La Polución- eSpanish

Question 1

venenoso

Answer 1

poisonous

Question 2

radiaciones ultravioletas

Answer 2

ultraviolet radiation

Question 3

toneladas de bolsas de plástico

Answer 3

tons of plastic bags

Question 4

amenaza a la naturaleza

Answer 4

the threat to wildlife

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basura

Answer 5

rubbish

Question 6

la contaminación atmosférica

Answer 6

atmospheric pollution

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deforestación

Answer 7

deforestation

Question 8

desertización

Answer 8

desertification

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destrucción de la capa de ozono

Answer 9

destruction of the ozone layer

Question 10

destrucción de las selvas tropicales

Answer 10

destruction of the rainforests

Question 11

mancha de petróleo

Answer 11

oil slick

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nocividad de las emisiones

Answer 12

harmful nature of emissions

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ola de calor

Answer 13

heatwave

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supervivencia

Answer 14

survival

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contaminantes atmosféricos

Answer 15

atmospheric pollutants

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daños irreversibles

Answer 16

irreversible damage

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efectos nocivos

Answer 17

harmful effects

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envases de cartón

Answer 18

cardboard packaging

Question 19

gases contaminantes

Answer 19

polluting gases

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gases invernadero

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greenhouse gases

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hidrocarburos

Answer 21

hydrocarbons

Question 22

residuos radioactivos

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radioactive waste

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aerosol

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aerosol

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agujero de ozono

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hole in the ozone layer

Question 25

aumento del nivel del mar

Answer 25

rise in the sea level

Question 26

derretimiento de la capa de hielo polar

Answer 26

melting of the polar ice sheet

Question 27

deterioro ambiental

Answer 27

environmental damage

Question 28

efecto invernadero

Answer 28

greenhouse effect

Question 29

empeoramiento de la calidad de la vida

Answer 29

deterioration in the quality of life

Question 30

entorno natural

Answer 30

natural surroundings/ environment

Question 31

movimiento ecologista mundial

Answer 31

world ecology movement

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planeta moribundo

Answer 32

a dying planet

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plomo

Answer 33

lead

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vertedero

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rubbish tip

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lluvias ácidas

Answer 35

acid rain

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con sólo dos grados de más

Answer 36

with only two degrees more

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con toda urgencia

Answer 37

with the utmost urgency

Question 38

aves marinas con su plomo empapado de petróleo

Answer 38

seabirds with their feathers saturated with oil

Question 39

la temperatura a la que resultará imposible frenar los cambios

Answer 39

the temperature at which it will be impossible to stop changes

Question 40

contaminar

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to pollute

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derretirse

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to melt

Question 42

descontaminar

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to decontaminate

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envenenar

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to poison

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amenazar/ trastornar al equilibrio ecológico

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to threaten/ upset the ecological balance

Question 45

desatender las advertencias de los científicos

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to disregard the scientists warnings

Question 46

echar/ vomitar humos

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to belch out smoke

Question 47

estar enterado de la amenaza

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to be aware of the threat

Question 48

limpiar los vertidos de petróleo

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to clean up oil spills

Question 49

luchar por la supervivencia de las especies

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to fight for the survival of species

Question 50

el ecosistema

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the ecosystem

Question 51

los desperdicios

Answer 51

waste

Question 52

satisfacer las necesidades de la sociedad consumista

Answer 52

to satisfy the needs of the consumer society

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verter al mar

Answer 53

to tip into the sea

Question 54

insostenible

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unsustainable