Environmental Issues Flashcards

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1
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A campo raso

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In the open

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A orillas del mar

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At the seaside

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La acera

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Pavement

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El aeropuerto

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Airport

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El aerosol

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Aerosol

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Las afueras

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Outskirts

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El ahorro de energía

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Energy saving

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Atmosférico

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Atmospheric

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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
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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
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Los barrios bajos

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Poorer quarters/slums

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23
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La basura

A

Rubbish

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24
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Bello

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Beautiful/lovely

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25
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Bochornoso

A

Muggy/oppressive (weather)

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26
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La bolsa de plástico

A

Plastic bag

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27
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El bosque

A

Wood

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28
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Brillar

A

To Shine

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29
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Buen tiempo

A

Fine weather

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30
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El bullicio

A

Uproar/din/bustle

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31
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Cálido

A

Hot

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32
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La calle

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Street

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33
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La Calleja

A

Narrow street/side street

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34
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El calor

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Heat

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35
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Caluroso

A

Hot

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36
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La calzada

A

Roadway

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37
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Cambiar

A

To change

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38
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El cambio

A

Change

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39
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El campo

A

Countryside/country/field

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40
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La capa de ozono

A

Ozone layer

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41
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La cárcel

A

Prison

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42
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La carretera de circunvalación

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Ring road

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43
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El casco urbano

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Town centre

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44
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La catástrofe

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Catastrophe

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45
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La central nuclear

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Nuclear power station

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46
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El centro comercial

A

Shopping centre

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47
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Cero

A

Zero

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48
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El chubasco

A

Squall

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49
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El cielo

A

Sky

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50
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El/la científico/a

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Scientist

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51
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La cima

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Top/peak

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52
Q

La circulación

A

Traffic

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53
Q

La ciudad

A

Town/city

54
Q

El clima

A

Climate

55
Q

La cloaca

A

Sewer

56
Q

La colina

A

Hill

57
Q

El combustible

A

Fuel

58
Q

Los combustibles fósiles

A

Fossil fuels

59
Q

La comisaría

A

Police station

60
Q

La concha

A

Shell

61
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La conservación

A

Conservation

62
Q

El contaminante

A

Pollutant

63
Q

Contaminar

A

To pollute

64
Q

El continente

A

Continent

65
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Cosmopólita

A

Cosmopolitan

66
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La costa

A

Coast

67
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El cruce

A

Crossroads

68
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Cubierto

A

Overcast

69
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La cuesta

A

Hill/slope

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La cumbre

A

Summit/top

71
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El desagüe

A

Drain/outlet/drainage

72
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Descontaminar

A

Decontaminate

73
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La deforestación

A

Deforestation

74
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El deshielo

A

Thaw

75
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El desierto

A

Desert

76
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Despejado

A

Clear/cloudless

77
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Los desperdicios

A

Rubbish/refuse

78
Q

La destrucción

A

Destruction

79
Q

El ecosistema

A

Ecosystem

80
Q

El edifico público

A

Public building

81
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El efecto invernadero

A

Greenhouse effect

82
Q

El embotellamiento

A

Traffic jam

83
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El empeoramiento

A

Deterioration/worsening

84
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Empeorar(se)

A

To get worse/ to deteriorate

85
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Envenenar

A

To poison

86
Q

La época

A

Period/time/epoch

87
Q

La estación

A

Station/season

88
Q

El estanque

A

Pond/pool

89
Q

El este

A

East

90
Q

La estrella

A

Star

91
Q

La fábrica

A

Factory

92
Q

El fabricante

A

Manufacturer

93
Q

Fértil

A

Fertile

94
Q

La fiera

A

Wild animal

95
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La flor

A

Flower

96
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Fresco

A

Fresh/cool

97
Q

Frío

A

Cold

98
Q

La fruta

A

Fruit

99
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La fuente

A

Fountain/spring

100
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Fuerte

A

Strong

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La geografía

A

Geography

102
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El grado

A

Degree

103
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El granizo

A

Hail

104
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La granja

A

Farm

105
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El granjero

A

Farmer

106
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Los habitantes de la ciudad

A

Inhabitants of the town/city

107
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Hacer

A

To do/to make

108
Q

Helar

A

To freeze

109
Q

Hermoso

A

Beautiful

110
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El hielo

A

Ice

111
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La hierba

A

Grass

112
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La hoja

A

Leaf

113
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El horizonte

A

Horizon

114
Q

Húmedo

A

Damp/wet

115
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La industria pesada

A

Heavy industry

116
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Industrial

A

Industrial

117
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El insecto

A

Insect

118
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La inundación

A

Flood(-ing)

119
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El invierno

A

Winter

120
Q

La isla

A

Island

121
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El lago

A

Lake

122
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Ligero

A

Light

123
Q

Llano

A

Flat

124
Q

Llover

A

To rain

125
Q

Llover a cántaros

A

To rain cats and dogs

126
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La llovizna

A

Drizzle

127
Q

Lloviznar

A

To drizzle

128
Q

La lluvia

A

Rain

129
Q

Lluvioso

A

Rainy

130
Q

La luna

A

Moon

131
Q

El mal tiempo

A

Bad weather