Global issues Flashcards

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The environment

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El medioambiente

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Climate change

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Cambio climático

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Global warming

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El calentamiento global

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The greenhouse effect

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El efecto invernadero

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To harm/ damage

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Dañar

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The damage

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El daño

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Environmental (adj)

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Medioambiental

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Global

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Mundial

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The world

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El mundo

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To waste

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Malgastar

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To kill

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Matar

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The nature

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La naturaleza

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The earth

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La tierra

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The garbage

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La basura

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The fuel

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El combustible

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The traffic jam

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El atasco

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The ozone layer

A

La capa de ozono

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The refuse

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Los residuos

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The fire

A

El fuego/ el incendio (more destructive)

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20
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World wide

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Mundial

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21
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The danger

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El peligro

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22
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The oil

A

Petróleo

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The chemicals

A

Los productos químicos

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Chemical (adj)

A

Químico

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25
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The resource

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El recurso

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To protect

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Proteger

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Renewable (adj)

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Renovable

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Dirty

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Sucio/a

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29
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To throw away

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Tirar

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30
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To exhaust/use up

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Agotar

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31
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The hole

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El agujero

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32
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A hurricane

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Un huracán

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33
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The waste

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Los desechos

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34
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To make dirty

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Suciar

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35
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To ruin/spoil

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Estropear

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36
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The flood

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La inundación

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37
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The acid rain

A

La lluvia ácida

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38
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The oil spill

A

La marea negra

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39
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Harmful (ad)

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Nocivo/a

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40
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The jungle/ rainforest

A

La selva

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41
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The drought

A

La sequía

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42
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To destroy

A

Arruinar

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43
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The increase

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El aumento

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The benefit

A

El benefico

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To combat

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Combatir

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To commit

A

Cometer

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The shortage

A

La escasez

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The fault/blame

A

La culpa

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To blame

A

Echar la culpa

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The scarce

A

El escaso

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To be missing

A

Faltar

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To grow

A

Cultivar

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To increase

A

Aumentar

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The campaign

A

La campaña

55
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The bird

A

El pájaro

56
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Rechargeable (asj)

A

Recargable

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To save

A

Salvar

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To solve

A

Solucionar

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To use

A

Utilizar

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To recycle

A

Reciclar

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To collect

A

Recoger

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To reuse

A

Reutilizar

63
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The cardboard

A

El cartón

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The container

A

El contenedor

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The packaging

A

El envase

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The tip/ rubbish dump

A

El vertedero

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The battery

A

La pila

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To disappear

A

Desaparecer

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To have a shower

A

Ducharse

70
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To turn on

A

Encender

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To turn off

A

Apagar

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The consumption

A

El consumo

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The development

A

El desarrollo

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The poll/survey

A

La encuesta

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The lack

A

La falta

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Worrying/ disturbing (adj)

A

Inquietante

77
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To worry/ disturb oneself

A

Inquietarse

78
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The law

A

La ley

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The government

A

El gobierno

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The Liberty/freedom

A

La libertad

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Fair (adj)

A

Justo/a

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The worry

A

La preocupación

83
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Worried/anxious (adj)

A

Preocupado/a

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To steal

A

Robar

85
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The theft

A

El robo

86
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The thief

A

El ladrón

87
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A hooligan

A

Un gamberro

88
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The oil tanker ship

A

El petrolero

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The violence

A

La violencia

90
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To fight/struggle

A

Luchar

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A fine

A

Una multa

92
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The witness

A

El testigo

93
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The prejudice

A

El prejuicio

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Unfair

A

Injusto/a

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The rights

A

Los derechos

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The foreigner

A

El extranjero/ la extranjera

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The poverty

A

La pobreza

98
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Poor (adj)

A

Pobre

99
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The needy people

A

Los necesitados

100
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Serious (adj)

A

Grave
Severo/a

101
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To threaten

A

Amenazar

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The inequality

A

La desigualdad

103
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The equality

A

Igualdad

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The homeless people

A

Los sin techo

105
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The advantage

A

La ventaja

106
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Worrying (adj)

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Preocupante