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environment Flashcards

1
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breathing problems

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problemas respiratorios

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to advise

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aconsejar

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“by the year…”

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“para el ano…”

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aluminium cans

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latas de alumnio

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5
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around

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alrededor

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trashcan

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cubo de basura

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landfill

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vertederos

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to give support / back

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respaldar

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to square off / tally / fit together

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cuadrar

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to snatch

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arrebatar

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to fit / put on

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encajar

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12
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to monopolize / hoard / capture

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acaparar

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13
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small boat

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embarcacion

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to put in motion

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poner en march

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15
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posperity

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bonanza

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16
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likewise

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asimismo

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17
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supply

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suministro

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18
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to entail / bring

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conllevar

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19
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survival

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supervivencia

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20
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fifth

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quinto

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21
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to disappear

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desvanecer

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22
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“every year we lose 500,000 hectares of forest and jungle”

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“cada ano perdemos quinientos miles hectareas de bosques y selvas”

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23
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jungle

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selva

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24
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forest

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bosque

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25
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ecosystem

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ecosistema

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26
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to destroy

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destruir

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27
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biodiversity

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biodiversidad

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28
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natural wealth

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riqueza natural

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29
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“today, this is at risk”

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hoy, esto esta en riesgo

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30
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scale

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escala

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31
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“desforestation breaks the climatic equilibrium”

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la desforestacion rompe el equilibrio climatico

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32
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“the main cause of deforestation is…”

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“la principal causa de desforestacin es…”

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33
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idle

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ocioso

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34
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“another factor that threatens the forests is illegal felling”

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“otro factor que atenta contra los bosques es la tala ilegal”

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35
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to put a halt to

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poner freno

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36
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profit aims

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fines lucrativos

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37
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slate quarries

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las canteras

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38
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fish farms

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las piscifactorias

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39
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out of control

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fuera de control

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40
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“despite having spent…”

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a pesar de haber gastado

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41
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to cut down

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taler

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42
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to end / do away with

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acabar con

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43
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a wind turbine

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un aerogenerador

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44
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to run out

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agotarse

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45
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lighting

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alumbramiento

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46
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to be committed to

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apostar por

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47
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a raft of measures

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una bacteria de medidas

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48
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low energy light bulbs

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las bombillas de bajo consume

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49
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crude oil

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el crudo

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50
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nuclear fusion energy

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la energia atomicaq de fusion

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51
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to promote / encourage

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impulsar

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52
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endless / unquenchable

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inagotable

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53
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investment

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la inversion

54
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profitable

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rentable

55
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the waste

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el residuo

56
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to stress / underline

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subrayar

57
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to monitor

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viligar

58
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to supply

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abastecer

59
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to upset

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alborotar

60
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to fulfil

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cumplir con

61
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a dam

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un embalse

62
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the increasing price

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el encarecimiento

63
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to ruin

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estropear

64
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a battery

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una pila

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a policy

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una politica

66
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performance / yield

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el rendimiento

67
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the rainforest

A

la selva tropical

68
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a boilder

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una caldera

69
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the load

A

la carga

70
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with the tap running

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con el grifo abierto

71
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to unplug

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desenchufar

72
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electricity bill

A

la factura de la luz

73
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a switch

A

un interruptor

74
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to waste

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malgastar

75
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low gear

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la marcha corta

76
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high gear

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la marcha larga

77
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pattern

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patron

78
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to try

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procurar

79
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as much as possible

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tanto como sea possible

80
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shower

A

la ducha

81
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to ration

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racionalizar

82
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it must be taken into account

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hay que tener en cuenta

83
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administration / management

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gestion

84
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suddenly

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bruscamente

85
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to turn on

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encender

86
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the home

A

la vivienda

87
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to save

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ahorrar

88
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we all must contribute what we can (saying)

A

debemos poner todos nuestro granito de arena

89
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the freezer

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el congelador

90
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journey

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trayecto

91
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source of energy

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fuente de energia

92
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sensible

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sensato

93
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sympathetic

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comprensivo

94
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solar panels

A

paneles solares

95
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to make a hole in the ground

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hacer un agojero en la tierra

96
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water table

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el acuifero

97
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a well

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un pozo

98
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nuclear residues

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los residuos nucleares

99
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the burning of fossil fuels

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la combustion de los combustibles fosiles

100
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the energy crisis

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la crisis energetica

101
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“nuclear energy is clean and complies with Kyoto”

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“la energia nuclear es limpia y cumple con Kioto”

102
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“nuclear energy generates little employment”

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“la energia nuclear genera poco empleo”

103
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“…it doesn’t contribute to the fight against climate change”

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“no contribuye a la luncha contra el cambio climatico”

104
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sustainable

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sostenible

105
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“a report requested by the G-8”

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un informe solicitado por el G-8

106
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to maintain

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mantener

107
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imports

A

importaciones

108
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wind turbines

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turbinas de viento

109
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hydroelectric energy

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energia hidroelectrica

110
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geothermic energy

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energia geotermica

111
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biomas energy

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energia de la biomasa (no removable)

112
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the atmosphere

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la atmosfera

113
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to heat up

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calentar

114
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the greenhouse effect

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el efecto invernadero

115
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global warming

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el calentamiento global

116
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hurricane

A

huracano

117
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forest fire

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incendio forestal

118
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drought

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sequia

119
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storm

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tormenta

120
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tornado

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tornado

121
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the melting of the poles

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el deshielo de los polos

122
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earthquake

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terremoto

123
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lack of rain

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falta de lluvia

124
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population increase

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aumenta del poblacion

125
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flood

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inundacion

126
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increase the risk of certain diseases

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aumenta el riesgo de ciertas enfermedades

127
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“it causes the increase of sea level”

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causa el increment del nivel del mar

128
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spillage

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vertido

129
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a sensor

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un captador

130
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remote control

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mando a distancia

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