Pollution Flashcards by Emma Cobb | Brainscape

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Unsustainable

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Insostenible

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Pollution

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La contaminación

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Poisonous

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Venenoso/a

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Ultraviolet radiation

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Radiaciones ultravioletas

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Tons of plastic bags

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Toneladas de bolsas de plástico

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The threat to wildlife

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Amenaza a la naturaleza

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Rubbish

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Basura

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(Cross-frontier) atmospheric pollution

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Contaminación atmosférica (transfronteriza)

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Deforestation

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Deforestación

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Decontamination

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Descontaminación

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Desertification

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Desertización

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Destruction of the ozone layer

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Destrucción de la capa de ozono

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Destruction of the rain forests

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Destrucción de las selvas tropicales

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Oil slick

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Mancha de petróleo

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The harmful nature of emissions

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Nocividad de las emisiones

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Heat wave

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Ola de calor

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Man’s survival

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Supervivencia del hombre

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Atmospheric pollutants

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Contaminantes atmosféricos

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Irreversible damage

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Daños irreversibles

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Harmful effects

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Efectos nocivos

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Cardboard packaging

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Envases de cartón

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Polluting gases

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Gases contaminantes

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Greenhouse gases

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Gases invernadero

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Hydrocarbons

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Hidrocarburos

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Radioactive waste

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Residuos radioactivos

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Aerosol

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Aerosol

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Hole in the ozone layer

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Agujero de ozono

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Rise in sea level

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Aumento del nivel del mar

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Chlorofluorocarbon, CFC

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Clorofluorocarbono

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Melting of the polar ice sheet

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Derretimiento de la capa de hielo polar

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Environmental damage

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Deterioro ambiental

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Abuse of the environment

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Deterioro del medio ambiente

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Greenhouse effect

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Efecto invernadero

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Deterioration in the quality of life

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Empeoramiento de la calidad de la vida

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Natural surroundings/ environment

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Entorno natural

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World ecology movement

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Movimiento ecologista mundial

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A dying planet

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Planeta moribundo

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Lead

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Plomo

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Global warming

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Recalentamiento del planeta

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Rubbish tip

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Vertedero

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Acid rain

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Lluvias acidas

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With only two degrees (c) more

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Con sólo dos grados de más

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With the utmost urgency

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Con toda urgencia

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Seabirds with their feathers saturated with oil

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Aves marinas con su plumaje empapado de petróleo

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The present rate of global warming

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Velocidad actual del recalentamiento del planeta

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The temperature at which it will be impossible to stop changes

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Temperatura a la que resultará imposible frenar los cambios

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To pollute, contaminate

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Contaminar

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To melt (intrans)

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Derretirse

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To decontaminate

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Descontaminar

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To poison

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Envenenar

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To recycle

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Reciclar

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To alert public opinion

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Alertar a la opinión publica

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To threaten/upset the ecological balance

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Amenazar/trastornar el equilibrio ecológico

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To cause irreversible damage

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Causar daños irreversibles

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To disregard the scientists’ warnings

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Desatender las advertencias de los científicos

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To belch out smoke

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Echar/vomitar humos

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To be aware of the threat

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Estar enterado/a de la amenaza

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To clean up oil spills

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Limpiar los vertidos de petróleo

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To fight for the survival of species

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Luchar por la supervivencia de las especies

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To change the ecosystem

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Modificar el ecosistema

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We have 20 years left to avert a climatic disaster

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Nos quedan veinte años para evitar una catástrofe climática

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To have toxic effects

A

Producir efectos tóxicos

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Recycling of waste

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Reciclaje de los desperdicios/la basura

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To reduce the damage caused to…

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Reducir los daños causados a…

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To meet the needs of the consumer society

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Satisfacer las necesidades de la sociedad consumista

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To tip into the sea

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Verter al mar

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To be sufficient

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Bastar

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To be contained, to fit

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Caber

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To be lacking

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Faltar

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To be important, to matter

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Importar

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To be remaining

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Quedar

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To be left over, to be in excess

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Sobrar

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To be worth

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Valer

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To be in short supply

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Escasear

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To be urgent, imperative

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Urgir

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To be fitting

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Convenir

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To soften

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Suavizar

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To burn

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Quemar

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Drought

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Las sequías

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Threat

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Amenaza

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Global warming

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El calentamiento global

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To surround

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Rodear

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Growing

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Crocimiento

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To run out

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Agotarse

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To increase

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Subir

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To comply

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Complir

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To promote

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Formentar

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Development

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Desarrollo

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Level, standard

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Nivel

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To get used to

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