechar

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to provide (2)

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abestecer

proporcionar

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to generate

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generar

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cloudy

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nublado

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in the middle of summer

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en pleno verano

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wind power

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la energía eólica

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a wind farm

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un parque eólico

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wind turbines

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aerogeneradores

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the scenery

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el paisaje

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hydroelectric power

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la energía hidráulica

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a reservoir (2)

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un pantano

un embalse

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a dam

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una presa

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to move house

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mundarse de casa

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to get away

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trasladarse

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eco-friendly/ green

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ecológico

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to meet the demand

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satisfacer la demanda

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byproducts

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biproductos

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recycling facilities

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plantas de reciclaje

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rubbish collection

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la recogida de basura

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to take measures

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tomar medidas

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organic products

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productos orgánicos

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greenhouse gases

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los gases invernaderos

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deserts

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desiertos

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if everyone does their bit

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si toda la gente pone su granito de arena

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the deterioration

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el deterio

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inexhaustable/infinite

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inagotable

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a source

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un fuente

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the blades (on a wind turbine)

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las aspas

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to subsidise

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subvencionar

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to set up

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montar

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to use the car less

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usar menos el coche

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natural gas

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el gas natural

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coal

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carbón

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scarce

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escaso/a

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geothermal energy

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la energía geotermia

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scarcity/shortage (2)

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la escasez

la cortedad

128
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fresh water

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agua dulce

129
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sustainable

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sostenible

130
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to restrict

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restringir

131
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the perfect solution/ cure for everything

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la panacea

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endangered species

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las especies amenazadas

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cholera

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cólera

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leakage

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una fuga

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to take every precaution

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extremar todas las precauciones

136
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radioactive waste

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residuos radioactivos

137
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to corrode

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corroer

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maintenance

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el mantenimiento

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to get rid of

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eliminar

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reinforce

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reforzar

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electricity networks

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las redes electricas

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a dilemma

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un dilema

143
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efficient

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eficaz (eficaCES)

144
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to subscribe to a charity

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abonarse a una organización benéfica

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ivory

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el marfíl

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tusks

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colmillos

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to hunt

A

cazar

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poaching

A

la caza ilegal

149
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drought

A

la sequía

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flames

A

llamas

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to set alight

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encender

152
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to catch alight

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prender fuego

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to extinguish (fire) (2)

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apagar

extinguir

154
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firemen

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los bomberos

155
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to burn

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quemar

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carelessness/neglect

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el descuidado

157
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a bonfire

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una hoguera

158
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lightning

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rayos

159
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lightning bolts

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relámpagos

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barbeque

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una barbacoa

161
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campfire

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un fogón

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to endanger/ put in danger

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poner en peligro

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hose

A

una manguera

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suit

A

el traje

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helmet

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el casgo

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farmer

A

granjero

167
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to waste

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desperdiciar

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to be aware of

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ser conciente de

169
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to throw

A

tirar

170
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to turn on the tap

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abrir el grifo

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Let’s avoid

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evitemos

172
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water resources

A

recursos hídricos

173
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ash

A

la ceniza

174
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to start a fire

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hacer un fogón

175
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to let out sparks

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echar chispa

176
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to throw a cigarette butt

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tirar una colilla

177
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a cigarette lighter

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un mechero

178
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reduction

A

la disminución

179
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to warn (2)

A

avisar

advertir

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