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
