Wk 5 vocab Flashcards
to reach with effort, attain, achieve; I reach happiness. I reached the border.
alcanzar; Alcanzo la felicidad. Alcancé la frontera.
to exhaust; Abuse depletes stocks.
agotar; El abuso agota las existencias.
to advance, progress; He advanced the sales. The car moves slowly.
avanzar; El avanzó las ventas. El coche avanza lentamente.
in the short/med/long term
a corto/medio/largo plazo
to increase; The expenses increased.
aumentar; Aumentaron los gastos.
exhaustible; depletable asset
agotable; activo agotable
to contribute or support (to a cause);
aportar ~contribuir
beneficial; beneficial insect
beneficioso/a; insecto beneficioso
to fullfill, satisfy, keep/observe; She obeys the law. Condition hard to fullfill.
cumplir; Ella cumple la ley. Condición difícil de cumplir.
to compromise or be flexible, to put at risk; reach a compromise;
comprometer; alcanzar un compromiso
to warm; Exercise warms him.
calentar; El ejercicio calienta a el.
to diminish; is diminishing
disminuir; está disminuyendo
to make difficult, obstruct; to become difficult for; The task became difficult.
dificultar; dificultarse; La tarea se dificultó.
to destroy
destruir
to throw away/ discard; She discarded the trash.
desechar; Ella desechó la basura.
to damage
dañar, ~lastimar;
to develop or roll out; He develops systems.
desarrollar; Él desarrolla sistemas.
background/ essence, bottom; background activity
el fondo; actividad de fondo;
developing
developing countries
en vias de desarrollar
los países en desarrollo
glass
el vidrio
resource
el recurso
environment
el medioambiente
smoke
el humo
greenhouse effect
el efecto invernadero
waste, junk
el desecho, ~basura
challenge
el desafio
fuel
el combustible
