Unidad 3 Medio Ambiente

(la) deforestación

deforestation

(la) emisión

emission

(la) diversidad

diversity

(la) capa de ozono

ozone layer

(la) energía

energy

renovable

renewable

(la) contaminación

pollution, contamination

(el) cambio climático

climate change

transgénico/a

genetically modified, GMO

(el) combustible

fuel

malgastar

to waste, spend badly

sostenible

sustainable, environmentally friendly

emitir

(to) emit, broadcast

proporcionar

(to) provide

(el) acceso

access

potable

potable, drinkable

proteger

(to) protect

(el) alimento

food, nourishment

(el) huracán

hurricane

(la) propagación

spreading, dissemination

(el) hábitat

habitat

(el) derretimiento

melting

ponerse de acuerdo

(to) reach an agreement

(el) glaciar

glacier, ice cap

(la) atmósfera

atmosphere

(la) fuente de energía

source of energy

(la) armonía

harmony

(el) residuo

waste, garbage, residue

(el) desecho

waste

encender

(to) turn on

impulsar

(to) promote, propel

(la) gestión

management

gestionar

(to) manage

(la) certificación

certification

(el) efecto

effect

mejorar

(to) improve

demostrar

(to) show, demonstrate

(el) medio ambiente

environment

medioambiental

environmental

(la) iniciativa

initiative

(el) tratamiento

treatment

generar

(to) generate, produce

desechar

(to) discard, throw away

contaminante

contaminating, polluting

(el) gas

gas

(la) recogida

pickup

conservar

(to) conserve, preserve

opinar

(to) express an opinion, to think

útil

useful

reciclar

(to) recycle

faltar

(to) lack

hacer falta

(to) be necessary

(el) ser vivo

living being

(el) desarrollo

development, growth

apagar

(to) turn off

desconectar

(to) disconnect

(el) aparato

device

aprovechar

(to) take advantage of

reutilizable

reusable

prescindir

(to) do without

prescindible

dispensable, expendable

apoyar

(to) support

(la) huella de carbono

carbon footprint

comprobar

(to) check

(el) comercio

commerce

(el) grifo

faucet, tap

(el) frasco

jar

(el) recipiente

container

cuidar

(to) take care of, look after

arreglar

(to) fix

a granel

in bulk

(la) urbanización

migration into the cities; subdivision or residential area

(la) pérdida

loss, waste

proporcionalmente

proportionally

(el) saneamiento

sanitation

(el) abastecimiento

supply, provision

(la) congestión

congestion, traffic jam

(la) contaminación

pollution, contamination

(el) promedio

average

en promedio

on average

(el) recurso

resource, means

(la) explotación

exploitation, development

colectivo/a

collective

(la) reutilización

reuse, recycling

(la) luz natural

natural light

hacerse amigo/a de

(to) become friends with

hacerse de oro

(to) hit the jackpot, become rich

hacerse mayor

(to) grow old

ponerse como un tomate

(to) become red because of shame

ponerse como una fiera

(to) become really angry (like a beast)

ponerse morado/a

(to) eat a lot

quedarse boquiabierto

(to) be speechless

quedarse de piedra

(to) be stunned

quedarse en blanco

(to) draw a blank

quedarse en los huesos

(to) become skin and bones

volverse loco/a

(to) go crazy

iluminar

(to) light up, enlighten

(el/la) ciudadano/a

citizen

emprender

(to) undertake, begin

capacitar

(to) prepare