Topic area D - Environmental issues Flashcards by Eve sibley | Brainscape

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Global warming

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Calentamiento global

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Change (I) to change

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Cambio (I) cambiar

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Polluted

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Contaminación

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Destroy

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Destruir

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Greenhouse effect

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Efecto invernadero

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Endangered

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En peligro de extinción

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Energy (nuclear)

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Energía nuclear

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Species

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Especie

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Flood

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Inundación

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Forest fire

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Incendio forestal

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Clean

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Limpio/a

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Acid rain

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Lluvia ácida

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Wood/timber

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Madera

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Environment

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Medio ambiente / entorno

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Organic

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Organico

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Crude oil

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Petróleo

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Recycling

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Reciclaje

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Safety

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Seguridad

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Rainforest

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Selva tropical

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Drought

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Sequía

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To be green/ ecologically aware

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Ser ecológico

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To go up ( temperature)

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Subir

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Dirty

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Sucio

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To fear

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Temer

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Earthquake

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Terremoto

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Earth, world

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Tierra

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To save ( to save money)

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Ahorrar

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Rubbish

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La basura

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Fossil fuels

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Combustibles fósiles

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Compost bin

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Contenedor de abono

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To unplug

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Desenchufar

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Energy

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Energía

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To waste

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Malgastar

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To produce

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Producir

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To reduce

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Reducir

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To respect

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Respetar

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To reuse

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Reutilizar

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To save

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Salvar

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Forest

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La selva

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To seperate

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Separar

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Glass

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El vidrio

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ozone layer

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capa de ozono

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coal

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carbón

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catastrophy

A

catástrofe

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contamination

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contaminación

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to destroy

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destruir

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oil slick

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fuga de petróleo

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to turn off

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apagar

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to turn on

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encender

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to threaten

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amenazar

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factories

A

fábricas

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to throw away

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tirar

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wood/forests

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bosques

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to waste water

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malgastar agua

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to improve

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mejorar

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to plant trees

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plantar árboles

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traffic

A

atascos

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enchufar

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plug in

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electrodomésticos

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electrical appliances

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lejanos

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distant

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avoid

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evitar

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to fight against

A

luchar contra

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Become a member of an ecologist group

A

hacerse miembro de un grupo ecologista

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to bring a bag to shop

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llevar una bolsa a la compra