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M4-7 - The environment Flashcards

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1
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recoger la basura

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to pick up litter

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voluntario

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volunteer (sust) / voluntary (adj)

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voluntariado

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volunteering

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reciclaje

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recycling

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medio ambiente

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environment

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gobierno

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government

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actuar

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to act

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depende de ti

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is up to you

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aproximadamente

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approximately

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respetuosos con el medio ambiente

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environmentally friendly / eco-friendly / green

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publicar

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to publish

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la elección correcta

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the right choice

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analizar

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to analyze

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pruebas con animales

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animal testing

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mano de obra barata

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cheap labour

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países pobres

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poor countries

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fábricas

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factories

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contaminación

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pollution

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unirse

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to join

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revisar

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to check out

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página web, web

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website

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basura (de casa) / basura (de calle)

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rubbish / litter (GBR) / garbage / trash (EEUU)

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tirar a la basura

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to throw away

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24
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dar dinero

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to give money

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miembro

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member

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de forma positiva

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in a positive way

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organización

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organization

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echar un vistazo

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to take a look at

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controlar

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to control

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lata (refresco)

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can

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caja de cartón

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cardboard box

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lata (envase)

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tin

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botella

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bottle

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tetrabrick

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carton

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tarro

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jar

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cristal

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glass

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papel

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paper

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plástico

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plastic

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metal

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metal

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propietario

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owner

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energías renovables

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renewable energy

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generar

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to generate

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contaminación

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contamination / pollution

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contaminar

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to contaminate / to pollute

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contaminado

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contaminated

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46
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calentamiento global

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global warming

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47
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…pero no queremos hacerlo

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… but we don’t want to

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48
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reciclando mucho

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recycling a lot

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no usando coches

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not using cars

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no malgastando electricidad

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not wasting electricity

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trabajar como voluntario

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volunteering

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ofrecerse de voluntario

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volunteer

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mejorar

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to improve

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54
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apaga la luz

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turn off light

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55
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recicla papel y cristal

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recycle paper and glass

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ahorra agua

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save water

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limpiar parques, las playas, bosques

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clean up parks, beaches, woods

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deja de contaminar

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stop pollution

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59
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lluvia ácida

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acid rain

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dióxido de carbono

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carbon dioxide

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sustancias químicas

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chemicals

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cambio climático

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climate change

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conservación

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conservation

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contaminante

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contaminant

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contaminación

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contamination

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deforestación

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deforestation

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que no daña en medio ambiente

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eco-friendly

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ecológico

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ecological

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ecologista (en plan científico)

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ecologist

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ecosistema

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ecosystem

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aguas residuales

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effluent

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especies en peligro de extinción

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endangered species

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medioambiental

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environmental

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ecologista

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environmentalist

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extinción

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extintion

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eliminación de residuos

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waste disposal (GB) / garbage disposal (EEUU)

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separación de residuos

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waste separation (GB) / garbage separation (EEUU)

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efecto invernadero

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greenhouse effect

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contaminación acústica

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noise pollution

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radiación nuclear

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nuclear radiation

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orgánico

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organic

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ozono

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ozone

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que no daña la capa de ozono

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ozone-friendly

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capa de ozono

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ozone layer

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sustancia radiactiva

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radioactive substance

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residuos radiactivos

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radioactive waste

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radioactividad

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radioactivity

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reciclable

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recyclable

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reciclado

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recycled

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repoblación forestal

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reforestation

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aguas residuales

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sewage

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estación depuradora

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sewage farm, sewage works (GB) / sewage plant (EEUU)

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niebla tóxica

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smog

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energía solar

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solar energy

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dióxido de azufre

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sulphur dioxide (GB) / sulfur dioxide (EEUU)

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residuos tóxicos

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toxic waste

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energía eólica

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wind power

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extinguirse

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to become extinct, to die out

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conservar

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to conserve

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envenenar

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to poison

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reciclar

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to recycle

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en absoluto

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at all

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la contaminación continuará siendo un problema

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pollution will continue to be a problem

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plan

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plan

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apagar

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to turn off

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cubos de reciclaje

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recycling bins

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bolsa de plástico

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plastic bag

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bote de plástico

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plastic bottle

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planta de reciclaje

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recycling plant

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cajas, paquetes de carton

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cartons

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papel / plástico / metal / cristal

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paper / plastic / metal / glass

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plantar árboles

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to plant trees

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usar transporte público

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to use public transport

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compartir coche

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to share cars

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ahorrar agua, electricidad, energía

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to save water, electricity, energy

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grandes empresas

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large companies

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tirar basura (al suelo no a un contenedor)

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to drop litter / rubbish

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cortar árboles

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to cut down trees

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malgastar agua, electricidad, energía

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to waste water, electricity, energy

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dejar encendidas luces, ordenadores, televisiones, máquinas

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to leave on lights, computers, TV’s, machines

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medioambientalmente consciente, protector

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environmentally conscious

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incrementar

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to increase

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promedio

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average

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es debido a

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it is due to

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causar

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to cause

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conducir, llevar, dar como resultado

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to lead

127
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derretir, fundir

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to melt

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deshielo de los glaciares

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melting of the glaciers

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aumento del nivel del mar

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rising of sea levels

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cuestiones medioambientales

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environmental issues

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en el mundo de hoy

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in the world today

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urgente

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urgent

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campañas

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campaigns

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para conseguir

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to get

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políticas

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policies

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emisiones de humo y carbón

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smoke and carbon emissions

137
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tubos de escape de un coche

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car exhaust fumes

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deshechos industriales

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factory waste

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pesticidas

A

pesticides

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terremotos

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earthquakes

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huracanes

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hurricanes

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inundaciones

A

floods

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sequía

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drought

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erupciones volcánicas

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volcanic eruptions

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incendios forestales

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forest fires

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deforestación

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deforestation

147
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desastres naturales

A

natural disasters

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desastres causados por el hombre

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man-made disasters

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derrames de petróleo

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oil spills

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destrucción de la capa de ozono

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the destruction of the ozone layer

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superpoblación

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overpopulation

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suelo estéril

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infertile soil

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hambruna

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famine

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cubos (en casa)

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bin

155
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cubo de basura

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rubbish bin

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papelera con tapa basculante

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swing bin

157
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papelera con pedal

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pedal bin

158
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contenedor basura

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dustbin

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contenedor con ruedas

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wheelie bin

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papelera (en la calle)

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litter bin

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contenedor de escombro

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skip

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papelera

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waste-paper basket (GBR) / waste-basket, wastebin (EEUU)

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bolsa de basura

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bin liner / bag

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bolsa de basura ecológica

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compostable liner

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residuos

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scraps

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contenedor de basura metálico grande y redondo

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garbage can / trashcan (EEUU)

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basurero (profesión)

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dustman

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camión de la basura

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dustcart

169
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vertedero

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rubbish dump / tip

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parque nacional

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national park

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ley

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law

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carbón

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carbon / coal

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población

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population

174
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fauna

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wildlife

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hábito, costumbre

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habit / custom

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infraestructura

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infrastructure

177
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placas solares

A

solar panels

178
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tejado

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roof

179
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balcón

A

balcony

180
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en lugar de

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instead of

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subir las escaleras en lugar del ascensor

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taking stairs instead of the elevator

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riesgos para la salud

A

health risks

183
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cómo está el tiempo allí?

A

what’s the weather like there?

184
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por todo el mundo

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all over the world

185
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enfermarse

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getting ill

186
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peine

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comb

187
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cargador solar

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solar charger

188
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aerosoles

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aerosol sprays

189
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fregadero

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sink

190
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tonelada

A

tonnes

191
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oportunida

A

opportunity / chance

192
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durante muchos años

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for many years

193
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catastrófico

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catastrophic

194
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apoyo financiero

A

financial support

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estilo de vida

A

way of life / lifestyle

196
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mejorar

A

to improve / to get better

197
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trayecto

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journey

198
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concertar

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to arrange

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mojado, húmedo

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wet

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temperatura

A

temperature

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características

A

characteristics

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