Environmental issues Flashcards

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1
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Air

A

El aire

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Traffic jam

A

El atasco

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Atmosphere

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La atmósfera

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4
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Rubbish

A

La basura

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5
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Plastic bag

A

La bolsa plastico

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Campaign

A

La campaña

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Ozone layer

A

La capa de ozono

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Pollution

A

La contaminación

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The damage

A

El daño

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10
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Waste

A

Los desperdicios

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Electricity

A

La electricidad

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Energy

A

La energía

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13
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Packaging

A

El envase

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14
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Petrol

A

La gasolina

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The environment

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El medio ambiante

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The world

A

El mundo

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Nature

A

El naturaleza

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The planet

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La planeta

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19
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Problem

A

El problema

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20
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Chemicals

A

Los productos químicos

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21
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Recycling

A

El reciclaje

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22
Q

Natural resources

A

Los recursos naturales

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23
Q

Traffic

A

El tráfico

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24
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Transport

A

El transporte

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25
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Vehicle

A

El vehículo

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26
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To save

A

Ahorrar

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27
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To turn off

A

Apagar

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To warn

A

Advertir

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To help

A

Ayudar

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To consume

A

Consumir

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To pollute

A

Contaminar

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To damange

A

Dañar

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To disappear

A

Desaparecer

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To develop

A

Desarrollar

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To destroy

A

Destrozar

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To emit

A

Emitir

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To turn on / light

A

Encender

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To get dirty

A

Ensuciar

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To spoil

A

Estropear

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To use (energy) / spend (money)

A

Gastar

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To waste

A

Malgastar

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To improve

A

Mejorar

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To worry about

A

Preocuparse por

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To produce

A

Producir

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To protect

A

Proteger

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To recycle

A

Reciclar

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To reduce

A

Reducir

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To reuse

A

Reutilizar

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To save [the world]

A

Salvar [el mundo]

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Q

To sort the rubbish

A

Separar la basura

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To throw (away)

A

Tirar

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To use

A

Usar

53
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Ecological

A

Ecológico

54
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Environmental

A

Medioambiental

55
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Worldwide

A

Mundial

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Dangerous

A

Peligroso/a

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Chemical

A

Químico/a

58
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Rechargeable

A

Recargable

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Recycleable

A

Reciclable

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Dirty

A

Sucio/a

61
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Toxic

A

Tóxico/a

62
Q

I always try to walk instead of going by car

A

Siempre intento andar en vez de ir en coche

63
Q

You should recycle as much as possible such as glass, paper, plastic, and cardboard, and put it all into the recycling bin

A

Se debe reciclar todo los posible como el vidrio, el papel, el plastico y el carton y meterlo todo en los contenedores de reciclaje

64
Q

To reduce pollution, it is better to take a bag to do the shopping, instead of asking for a plastic one

A

Para reducir la contaminación, es mejor llevar una bolsa a la compra en vez pedir una bolsa de plástico

65
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It is important to turn the lights off and consume less energy

A

Es importante apagar las luces y consumir menos energía

66
Q

They have to build more pedestrianized areas ad cycles lanes to reduce the pollution of cities

A

Hay que construir más zonas peatonales y carriles de bicicleta para disminuir la contaminactón de ciudades

67
Q

We should use public transport to reduce car emissions.

A

Deberiamos usar el transporte publico para reducir las emisiones de los coches

68
Q

Battery

A

La pila

69
Q

Fuel

A

El combustible