El Medio Ambiente

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el aerosol

the aerosol

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el agujero

the hole

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el derrame de petróleo

the oil spill

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el desperdicio

the waste

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económico/a

economical

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excesivo/a

excessive

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grave

serious

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el gobierno

the government

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el pesticida

the pesticide

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el petróleo

the oil

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el recipiente

the container

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el veneno

the poison

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la amenaza

the threat

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la contaminación

the contamination

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la fábrica

the factory

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la limpieza

the cleaning

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la pila

the battery

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la protección

the protection

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químico/a

chemical

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la atmósfera

the atmosphere

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la capa de ozono

the ozone layer

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la electridad

the electricity

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el clima

the climate

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el efecto invernadero

the greenhouse effect

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el hielo

the ice

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el calentamiento global

the global warming

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el rescate

the rescue

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la preservación

the preservation

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la reserva natural

the natural reserve

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la selva tropical

the tropical rainforest

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la tierra

the land

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afectar

to affect

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agotar(se)

to exhaust

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amenazar

to threaten

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atrapar

to trap

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castigar

to punish

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colocar

to place

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conservar

to conserve

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crecer

to grow

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dañar

to damage

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depender de

to depend on

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derretir

to melt

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deshacerse de

to get rid of

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desperdiciar

to waste

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detener

to stop

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disminuir

to diminish

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echar

to thow away

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estar a cargo de

to be in charge of

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explotar

to exploit

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fomentar

to encourage

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limitar

to limit

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producir

to produce

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promover (o-ue)

to promote

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tomar conciencia de

to be aware of

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tomar medidas

to take steps

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(en) peligro de extinción

endangered

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el águila calva

the bald eagle

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el ave

the bird

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la ballena

the whale

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la caza

the hunting

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la especie

the species

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la foca

the seal

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la piel

skin, fur

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la pluma

the feather

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salvaje

savage, wild

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la escasez

shortage

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la ley

law, regulation

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la multa

fine, ticket

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los recursos

resources

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el bosque

forest

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la naturaleza

nature

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aumentar

to increase

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proteger

to protect

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sufrir

to suffer

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el medio ambiente

the environment

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el dióxido de carbono

carbon dioxide

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el avance

advance

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el desarrollo

development, growth

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la fuente de energía

energy source

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el invento

invention

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la máquina

machine

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el desierto

desert

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hermoso/a

beautiful

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el paisaje

landscape, scenery

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el refugio

refuge

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la sierra

mountain range

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el valle

valley

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ahorrar

to save (money, time, energy)

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enterarse

to find out

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subir

to go up