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agotar
to exhaust/use up
el agujero
hole
amenazar
to threaten
apagar
to turn off(lights etc.)
arruinar
to ruin/destroy
el atasco
traffic jam
aumentar
to increase
beneficiar
to benefit
el beneficio
benefit
el calentamiento global
global warming
el cambio clim谩tico
climate change
la capa de ozone
ozone layer
el cart贸n
cardboard
el combustible
fuel
el consumo
consumption
contaminar
to pollute
el contenedor
container
cultivar
to grow/cultivate
el cultivo
crop
da帽ar
to harm/damage
el da帽o
harm/damage
desaparecer
to disappear
el desperdicio
waste/rubbish/squandering
ducharse
to have a shower
el efecto invernadero
greenhouse effect
encender
to turn on(lights etc)
ensuciar
to make dirty/soil/make a mess
el envase
wrapping/packaging/container
la escasez
shortage/lack
escaso
scarce/meagre
estropear
to ruin/spoil
la falta
lack
faltar
to be missing
el fuego
fire
los gases de escape
exhaust fumes
el hurac谩n
hurricane
el incendio
fire
la inundaci贸n
flood
la lluvia 谩cida
acid rain
malgastar
to waste/misuse/squander
la marea negra
oil spill
el medio ambiente
environment
medioambiental
environmental
mundial
global/worldwide
el mundo
world
la naturaleza
nature
nocivo
harmful
el p谩jaro
bird
el petr贸leo
oil
la pila
battery
la preocupaci贸n
worry
preocupado
worried/anxious
preocupante
worrying
los productos qu铆micos
chemicals
proteger
to protect
qu铆mico
chemical
recargable
rechargeable
el recurso
resource
la selva
jungle/tropical forest
la sequ铆a
drought
solucionar
to solve/resolve
sucio
dirty
la tierra
earth
tirar
to throw(away)
utilizar
to use
la ventaja
advantage
el vertedero
rubbish dump/tip
la belleza
beauty
combatir
to fight/combat
cometer
to commit
la culpa
fault/blame/quilt
el desarrollo
development
el desempleo
unemployment
los derechos
rights
la desigualdad
inequality
la discriminaci贸n
discrimination
echar la culpa
to blame
estar en paro
to be unemployed
el/la extranjero/a
foreigner
el/la gamberro/a
hooligan/lout/troublemaker
el gobierno
government
grave
serious
la guerra
war
la igualdad
equality
injusto
unjust/unfair
inquietante
worrying/disturbing
inquietar(se)
to worry
justo
just/fair
el ladr贸n/la ladrona
thief
la ley
law
la libertad
liberty/freedom
luchar
to fight/stuggle
matar
to kill
la multa
fine
los necesitados
needy people
el peligro
danger
peligroso
dangerous
pobre
poor
la pobreza
poverty
el prejuicio
prejudice
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