environment unit Flashcards

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1
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environmental

A

ambiental

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garbage/trash

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la basura

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bottle

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la botella

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forest

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el bosque

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5
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to heat

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calentar(ie)

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heating

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el calentamiento

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global warming

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el calentamiento global

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hot

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caliente

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ozone layer

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la capa de ozono

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coal

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el carbon

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glass

A

el cristal

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cardboard

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el cartón

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recycling center

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el centro de reciclaje

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to conserve

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conservar

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fuel

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el combustible

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16
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pollution

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la contaminación

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17
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container

A

el contenedor

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18
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to damage

A

dañar

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19
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to melt

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derretir

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20
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to throw away, to discard

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desechar

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21
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waste

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el desecho

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22
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disposable

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desechable

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23
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to destroy

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destruir

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24
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destruction

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la destrucción

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25
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destroyed

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destruido(a)

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disadvantage

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la desvantaja

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make difficult

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dificultar

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to diminish

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disminuir

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29
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to throw

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echar

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30
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greenhouse effect

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el efecto invernadero

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31
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electric energy

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la energía eléctrica

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32
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nuclear energy

A

la energía nuclear

33
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solar energy

A

la energía solar

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species

A

las especies

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to avoid

A

evitar

36
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to extinguish

A

extinguir

37
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extinction

A

la extinción

38
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extinct

A

extinto(a)

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in danger of extinction

A

el peligro de extinción

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factory

A

la fábrica

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sources, fountains

A

las fuentes

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to generate

A

generar

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smoke

A

el humo

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medicine, drug

A

el medicamento

45
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environment

A

el medio ambiente

46
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measure, step

A

la medida

47
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petroleum

A

el petróleo

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plastic

A

el plástico

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to prevent

A

prevenir

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safe to drink

A

potable

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to reduce

A

reducir

52
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to recycle

A

reciclar

53
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recycling

A

el reciclaje

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recycled

A

reciclado(a)

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to prevent

A

prevenir

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to renew

A

renovar(ue)

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to save, to rescue

A

rescatar

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natural resource

A

el recurso(natural)

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jungle (rainforest)

A

la selva(tropical)

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drought

A

la sequía

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land/earth

A

la tierra

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flood

A

la inundación

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advantage

A

la ventaja

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glass

A

el vidrio

65
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to pay attention

A

hacer caso

66
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in the midterm

A

a medio plazo

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in the long term

A

a largo plazo

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a little

A

un poco de

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few

A

pocos/pocas

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small

A

pequeño(a)

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I believe that…

A

creo que…

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it is true that…

A

es cierto que…

73
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the most important thing is that…

A

lo más importante es que…

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I think that…

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pienso que…

75
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unless

A

a menos que

76
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provided that

A

con tal de que

77
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as soon as

A

tan pronto como

78
Q

shortage

A

la escasez