Environment Vocabulary Flashcards

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the ecosystem

A

el ecosistema

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to reduce the damage cause to…

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reducir los daños causados a…

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the threat to wildlife

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la amenaza a la naturaleza

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destruction of the ozone layer

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la destrucción de la capa de ozono

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hole in the ozone layer

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el agujero de ozono

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acid rain

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las lluvias ácidas

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global warming

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el racalentamiento del planeta

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greenhouse effect

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el efecto invernadero

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increase in sea level

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el aumento del nivel del mar

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radioactive waste

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los residuos radioactivos

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harmful effects

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los efectos nocivos

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turning land into desert

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la desertificación

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polluting gases

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los gases contaminantes

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cross-frontier atmospheric pollution

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la contaminación atmosférica transfronteriza

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tip into the sea

A

verter al mar

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rubbish tip

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el vertedero

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natural resources

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los recursos naturales

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energy saving

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el ahorro de energía

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to conserve energy

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conservar la energía

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to switch the heat on/off

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encender/apagar la calefacción

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to leave the lights on

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dejar encendidas las luces

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resources are being exhausted

A

los recursos se agotan

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to squander

A

despilfarrar

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to recycle

A

reciclar

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fuel

A

el combustible

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renewable resources

A

los recursos renovables

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pollution

A

la contaminación

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rubbish

A

la basura

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to have toxic effects

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producir efectos tóxicos

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to pollute, contaminate

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contaminar

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decontamination

A

la descontaminación

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to decontaminate, depollute

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descontaminar

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radioactive waste

A

los residuos radioactivos

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oil slick

A

la mancha de petróleo

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do not help enough

A

no ayudan lo suficiente

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to warn

A

advertir

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people ignore them

A

la gente lo ignora

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although they have known it for a while they do not see the problem

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aunque lo han sabido un tiempo, no ven el problema

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the effect are inevitable

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los efectos son inebitables

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in a clean way

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de manera muy limpia

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subsidise

A

sibsidiar

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to be aware of

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ser consciente de

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harmful effects

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efectos dañinos

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on a global scale

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en una escuela global

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a few people

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una poca gente