Topic area D - Environmental issues Flashcards by Eve sibley

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Global warming

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Calentamiento global

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Change (I) to change

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Cambio (I) cambiar

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Polluted

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Contaminación

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Destroy

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Destruir

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Greenhouse effect

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Efecto invernadero

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Endangered

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En peligro de extinción

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Energy (nuclear)

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Energía nuclear

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Species

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Especie

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Flood

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Inundación

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Forest fire

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Incendio forestal

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Clean

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Limpio/a

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Acid rain

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Lluvia ácida

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Wood/timber

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Madera

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Environment

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Medio ambiente / entorno

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Organic

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Organico

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Crude oil

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Petróleo

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Recycling

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Reciclaje

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Safety

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Seguridad

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Rainforest

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Selva tropical

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Drought

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Sequía

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To be green/ ecologically aware

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Ser ecológico

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To go up ( temperature)

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Subir

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Dirty

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Sucio

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To fear

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Temer

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Earthquake

Terremoto

Earth, world

Tierra

To save ( to save money)

Ahorrar

Rubbish

La basura

Fossil fuels

Combustibles fósiles

Compost bin

Contenedor de abono

To unplug

Desenchufar

Energy

Energía

To waste

Malgastar

To produce

Producir

To reduce

Reducir

To respect

Respetar

To reuse

Reutilizar

To save

Salvar

Forest

La selva

To seperate

Separar

Glass

El vidrio

ozone layer

capa de ozono

coal

carbón

catastrophy

catástrofe

contamination

contaminación

to destroy

destruir

oil slick

fuga de petróleo

to turn off

apagar

to turn on

encender

to threaten

amenazar

factories

fábricas

to throw away

tirar

wood/forests

bosques

to waste water

malgastar agua

to improve

mejorar

to plant trees

plantar árboles

traffic

atascos

enchufar

plug in

electrodomésticos

electrical appliances

lejanos

distant

avoid

evitar

to fight against

luchar contra

Become a member of an ecologist group

hacerse miembro de un grupo ecologista

to bring a bag to shop

llevar una bolsa a la compra