Spanish Climate Change Vocab 1 Flashcards

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1
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spanish: unirse

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to meet - unite - join

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spanish: la nave

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ship - vessel - nave (of church)

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spanish: duradero

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durable - lasting

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durable

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duradero

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5
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glacier

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glaciar (m)

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un glaciar

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glacier

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spanish: se aprecian

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from apreciarse: to appreciate

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spanish: Noruega

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Norway

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Norway

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Noruega

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10
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spanish: ‘dos tercios’

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two thirds

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spanish: hacer falta

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to need

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12
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measuring tape

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una cinta de medir

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13
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to measure

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medir

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tape - ribbon - belt (of mechanism)

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una cinta

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15
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spanish: ha retrocendido

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from retroceder: to back up - move back - recede

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16
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wildfire

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fuego (m) incontrolado

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storm

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tormenta

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18
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they used to say

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solía decir

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19
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climate change

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el cambio climático

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20
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global warming

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el calentamiento global

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21
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warming

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el calentamiento

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22
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spanish: sumamente

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extremely

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23
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wind - related to wind (like wind power)

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eólica

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24
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alternative energies

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energías alternativas

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25
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renewable energy

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la energía renovable

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26
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hydroelectric

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hidroeléctrico

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27
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solar

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solar

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28
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fossil fuels

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los combustibles fósiles

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dam (wall for water)

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presa (f)

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a hydroelectric damn

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una presa hidroeléctrica

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generation of electricity

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la generación de energía

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disadvantage

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la desventaja

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advantage

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la ventaja

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landscape

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el paisaje

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spanish: alrededor

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around (a place - time)

36
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the arctic

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el ártico

37
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to melt

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derritirse

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it + derretirse (pres indic)

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se derriten

39
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high temperatures

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altas temperaturas (f)

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recur

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repitirse

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it recurs

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se repite

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greenhouse (n. for plants)

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el invernadero

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greenhouse gasses

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los gases invernadero

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reliable

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confiable

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spanish: confiable

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reliable

46
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increase

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aumentar

47
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spanish: aumentar

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to increase

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spanish: proporcionar

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to provide

49
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to provide

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proporcionar

50
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carbon

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el carbón

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petroleum - oil

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petróleo (m)

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flood

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inundación (f)

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drought

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una sequía

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spanish: filones coralinos

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coral reefs

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spanish: la subida

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the rise - climb

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spanish: la subida del nivel del mar

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the rise of the sea level

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warning

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advertencia (f)

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spanish: la apuesta

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bet - act of betting - thing betted

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clean energies

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energías limpias

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to consider - contemplate

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plantearse

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spanish: plantearse

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to consider - to think about

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a challenge - a difficult task

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un reto

63
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the arctic circle

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el Círculo Polar Ártico

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to cause - provoke

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provocar

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the decrease - reduction

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la disminución

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to reduce - to decrease

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disminuir

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spanish: disminuir

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to reduce - to decrease

68
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spanish: mandatario

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leader - head of state

69
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spanish: actualmente

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at the moment - nowadays

70
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spanish: con rapidez

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quickly