Spanish 4H Unidad 2: El medio ambiente - Cuestiones ambientales

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Vocabulary practice flashcards covering Spanish 4H Unit 2: The Environment (El medio ambiente), Global Challenges (Desafíos globales), and Environmental Issues (Cuestiones ambientales).

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el aerosol

Aerosol

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el combustible

Fuel

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la contaminación

Pollution

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el derrame de petróleo

The oil spill

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el desperdicio

Waste

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la fábrica

The factory

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el químico (químico, a)

Chemist / chemical

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el recipiente

The container

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la capa de ozono

The ozone layer

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la electricidad

The electricity

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la fuente de energía

The energy source

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el recurso natural

The natural resource

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renovable

Renewable

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reutilizable

Reusable

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la energía eólica (solar, hidráulica, geotérmica, nuclear)

Wind energy (solar, hydraulic, geothermal, nuclear)

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(en) peligro de extinción

In danger of extinction / endangered

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el hábitat

The habitat

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el animal salvaje / los animales salvajes

The wild animal / the wild animals

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el agujero

The hole

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el cambio climático

Climate change

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el efecto invernadero

The greenhouse effect

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el medio ambiente / el entorno

The environment

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la (sobre)población

Overpopulation / population

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el recalentamiento global

Global warming

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de vidrio (de plástico, de cartón, de aluminio)

Made of glass (plastic, cardboard, aluminum)

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la tierra

The earth

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agotar(se)

To exhaust

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amenazar

To threaten

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donar

To donate

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castigar

To punish (by environmental law)

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cazar

To hunt

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concientizarse / ser consciente de

To be aware of

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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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disminuir

To decrease

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explotar

To explode / to exploit

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echar

To throw

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malgastar

To waste

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promover

To promote

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reciclar

To recycle

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reutilizar

To reuse

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reducir

To reduce

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pagar una multa / multar

To pay a fine / to fine

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refugiarse

To take shelter

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a favor de

In favor of

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a menos que

Unless

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en contra de

Against

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el desarrollo

Development

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debido a

Because of

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desechable

Disposable

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la falta / la escasez

Lack / scarcity

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el gobierno

Government

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la ley

The law

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la sociedad

Society

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suficiente

Sufficient

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tomar medidas

To take measures