La Naturaleza y Los Desastres Flashcards

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1
Q

el abrigo de visón

A

mink coat

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2
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los acabados nucleares

A

nuclear waste

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3
Q

agotar el terreno

A

to exhaust the land

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4
Q

el agua potable

A

drinkable water

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5
Q

los animales amaestrados

A

trained/domesticated animals

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6
Q

la atmósfera

A

atmosphere

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7
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los avances tecnológicos

A

technological advances

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8
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el bosque lluvioso

A

rainforest

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9
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el bracero

A

day-laborer, farmworker

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10
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la caída radiactiva

A

radioactive fall-out

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11
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el calentamiento global / el calentón

A

global warming

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12
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los cambios climáticos

A

climate change

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13
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la capa de ozono

A

ozone layer

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14
Q

la conferencia cumbre

A

summit meeting

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15
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la cosecha

A

harvest

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16
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la cría de animales

A

the raising of animals

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17
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la despoblación rural

A

rural to urban migration

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18
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los ecologistas

A

ecologists

19
Q

el efecto invernadero

A

greenhouse effect

20
Q

la erosión del suelo

A

soil erosion

21
Q

la escasez / escaso

A

scarcity / scarce

22
Q

el huracán

A

hurricane

23
Q

la informática

A

computer science

24
Q

la investigación

A

research

25
Q

la lluvia ácida

A

acid rain

26
Q

la matanza de _______

A

the killing of _______

27
Q

el medio ambiente

A

the environment

28
Q

el porvenir

A

future

29
Q

el pozo petrolífero

A

oil well

30
Q

los rayo ultravioletas

A

UV rays

31
Q

el reciclaje

A

recycling

32
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los recursos naturales

A

natural resources

33
Q

el salvajismo

A

savagery

34
Q

la sequía

A

drought

35
Q

la siembre

A

the sowing (of seeds)

36
Q

el sistema de riego

A

irrigation system

37
Q

la sobrepoblación

A

overpopulation

38
Q

la supervivencia

A

survival

39
Q

en peligro de extinción

A

in danger of extinction

40
Q

sembrar/plantar

A

to sow seeds/plant

41
Q

sobrevivir

A

to survive

42
Q

salvaje

A

savage, wild

43
Q

sanguinaria

A

bloody