Spanish Unidad 2 Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering verbs, nouns, and adjectives from Spanish Unidad 2, including topics on the environment and consumerism.

agotar

to exhaust, deplete

alcanzar

to reach

aumentar

to grow, to increase

calentar (ie)

to warm up

cumplir (con)

to fulfill

dañar

to damage

desarrollar

to develop

disminuir

to reduce, to decrease

invertir (ie, i)

to invest

mejorar

to improve

perjudicar

to harm, to damage

preservar

to preserve, to maintain

prevenir

to prevent

promover (ue)

to promote

proponer

to propose

salvar

to save (someone, something)

calentamiento (el)

warming

desafío (el)

challenge

dióxido de carbono (el)

carbon dioxide

efecto invernadero (el)

greenhouse effect

especies (las)

species

fuente (la)

source

ley (la)

law

medida (la)

measure

medioambiente (el)

environment

recurso (el)

resource

sequía (la)

drought

dañina/o

harmful

grave

serious

renovable

renewable

saludable

healthy

segura/o (insegura/o)

secure (insecure)

sostenible

sustainable

agotamiento (el)

depletion

contaminar

to pollute

desarrollo (el)

development

desarrollado/a

developed

desechar / desechable

to throw away, dispose of / disposable

durar

to last

sobrevivir

to survive

avaricia (la)

greed, avarice

bombilla (la)

light bulb

combustibles fósiles (los)

fossil fuels

consecuencia (la)

result, consequence

consumo (el)

consumption, use

desperdicio (el)

waste

impresora (la)

printer

obsolescencia programada (la)

planned obsolescence

pieza de repuesto (la)

replacement/spare part

supervivencia (la)

survival

arreglar

to fix

quebrarse

to break down

basura (la)

garbage

ahorrar

to save money

producir

to produce

crear

to create