environment Flashcards
breathing problems
problemas respiratorios
to advise
aconsejar
“by the year…”
“para el ano…”
aluminium cans
latas de alumnio
around
alrededor
trashcan
cubo de basura
landfill
vertederos
to give support / back
respaldar
to square off / tally / fit together
cuadrar
to snatch
arrebatar
to fit / put on
encajar
to monopolize / hoard / capture
acaparar
small boat
embarcacion
to put in motion
poner en march
posperity
bonanza
likewise
asimismo
supply
suministro
to entail / bring
conllevar
survival
supervivencia
fifth
quinto
to disappear
desvanecer
“every year we lose 500,000 hectares of forest and jungle”
“cada ano perdemos quinientos miles hectareas de bosques y selvas”
jungle
selva
forest
bosque
ecosystem
ecosistema
to destroy
destruir
biodiversity
biodiversidad
natural wealth
riqueza natural
“today, this is at risk”
hoy, esto esta en riesgo
scale
escala
“desforestation breaks the climatic equilibrium”
la desforestacion rompe el equilibrio climatico
“the main cause of deforestation is…”
“la principal causa de desforestacin es…”
idle
ocioso
“another factor that threatens the forests is illegal felling”
“otro factor que atenta contra los bosques es la tala ilegal”
to put a halt to
poner freno
profit aims
fines lucrativos
slate quarries
las canteras
fish farms
las piscifactorias
out of control
fuera de control
“despite having spent…”
a pesar de haber gastado
to cut down
taler
to end / do away with
acabar con
a wind turbine
un aerogenerador
to run out
agotarse
lighting
alumbramiento
to be committed to
apostar por
a raft of measures
una bacteria de medidas
low energy light bulbs
las bombillas de bajo consume
crude oil
el crudo
nuclear fusion energy
la energia atomicaq de fusion
to promote / encourage
impulsar
endless / unquenchable
inagotable
investment
la inversion
profitable
rentable
the waste
el residuo
to stress / underline
subrayar
to monitor
viligar
to supply
abastecer
to upset
alborotar
to fulfil
cumplir con
a dam
un embalse
the increasing price
el encarecimiento
to ruin
estropear
a battery
una pila
a policy
una politica
performance / yield
el rendimiento
the rainforest
la selva tropical
a boilder
una caldera
the load
la carga
with the tap running
con el grifo abierto
to unplug
desenchufar
electricity bill
la factura de la luz
a switch
un interruptor
to waste
malgastar
low gear
la marcha corta
high gear
la marcha larga
pattern
patron
to try
procurar
as much as possible
tanto como sea possible
shower
la ducha
to ration
racionalizar
it must be taken into account
hay que tener en cuenta
administration / management
gestion
suddenly
bruscamente
to turn on
encender
the home
la vivienda
to save
ahorrar
we all must contribute what we can (saying)
debemos poner todos nuestro granito de arena
the freezer
el congelador
journey
trayecto
source of energy
fuente de energia
sensible
sensato
sympathetic
comprensivo
solar panels
paneles solares
to make a hole in the ground
hacer un agojero en la tierra
water table
el acuifero
a well
un pozo
nuclear residues
los residuos nucleares
the burning of fossil fuels
la combustion de los combustibles fosiles
the energy crisis
la crisis energetica
“nuclear energy is clean and complies with Kyoto”
“la energia nuclear es limpia y cumple con Kioto”
“nuclear energy generates little employment”
“la energia nuclear genera poco empleo”
“…it doesn’t contribute to the fight against climate change”
“no contribuye a la luncha contra el cambio climatico”
sustainable
sostenible
“a report requested by the G-8”
un informe solicitado por el G-8
to maintain
mantener
imports
importaciones
wind turbines
turbinas de viento
hydroelectric energy
energia hidroelectrica
geothermic energy
energia geotermica
biomas energy
energia de la biomasa (no removable)
the atmosphere
la atmosfera
to heat up
calentar
the greenhouse effect
el efecto invernadero
global warming
el calentamiento global
hurricane
huracano
forest fire
incendio forestal
drought
sequia
storm
tormenta
tornado
tornado
the melting of the poles
el deshielo de los polos
earthquake
terremoto
lack of rain
falta de lluvia
population increase
aumenta del poblacion
flood
inundacion
increase the risk of certain diseases
aumenta el riesgo de ciertas enfermedades
“it causes the increase of sea level”
causa el increment del nivel del mar
spillage
vertido
a sensor
un captador
remote control
mando a distancia
