Chapter 2 Vocab Flashcards
(79 cards)
1
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to aggravate
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agravar
2
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to advance, to further
A
avanzar
3
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to compromise; to commit
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comprometer
4
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to fulfill, to satisfy
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cumplir (con)
5
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to damage
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dañar
6
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to develop
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desarrollar
7
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to promote, to further
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fomentar
8
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to improve
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mejorar
9
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to predict
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predecir (i)
10
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to protect, to preserve
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preservar
11
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to propose
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proponer
12
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to satisfy
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satisfacer (zc)
13
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the access
A
el acceso
14
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appropriate
A
adecuado/a
15
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to add
A
agregar
16
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conservation
A
la conservación
17
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the disease/illness
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la enfermedad
18
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background, essence
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el fondo
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heritage
A
el patrimonio
20
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housing
A
la vivienda
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beneficial
A
beneficioso/a
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developing
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en vías de desarrollo
23
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feasible
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factible
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nutritious
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nutritivo/a
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healthy
saludable
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secure, safe
seguro/a
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quality (measure of worth)
calidad
28
quality (characteristics of person/thing)
cualidad
29
to unplug
desenchufar
30
to exhaust
agotar
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to reach
alcanzar
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to increase
aumentar
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to warm
calentar (ie)
34
to make aware
concienciar
35
to throw away, to discard
desechar
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to destroy
destruir (y)
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to diminish
disminuir (y)
38
to favor
favorecer (zc)
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to curb, to stop
frenar
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to invest
invertir (ie, i)
41
to fine
multar (a)
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to harm
perjudicar
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to reward
premiar
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to pressure
presionar
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to prevent
prevenir (ie)
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to promote
promover (ue)
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to protect
proteger (j)
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to renew
renovar (ue)
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to rescue
rescatar
50
hole
el agujero
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trash
la basura
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benefit
el beneficio
53
wellbeing
el bienestar
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LED lightbulb
la bombilla led
55
ozone layer
la capa de ozono
56
coal
el carbón
57
(fossil) fuel
el combustible (fósil)
58
composting
el compostaje
59
challenge
el desafío
60
waste
el desecho
61
(dis)advantage
la (des)ventaja
62
greenhouse effect
el efecto invernadero
63
endangered species
las especies en peligro de extinción
64
source
la fuente
65
smoke
el humo
66
firewood
la leña
67
measure
la medida
68
the environment
el medioambiente
69
resource
el recurso
70
rule
la regla
71
drought
la sequía
72
glass
el vidrio
73
(in)exhaustible
(in)agotable
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serious
grave
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environmental
medioambiental
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renewable
renovable
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sustainable
sostenible
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in the short/ mid/ long term
a corto/ medio/ largo plazo
79
however, nevertheless
sin embargo
