Capítulo 2 - El medioambiente, la tecnología y el progreso

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aumentar

increase

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calentar

to warm up, to heat

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conservar

to conserve

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dañar

to harm, to damage, to hurt

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desechar

to throw away, to discard

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destruir

to destroy

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dificultar

to complicate, to make difficult

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disminuir

to diminish, to decrease

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generar

to generate, produce, create

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hacer caso

to pay attention

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mejorar

to improve, make better

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predecir

to predict, to forecast, to foretell

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prevenir

to prevent

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proponer

to propose, to suggest

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reciclar

to recycle

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renovar

to renew, renovate

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rescatar

to rescue, save

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el medio ambiente

environment

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el agua potable

drinkable water

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el avance

advancement, breakthrough

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la basura

garbage, trash

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el bosque

forest

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el calentamiento global

global warming

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el cambio climático

climate change

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la capa de ozono

ozone layer

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el carbón

coal

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el combustible

fuel

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la contaminación

pollution, contamination

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contenedor

container, bin

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el cristal, vidrio

glass

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el desecho

waste

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la ventaja/desventaja

advantage/disadvantage

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el efecto invernadero

greenhouse effect

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la energía solar

solar energy

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la energía nuclear

nuclear energy

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la energía eléctrica

electric energy

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las especies en peligro de extinción

endangered species

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las fuentes

sources

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el humo

smoke, fumes

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el incendio forestal

forest fire

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el medicamento

medication, drug

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la medida

measure, step

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el petróleo

petroleum, oil

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el plástico

plastic

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el plomo

lead

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el recurso

resource

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la selva

jungle/rainforest

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la sequía

drought

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ambiental

environmental

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beneficioso, beneficiosa

beneficial

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grave

grave, serious

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sano/a

healthy

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a largo plazo

long term

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a corto plazo

short term

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sin embargo

however, nevertheless

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el alimento

meal, food

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la fábrica

factory

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contaminar

to pollute; to contaminate

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proteger

to protect

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la calidad

quality (as a measure of worth)

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la deforestación

deforestation

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la gente

people (singular)

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el gobierno

government

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la industria

industry

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la naturaleza

nature

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el planeta

planet

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el problema

the problem (masculine)

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la tierra

land; soil

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la Tierra

Earth (nuestro planeta)

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sostenible

sustainable, environmentally friendly

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(no) vale la pena

it's (not) worth it