Geography Flashcards

Learn all the words to do with geography

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Aguacero

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Downpour

Me agarró un aguacero y ahora estoy mojado de la cabeza hasta los pies. - I got caught in a downpour and now I’m wet from head to toe.

Nos sorprendió un aguacero y nos tuvimos que meter corriendo a una iglesia. - We were caught in a sudden downpour and we had to run into a church.

rainstorm
Recibieron diez pulgadas de lluvia debido al aguacero de la noche anterior. - They received ten inches of rain due to the rainstorm of the previous night.

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Marea

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Tide

La marea sube aproximadamente a las 2 pm y baja a las 8 pm. - The tide comes in at approximately 2 pm and goes out at 8 pm.

wave
Desde el balcón, veíamos la gran marea humana que se dirigía al estadio. - From the balcony, we could see the big wave of people moving towards the stadium.

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Ventisca

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Blizzard

Las autoridades locales les recomiendan a todos los residentes quedarse dentro de sus casas esta noche a causa de la ventisca. - Authorities are advising all residents to stay in tonight due to the blizzard.

La ventisca impedía a los montañeros seguir su camino hacia la cumbre. - The blizzard prevented the mountaineers from carrying on up to the summit.

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Arena

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Sand

La arena en las playas de Cancún es blanca. - The sand on the beaches of Cancun is white.

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Redes sociales

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Social media

Las redes sociales se han convertido en un componente clave de la vida cotidiana. - Social media has become a key component of everyday life.

El rumor se esparció rápidamente en las redes sociales. - The rumor spread rapidly on social media.

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Red

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Network

Parece que la señal de la red está muy débil esta noche. - It seems like the network signal is very weak tonight.

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