Studied by 7 peopleel medio ambiente
environment
afortunadamente
fortunately
no lo es
it isn't
vana
idle, futile, pointless
preocupar
to worry, concern
actuar
to act, take action, perform
distinguirse
to stand out
el cuidado
care
a escala nacional
at a national scale, level
a escala mundial
at a world scale
ventilación
ventilation
la temática
subject matter
tener como fin
to have the purpose, to intend
además de + infin.
besides + verb
efectuar
to effect, accomplish
las labores
taks, workload
promover
to promote, foster, advance
aportar
to contribute
el bienestar
wellbeing
los recursos
resources
mejorar
to improve, get better, boost
la calidad de vida
quality of life
la población
population
a partir de
by, from, starting from
el comportamiento
behavior
la iniciativa
initiative, enterprise, gumption
nacer
to be born
autodenominarse
to call oneself (self-named)
desde el principio
from the beginning, from the onsent
enfocar
to focus
la salud
health
con el fin de + infin.
in order to, for the purpose of
los proambientalistas
environmentalists
extenderse
to spread, extend, expand
apropiar
to get hold of, appropriate
el calentador de agua
water heater
apagar
to turn off
encender
to turn on
seguir
to follow, continue
arduo
tough, strenuous, difficult, arduous
articulado
connected
convertirse en
to become, turn into
el soporte
supporting, backing
el ayuntamiento
city hall, town council
la ciudadanía
the citizenship, citizens, citizanry
asumir
to assume, take on, undertake
la campaña
campaign, drive
integrar
to integrate, incorporate
el pueblo
town, people
el manejo
the management, handling
los residuos sólidos
solid wastes
llevar a cabo
to complete, implement, accomplish
distinto/a
different, distinct, varying
componer
to put together, compose
la propagación
the spread, propagation
la impresora
the printer
crear
to create, build, establish
la empatía
empathy
el rol
the role
actualmente
currently, at the present time
grifos
faucets
el recurso natural
natural resource
preciado
precious, valuable, cherished
tomar conciencia
to be aware
emorendedor
enterprising, entrepreneurial
carecer de
to lack
el agua potable
drinkable water, potable water
los habitantes
inhabitants
atreverse a + infin.
to dare to + verb
consciente
mindful, aware, cognizant
el bien renovable
renewable good, asset
equivaler a
to amount to
agotar
to exhaust, drain, deplete
la sostenibilidad
the sustainability
exponer
to show, disclose, expose
el eje central
the focus, backbone, centerpiece
la problemática
the problem area
redactar
to draft, prepare, compose, write up
aparatos
devices
creer
to believe, think, feel
luces
lights
exigir
to require, demand, mandate
respetar
to respect
el derecho
right
el espacio
space
las inquietudes
concerns, worries
respecto a
in relation to , regarding
la basura
trash
el basurero
trash can
el tiradero
garbage dump
los recursos naturales
natural resources
las materias primas
raw materials
desechar
to throw out, discard
tirar
to throw away, to pull
inútil
useless
reducir
to reduce
los desperdicios
waste, scraps
desperdiciar
to waste, squander
preguntarse
to ask oneself, to wonder
desechable
disposable
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