Unit 4 Vocab: Consumerism and the Environment

medioambiente

environment

los recursos naturales

natural resources

el cambio climático

climate change

las energías renovables

renewable energy

instalar paneles solares

to install solar panels

el petróleo

oil

el vertedero

garbage dump

consumo/el consumismo

consumerism

consumidor/a

consumer

consumir de forma responsable

to consume responsibly

el comercio justo

fair trade

durar

to last

generar residuos/basura

to create waste/trash

la publicidad

advertising

usar y tirar

to use and throw away

objetos y productos

objects and products

la bolsa de plástico/tela

plastic/cloth bag

fabricar

to make/manufacture

funcionar bien/mal

to work well/badly

la huerta

vegetable garden

las materias primas

raw materials

el producto sostenible/fresco

sustainable/fresh product

acciones

actions

ahorrar dinero

to save money

comprar productos ecológicos/locales

to buy organic/local products

estar concienciado/a /concientizado/a

to be aware

el modo de vida

lifestyle

plantar árboles

to plant trees

poner la calefacción a x grados

to turn on the heat to x degrees

reparar los objetos

to repair objects

reutilizar envases

to reuse containers

energía limpia/renovable/solar

clean/renewable/solar energy

cuidar/preservar/proteger el medioambiente

to take care of/preserve/protect the environment

destruir/dañar el medioambiente

to destroy/hurt the environment

comercio de proximidad/barrio

local business

gastar recursos

to use resources

consumista

consumerist

grupo/sociedad de consumo

co-op/consumer society

fomentar

to encourage

consumo alternativo

alternative consumption

tirar/reciclar/generar basura

to throw out/recycle/produce garbage

bolsa/cubo/contenedor de basura

garbage bag/bucket/can

basura orgánica

organic trash

residuos orgánicos/tóxicos/contaminantes

organic/toxic/polluting waste

consumir/ahorrar/producir/gastar energía

to consume/save/produce/waste energy

productos ecológicos/envasados

ecological/packaged products

gastar tiempo/dinero

to spend time/money

objeto viejo/estropeado/roto/nuevo

old/damaged/broken/new product

emisiones de CO2

carbon emissions

bienes de/hábitos de consumo

consumer goods/habits

frenar

to slow

aumentar

to increase

promover

to promote

favorecer

to contribute to