unidad 4

comunidad sostenible

sustainable community

ahorrar

to save (set aside)

cuidar

to care for, take care of

consumo

consumption

entorno natural

natural environment/surroundings

guardar

to save (keep)

materias primas

raw materials

medio ambiente

the environment

productos ecológicos

ecological products

reciclar

to recycle

recursos naturales

natural resources

reducir

to reduce

reutilizar

to reuse

reutilizable

reusable

salvar

to save (rescue)

aluminio

aluminum

botella

bottle

cartón

cardboard, cardboard box

envase

container or packaging

lata

can

plástico

plastic

vidrio

glass

hogar sostenible

sustainable home

adoptar medidas

to take/adopt measures

apagar las luces

to turn off the lights

cerrar (e→ie) el grifo

to turn off (close) the faucet

desenchufar los aparatos

to unplug appliances/devices

desperdicios

waste

desperdiciar

to waste

enjabonarse

to lather up with soap

evitar el deterioro

to avoid deterioration/decline

peatón / peatones

pedestrian(s)

reducir (zc) las emisiones de carbono

to reduce carbon emissions

vehículos

vehicles

casa ecológica

ecological house

aislamiento

insulation/isolation/lockdown

beneficios

benefits

beneficioso(a)

beneficial

calefacción

heating system

eficiencia

efficiency

eficiente

efficient

energía

energy

energético(a)

energetic

electricidad

electricity

eléctrico(a)

electric

híbrido(a)

hybrid

inodoro

toilet

paneles solares

solar panels

regar (e→ie)

to water

renovable

renewable

sostenibilidad

sustainability

ubicación

location, position

zona verde

green space

arcilla

clay

barrera

barrier

ladrillo

brick

leña

firewood

madera

wood

muro

wall

paja

straw, hay

reduce y reutiliza

reduce and reuse

agua

the water

alejar

to move away/apart from

apagar

to turn off

apagón

power outage

autoconstrucción

self-built

diploma

diploma/course certificate

encender (e→ie)

to turn on, to light/lit

enjuagar

to rinse off/out

faltar/la falta de

to lack, be missing/the lack of

funcionar

to function, to work

gastar/un gasto

to spend/an expense

gas

gas (chemical vapor or for cooking)

gasolina

gas (fuel for a car)

llenar/lleno(a)

to fill (up) / full (adj.)

medida

a measure, step, measurement

plataforma

platform

regar (e→ie)/el riego/la regadera

to water/watering/watering can

rodear(se)

to surround (oneself)

taller

workshop, studio

vaciar/vacío(a)

to empty / empty (adj.)

aparatos

devices

aire acondicionado

air conditioning

enfriar (í)

to cool, to chill

lavaplatos/lavar

dishwasher/to wash

plancha/planchar

the iron/to iron

aspiradora/aspirar

vacuum/to vacuum

licuadora/licuar

blender/to blend, to liquefy

refrigerador/la nevera

refrigerator

refrigerar

to refrigerate

calefacción/calentar (e→ie)

heating system/to heat (up)

maceta/plantar

flowerpot, to plant

secadora de ropa/secar

dryer/to dry

abrir/cerrar el grifo

to turn on/off the faucet

tostador de pan/tostar

toaster/to toast

lavadora de ropa

washing machine/washer

recicla

Recycle

abono

fertilizer

desechos

waste, leftovers

planeta

the planet