El Medio Ambiente Flashcards

(88 cards)

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Contaminación

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Pollution

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Energía

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Energy

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Instalaciones radiactivas

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Nuclear facilities

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Urbanismo

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Town planning

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Erosión

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Erosion

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Explotaciones mineras a cielo abierto

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Open cast mining

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Espacios naturales

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Open countryside

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Los residuos tóxicos

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Toxic waste

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El acceso a agua potable limpia

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Access to clean drinking water

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Ciudades verdes

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Green cities

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La siembra de árboles

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Planting trees

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El hurracán

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Hurricane

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El tsunami

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Tsunami

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Transporte público gratis

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Free public transport

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La prohibición al tránsito

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Traffic ban

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Limpiar las playas

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Clean the beaches

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La reducción de desechos

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Reduction of waste

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La biodiversidad

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Biodiversity

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La escasez de agua

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Scarcity of water

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El cambio climático

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Climate change

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Áreas de montaña

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Mountainous areas

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Desertización

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Encroaching deserts

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El reciclaje

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Recycling

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La lluvia ácida

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Acid rain

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Las emisiones de CO2
CO2 emissions
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Deforestación
Deforestation
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La tala de árboles
Cutting down trees
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La selva
Jungle/rainforest
29
Carbono
Carbon
30
La huella de carbono
Carbon footprint
31
Contaminación atmosférica
Air pollution
32
Contaminación acústica
Noise pollution
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La capa del ozono
Ozone layer
34
La energía eólica
Wind energy
35
La energía solar
Solar energy
36
La energía mareo motriz
Tidal energy
37
Los molinos
Windmills/wind turbines
38
Los residuos
Waste
39
La acera
Pavement, footpath
40
La calzada
Road surface
41
Los peatones
Pedestrians
42
Arriesgar
To risk
43
Sin temor
Without fear
44
Sacar mi carné de conducir
To get your drivers license
45
Ser dispuesto
To be willing/able to
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Una multa
A fine
47
Salir de copas
To go for a drink
48
Una central nuclear
A nuclear power station
49
Poner nuestro granito de arena
To do our bit
50
Cubrir la demanda
To meet demand
51
Una posibilidad realista
A realistic possibility
52
Una vida sostenible
A sustainable lifestyle
53
El ayuntamiento
Council/town hall
54
Las Fuentes
Sources,springs,fountains
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Los embalses
Reservoirs, dams
56
Escala nacional
National scale
57
Desarrollar
To develop
58
Una inversión
An investment
59
Un recurso
A resource
60
Una política
A policy
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Deshacerse
To get rid of
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Fotovoltaicos
Photovoltaic (converts solar energy into electricity)
63
Las capas polares
Polar ice caps
64
Carecer de
To lack
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Una media de
An average of
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Disponer de
To have at your disposal/have available
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Amenazar
To threaten
68
Dejar
To leave/allow
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Tierras cultivables
Cultivable lands
70
Especies amenazadas
Endangered species
71
Sensibilización
Awareness
72
Desarrollo sostenible
Sustainable development
73
Equitativo
Fair,just
74
Plataformas ciudadanas
Citizens' pressure groups
75
Urbanismo
Urban development/ town planning
76
El lema
Slogan
77
Poner freno a
To put a halt to
78
Las piscifactorías
Fish farms
79
Las canteras de pizarra
Slate quarries
80
El patrimonio ambiental
The environmental heritage
81
Praderas submarinas
Underwater meadows
82
La urbanización desenfrenada
Uncontrolled urban development
83
La pesca pirata
Illegal fishing
84
Pesquería/piscifactoría
Fishing ground
85
Las redes de deriva
The drift nets
86
La cima
Peak,summit
87
Los valles
Valleys
88
Escasez de recursos
Shortage of resources