Environment Flashcards

(147 cards)

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earthquake

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el terremoto

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glacier

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el glaciar

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wildlife

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la vida silvestre

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smog

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el smog

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self-sufficient

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autosuficiente

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to rely on

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depender de

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reforestation

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la reforestación

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protest

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la protesta

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to protect

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proteger

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pesticide

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el pesticida

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pollutant

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el contaminante

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food chain

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cadena alimentaria

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ecosystem

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el ecosistema

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eco-friendly

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ecológico

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15
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dump

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el vertedero

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to donate

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donar

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developing country

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el país en desarrollo

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18
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contaminated

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viciado

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19
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to consume

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consumir

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compost

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el compost

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21
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felling

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la tala

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22
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carpool

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personas que comparten vehículo

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ban

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la prohibición

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fossil fuels

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los combustibles fósiles

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preservation
la preservación
26
tidal
mareomotriz
27
solar energy
la energía solar
28
toxic
tóxico
29
to threaten
amenazar
30
sewage
aguas residuales
31
reusable
reutilizable
32
rainforest
bosque lluvioso
33
to purify
purificar
34
precipitation
la precipitación
35
poisonous
venenoso
36
poison
el veneno
37
natural gas
el gas natural
38
leak
la fuga
39
heavy metal
el metal pesado
40
hydrocarbon
el hidrocarburo
41
heat wave
la ola de calor
42
harm
el perjuicio
43
fumes
el humo
44
fertilizer
el abono
45
to erode
erosionar
46
environmentalist
el/la ecologista
47
to die out
extinguirse
48
animal
el animal
49
creature
el bicho
50
catastrophe
la catástrofe
51
biosphere
la biosfera
52
oil spill
el derrame de petróleo
53
to use up
gastar
54
sustainable development
el desarrollo sostenible
55
renewable energy
la energía renovable
56
greenhouse effect
el efecto invernadero
57
extinct
extinto
58
extinction
la extinción
59
conservation
la conservación
60
energy
la energía
61
endangered species
especies en peligro de extinción
62
disposable
desechable
63
desertification
la desertización
64
deforestation
la deforestación
65
carbon dioxide
el dióxido de carbono
66
carbon monoxide
el monóxido de carbono
67
biodiversity
la biodiversidad
68
biodegradable
biodegradable
69
incentive
el incentivo
70
politics
la política
71
policy
la política
72
to throw away
tirar
73
to recycle
reciclar
74
to reuse
reutilizar
75
recycling
el reciclaje
76
renewable
renovable
77
depletion
el agotamiento
78
natural resource
el recurso natural
79
litter
la basura
80
drought
la sequía
81
dry
seco
82
humid
húmedo
83
natural disaster
el desastre natural
84
carbon footprint
huella de carbono
85
volcano
el volcán
86
lava
la lava
87
atmosphere
la atmósfera
88
ecologist
el/la ecologista
89
ecology
la ecología
90
global
global
91
emission
la emanación
92
climate change
el cambio climático
93
global warming
el calentamiento global
94
mountain
la montaña
95
sky
el cielo
96
downpour
el aguacero
97
deluge
el diluvio
98
flood
la inundación
99
landslide
el alud
100
waterspout
la tromba
101
typhoon
el tifón
102
hurricane
el huracán
103
tornado
el tornado
104
storm
la tormenta
105
cold
frío
106
heat
el calor
107
snow
la nieve
108
sun
el sol
109
wave
la ola
110
pool
la poza
111
base
la base
112
acidic
ácido
113
world
el mundo
114
chemistry
la química
115
biology
la biología
116
grass
la hierba
117
Earth
la Tierra
118
ozone layer
la capa de ozono
119
ozone
el ozono
120
carbon
el carbono
121
acid rain
la lluvia ácida
122
rain
la lluvia
123
aquifer
el acuífero
124
ground
el suelo
125
dirt
la tierra
126
green
ecologista
127
bog
el cenagal
128
swamp
el pantano
129
gulf
el golfo
130
delta
el delta
131
tributary
el afluente
132
brook
el riachuelo
133
stream
el arroyo
134
river
el río
135
lake
el lago
136
ocean
el océano
137
sea
el/la mar
138
contamination
la contaminación
139
pollution
la contaminación
140
air
el aire
141
water
el agua
142
tree
el árbol
143
outside
fuera
144
weather
el tiempo
145
plant
la planta
146
climate
el clima
147
environment
el medio ambiente