13. Medio Ambiente

Vocab for "el medio ambiente'

agua (f) (el agua) potable

drinking water

ahorro (m)

saving

aire (m)

air

aire (m) libre

open / fresh air

altiplano (m)

South American highlands

amenaza (f)

threat

animal (m) salvaje

wild animal

arco (m) iris

rainbow

atmósfera (f)

atmosphere

ave (f) (el ave) de rapiña

bird of prey

basura (f)

rubbish

biodiversidad (f)

biodiversity

bosque (m)

wood; forest; rain forest

calentamiento (m) global

global warming

cambio (m) climático

climate change

campaña (f)

campaign

campo (m) eólico

wind (power) farm

capa (f) de ozono

ozone layer

catástrofe (f)

catastrophe

central (f) nuclear

nuclear power station

chaparrón (m)

heavy downpour

chubasco (m)

shower

calentamiento (m) global

global warming

científico/a (m, f)

scientist

clima (m)

climate

clorofluorocarbonos (m pl)

CFCs

combustible (m)

fuel

consumidor(a) (m, f)

consumer

consumo (m)

consumption

contaminación (f)

pollution

contaminante (m)

pollutant

cordillera (f)

mountain range

corrosión (f)

corrosion

costa (f)

coast

deforestación (f)

deforestation

derroche (m)

waste

desastre (m)

disaster

desechos (m pl) radi(o)activos

radioactive waste

desertificación (f)

desertification

desgaste (m)

erosion

desierto (m)

desert

desperdicios (m pl)

rubbish

despilfarro (m)

waste

destrucción (f)

destruction

deterioro (m)

worsening

ecología (f)

ecology

efecto (m) invernadero

greenhouse effect

emanaciones (f pl) tóxicas

toxic emissions

emisiones (f pl) de gas

gas emissions

energía (f) (solar, eólica, etc.)

(sun, wind, etc.) energy

entorno (m)

surroundings, environment

erosión (f)

erosion

espacio (m) natural

open space

especie (f)

species

fábrica (f)

factory

fertilizante (m)

fertilizer

flor (f)

flower

gases (m pl) de escape

exhaust gases

glaciar (m)

glacier

granizo (m)

hail

helada (f)

frost

hielo (m)

ice

humo (m)

smoke

incendio (m) (forestal)

(forest) fire

inundación (f)

flood

limpieza (f)

cleaning, cleansing

litoral (m)

coast, seaboard

llanura (f)

plain

lluvia (f)

rain

mancha (f) de petróleo

oil slick

marea (f)

tide

medio (m) ambiente

environment

meseta (f)

plateau, high table

molino (m) de viento

windmill

naturaleza (f)

nature

niebla (f)

fog

océano (m)

ocean

páramo (m)

moorland

pérdida (f)

loss

pescado (m)

fish (as food)

petróleo (m)

oil, petroleum

petrolero (m)

oil tanker

pez (m)

fish (in water)

planeta (m)

planet

polución (f)

pollution

protección (f)

protection

raíz (f)

root

rama (f)

branch

reciclaje (m)

recycling

rayo (m)

lightning bolt

recursos (m pl)

resources

relámpago (m)

lightning

residuos (m pl) (nucleares)

(nuclear) waste

selva (f)

jungle; (rain)forest

semilla (f)

seed

sequía (f)

drought

sierra (f)

(small) mountain range

subida (f) de temperatura

rise in temperature

suelo (m)

ground

supervivencia (f)

survival