The world around us - Environmental issues Flashcards
(46 cards)
1
Q
agua portable (f)
A
drinking water
2
Q
ahorrar (v)
A
to save
3
Q
amenazar (v)
A
to threaten
4
Q
calentamiento global (m)
A
global warming
5
Q
cambio clima*tico (m)
A
climate change
6
Q
campan*a (f)
A
campaign
7
Q
capa de ozono (f)
A
ozone layer
8
Q
carbo*n (m)
A
coal
9
Q
cata*strofe (f)
A
catastrophe
10
Q
combustibles fosiles (m,pl)
A
fossil fuels
11
Q
contaminacio*n (f)
A
contamination
12
Q
contaminado/a (adj)
A
polluted
13
Q
desastres naturales (m,pl)
A
natural disasters
14
Q
destruir (v)
A
to destroy
15
Q
ecolo*gico/a (adj)
A
ecological
16
Q
efecto invernadero (m)
A
greenhouse effect
17
Q
electricidad (f)
A
electricity
18
Q
en peligro de extincio*n
A
endangered, disappearing
19
Q
energia nuclear/solar/eolica (f)
A
nuclear/ solar/ wind energy
20
Q
especie (f)
A
species
21
Q
falta de
A
lack of
22
Q
fuga de petro*leo (f)
A
oil slick
23
Q
hambre (f)
A
hunger, famine
24
Q
incendio forestal (m)
A
{forest} fire
25
inversio*n (f)
investment
26
inundacio*n (f)
flood
27
limpio/a (adj)
clean
28
lluvia a*cida (f)
acid rain
29
madera (f)
wood, timber
30
medio ambiente (m)
environment
31
orga*nico/a (adj)
organic
32
petro*leo (m)
crude oil, petroleum
33
planeta (m)
planet
34
proteger (v)
to protect
35
reciclaje (m)
recycling
36
reciclar (v)
to recycle
37
recursos (m,pl)
resources
38
seguridad (f)
safety
39
selva tropical (f)
rainforest
40
sequi*a (f)
drought
41
ser ecolo*gio/a (v)
to be 'green'/ ecologically aware
42
subir (v)
to go up {temperature}
43
sucio/a
dirty
44
temer (v)
to fear, to be afraid
45
terremoto (m)
earthquake
46
tierra (f)
earth, world
