Spanish Climate Change Vocab 1 Flashcards

1
Q

reliable

A

confiable

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2
Q

wind - related to wind (like wind power)

A

eólica

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3
Q

renewable energy

A

la energía renovable

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4
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clean energies

A

energías limpias

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5
Q

spanish: confiable

A

reliable

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6
Q

advantage

A

la ventaja

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7
Q

measuring tape

A

una cinta de medir

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8
Q

hydroelectric

A

hidroeléctrico

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9
Q

solar

A

solar

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10
Q

spanish: con rapidez

A

quickly

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11
Q

it + derretirse (pres indic)

A

se derriten

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12
Q

global warming

A

el calentamiento global

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13
Q

spanish: unirse

A

to meet - unite - join

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14
Q

spanish: aumentar

A

to increase

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15
Q

a hydroelectric damn

A

una presa hidroeléctrica

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16
Q

un glaciar

A

glacier

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17
Q

Norway

A

Noruega

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18
Q

greenhouse (n. for plants)

A

el invernadero

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19
Q

drought

A

una sequía

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20
Q

to cause - provoke

A

provocar

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21
Q

spanish: ha retrocendido

A

from retroceder: to back up - move back - recede

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22
Q

spanish: disminuir

A

to reduce - to decrease

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23
Q

they used to say

A

solía decir

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24
Q

alternative energies

A

energías alternativas

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25
Q

spanish: la nave

A

ship - vessel - nave (of church)

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26
Q

a challenge - a difficult task

A

un reto

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27
Q

spanish: hacer falta

A

to need

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28
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spanish: se aprecian

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from apreciarse: to appreciate

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29
Q

spanish: duradero

A

durable - lasting

30
Q

greenhouse gasses

A

los gases invernadero

31
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spanish: ‘dos tercios’

A

two thirds

32
Q

dam (wall for water)

A

presa (f)

33
Q

wildfire

A

fuego (m) incontrolado

34
Q

spanish: la apuesta

A

bet - act of betting - thing betted

35
Q

spanish: la subida del nivel del mar

A

the rise of the sea level

36
Q

the arctic

A

el ártico

37
Q

petroleum - oil

A

petróleo (m)

38
Q

storm

A

tormenta

39
Q

to measure

A

medir

40
Q

disadvantage

A

la desventaja

41
Q

spanish: mandatario

A

leader - head of state

42
Q

generation of electricity

A

la generación de energía

43
Q

recur

A

repitirse

44
Q

climate change

A

el cambio climático

45
Q

landscape

A

el paisaje

46
Q

to consider - contemplate

A

plantearse

47
Q

it recurs

A

se repite

48
Q

high temperatures

A

altas temperaturas (f)

49
Q

the decrease - reduction

A

la disminución

50
Q

spanish: Noruega

A

Norway

51
Q

the arctic circle

A

el Círculo Polar Ártico

52
Q

spanish: plantearse

A

to consider - to think about

53
Q

warning

A

advertencia (f)

54
Q

warming

A

el calentamiento

55
Q

to melt

A

derritirse

56
Q

spanish: actualmente

A

at the moment - nowadays

57
Q

glacier

A

glaciar (m)

58
Q

spanish: alrededor

A

around (a place - time)

59
Q

fossil fuels

A

los combustibles fósiles

60
Q

spanish: proporcionar

A

to provide

61
Q

carbon

A

el carbón

62
Q

increase

A

aumentar

63
Q

spanish: filones coralinos

A

coral reefs

64
Q

to reduce - to decrease

A

disminuir

65
Q

flood

A

inundación (f)

66
Q

spanish: la subida

A

the rise - climb

67
Q

spanish: sumamente

A

extremely

68
Q

to provide

A

proporcionar

69
Q

tape - ribbon - belt (of mechanism)

A

una cinta

70
Q

durable

A

duradero