IVH - Vocabulario: El medio ambiente (Unidad 1a)

bolsa de plástico

plastic bag

calentamiento global

global warming

cambio climático

climate change

contaminación

pollution

deforestación

deforestation

derrame de petróleo

oil spill

derrumbe

landslide

deshielo

melting

efecto invernadero

greenhouse effect

erosión

erosion

especies en peligro de extinción

endangered species

fábrica

factory

huracán

hurricane

incendio forestal

forest fire

inundación

flood

nivel del mar

sea level

sequía

drought

smog

smog

temblor / terremoto

earthquake

no renovable

nonrenewable

peligro

danger

peligroso

dangerous

petróleo

oil

riesgo

risk

uso

use

aire puro

clean air

basurero

garbage container

biodiversidad

biodiversity

bolsa reutilizable

reusable bag

bombilla LED

LED light bulb

capa de ozono

ozone layer

científico(a)

scientist

clima

climate

coche eléctrico

electric car

desarrollo

development

ecosistema

ecosystem

energía limpia

clean energy

gobierno

government

hábitat

habitat

innovación

innovation

invento

invention

investigación

research

joven, jóvenes

youth, young person

ley

law

medio ambiente

environment

planeta

planet

porvenir

future

programa de reciclaje

recycling program

paneles solares

solar panels

recurso natural

natural resource

responsabilidad

responsibility

suelo

ground

Tierra

Earth

turbinas de viento

wind turbines

transformación

transformation

transporte público

public transportation

ventajas y desventajas

advantages & disadvantages

zona peatonal

pedestrian zone

barato

cheap

biodegradable

biodegradable

caro

expensive

complejo

complex

reciclable

recyclable

renovable

renewable

responsable

responsible

sostenible

sustainable

ahorrar

to save (money, electricity)

apagar las luces

to turn off the lights

apreciar

to appreciate

aumentar

to increase

buscar soluciones

to look for solutions

desarrollar

to develop

desenchufar

to unplug

disminuir

to decrease

educar

to educate

establecer

to establish

fomentar

to promote, support

generar

to generate

informarse

to keep informed

inventar

to invent

mantener el carro

to maintain your car

mejorar

to improve

plantar, sembrar

to plant, to grow

prohibir

to prohibit

proteger

to protect

reciclar

to recycle

reducir

to reduce

reemplazar

to replace

resolver

to solve a problem

respirar

to breathe

reutilizar

to reuse

sobrevivir

to survive

valorar

to value

volar

to fly

votar

to vote

amenazar

to threaten

alterar

to alter

consumir

to consume

cortar árboles

to cut trees

dañar

to harm