El Medio Ambiente - Set 2 (La Vida Sostenible)
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acabarse
to run out of; to be finished or spent
advertir (e>ie)
warn; notify
agotar
to exhaust, to use up
aguantar
to tolerate / endure
ahogarse
to drown, suffocate
ahorrar
to save; store up
aliviar
to relieve; alleviate
amenazar (-zco)
to threaten
arrojar
to toss / throw out
atrapar
to catch; capture; trap
botar
to toss out; to throw away
cazar
to hunt
conservar
to conserve; to preserve
contagiar
to infect, to be contagious
contaminar
to contaminate; pollute
contribuir (i>y)
to contribute
controlar
to control
cortar
to cut
cuidar
to take care of; look after
dañar
to harm; damage
dar(le) de comer a
to feed (animals / people)
dejar de + (inf.)
to quit/stop (doing something)
derretirse (e>i)
to melt; thaw
desaparecer (-zco)
to disappear
desatender (e>ie)
to neglect; not attend to
descuidar(se)
to neglect; not take care of
deshacerse de
to get rid of
desperdiciar
to waste
destruir (i>y)
to destroy
detener (i>ie)
to stop; detain
disculparse
to apologize
disminuir (i>y)
to decrease; diminish
echar
to toss; throw out
empeorar
to get worse
estar afectado(a) por
to be affected (by)
estar contaminado(a)
to be contaminated/polluted
evitar
to avoid
extinguirse (-go verb)
to extinguish; to become extinct
explotar
to exploit; explode
frenar
to brake; slow down
fundirse
to melt
intoxicar
to poison, intoxicate
malgastar
to waste, squander
mejorar
to improve
multar / poner una multa
to fine; to give a ticket
ocupar
to occupy; take up space
plantar
to plant
prevenir (e>ie)
to prevent
prever
to foresee
proteger (g-j in yo form)
to protect
quedarse sin
to be left without; to run out of something
quitar
to take away, to remove
reciclar
to recycle
recoger (g-j in yo form)
to pick up; gather
reducir (-zco)
to reduce
resolver (o>ue)
to resolve; solve
respirar
to breathe
salvar; rescatar
to save, rescue
soportar
to tolerate; put up with
talar
to cut down trees
tomar medidas
to take measures/steps
urbanizar
to urbanize
los abonos
fertilizer (manure / compost)
los fertilizantes
fertilizer (chemical)
la amenaza
threat
el antídoto
antidote; cure
la calidad del aire
air quality
el cambio climático
climate change
el chamán
shaman, medicine man
la cisterna
cistern; tank (for storing water)
el coche/carro/auto
car
la conservación
conservation
la degradación
degradation, deterioration
el derrame (de petróleo / químico)
oil / chemical spill
el desarrollo
development, growth
los desperdicios
waste; rubbish; refuse
la dolencia
illness; ailment
el efecto invernadero
greenhouse effect
el/la curandero/a
medicine man; folk healer
el/la encargado/a
person in charge
el/la vándalo(a)
vandal
la energía eólica
wind energy
la energía nuclear
nuclear energy
la energía renovable
renewable energy
la energía solar
solar energy
la expansión urbana
urban expansion
la felicidad
happiness
la fuente
source
el hecho
in fact
la hoja
leaf; sheet of paper
la huella de carbono
carbon footprint
la madera
wood
el medicamento
medicine
el pedazo
piece, slice
el peligro
danger
las pesticidas
pesticides
el petróleo
oil, petroleum
la pila
battery
el porvenir
the future (what is to come)
el pulmón
lung