Chapter 5 Flashcards

1
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el alimento

A

food

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2
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la basura

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trash

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3
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el basural/basurero

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garbage dump

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4
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el/la cartonero/a

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scavenger

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5
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el daño

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damage

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6
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la contaminación (del aire/agua)

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air/water pollution

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7
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el desecho

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waste

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8
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el desplazamiento (de personas)

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displacement

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las emisiones (de gases de efecto invernadero)

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(green house gas) emissions

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10
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la empresa

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company

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11
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el envase

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container

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12
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la escasez

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shortage

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13
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la falta (de agua, de recursos, de medios)

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lack of water/resource/__

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14
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el incendio

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fire

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15
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la justicia climática

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climate justice

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16
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la minería

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mining

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17
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el/la reciclador/a

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recycler

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18
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el reciclaje

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recycling

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19
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el residuo

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waste

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20
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el vertedero

A

garbage dump

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21
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la biodiversidad

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biodiversity

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22
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el carbono

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carbon

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23
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la cooperativa

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cooperative/co-op

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24
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el ecosistema

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ecosystem

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el agua potable/dulce
fresh/drinking water
26
los arrecifes
reef
27
el bosque
forest
28
la inundación
flood
29
la lluvia (torrrencial)
(torrential) rain
30
el nivel del mar
sea level
31
la ola de frío/calor
cold/heat wave
32
la sequía
drought
33
el suelo
ground/floor
34
la tierra
land
35
afectar
to affect
36
almacenar
to store/keep
37
desplazar(se)
to displace
38
desechar
to throw away
39
rescatar
to rescue
40
proteger
to protect
41
tirar/botar a la basura
to take out the trash
42
compostar
to compost
43
evacuar
to evacuate
44
reciclar
to recycle
45
reducir (el consumo)
to reduce (consumption)
46
afectado/a
affected
47
alimentario/a
food?
48
degredado/a
degrade
49
el huracán
the hurricane
50
desechable
disposable
51
desplazado/a
displaced
52
extremo/a
extreme
53
marino/a
marine
54
(medio) ambiental
environmental
55
sostenible
sustainable
56
sustentable
sustainable
57
(no) aguantar
to put up with
58
disculpar(se)
to forgive
59
estar harto/a
to be fed up
60
hartar(se)
to get tired of
61
la culpa
blame
62
la queja
the complaint
63
lamentar
to regret
64
adrede
on purpose/intentionally
65
perdonar
to forgive/pardon
66
pedir perdón
to apologize
67
quejarse de
to make a complain about
68
(no) soportar
to (not) tolerate
69
a propósito
deliberately
70
el cambio climático
climate change
71
el desarrollo sostenible
sustainable developement
72
el efecto (invernadero)
(greenhouse) effect
73
el impacto medioambiental
environmental impact
74
la huella de carbono
carbon footprint
75
el calentamiento global
global warming
76
cometer un error
to make a mistake
77
causar daño(s)
cause damage(s)
78
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
79
a largo/corto plazo
long/short term