vocab - Global issues 2 Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
agotar
A
to exhaust, use up
2
Q
agujero, el
A
hole
3
Q
amenazar
A
to threaten
4
Q
apagar
A
to turn off (lights, etc)
5
Q
arruinar
A
to ruin, to destroy
6
Q
atasco, el
A
traffic jam
7
Q
aumento, el
A
increase
8
Q
beneficio, el
A
benefit
9
Q
calentamiento global, el
A
global warming
10
Q
capa de ozono, la
A
ozone layer
11
Q
combatir
A
to fight, to combat
12
Q
cometer
A
to commit
13
Q
consumo, el
A
consumption
14
Q
desechos, los
A
rubbish, waste
15
Q
desigualdad, la
A
inequality
16
Q
desperdicio, el
A
waste, rubbish, squandering
17
Q
echar la culpa
A
to blame
18
Q
efecto invernadero, el
A
greenhouse effect
19
Q
ensuciar
A
to make dirty, to soil, to make a mess
20
Q
envase, el
A
wrapping, packaging; container
21
Q
escasez, la
A
shortage, want, lack
22
Q
estropear
A
to ruin, to spoil
23
Q
gamberro, el
A
hooligan, lout, troublemaker
24
Q
gases de escape, los
A
exhaust fumes
25
huracán, el
hurricane
26
igualdad, la
equality
27
incendio, el
fire
28
inundación, la
flood
29
lluvia ácida, la
acid rain
30
marea negra, la
oil spill
31
multa, la
fine
32
nocivo
harmful
33
petrolero, el
oil tanker
34
prejuicio, el
prejudice
35
residuos, los
refuse, waste, rubbish
36
selva, la
jungle, tropical forest
37
sequía, la
drought
38
“sin techo”, los
homeless people
39
testigo, el
witness
40
vertedero, el
rubbish dump, tip
