Environmental Issues Flashcards

1
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A campo raso

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In the open

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2
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A orillas del mar

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At the seaside

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3
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La acera

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Pavement

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4
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El aeropuerto

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Airport

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5
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El aerosol

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Aerosol

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6
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Las afueras

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Outskirts

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7
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El ahorro de energía

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Energy saving

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8
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Atmosférico

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Atmospheric

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9
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La alcantarilla

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Drain/sewer

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10
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El alumbrado público

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Street lighting

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11
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El animal

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Animal

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12
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El aparcamiento

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Car-park/parking

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13
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El árbol

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Tree

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14
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El arbusto

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Bush/shrub

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15
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El arco iris

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Rainbow

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16
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La avenida

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Avenue

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17
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El ayuntamiento

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Town hall

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18
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La bahía

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Bay

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19
Q

Bajo

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Low/Ground (floor)/Under

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20
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El barrio comercial

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Business quarter/shopping district

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21
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El barrio

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Area/neighbourhood

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22
Q

Los barrios bajos

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Poorer quarters/slums

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23
Q

La basura

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Rubbish

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24
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Bello

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Beautiful/lovely

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Bochornoso
Muggy/oppressive (weather)
26
La bolsa de plástico
Plastic bag
27
El bosque
Wood
28
Brillar
To Shine
29
Buen tiempo
Fine weather
30
El bullicio
Uproar/din/bustle
31
Cálido
Hot
32
La calle
Street
33
La Calleja
Narrow street/side street
34
El calor
Heat
35
Caluroso
Hot
36
La calzada
Roadway
37
Cambiar
To change
38
El cambio
Change
39
El campo
Countryside/country/field
40
La capa de ozono
Ozone layer
41
La cárcel
Prison
42
La carretera de circunvalación
Ring road
43
El casco urbano
Town centre
44
La catástrofe
Catastrophe
45
La central nuclear
Nuclear power station
46
El centro comercial
Shopping centre
47
Cero
Zero
48
El chubasco
Squall
49
El cielo
Sky
50
El/la científico/a
Scientist
51
La cima
Top/peak
52
La circulación
Traffic
53
La ciudad
Town/city
54
El clima
Climate
55
La cloaca
Sewer
56
La colina
Hill
57
El combustible
Fuel
58
Los combustibles fósiles
Fossil fuels
59
La comisaría
Police station
60
La concha
Shell
61
La conservación
Conservation
62
El contaminante
Pollutant
63
Contaminar
To pollute
64
El continente
Continent
65
Cosmopólita
Cosmopolitan
66
La costa
Coast
67
El cruce
Crossroads
68
Cubierto
Overcast
69
La cuesta
Hill/slope
70
La cumbre
Summit/top
71
El desagüe
Drain/outlet/drainage
72
Descontaminar
Decontaminate
73
La deforestación
Deforestation
74
El deshielo
Thaw
75
El desierto
Desert
76
Despejado
Clear/cloudless
77
Los desperdicios
Rubbish/refuse
78
La destrucción
Destruction
79
El ecosistema
Ecosystem
80
El edifico público
Public building
81
El efecto invernadero
Greenhouse effect
82
El embotellamiento
Traffic jam
83
El empeoramiento
Deterioration/worsening
84
Empeorar(se)
To get worse/ to deteriorate
85
Envenenar
To poison
86
La época
Period/time/epoch
87
La estación
Station/season
88
El estanque
Pond/pool
89
El este
East
90
La estrella
Star
91
La fábrica
Factory
92
El fabricante
Manufacturer
93
Fértil
Fertile
94
La fiera
Wild animal
95
La flor
Flower
96
Fresco
Fresh/cool
97
Frío
Cold
98
La fruta
Fruit
99
La fuente
Fountain/spring
100
Fuerte
Strong
101
La geografía
Geography
102
El grado
Degree
103
El granizo
Hail
104
La granja
Farm
105
El granjero
Farmer
106
Los habitantes de la ciudad
Inhabitants of the town/city
107
Hacer
To do/to make
108
Helar
To freeze
109
Hermoso
Beautiful
110
El hielo
Ice
111
La hierba
Grass
112
La hoja
Leaf
113
El horizonte
Horizon
114
Húmedo
Damp/wet
115
La industria pesada
Heavy industry
116
Industrial
Industrial
117
El insecto
Insect
118
La inundación
Flood(-ing)
119
El invierno
Winter
120
La isla
Island
121
El lago
Lake
122
Ligero
Light
123
Llano
Flat
124
Llover
To rain
125
Llover a cántaros
To rain cats and dogs
126
La llovizna
Drizzle
127
Lloviznar
To drizzle
128
La lluvia
Rain
129
Lluvioso
Rainy
130
La luna
Moon
131
El mal tiempo
Bad weather