Unit 15. The Green Revolution Flashcards
(Formal) Present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place. (Penetrante, dominante)
Pervasive
Not able to be achieved. (Inalcanzable)
Unattainable
To need someone to make a lot of effort, either physical or mental. (Poner a prueba)
Tax
(Ventajoso)
Advantageous
(Beneficioso)
Beneficial
Rain that contains large amounts of harmful chemicals as a result of burning substances such as coal and oil. (Lluvia ácida)
Acid Rain
A gas that causes the greenhouse effect, especially carbon dioxide. (Gas contaminante, de efecto invernadero)
Greenhouse gas
(Expression) Available to be used by someone. (A disposición de alguien)
At somebody’s disposal
To make someone pay a tax. (Cobrar impuestos)
Tax
(of actions) Having no effect or achieving something. (Inútil, vano, fútil)
Futile
The waste gas from an engine, especially a car’s or the pipe the gas flows through. (Gases de escape)
Exhaust
- (Informal) A very unpleasant and untidy place. - A place where things of a particular type are stored, especially by an army. (Depósito)
Dump
(Cuestionable)
Questionable
(Infructífero)
Fruitless
To reach or succeed in getting something. (Conseguir, alcanzar)
Attain
(Informal) Very bad. (Horrible, malísimo)
Chronic
- Able to work as intended or able to succeed. - (Specialized) Able to continue to exist as or develop into a living thing.
Viable
A substance that pollutes. (Contaminante)
Pollutant
(Irreparable)
Irreparable
(Specialized) Having (legal) responsibility for something or someone. (Responsible)
Liable
(Expression) To get rid of someone or something or deal with something or deal with something so that the matter is finished. (Deshacerse, tirar, vender)
Dispose of somebody/something
Very likely to happen. (Probable)
Liable
A series of living things that are connected because each group below in the series.
The food chain
To face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person. (Hacer frente a)
Confront
To be very angry, sometimes without expressing it. (Enfurecerse, echar humo)
Fume
To use something completely. (Agotar)
Exhaust
To put down or drop something in a careless way. (Soltar, dejar)
Dump
Possible to imagine or to believe. (Concebible)
Conceivable
Useful, important, or good enough to be suitable reward for the money or time spent or the effort made. (Que vale la pena)
Worthwhile
Famous, respected, or important. (Ilustre, eminente)
Eminent
(Improbable)
Improbable
- To get rid of something unwanted, especially by leaving it in a place where it is not allowed to be. (Deshacerse, tirar) - To sell unwanted goods very cheaply, usually in other countries. (Inundar el Mercado) - (Specialized) To move information from a computer’s memory to another device. (Volcar)
Dump
A place where people are allowed to leave their rubbish. (Vertedero, basurero)
Dump (UK also Rubbish dump)
(Formal) (especially of a problem or a difficulty) So great that it cannot be dealt with successful. (Insuperable, infranqueable, insalvable)
Insurmountable
(especially of a disease or something bad) Continuing for a long time. (Crónico)
Chronic
Difficult or needing a lot of thought or effort. (Dificilísimo, agotador, duro)
Taxing
(plural de Crisis)
Crises
(Tubo de escape)
Exhaust pipe
- Able to continue over a period of time. (Sostenible) - Causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time. (Sostenible)
Sustainable
(Expression) To tell someone what they do not want to hear, often because it is about something bad they have done or because it needs an explanation. (Enfrentar a alguien con)
Confront somebody with something
The number and types of plants and animals that exist in a particular area or in the world generally, or the problem of protecting this.
Biodiversity
Continuing without any possibility of being stopped. (Inexorable, implacable)
Inexorable
To make someone extremely tired. (Agotar)
Exhaust
If a course of action, plan, etc. is _, it is impossible to do in an effective way. (Impracticable)
Impracticable
A long period when there is little or no rain. (Sequía)
Drought
- The act of sending out gas, heat, light, etc. - The amount of gas, heat, light, etc. that is sent out.
Emission
To suddenly end a romantic relationship you have been having with someone.
Dump
The act of getting rid of something, especially by throwing it away. (Venta, traspaso, eliminación)
Disposal
Strong, unpleasant, and sometimes dangerous gas or smoke. (Gases, humos)
Fumes
