Global environmental issues Flashcards by Antonio Pérez Moreno

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smog

A

niebla, niebla tóxica

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fog

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niebla, neblina

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smoke

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humo, humear (el humo de un lugar ardiendo)

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mist

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neblina, rociada

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weather

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tiempo

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forecast

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pronóstico, predicción meteorológica

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waste

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desperdiciar, desperdicios, desachos

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litter

A

tirar basura en la calle

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rubbish

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basura

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clean

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límpio

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clear

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claro

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surroundings

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alrededores, entorno

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wind

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viento

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rerservoir

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embalse, presa

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lake

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lago

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puddle

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charco

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pond

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estanque

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worldwide

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en todo el mundo, mundialmente

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endangered

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en peligro

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mining

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minería

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coal

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carbón

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Great Barrier Reef

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Gran barrera de coral

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corrode

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carcomer

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simulates

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simular

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deteriorate

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deteriorar

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emitting

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emitir

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biodiversity

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diodiversidad

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dramatic shifts

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grandes cambios

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a tipping point

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punto de infexión

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unprecedented

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sin precedentes

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fossil fuel burning

A

quema de combustibles fósites

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acidifying

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acidificando

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carbon dioxide

A

dióxido de carbono

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ecosystem

A

ecosistema

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pollution

A

polución, contaminación

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garbage

A

basura, desperdicios

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rubbish

A

basura

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litter

A

basura

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biodegradable

A

biodegradable

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plastic packaging

A

envases de plástico

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to discard

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desechar

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discarded

A

desecho

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reduce, re-use, recycle

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reducir, re usar, reciclar

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campaign

A

campaña

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resource

A

recurso

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criticism

A

crítica

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compulsory

A

obligatorio

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financial levy

A

suma de dinero que pagamos en impuestos. Canon

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landfill sites

A

vertedero

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to wean

A

desenganchar, destetar

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behaviour

A

comportamiento

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environmentally friendly

A

ecológico

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ethos

A

valores, comportamientos

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plastic carrier bags

A

bolsas de plástico

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dump

A

vertedero, basurero, verter

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the single-use carrier bag

A

bolsas de un solo uso

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far too few

A

demasiado poco

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greenhouse

A

invernadero

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drought

A

sequía

Q

starvation

A

inanición, hambruna

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gushing into gulf

A

extraídos del golfo, brotan del golfo

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Where have all the bees gone?

A

¿Dónde se han ido las abejas?

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Crop failure spells disaster.

A

Las malas cosechas son un desastre.

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rising sea levels, declining snow cover and retreating glaciers

A

aumento del nivel del mar, la disminución de la capa de nieve y glaciares en retroceso

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heat waves

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olas de calor

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chopped down

A

talados

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oil rig

A

plataforma petrolífera

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carbon-neutral

A

sin emisiones de carbono?