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1
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La contaminación

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Contamination

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Contaminado/a

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Contaminated

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Los gases

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Gases

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El calentamiento global

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Global warming

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El vertido

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Spillage

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El petróleo

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Petroleum

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La marea negra

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Oil slick

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La central nuclear

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Nuclear station

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Dañar

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To damage

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Perjudicar

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To harm

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La subida de nivel del mar

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Rising sea levels

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La contaminación acústica

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Noise pollution

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Los vertidos

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Waste

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Biodegradable

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Biodegradable

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15
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La ola de calor

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Heatwave

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Insostenible

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Unsustainable

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17
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Toneladas de bolsas de plástico

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Tons of plastic bags

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18
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La amenaza

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Threat

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19
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Contaminar

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To pollute

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20
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El efecto invernadero

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Greenhouse effect

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21
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La capa de ozono

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Ozone layer

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22
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El agujero de la capa de ozono

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The hole in the ozone layer

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El residuo nuclear

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Nuclear waste

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24
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El alquitrán

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Tar

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25
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La gasolina

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Petrol

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La radiación

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Radiation

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27
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El cambio climático

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Climate change

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28
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El derretimiento de los hielos polares

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Melting of the ice caps

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29
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Ensuciar

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To soil

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30
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Manchar

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To soil

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31
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El gasóleo

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Diesel

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32
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La sequía

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Drought

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33
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Sin plomo

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Unleaded

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34
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Venenoso/a

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Poisonous

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35
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Las radiaciones ultravioletas

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Ultravioleta radiation

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36
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La basura

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Rubbish

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37
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La papelera

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Little bin

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38
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La deforestación

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Deforestation

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39
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La destrucción de las selvas tropicales

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Destruction of the rainforests

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40
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Desertificación

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Desertification

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41
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Los daños irreversibles

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Irreversible damages

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42
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Los gases contaminantes

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Polluting gases

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43
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La inundación

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Flood

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44
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El vidrio

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Glass

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45
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El huracán

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Huracane

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46
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El volcán en erupción

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Erupting volcano

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47
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Neumáticos

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Tyres

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48
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Los países del tercer mundo

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Third world countries

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49
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Degradarse

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To decompose

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50
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La pobreza

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Poverty

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51
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El aire acondicionado

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Air conditioning

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52
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Los combustibles fósiles

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Fossil fuels

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53
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El cáncer de piel

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Skin cancer

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54
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La atmósfera

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The atmosphere

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55
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La pérdida

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The loss

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56
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Los partidos ecologistas

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The green political parties

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57
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El contenedor

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Container

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58
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Los efectos nocivos

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Harmful effects

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59
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La supervivencia del hombre

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Mans survival

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60
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Los envases

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Packaging

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61
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El cartón

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Cardboard

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62
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El incendio forestal

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Forest fire

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63
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Los animales en peligro de extinción

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Endangered

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64
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Las especies animales

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Animal species

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65
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El vertedero

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Rubbish dump

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66
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Quemar

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To burn

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67
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La población

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The population

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68
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Abastecer

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To provide

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69
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Malgastar

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To waste

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70
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Él hambre

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Hunger

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71
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Desechar

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To throw away

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72
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Causar estragos

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To cause devastation

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73
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La radiación solar

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Solar radiation

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74
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Potenciar

A

To promote

75
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El ecologismo

A

Environmentalism

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El dióxido de carbon

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Carbon dioxide

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Erosionar

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To erode

78
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La sobrepesca

A

Overfishing

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La caza

A

Hunting

80
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Replantar

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To replant

81
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Dosificar

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To regulate

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Con todo urgencia

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With utmost urgency

83
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Una emergencia

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An emergency

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Tomar medidas

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To take measures

85
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Luchar por

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To fight for

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Los adelantos técnicos

A

Technical advances

87
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Las aguas residuales

A

Waste water

88
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Los productos químicos

A

Chemicals

89
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Las dificultades respiratorias

A

Breathing diffculties

90
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Los cazadores furtivos

A

Illegal hunter

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Las medidas ecologistas

A

Green measures

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Una cuestión de vida o muerte

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A matter of life and death

93
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Conservar

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To conserve

94
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Preservar

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Preservar

95
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Descontaminar

A

To decontimate

96
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El despilfarro

A

Squandering

97
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La huella del hombre

A

Human footprint

98
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La lluvia ácida

A

Acid rain

99
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El asma

A

Asthma

100
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Radioactivo

A

Radioactive

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Derretir

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To melt

102
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El deshielo

A

Melting

103
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La huella de carbono

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Carbon footprint

104
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Apagar

A

To switch off

105
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Cerrar los grifos

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To turn off the taps

106
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Una plataforma petrolífera

A

Oil rig

107
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Derramar

A

To spill

108
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Un derrame de petróleo

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Oil spill

109
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El firmamento

A

Sky

110
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Deslumbramiento

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Glare

111
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Un derroche económico

A

A waste of money

112
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Las farolas

A

Streetlights

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Un alumbrado

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A Streetlamp

114
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El resplandor

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Brightness

115
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El brillo

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Brightness

116
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El agujero en la capa de ozono

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The hole in the ozone layer

117
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El almacenamiento

A

Storage

118
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Ensordecedor

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Deafening

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Un reto

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A challenge

120
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Revertir

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To reverse

121
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La cadena alimenticia

A

The food chain

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El desgaste

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Erosion

123
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Un hoyo

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A pit

124
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Agua potable

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Drinking water

125
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La energía eólica

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Wind energy

126
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La seguridad

A

Safety

127
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Desechable

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Disposable

128
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Nefasto

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Harmful

129
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El carburante

A

Fuel

130
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La fuga

A

Leak

131
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La energía de las olas

A

Wave energy

132
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Prescindir de

A

To do without

133
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Un bombillo

A

Lightbulb

134
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Desperdiciar

A

To waste

135
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El envase

A

Packaging

136
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Invertir

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To invest

137
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Agotar

A

To run out

138
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Inagotable

A

Never ending

139
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Cosechar

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To harvest

140
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Desaguar

A

To drain

141
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El mantillo

A

Mould

142
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El suelo

A

The ground

143
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Frondoso

A

Leafy

144
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La cosecha

A

The harvest

145
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La subsistencia

A

Survival

146
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Las hojas

A

Leaves

147
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Mojar

A

To dampen

148
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Suplicar

A

To appeal against

149
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Talar

A

To chop down

150
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Un arbusto

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A shrub

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Una mancha

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A stain

152
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La carencia

A

The lack

153
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Las plumas

A

Feathers

154
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La arena

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Sand

155
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Oleoso

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Oily

156
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Arrastar

A

To wash up on the shore

157
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Hundir

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To sink

158
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Los restos

A

A wreckage

159
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Acorralar

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To trap

160
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El marfil

A

Ivory

161
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El suministro

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Supply

162
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A escala internacional

A

On an international scale

163
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Un panal solar

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Solar panel

164
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Los rayos del sol

A

The suns rays

165
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Aprovechar

A

To make the most of

166
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Amortizar el gasto inicial

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To recoup the initial cost

167
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Sostenible

A

Sustainable

168
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Subvencionar

A

To subsidize

169
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Un central eólica

A

Wind power plant

170
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Un embalse

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A dam

171
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Una presa

A

A dam

172
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El cuadal

A

The flow of water

173
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La radiación

A

Radiation

174
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El uranio

A

Uranium

175
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Una fuga de radioactividad

A

A radioactive leak

176
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La plantilla

A

The workforce

177
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Los defensores

A

Advocates

178
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Los rasgos

A

Traits

179
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Pasar por alto

A

To overlook

180
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Proceder con cautela

A

To proceed with caution

181
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Difundir

A

To spread

182
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Confiar en

A

To trust in

183
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Le superficie

A

The surface

184
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La contaminación lumínica

A

Light pollution

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