Essential Vocabulary Flashcards by Jonny Adkins

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ahorro

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saving

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altiplano

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south american highlands

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Ave de rapiña

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Bird of prey

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Basura

A

Rubbish

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Campo eólico

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Wind farm

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Chaparrón

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Heavy downpour

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Chubasco

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Shower

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Cordillera

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Mountain range

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Derroche

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Waste

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Desechos radioactivos

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Radioactive waste

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Desgaste

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Erosion

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Desperdicios

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Rubbish

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Despilfarro

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Waste

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Efecto invernadero

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Greenhouse effect

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Entorno

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Surroundings, environment

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Granizo

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Hail

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Humo

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Smoke

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Litoral

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Coast, seaboard

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Llanura

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Plain

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Mancha de petróleo

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Oil slick

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Marea

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Tide

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Meseta

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Plateau

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Molino de viento

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Windmill

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Páramo

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Moorland

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Rama

Branch

Rayo

Lightning bolt

Relámpago

Lightning

Selva

Jungle

Semilla

Seed

Suelo

Ground

Superviviencia

Survival

Trueno

Thunderclap

Veneno

Poison

Vertedero

Rubbish dump

Bochornoso

Muggy

Dañino

Harmful

Nocivo

Harmful

Silvestre

Wild

Templado

Temperate

Transgénico

Genetically modified

Yermo

Infertile

Agotar

To exhause

Agravarse

To get worse

Amenazar

To threaten

Arder/ Quemar

To burn

Barrer

To sweep away

Derrochar

To waste

Envenar

To poison

Nevar

To snow

Helar

To freeze

Recoger

To collect

Regar

To irrigate

Sobrevivir

To survive

Tirar

To throw out

Tronar

To thunder

Verter

To dump

A corto/ largo plazo

In the short/ long term

A orillas de

On the banks of

Echar humo

To pour out smoke

Ola de calor

Heatwave

Tomar medidas

To take steps