GCSE Spanish Environment vocabulary

aprobar

to pass

apagar

to turn off

matar

to kill

preocuparse

to worry

residuos químicos

chemical waste

molestar

to bother

atmósfera

atmosphere

peligro

danger

quejarse de

to complain about

demasiado/a (s)

too much, too many

catástrofe

disaster

efecto invernadero

greenhouse effect

aumentar

to increase

vecino

neighbour

respirar

to breathe

desaparecer

disappear

nivel del mar

sea level

extinción

extinction

recurso

resource

lavaplatos

dishwasher

vidrio

glass

horno

oven

frigorífico

fridge

calefacción

heating

selvas tropicales

tropical forests

escasez

shortage

basura

rubbish

sequía

drought

subir

to rise, to go up

tierra

earth

especies

species

polo norte

north pole

fábrica

factory

dañar

to damage

caluroso

hot

alimento

food

ducharse

to have a shower

apuntarse

to sign up

destruir

to destroy

envase

container