Environment Flashcards

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1
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Environment

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El medioambiente

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Water

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El agua (fem)

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Rubbish

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La basura

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Plastic bag

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La bolsa de plástico

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Bottle

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La botella

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Fuel

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El combustible

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Waste

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Los desechos

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Energy

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La energía

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Battery

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La pila

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Plastic

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El plástico

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Chemicals

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Los productos químicos

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Resources

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Los recursos

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To save (salvage/rescue)

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Salvar

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To switch off

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Apagar

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To turn off

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Cerrar

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To avoid

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Evitar

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To waste

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Malgastar

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Recharge

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Recargar

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To recycle

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Reciclar

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To collect / pick up

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Recoger

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To reduce

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Reducir

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To reuse

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Reusar/reutilizar

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To throw away

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Tirar

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To use

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Usar/utilizar

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Atmosphere

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La atmósfera

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Earth

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La tierra

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Rainforest

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La selva tropical

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To protect

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Proteger

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Pollution

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Polución

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Planet

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El planeta

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Climate change

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El cambio climático

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Endangered

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En peligro de extinción

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Ecosystem

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El ecosistema

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Eco friendly

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Ecológico

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To conserve

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Conservar

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Conservation

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La conservación

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To care for

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Cuidar de

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Deforestation

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La deforestación

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Gas emissions

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Las emisiones de gases

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Ranching

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La ganadería

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To emit

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Emitir

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Methane gas

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El gas metano

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Fish farming

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La piscicultura

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Mineral extraction

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La extracción de minerales

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Production of palm oil

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La producción de aceite de palma

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The cruise industry

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La industria de cruceros

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To reject

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Rechazar

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Wind turbine

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El aerogenerador

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Hole

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El agujero

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Air

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El aire

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Animals

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Los animales

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52
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Trees

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Los árboles

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Woods

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El bosque

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Car

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El coche

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Diesel

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El diésel

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Environmentalist

A

El/la ecologista

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Gas

A

El gas

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Exhaust fumes

A

Los gases de escape

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Inhabitants

A

Los habitantes

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Environmental impact

A

El impacto ecológico

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Map

A

El mapa

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Sea

A

El mar

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Country

A

El país

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Biofuel

A

El biocombustible

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Heat

A

El calor

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Climate

A

El clima

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Pollutant

A

El contaminante

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Damage

A

El daño

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Detergent/washing powder

A

El detergente

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Government

A

El gobierno

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Tax

A

El impuesto

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Lake

A

El lago

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Wind farm

A

El parque eólico

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River

A

El río

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Coast

A

La costa

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Ecology

A

La ecología

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Species

A

La especie

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Factory

A

La fábrica

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Flower

A

La flor

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Fruit

A

La fruta

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Petrol

A

La gasolina

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Island

A

La isla

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Rain

A

La lluvia

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Mountain

A

La montaña

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Plant

A

La planta

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Beach

A

La playa

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Region

A

La región

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Temperature

A

La temperatura

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Vegetables

A

Las verduras

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Biodiversity

A

La biodiversidad

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Nuclear plant

A

La central nuclear

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Crisis

A

La crisis

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Alternative energy sources

A

Las fuentes de energía alternativas

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Carbon footprint

A

La huella de carbono

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Jungle

A

La selva

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Solution

A

La solución

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Zone

A

La zona

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Event (occurrence)

A

El acontecimiento

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Organic food

A

Los alimentos ecológicos

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Global warming

A

El calentamiento global

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Oil slick

A

El chapapote

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Scientists

A

Los científicos

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Bottle bank

A

El contenedor de vidrio

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Continent

A

El continente

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Sustainable development

A

El desarrollo sostenible

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Natural disaster

A

El desastre natural

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Desert

A

El desierto

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Ecosystem

A

El ecosistema

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Greenhouse effect

A

El efecto invernadero

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Green tax

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El impuesto ecológico

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Researcher

A

El investigador

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Ocean

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El océano

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GMOs

A

Los transgénicos

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Recycling

A

El reciclado / el reciclaje

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Nuclear/industrial waste

A

Los residuos nucleares/industriales

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Vegan

A

El/la vegano/a

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Dumping ground

A

El vertedero

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Sewage

A

Las aguas residuales

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Ozone layer

A

La capa de ozono

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Disaster

A

La catástrofe

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Noise pollution

A

La contaminación acústica

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Carbon emissions

A

Las emisiones de CO2

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Wind power

A

La energía eólica

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Nuclear power

A

La energía nuclear

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Renewable energy

A

La energía renovable

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Solar power

A

La energía solar

127
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Endangered species

A

La especies en peligro de extinción

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Protected species

A

Las especies protegidas

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Acid rain

A

La lluvia ácida

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Moon

A

La luna

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Recycling plant

A

La planta de reciclado/reciclaje

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Population

A

La población

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Sustainability

A

La sostenibilidad

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Biodegradable

A

Biodegradable

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To destroy

A

Destruír

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To contaminate

A

Contaminar

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To ban

A

Prohibir

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Hybrid

A

Hibrido