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ahorrar
to save
el consumo
consumption
el entorno natural
natural environment
las materias primas
raw materials
los productos ecológicos
ecological products
reciclar
to recycle
los recursos naturales
natural resources
reducir
to reduce
reutilizar
to reuse
adoptar medidas
to take measures
apagar las luces
to turn off the lights
cerrar el grifo
to close the tap
desenchufar los aparatos
to unplug electrical appliances or devices
los dessperdicios
waste
enjabonarse
to lather up with soap
evitar el deterioro
to avoid deterioration or decline
los peatones
pedestrians
reducir las emisiones
to reduce emissions
las vías vehiculares
vehicular trafficways, streets, highways
el aislamiento
insulation (heat, sound, electrical)
la calefacción
heating system
la eficiencia
efficiency
energético
energetic
el inodoro
toilet
renovable
renewable
la sostenibilidad
sustainability
la ubicación
location, position
la zona verde
green space
alejar
to move away or apart from
ambos
both
apagar
to turn off
un apagón
power outage
la autoconstrucción
self-built
el diploma
diploma, course certificate
encender/encendido
to turn on (lights, apparatuses)
enjuagar
to rinse off/out
faltar/la falta de
to lack
funcionar
to function, to work
gastar/un gasto
to spend, an expense
llenar/lleno
to fill up
una medida
measurement
la plataforma
platform, ideas
regar (riego, regadera)
to water plants (watering, watering can)
rodearse
to surround (oneself)
los talleres
workshops, factories, offices
vaciar
to empty
el abono
fertilizer
los desechos
waste, leftovers
¡Es un rollo!
It's a pain!
el reciclaje
recycling
recoger
to collect, to gather
asequible
accessible
el bono mensual
monthly transportation pass
la calle peatonal
pedestrian-only street or zone
el contaminante
cantaminant
el descuento
discounts
gratis
free
llegar/salir a la hora o puntual
to arrive/to leave on time
llegar/salir con retraso
to arrive/to leave late
abordar
to board
el andén
sidewalk
una apuesta
bet, wager, investment with risk
la cicloruta
bike lane
golpeada por la violencia
hit by violence
la tarjeta cívica
public transportation pass in Medellín, Colombia
el vagón
individual carriages that make up the metro train
las vías
trafficways
los ámbitos
areas of study, scope of knowledge
el desplazamiento
movement
desplazarse
to move, to displace
las mejoras
improvements, progress
la minusvalía física
physical handicap
la rampa
ramp
rechazar
to reject
recuperar
to recuperate, to recover
reflejar
to show or reflect
respirar
to breathe
responsabilizar
to make responsible for something
restaurar
to restore
la superficie
surface
suponer/supuesto
to suppose, to assume
las aromáticas
plants or medical herbs in tea
el bolsillo
casero
homemade
la compostera
compost pile
fortalecer
to strengthen
la huerta/el huerto
orchard, garden
el invernadero
toilet
el lazo
cord, rope
la línea de riego
irrigation line, pipe
sembrar
to sow seeds
el xerojardín
a gardin with plants that don't need much water
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