Spanish Climate Change Vocab 1 Flashcards
reliable
confiable
wind - related to wind (like wind power)
eólica
renewable energy
la energía renovable
clean energies
energías limpias
spanish: confiable
reliable
advantage
la ventaja
measuring tape
una cinta de medir
hydroelectric
hidroeléctrico
solar
solar
spanish: con rapidez
quickly
it + derretirse (pres indic)
se derriten
global warming
el calentamiento global
spanish: unirse
to meet - unite - join
spanish: aumentar
to increase
a hydroelectric damn
una presa hidroeléctrica
un glaciar
glacier
Norway
Noruega
greenhouse (n. for plants)
el invernadero
drought
una sequía
to cause - provoke
provocar
spanish: ha retrocendido
from retroceder: to back up - move back - recede
spanish: disminuir
to reduce - to decrease
they used to say
solía decir
alternative energies
energías alternativas
spanish: la nave
ship - vessel - nave (of church)
a challenge - a difficult task
un reto
spanish: hacer falta
to need
spanish: se aprecian
from apreciarse: to appreciate