global issues

los gases de escap

exhaust fumes

el huracán

hurricane

la igualdad

equality

el incendio

fire

la inundación

flood

la lluvia ácida

acid rain

la marea negra

oil spill

la multa

fine

nocivo

harmful

el petrolero

oil tanker

el prejuicio

prejudice

los residuos

refuse, waste, rubbish

la selva

jungle, tropical forest

la sequía

drought

los sin techo

homeless people

el testigo

witness

el vertedero

rubbish dump, tip

agotar

to exhaust, use up

el agujero

hole

amenazar

to threaten

apagar

to turn off (lights, etc)

arruinar

to ruin, to destroy

el atasco

traffic jam

el aumento

increase

el beneficio

benefit

el calentamiento global

global warming

la capa de ozono

ozone layer

combatir

to fight, to combat

cometer

to commit

el consumo

consumption

los desechos

rubbish, waste

la desigualdad

inequality

el desperdicio

waste, rubbish, squandering

echar la culpa

to blame

el efecto invernadero

greenhouse effect

ensuciar

to make dirty, to soil, to make a mess

el envase

wrapping, packaging; container

la escasez

shortage, want

estropear

to ruin, to spoil

el gamberro

hooligan, lout, troublemaker

el petróleo

oil

la pila

battery

pobre

poor

la pobreza

poverty

la preocupación

worry, anxiety

preocupado

worried, anxious

preocupante

worrying

los productos químicos

chemicals

proteger

to protect

químico (adj)

chemical

recargable

rechargeable

el reciclaje

recycling

reciclar

to recycle

recoger

to collect, to gather, to pick up

el recurso

resource

renovable

renewable

reutilizar

to reuse

robar

to steal

el robo

theft, burglary

salvar

to save

solucionar

to solve, to resolve

sucio

dirty

la Tierra

Earth

tirar

to throw (away)

utilizar

to use

la ventaja

advantage

la violencia

violence

el gobierno

government

grave

serious

injusto

unjust, unfair

inquietante

worrying, disturbing

inquietar(se)

to worry, to upset oneself

justo

just, fair

el ladrón

thief

la ley

law

la libertad

liberty, freedom

luchar

to fight, to struggle

malgastar

to waste, to misuse, to squander

matar

to kill

el medio ambiente

environment

medioambiental

environmental

mundial

global, world-wide

el mundo

world

la naturaleza

nature

los necesitados

needy people

el pájaro

bird

el peligro

danger

peligroso

dangerous

aumentar

to increase

basura

rubbish, garbage

belleza

beauty

beneficiar

to benefit

cambio climático

climate change

campaña

campaign

cartón

cardboard

combustible

fuel

contenedor

container

culpa

fault, blame, guilt

cultivar

to till, to grow, to cultivate

cultivo

crop