Natural Disasters Flashcards by Lizzie Hutchison

Q

Earthquake

Volcanic eruption

A

Terremoto

Erupción volcánica

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Flood

A

La inundación

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Hurricane

A

Huracán

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Q

Cyclone

A

Ciclón

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Q

Drought

A

Sequía

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Q

Mudslide (mud)

A

Un deslizamiento (lodo o barro)

Un desprendimiento

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Avalanche

A

Avalancha

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Tornado

A

Tornada

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Torrential rains

Raining cats & dogs

A

Lluvias torrenciales

Llueve a cántaros

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Q

Oil spill

A

Una fuga de petróleo

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To escape

A

Escaparse

Huir (animales)

Fugarse

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To sweep away (winds)

A

Arrasar

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Q

Volcanic ash

A

La ceniza volcánica

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To punish (whip)

A

Azotar

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To remain standing (buildings)

A

Seguir de pie

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To poison

Poisonous

A

Envenenar

Venenosa

Q

To spill / empty (intentionally)

A

Verter

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Greatly affected

A

Altamente afectado

Q

To quickly help

A

Acudir a ayudar

Q

Small rivers / watertable

A

Acuíferos

Q

River runs out

A

Desembocar

Q

Floating (no power)

A

A la deriva

Q

To sink

A

Hundirse

Q

To drown

A

Ahogarse

Q

To be shipwrecked

A shipwreck

A

Naufragar

Un naufragio

Q

To bury / trap / entomb

They were buried under the rubble

A

Sepultar

Quedaron sepultados bajo los escombros

Q

A destruction

A

Un estrago

Causar estragos

Q

There would have been debris

A

Hubiera habido escombros

Q

To overload (boat)

A

Sobrecargar