Los Temas del Medioambiente Flashcards

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global warming

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calentamiento global

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fossil fuels

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los combustibles fósiles

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sustainable consumption

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el consumo sostenible

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melting of polar ice caps

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el derretimiento de la masa polar

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solar energy

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la energía solar

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greenhouse effect

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el efecto invernadero

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industrialization

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la industrialización

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preservation of nature

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la preservación de la naturaleza

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flood

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la inundación, la riada, el diluvio

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to flood

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inundar

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to melt

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derretir(se)

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recycling

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el reciclaje/ reciclado(a)

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natural resources

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los recursos naturales

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drought

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la sequía

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to dry

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secar

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public transportation

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el transporte público

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accelerated

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acelerado

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to accelerate

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acelerar

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rate

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la tasa

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aluminum

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el aluminio

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atmosphere

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la atmósfera

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atmospheric

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atmosférico(a)

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carbon

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el carbon

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carbon dioxide

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el dióxido de carbono

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to recycle
reciclar
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nuclear plants
el centro nuclear/ la central nuclear
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insecticide
la insecticida
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pesticide
la pesticida
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plastic
el plástico
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radioactive
radioactivo(a)
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to threaten
amenazar
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threat
la amenaza
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threatened
amenazado
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to hunt
cazar
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hunted
cazado
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hunting
la caza
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to conserve
conservar
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conservation
la conservación
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to pollute
contaminar
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pollution
la contaminación
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to deforest
deforestar
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deforestation
la deforestación
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to disappear
desaparecer
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disappearance
la desaparición
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to throw away (waste)
desechar, botar, tirar, echar
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waste (unwanted object/rubbish)
el desecho/ el desperdicio
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to disintegrate/break up
desintegrarse
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disintegration
la desintegración
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to waste (time/money), to squander
desperdiciar
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to say goodbye/to fire
despedir
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to destroy
destruir, arruinar, asolar
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to devastate
asolar
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to emit
emitir
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emission
la emisión
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to build/manufacture/produce
fabricar
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to chop (down trees)
talar
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felling (of trees)
la tala
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to build up/increase
acrecentar
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accelerated rate
el ritmo acelerado
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unchecked
sin restricción, no comprobado, desfrenado
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to check/prove/verify
comprobar
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to unbridle (not control/contrain)
desfrenar
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to promote, encourage, boost
fomentar
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to bolster
reforzar
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to increase
aumentar
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to be harmful/detrimental to
perjudiciar
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to prejudice/influence
predisponer
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to discredit
prejudiciar
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damaging, harmful
perjudicial, dañino, nocivo, pernicioso
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to live together/coexist
convivir
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living things/beings
seres vivos
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human beings
seres humanos
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mutually, reciprocally
mutuamente
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to reciprocate
corresponder
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beneficial
beneficioso(a)
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environment
el entorno
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clouds
las nubes
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land/earth
la tierra
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planet
el planeta
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planet Earth
el planeta Tierra
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natural disaster
la catástrofe
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field
el campo
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jungle
la selva
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forest
el bosque
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to sink
hundirse
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to remedy
remediar
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to make noise
hacer ruido
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noise
el ruido
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to protect
proteger
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to preserve
preservar
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preservation
la preservación
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protection
la protección
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to purify
purificar
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purification
la purificación
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to endanger
poner en peligro
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endangered
en peligro de extinción
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species
la especie
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replace
reemplazar
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replacement
reemplazo(a)
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to repair/fix
reparar
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repair
reparación
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to recover
recuperar, recobrar
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recovery
la recuperación
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to rescue/save from danger
rescatar
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rescue
el rescate
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explorer
exploradora
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to explore
explorar
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to overpopulate
sobrepoblar
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overpopulation
sobrepoblación
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renewable sources of energy
las fuentes renovables de energía
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to spill
derramar
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renewable
renovable
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spill
el derrame
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smoke/fume
el humo
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irritating fumes
los humos irritantes
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acid rain
la lluvia ácida
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to bear/put up with
aguantar
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to throw (propel/release)
echar, tirar
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to turn off
apagar
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to turn on
prender, encender
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to restrict
restringir, prohibir
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restricted
restringido, prohibido
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environmental
ambiental/medioambiental
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disposable
desechable
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available
disponible
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unattainable
inalcanzable
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to rot
pudrir
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steep
empinado(a), inclinado(a), abrupto(a)
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land, earthly
terreno
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crampon
el crampón (una pieza de metal que sirve para escalar o caminar sobre la nieve)
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piece/constituent
la pieza
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regression
el retroceso, el revés (back), la regresión
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MSNM
acrónimo para metros sobre el nivel del mar
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workshop
taller
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(coral) reef
el arrecife
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well-being
el bienestar
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ozone layer
la capa de ozono
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layer
la capa
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ash
la ceniza
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oil spill
la derrame de petróleo
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oil
el petróleo
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car exhaust
el escape de auto
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cardboard
el cartón
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smog
el smog
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future
porvenir
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drinkable
potable
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fearsome, fearful, scary
temible
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to slip
resbalar (lose balance), deslizar
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to freeze
congelar
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freezer
congelado
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crack
la grieta
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to stand out
descollar
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bill
la cuenta
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story
el cuento
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torrent, rush, overflow, run-off
la escorrentía, el torrente, la pérdida de líquido
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overflowing
desbordamiento
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to overflow/exceed
desbordar, rebasar, salirse de los bordes
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hole, hollow
el hueco
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landslide
un deslave
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fall
la caída
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to throw/fling/emit
arrojar, echar, vaciar (to empty)
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to provide/supply
abastecer, suministrar, proveer
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polar bears
los osos polares
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to climb
subir, trepar
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gradually
paulatinamente
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to dazzle
deslumbrar
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dazzling, blinding
deslumbrante
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to flow/lead into
desembocar (ej: El río de la Plata desemboca en el océano Atlántico)
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to prevent
prevenir, impedir
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to deny
negarse
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witness
testigo
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to testify to/ bear witness to
testimoniar
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surface
la superficie
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to stick (or to hit)
pegar
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to confirm
constatardes
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to heat
calentar
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warming/warm up
calentamiento
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warm
caliente
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power
el poder
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powerful
poderoso
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seen, viewed (adj)
visto
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view, sight
la vista
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to be in danger
peligrar
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dangerous
peligroso
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danger
peligro
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to cover
cubrir
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cover
la cubierta
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covered
cubierto(a)
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increased
aumentado
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shortage/dearth
la escasez, la carencia (scarcity)
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Sustainable
Sustentable, sostenible
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To sustain
Sostener, sustentar