environment Flashcards
1
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breathing problems
A
problemas respiratorios
2
Q
to advise
A
aconsejar
3
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“by the year…”
A
“para el ano…”
4
Q
aluminium cans
A
latas de alumnio
5
Q
around
A
alrededor
6
Q
trashcan
A
cubo de basura
7
Q
landfill
A
vertederos
8
Q
to give support / back
A
respaldar
9
Q
to square off / tally / fit together
A
cuadrar
10
Q
to snatch
A
arrebatar
11
Q
to fit / put on
A
encajar
12
Q
to monopolize / hoard / capture
A
acaparar
13
Q
small boat
A
embarcacion
14
Q
to put in motion
A
poner en march
15
Q
posperity
A
bonanza
16
Q
likewise
A
asimismo
17
Q
supply
A
suministro
18
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to entail / bring
A
conllevar
19
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survival
A
supervivencia
20
Q
fifth
A
quinto
21
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to disappear
A
desvanecer
22
Q
“every year we lose 500,000 hectares of forest and jungle”
A
“cada ano perdemos quinientos miles hectareas de bosques y selvas”
23
Q
jungle
A
selva
24
Q
forest
A
bosque
25
ecosystem
ecosistema
26
to destroy
destruir
27
biodiversity
biodiversidad
28
natural wealth
riqueza natural
29
"today, this is at risk"
hoy, esto esta en riesgo
30
scale
escala
31
"desforestation breaks the climatic equilibrium"
la desforestacion rompe el equilibrio climatico
32
"the main cause of deforestation is..."
"la principal causa de desforestacin es..."
33
idle
ocioso
34
"another factor that threatens the forests is illegal felling"
"otro factor que atenta contra los bosques es la tala ilegal"
35
to put a halt to
poner freno
36
profit aims
fines lucrativos
37
slate quarries
las canteras
38
fish farms
las piscifactorias
39
out of control
fuera de control
40
"despite having spent..."
a pesar de haber gastado
41
to cut down
taler
42
to end / do away with
acabar con
43
a wind turbine
un aerogenerador
44
to run out
agotarse
45
lighting
alumbramiento
46
to be committed to
apostar por
47
a raft of measures
una bacteria de medidas
48
low energy light bulbs
las bombillas de bajo consume
49
crude oil
el crudo
50
nuclear fusion energy
la energia atomicaq de fusion
51
to promote / encourage
impulsar
52
endless / unquenchable
inagotable
53
investment
la inversion
54
profitable
rentable
55
the waste
el residuo
56
to stress / underline
subrayar
57
to monitor
viligar
58
to supply
abastecer
59
to upset
alborotar
60
to fulfil
cumplir con
61
a dam
un embalse
62
the increasing price
el encarecimiento
63
to ruin
estropear
64
a battery
una pila
65
a policy
una politica
66
performance / yield
el rendimiento
67
the rainforest
la selva tropical
68
a boilder
una caldera
69
the load
la carga
70
with the tap running
con el grifo abierto
71
to unplug
desenchufar
72
electricity bill
la factura de la luz
73
a switch
un interruptor
74
to waste
malgastar
75
low gear
la marcha corta
76
high gear
la marcha larga
77
pattern
patron
78
to try
procurar
79
as much as possible
tanto como sea possible
80
shower
la ducha
81
to ration
racionalizar
82
it must be taken into account
hay que tener en cuenta
83
administration / management
gestion
84
suddenly
bruscamente
85
to turn on
encender
86
the home
la vivienda
87
to save
ahorrar
88
we all must contribute what we can (saying)
debemos poner todos nuestro granito de arena
89
the freezer
el congelador
90
journey
trayecto
91
source of energy
fuente de energia
92
sensible
sensato
93
sympathetic
comprensivo
94
solar panels
paneles solares
95
to make a hole in the ground
hacer un agojero en la tierra
96
water table
el acuifero
97
a well
un pozo
98
nuclear residues
los residuos nucleares
99
the burning of fossil fuels
la combustion de los combustibles fosiles
100
the energy crisis
la crisis energetica
101
"nuclear energy is clean and complies with Kyoto"
"la energia nuclear es limpia y cumple con Kioto"
102
"nuclear energy generates little employment"
"la energia nuclear genera poco empleo"
103
"...it doesn't contribute to the fight against climate change"
"no contribuye a la luncha contra el cambio climatico"
104
sustainable
sostenible
105
"a report requested by the G-8"
un informe solicitado por el G-8
106
to maintain
mantener
107
imports
importaciones
108
wind turbines
turbinas de viento
109
hydroelectric energy
energia hidroelectrica
110
geothermic energy
energia geotermica
111
biomas energy
energia de la biomasa (no removable)
112
the atmosphere
la atmosfera
113
to heat up
calentar
114
the greenhouse effect
el efecto invernadero
115
global warming
el calentamiento global
116
hurricane
huracano
117
forest fire
incendio forestal
118
drought
sequia
119
storm
tormenta
120
tornado
tornado
121
the melting of the poles
el deshielo de los polos
122
earthquake
terremoto
123
lack of rain
falta de lluvia
124
population increase
aumenta del poblacion
125
flood
inundacion
126
increase the risk of certain diseases
aumenta el riesgo de ciertas enfermedades
127
"it causes the increase of sea level"
causa el increment del nivel del mar
128
spillage
vertido
129
a sensor
un captador
130
remote control
mando a distancia
