Spanish 3 Chapter 9 Vocabulary Flashcards

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environment

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el medio ambiente

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aerosol

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el aerosol

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atmosphere

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la atmósfera

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hole

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el agujero

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threat

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la amenaza

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ozone layer

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la capa de ozono

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hunting

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la caza

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climate, weather

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el clima

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pollution

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la contaminación

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pollutants

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los contaminantes

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oil spill

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el derrame de petróleo

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waste

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el desperdicio

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marine-life ecosystem

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el ecosistema marino

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greenhouse effect

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el efecto invernadero

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electricity

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la electricidad

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shortage

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la escasez

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factory

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la fábrica

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lack

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la falta

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wild plant life

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la flora silvestre

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government

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el gobierno

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ice

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el hielo

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cleaning

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la limpieza

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the Moon

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la Luna

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pesticide

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el pesticida

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oil

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el petróleo

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battery

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la pila

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planet

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el planeta

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conservation

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la preservación

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protection

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la protección

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global warming

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el recalentamiento global

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container

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el recipiente

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natural resources

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los recursos naturales

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rescue

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el rescate

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nature preserve

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la reserva natural

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tropical forest

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la selva tropical

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Earth

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la Tierra

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poison

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el veneno

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wild animals, wildlife

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la fauna salvaje

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bird

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el ave

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bald eagle

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el águila calva

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whale

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la ballena

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species

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la especie

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seal

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la foca

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butterfly

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la mariposa

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skin

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la piel

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feather

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la pluma

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environmental

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ambiental

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polluted

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contaminado-a

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harmful

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dañino,-a

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ecological

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ecológico,-a

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economical

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económico,-a

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(in) danger of extinction

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(en) peligro de extinción

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excessive

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excesivo

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serious

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grave

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wild

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salvaje

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enough

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suficiente

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chemical

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quimíco

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to affect

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afectar

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to exhaust, to run out

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agotar (se)

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to threaten

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amenazar

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to catch, to trap

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atrapar

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to lower

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bajar

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to punish

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castigar

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to put, to place

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colocar

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to preserve, to conserve

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conservar

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to consume

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consumir

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to contaminate, to pollute

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contaminar

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to grow

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crecer (c–>zc)

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to damage

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dañar

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to melt

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derretir (e–>i)

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to get rid of

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deshacerse de

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to wste

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esperdiciar

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to stop

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detener

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to decrease, to diminish

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disminuir (i–>y)

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to throw away

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echar

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to be in charge of

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estar a cargo de

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to exploit, to overwork

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explotar

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to encourage

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formentar

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to limit

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limitar

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to preserve

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preservar

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to prevent

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prevenir

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to produce

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producer

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to promote

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promover

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to become aware of

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tomar conciencia de

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to take steps/measures (to)

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tomar medidas (de)

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unless

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a menos que

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provided that, as long as

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con tal que

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due to

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debido a

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as soon as

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en cuanto

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instead of

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en vez de

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everywhere

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por todas partes

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as soon as

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tan pronto como

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It’s up to us!, It’s our turn

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¡A todos nos toca!

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What a mess!

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¡Qué lío!