Chapter 4 Vocab Flashcards

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environmental

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ambiental

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global warming

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el calentamiento global

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climate change

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el cambio climático

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climate

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el clima

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pollution

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la contaminación

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deforestation, clearcutting

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la deforestación

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thaw

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el deshielo

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greenhouse effect

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el efecto invernadero

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environment

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el medio ambiente

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planet

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el planeta

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recycling

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el reciclaje

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natural resource

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el recurso natural

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reforestation

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la reforestación

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feling, cutting down of trees

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la tala

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catastrophe

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la catástrofe

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fossil fuel

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el combustible fósil

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waste

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el desperdicio

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container

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el envase

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effort

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el esfuerzo

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factory

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la fábrica

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glaciar

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el glaciar

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tool

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la herramienta

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footprint, trace

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la huella

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plain

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la llanura

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nature
la naturaleza
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quickness, swiftness
la rapidez
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nature sanctuary
el refugio natural
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reserve
la reserva
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backward movement
el retroceso
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risk
el riesgo
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sowing, planting
la siembra
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survival
la supervivencia
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plot of land/ lot
el terreno
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glass (window pane)
el vidrio
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to support
apoyar
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to get hot/to heat
calentar(ie)
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to post (something on the internet)
colgar(ue) en Internet
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to commit
comprometerse
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to get, to obtain
conseguir (i)
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to pollute/contaminate
contaminar
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to develop
desarrollar
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to summon
convocar
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to be convinced that
estar convencido/a de
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to succeed in/manage to
lograr
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to waste
malgastar
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to populate
poblar (ue)
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to protect
proteger
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to recycle
reciclar
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to reduce
reducir
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to recover from
reponerse
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to reuse
reutilizar
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to save
salvar
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to support/to maintain
sostener
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to happen
suceder
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Andean
andino/a
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contaminated
contaminado/a
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controlled
controlado/a
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ecological
ecológico/a
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deep
hondo/a
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protected
protegido/a
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replaced
reemplazado/a
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renewable
renovable
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outstanding
sobresaliente
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terrestrial, relating to earth
terrestre
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because of
a causa de
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in this way
de esta manera
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in fact, indeed, actually
de hecho
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on top of everything
para colmo
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for that reason
por eso
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similar to
parecido a
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on the one hand,,, on the other hand
por un lado,,,,por el otro OR por una parte,, por la otra
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nevertheless
sin embargo
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on the other hand, instead
en cambio
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for the time being
por ahora
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by chance
por casualidad
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by the way
por cierto
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to start with
por de pronto
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in excess
por demás
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generally
por general
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at least
por lo menos
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for now
por lo pronto
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therefore
pro lo tanto
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just in case
por si acaso
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of course
por supuesto
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lastly/finally
por último/fin
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to finish, to run out
acabarse
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to go out (a light, fire)
apagarse
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to fall, to slip away
caerse
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to get complicated
complicarse
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to spill
derramarse
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to break down
descomponerse
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to get cold/chilled
enfriarse
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to get dirty
ensuciarse
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to escape
escaparse
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to get late
hacerse tarde
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to die
morirse
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to forget
olvidarse
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to lose, get lost
perderse
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to get a flat tire
pincharse la llanta
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to remain
quedarse
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to burn
quemarse
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to expire
vencerse
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to miss, be missing
faltarle
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to annoy/mess up
fastidiar
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what a mess
qué lío
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what a shame
qué pena
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de veras?
really?
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tell me more
cuéntame más
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let me tell you what happened
deja que te cuente lo que me pasó
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and what happened?
y qué pasó?