The Environment Flashcards

1
Q

balance

A

el balance

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2
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biodiversity

A

la biodiversidad

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3
Q

climate change

A

el cambio climático

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4
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pollution

A

la contaminación(del agua, del aire)

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5
Q

spill

A

el derrame

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6
Q

destruction

A

la destrucción

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7
Q

ecologist

A

el/la ecologista

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8
Q

(solar, renewable) energy

A

la energía (solar, renovable)

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9
Q

shortage

A

la escasez

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10
Q

smog

A

el esmog

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11
Q

animal life

A

la fauna

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12
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habitat

A

el hábitat

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13
Q

forest fire

A

el incendio forestal

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14
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environment

A

el medio ambiente

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15
Q

sea level

A

el nivel del mar

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16
Q

landscape

A

el paisaje

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17
Q

pesticide

A

el pesticida

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18
Q

petroluem

A

el petróleo

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19
Q

plastic

A

el plástico

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20
Q

recyling

A

el reciclaje

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21
Q

sustainability

A

la sostenibilidad

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22
Q

cutting of trees

A

la tala de árboles

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23
Q

trash

A

la basura

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24
Q

global warming

A

el calentamiento global

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carbon
el carbono
26
deforestaction
la deforestación
27
waste
el desecho
28
ecology
la ecología
29
ecosystem
el ecosistema
30
container
el envase
31
greenhouse effect
el efecto invernadero
32
extinction
la extinción
33
plant life/flower
la flora/la flor
34
hurricane
el huracán
35
flood
la inundación
36
nature
la naturaleza
37
wave
la ola
38
(recycled) paper
el papel (reciclado)
39
danger
el peligro
40
planet
el planeta
41
root(s)
la raíz (las raíces)
42
(natural) resource
el recurso (natural)
43
glass
el vidrio
44
to advise
aconsejar
45
to switch off
apagar
46
to conserve
conservar
47
to pollute
contaminar
48
to grow
cultivar
49
to spill
derramar
50
to dispose of
desechar
51
to destroy
destruir
52
to emit
emitir
53
to avoid
evitar
54
to better/to improve
mejorar
55
to prohibit/forbid
prohibir
56
to recharge
recargar
57
to collect/pick up
recoger
58
to reduce
reducir
59
to sustain
sostener
60
to cut down/fell trees
talar
61
to use
usar
62
to save
ahorrar
63
to turn off the faucets
cerrar (los grifos)
64
to consume
consumir
65
to care for
cuidar
66
to damage
dañar
67
to develop
desarollar
68
to waste
desperdiciar
69
to evolve
evolucionar
70
to extinguish
extinguir
71
to permit
permitir
72
to protect
proteger
73
to recycle
reciclar
74
to recommend
recomendar
75
to reuse
reusar
76
to throw away
tirar
77
to use/utilize
utilizar
78
enviromental
ambiental
79
harmful
dañino/a
80
better
mejor
81
dangerous
peligroso/a
82
rechargeable
recargable
83
reducible
reducible
84
solar
solar
85
sustainable
sostenible
86
biodegradable
biodegradable
87
disposable
desechable
88
organic
orgánico/a
89
drinkable
potable
90
recommendable
recomendable
91
renewable
renovable
92
dirty
sucio/a
93
toxic
tóxico/a