El Medio Ambiente Flashcards

(75 cards)

1
Q

el motor

A

catalyst

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2
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pesca excesiva

A

overfishing

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3
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la superficie

A

surface

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4
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arrastrar

A

to drag

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5
Q

cazar

A

to hunt

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6
Q

el marfíl

A

ivory

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7
Q

rescatar

A

to rescue

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8
Q

arrancar

A

to rip up

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9
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el hábitat

A

habitat

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10
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la belleza de la naturaleza

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beauty of nature

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11
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quemar/incendiar

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to burn

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12
Q

las ramas

A

twigs

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13
Q

el matorral

A

scrubland

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14
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biocombustibles

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biofuel

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15
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la cadena alimentaria

A

food chain

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16
Q

estropear

A

to spoil

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17
Q

el efecto invernadero

A

greenhouse effect

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18
Q

contaminar/pollucionar

A

to pollute

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19
Q

ensuciar

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to dirty

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20
Q

contaminación acoustica

A

noise pollution

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21
Q

la capa de ozono

A

ozone layer

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22
Q

un agujero

A

a hole

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23
Q

nocivo/tóxico/dañino

A

damaging

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24
Q

una sequía

A

drought

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enfriar
to cool down
26
la escasez de agua
water shortage
27
un incendio
fire
28
las inundaciones
floods
29
los polos árticos
arctic poles
30
descongelar/derritirse
to melt
31
el petróleo
oil
32
las ventanas a doble vidrio
double glazed windows
33
las especies
species
34
los osos polares
polar bears
35
frenar
to brake/slow down
36
afrontar/enfrentarse a
to tackle
37
la lluvia ácida
acid rain
38
en vía de extinción
endangered
39
la hambruna
hunger/famine
40
las energías renovables
renewable energy
41
agotarse
to exhaust/use up
42
inagotable
inexhaustible
43
ahorrar
to save
44
gestionar
to manage
45
la huella de carbón
carbon footprint
46
poner su granito de arena
to do your bit
47
heredar
to inherent
48
nietos
grandchildren
49
talar
to cut down
50
la edificación
building
51
pantano/embalse
reservoir
52
mólino
(wind) mill
53
las aspas
blades
54
encender
to switch on
55
la panacea
perfect solution
56
los dispositivos
devices
57
almacenar
to store
58
adelantos técnicos
technological advances
59
una presa
dam
60
granjas/fincas
farms
61
ventajoso/a
advantageous
62
los yacimientos
deposits
63
verter
to dump/tip
64
un derrame
a spill
65
apagar
to switch off
66
un declibe
decline
67
la cautividad
captivity
68
arrecifes de coral
coral reefs
69
despilfarrar
to squander
70
satisfacer las necesidades
to meet the needs
71
aprovechar
to make the most of
72
envenenar
to poison
73
brotar
to sprout/stem from
74
una hogeura
fire
75
seres vivos
living beings