Vocabulary Mid Term 13/11/2015 Flashcards

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Frío

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Ordinary adjective:Cold

Extreme adjective:Freezing

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Caluroso

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Ordinary adjective: Hot

Extreme adjective: Boiling

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Sucio

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Ordinary adjective:Dirty

Extreme adjective:Filthy

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Hambriento

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Ordinary adjective:Hungry

Extreme adjective:Starving

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Cansado

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Ordinary adjective:Tired

Extreme adjective:Exhausted

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Pequeño

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Ordinary adjective:Small

Extreme adjective:Tiny

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Sorprendido

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Ordinary adjective:Surprised

Extreme adjective:Astonished, Amazed

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Alegre

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Ordinary adjective:Pleased,Glad

Extreme adjective:Delighted, Thrilled

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Asustado

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Ordinary adjective:Scared, Frightened

Extreme adjective:Terrified

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Enfadado

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Ordinary adjective:Angry, Cross

Extreme adjective:Furious

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Triste

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Ordinary adjective:Sad

Extreme adjective:Devastated, Miserable

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Ponerse colorado

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Go bright red

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Muy contento

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Be over the moon

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No daba crédito a mis ojos

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Couln´t believe my eyes

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Contenedor de cristal

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Word:Bottle bank
Definition:A container for used glass

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Plástico

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Word: Plastic
Definition: Material used to wrap products

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Medio ambiente

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Word: Environment
Definition: Natural word around us

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Grande

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Ordinary adjective:Big

Extreme adjective:Enourmus

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Bolsa de la compra

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Carrier bag

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Concienciar

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Raise people’s awareness

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Peste

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Stink

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Refugio

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Shelter

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Producido en un fábrica

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Manufacture

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Lata

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Can

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Aceptar

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Word: Put up with
Meaning: To accept something unpleasant or annoying without complaining

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Inventar

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Word: Come up with
Meaning: To produce or invent an idea or answer

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Destruir

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Word: Break down
Meaning: To be destroyed

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Reducir

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Word: Cut down on
Meaning: To reduce the quantity of something you eat or use

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Cambio climático

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Word: Climate change
Meaning: Change in the Earth’s temperature

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Combustibles fósiles

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Word: Fossil fuels
Meaning: Sources of energy formed during millions of years from animals and plants

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Gases del efecto invernadero

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Word: Greeenhouse gases
Meaning: Gases that trap the heat from the Sun (and make the Earth become warmer)

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Calentamiento global

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Word: Global warming
Meaning: Gradual increase in the Earth’s temperature

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Casquete polar

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Word: Polar ice caps
Meaning: Large pieces of ice from the South and North Pole

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Nivel del mar

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Word: Sea level
Meaning: Level of the sea

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Paneles solares

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Word: Solar panels
Meaning: Piece of equipment that collects the energy from the Sun

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Gasolina son plomo

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Word: Unlead petrol
Meaning: Petrol from which lead has been removed

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Gases de escape

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Word: Exhaust fumes
Meaning: Waste fumes that come out of a vehicle

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Bajo consumo

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Word: Energy-saving
Meaning: Using less energy than normal

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Tasa conductores

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Word: congestión charge
Meaning: Money that has to be paid by driver, in order to drive through some parts of the city

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Respetuoso con el medio ambiente

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Word: Environmentally friendly
Meaning: Not harming the environment

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Compensación de carbono

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Word: Carbon offsetting
Meaning: Doing things such as planting trees, to compensate the CO2 emissions by cities,factories,etc

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Energy renovable

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Word: Renewable energy
Meaning: A form of energy and power source that is replaced naturally, so will always exist

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Energía eólica

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Word: Wind power
Meaning: Energy from the wind

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Despejar

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Clear up

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Subida de las temperaturas

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Warm up

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Nublarse

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Cloud over

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Brillar

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Bright up

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Bajada de las temperatures

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Cool down

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Cuando algo no the gusta

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Expression: It’s not my cup of tea
Meaning: When you don’t like something very much

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Cuando no harias algo

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Expression: I wouldn’t do it for all the tea in China
Meaning: To say that you won’t do something

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Cuando algo no es útil

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Expression: It’s as useful as a chocolate teapot
Meaning: To say that something is not useless

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Comportarse de una forma tonta

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Expression: To monkey around
Meaning: To behave in a silly way

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Mala actitud

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Expression: Monkey business
Meaning: Bad or dishonest behaviour

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Hacer que alguien parezca estúpido

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Expression: To make a monkey out of someone
Meaning: To try to make someone look stupid