Spanish Climate Change Vocab 1 Flashcards
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reliable
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confiable
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wind - related to wind (like wind power)
A
eólica
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renewable energy
A
la energía renovable
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clean energies
A
energías limpias
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spanish: confiable
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reliable
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advantage
A
la ventaja
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measuring tape
A
una cinta de medir
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hydroelectric
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hidroeléctrico
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solar
A
solar
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spanish: con rapidez
A
quickly
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it + derretirse (pres indic)
A
se derriten
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global warming
A
el calentamiento global
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spanish: unirse
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to meet - unite - join
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spanish: aumentar
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to increase
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a hydroelectric damn
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una presa hidroeléctrica
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un glaciar
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glacier
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Norway
A
Noruega
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greenhouse (n. for plants)
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el invernadero
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drought
A
una sequía
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to cause - provoke
A
provocar
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spanish: ha retrocendido
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from retroceder: to back up - move back - recede
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spanish: disminuir
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to reduce - to decrease
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they used to say
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solía decir
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alternative energies
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energías alternativas
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spanish: la nave
ship - vessel - nave (of church)
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a challenge - a difficult task
un reto
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spanish: hacer falta
to need
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spanish: se aprecian
from apreciarse: to appreciate
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spanish: duradero
durable - lasting
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greenhouse gasses
los gases invernadero
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spanish: 'dos tercios'
two thirds
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dam (wall for water)
presa (f)
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wildfire
fuego (m) incontrolado
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spanish: la apuesta
bet - act of betting - thing betted
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spanish: la subida del nivel del mar
the rise of the sea level
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the arctic
el ártico
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petroleum - oil
petróleo (m)
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storm
tormenta
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to measure
medir
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disadvantage
la desventaja
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spanish: mandatario
leader - head of state
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generation of electricity
la generación de energía
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recur
repitirse
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climate change
el cambio climático
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landscape
el paisaje
46
to consider - contemplate
plantearse
47
it recurs
se repite
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high temperatures
altas temperaturas (f)
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the decrease - reduction
la disminución
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spanish: Noruega
Norway
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the arctic circle
el Círculo Polar Ártico
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spanish: plantearse
to consider - to think about
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warning
advertencia (f)
54
warming
el calentamiento
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to melt
derritirse
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spanish: actualmente
at the moment - nowadays
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glacier
glaciar (m)
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spanish: alrededor
around (a place - time)
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fossil fuels
los combustibles fósiles
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spanish: proporcionar
to provide
61
carbon
el carbón
62
increase
aumentar
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spanish: filones coralinos
coral reefs
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to reduce - to decrease
disminuir
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flood
inundación (f)
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spanish: la subida
the rise - climb
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spanish: sumamente
extremely
68
to provide
proporcionar
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tape - ribbon - belt (of mechanism)
una cinta
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durable
duradero
