Topic 7.1 - Environment Flashcards
Rubbish
La basura
(Low-energy) light bulb
La bombilla (de bajo consumo)
Fuel
El combustible
To fight, to combat
Combatir
Air pollution
La contaminación atmosférica
To disappear
Desaparcer
Disaster
El desastre
To disconnect, unplug, switch off
Desconectar
Deshacer
To undo
Rubbish, refuse, waste
Los desperdicios
Species
La especie
Even
Incluso
Worrying
Inquietante
To struggle, fight
Luchar
Measure, means
La medida
Environmental
Medioambiental
Engine
El motor
Refuse, waste, rubbish
Los residuos
To save
Salvar
Acercarse a
To approach
Hole
El agujero
(Small) village
La aldea
To move (something) further away
Alejarse de
To threaten
Amenazar
To ruin
Arruinar
Traffic jam, hold-up
El atasco
(Sea) bird
El ave (marina)
Global warming
El calentamiento global
Ozone layer
La capa de ozono
Helmet, hull (of ship)
El casco
About a hundred
El centenar
Power station
La central eléctrica
Traffic
La circulación
To constitute
Constituir
To cut, to cut off
Cortar
Greenhouse effect
El efecto invernadero
To spread, to stretch
Extender
To brake, to put a stop to
Frenar
Smoke
El humo
Hurricane
El huracán
Fire
El incendio
Rain
La lluvia
Stain
La Mancha
Oil slick
La marea negra
Death
La muerte
Level
El nivel
Oil tanker
El petrolero
Fisherman / fisherwoman
El/la pescador/a
Planet
El planeta
To foresee
Prever
To rescue
Rescatar
Risk
El riesgo
Health
La salud
Tropical forest, jungle
La selva
To indicate
Señalar
Drought
La sequía
To wander about, to float around
Vagar
Wind
El viento
