Unidad 2: La Technologia Y El Progreso Flashcards

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Trash

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La basura

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Forest

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El bosque

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Ozone cap

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La capa de ozono

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Coal

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El carbón

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Combustible/flammable substance

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El combustible

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Container

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El contenedor

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Glass

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El cristal

El vidrio

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Waste (n)
To rid of (v)
Disposable (adj)

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El desecho
Desechar
Desechable

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(Dis)Advantage

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La (des)ventaja

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Green house effect

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El efecto invernadero

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Sources

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Las fuentes

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Smoke

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El humo

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Medicine

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El medicamento

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Measurement

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La medida

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Environment

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El medio ambiente

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Lead

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El plomo

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Collection/harvest

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La recogida

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Resource

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El recurso

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Rain forest

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La selva

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Drought (n)
To dry (v)
Dry (adj)

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La sequía
Secar
Seco/a

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Quality (worth)

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La calidad

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Quality (characteristic)

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La cualidad

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22
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DNA

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El ADN

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Food/nourishment

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El alimento

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Device/system

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El aparato

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Advance (n)
To advance (v)
Advanced (adj)

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El avance
Avanzar
Avanzado

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Free time

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El ocio

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Genetics

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La genética

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Geneticist

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El/la genetista

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Genetic engineer

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La ingeniería genética

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Engineer

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El/la ingeniero/a

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Computer programming

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La programación

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Programmer

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El/la programador/a

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Raw material

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La materia prima

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Factory

A

La fábrica

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Heating (n)
To heat (v)
Hot (adj)

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El calentamiento
Calentar
Caliente

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Destruction (n)
To destroy (v)
Destroyed (adj)
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La destrucción
Destruir
Destruido/a

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To complicate

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Dificultar

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To prevent/diminish

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Disminuir

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To pay attention

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Hacer caso

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To warn/alert

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Prevenir

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To renew

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Renovar

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Rescue (n)
To rescue (v)
Rescued (adj)

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El rescate
Rescatar
Rescatado/a

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To improve

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Mejorar

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To reuse

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Reutilizar

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To reduce

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Reducir

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To grow/increase/generate

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Aumentar

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Seriousness (n)
To worsen (v)
Serious (adj)

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La gravedad
Agravar
Grave

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Clone (n)
To clone (v)
Cloned (adj)

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La clonación
Clonar
Clonado/a

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Damage (n)
To damage (v)
Damaged (adj)

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El daño
Dañar
Dañado/a

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Label (n)
To label (v)
Labeled (adj)

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La etiqueta
Etiquetar
Etiquetado/a

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Manipulation (n)
To manipulate (v)
Manipulated (adj)

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La manipulación
Manipular
Manipulado/a

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To contain

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Contener

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To suggest

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Proponer

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To benefit

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Beneficiar

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To waste

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Desperdiciar

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Environmental

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Ambiental

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Potable/drinkable

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Potable

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Harmful

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Dañino/a

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Beneficial

A

Beneficioso/a

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Healthy

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Sano/a

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Genetically modified

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Transgénico/a

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A little of

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Un poco de

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Not much (plr)
Not much (sgl)
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Pocos/pocas

Poco/poca

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Small

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Pequeño/a

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Mid/long term

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A medio/largo plazo

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However/nevertheless

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Sin embargo

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Around

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Alrededor de

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Pay attention to

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Hacer caso a

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It’s more important that

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Lo más importante es (que)

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Extinction (n)
To become extinct (v)
Extinct (adj)

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La extinción
Extinguir
Extinto/a

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Recycle (n)
To recycle (v)
Recycled (adj)

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El reciclaje
Reciclar
Reciclado/a

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Preference (n)
To prefer (v)
Preferred (adj)

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La preferencia
Preferir
Preferido/a

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Protection (n)
To protect (v)
Protected (adj)

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La protección
Proteger
Protegido/a

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Deforestation (n)
To deforest (v)
Deforested (ash)

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La deforestación
Deforestar
Deforestado/a