Unit 2 Vocab Flashcards

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serious

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grave

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the endangered species

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las especies en peligro de extinción

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extinct

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extinto/a

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destroyed

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destruido/a

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pure or to purify

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puro(a), purificado(a)

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cleaning

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la limpieza

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government

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el gobierno

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lack or absence

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la falta

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excessive or over the top

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excesivo

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shortage

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la escasez

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conversation

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la conservación

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the renewable source of energy

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la fuente renovable de energía

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drinkable or drinking

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potable

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fuel

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el combustible

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venom

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el veneno

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container

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el recipiente

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chemical

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químico(a)

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the pesticides

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las pesticidas

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factory

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la fábrica

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the oil spill

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la derrame de petróleo

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pollution

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la contaminación

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(spray) areosol

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el aerosol

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polluted or contaminated

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contaminado(a)

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recycled

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reciclado(a)

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recycling

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el reciclaje

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disposable

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desechable

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waste

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desecho

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trash

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basura

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glass

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el vidrio or el cristal

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cardboard

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el cartón

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bottle

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la botella

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packages

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los envases

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can

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la lata

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plastic

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el plástico

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wood

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la madera

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lead

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el plomo

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smoke

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el humo

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coal

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el carbón

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steel

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la acero

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climate

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la clima

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global warming

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el recalentamiento global

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ozone layer

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la capa de ozono

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atmosphere

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la atmósfera

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greenhouse effect

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el efecto invernadero

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environment

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el medio ambiente

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acid rain

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la lluvia ácida

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the flood

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la inundación

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drough

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la sequía

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valley

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el valle

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earth or land

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la tierra

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the river

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el río

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the nature reserve

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la reserva natural

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mountain range

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la sierra

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jungle

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la selva

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nature

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la naturaleza

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national park

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el parque nactional

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landscape

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el paisaje

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lake

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el lago

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desert

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el desierto

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forest

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el bosque

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take action

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tomar medidas

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be aware of

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tomar conciencia de

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to rescue

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rescatar

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to recycle

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reciclar

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to burn or to burn oneself

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quemar

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to purify

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purificar

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to prevent or to take precaution

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prevenir (ie)

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to foresee

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prever

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to promote

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promover (ue)

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to predict

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predecir (i)

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to limit, to restrict or border

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limitar

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to build or manufacture

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fabricar

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to extinguish

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extinguir

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to explore

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explotar

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to turn on, to light

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encender (ie)

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to throw, to throw oneself

A

echar

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to scatter

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to diseminar

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to destroy

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destruir (y)

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to waste

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desperdiciar

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to discard, throw away

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desechar

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to disappear

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desaparecer

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to melt

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derretir

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to be accountable to

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depender de

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to damage, to spoil

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dañar

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to grow to thrive

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crecer

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to pollute

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contaminar

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to preserve, keep maintain

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conservar

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to build

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construir

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to punish

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castigar

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to heat up, warm up

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calentar (ie)

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to advance, move forward

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avanzar

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to turn off

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apagar

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to aggravate

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agravar

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to catch

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atrapar

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to threaten

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amenazar

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to exhaust, tire oneself out, to become exhausted

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agostar(se)

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to affect

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afectar

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la ley

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the law

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el vertedero

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land fill