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151 Cards in this Set
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la amenaza |
threat |
s |
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el calentamiento |
warming |
s |
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concieniar |
to make aware |
v |
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la etapa |
stage |
s |
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explotar |
to exploit |
v |
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fomentar |
to encourage, to promote |
v (2) |
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frenar |
to halt |
v |
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una helada |
a freeze, a frost |
n (2) |
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nocivo |
harmful |
a |
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ocasionar |
to cause |
v |
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una ola de calor |
a heat wave |
s |
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promover |
to promote |
v |
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provocar |
to cause |
v |
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suavizar |
to soften |
v |
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ahogarse |
to gasp for breath |
v |
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la alteración del sueño |
sleep disturbance |
s |
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el alumbrado |
lighting |
s |
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antaño |
at one time (long ago) |
o |
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aquejar |
to afflict |
v |
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la calzada |
road surface |
s |
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en cámara lenta |
in slow motion |
o |
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el claxon |
horn (car, boat) |
s |
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un decibelio |
a decibel |
s |
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los hierbajos |
weeds |
s |
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jadear |
to pant |
v |
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los lugareños |
local people |
s |
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macilento |
pale, sickly |
a |
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el parque automovilístico |
quantity of vehicles |
s (ow-toe-mob-eel-ee-stick-o) |
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la pérdida |
loss |
s (NOTE: watch stress on é) |
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el plomo |
lead |
s (element) |
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el rozamiento |
friction |
s |
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un abono |
a subscription |
s |
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alcanzar |
to reach |
v |
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un catalizador |
a catalytic converter |
s |
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facilitar |
to offer, to provide |
v (2) |
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implantar |
to set up |
v |
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un kilovatio |
a kilowatt |
s |
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novedoso |
novel, new |
a (2) |
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potenciar |
to promote |
v |
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radicar |
to be rooted in |
v |
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una red |
a net, network |
s (2) |
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subvencionar |
to subsidise |
v |
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trasladar |
to move |
v |
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el trayecto |
journey |
s |
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acabar con |
to end, to do away with |
v (2) |
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un aerogenerador |
wind turbine |
s |
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agotarse |
to run out |
v |
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agregar |
to add |
v |
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el aislamiento |
insulation |
s |
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el alumbramiento |
lighting |
s |
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apostar por |
to opt for, to be committed to |
v (2) [radical: ue) |
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una batería de medidas |
a raft of measures |
s |
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las bombillas (de bajo consumo) |
(low energy) light bulbs |
s |
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el butano |
butane gas |
s |
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las cenizas |
ashes |
s |
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el crudo |
crude oil |
s |
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la energía atómica de fusión |
nuclear fusion energy |
s |
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impulsar |
to promote, to encourage |
v (2) |
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inagotable |
endless, unquenchable |
a (2) |
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la inversión |
investment |
s |
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rentable |
profitable |
a [FF] |
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los residuos |
waste |
s |
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subrayar |
to underline, to highlight |
v (2) |
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vigilar |
to monitor |
v |
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abastecer |
to supply |
v |
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alborotar |
to upset |
v |
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cumplir con |
to fulfil, to achieve |
v (2) |
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despreciar |
to despise |
v |
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un embalse |
a dam |
s |
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el encarecimiento |
the increasing price |
s |
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estropear |
to ruin |
v |
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un ganadero |
a cattleman |
s |
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la marea |
the tide |
s |
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ordeñar |
to milk |
v |
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una pila |
a battery |
s |
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la política |
policy, politics |
s (2) |
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el rendimiento |
performance, yield |
s (2) |
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la selva tropical |
rainforest |
s |
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suministrar |
to supply |
v |
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una baca |
a roof rack |
s |
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las bujías |
spark plugs |
s |
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una caldera |
a boiler |
s |
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el captador |
sensor |
s |
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la carga |
load |
s |
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con el chorro de agua abierto |
with the tap running |
phrase |
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desenchufar |
to unplug |
v |
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una etiqueta |
a label |
s |
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la factura de la luz |
electricity bill |
s |
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fijarse en |
to notice, to pay attention to |
v (2) |
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un interruptor |
a switch |
s [FF] |
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malgastar |
to waste (time/resources) |
v |
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el mando a distancia |
remote control |
s |
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la marcha corta/larga |
high/low gear |
s/a |
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el patrón |
pattern |
s [FF] |
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procurar |
to try |
v |
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un arrecife |
a reef |
s |
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el atún |
tuna |
s |
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una ballena |
a whale |
s |
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decomisar |
to seize, to confiscate |
v (2) [FF] |
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erosionar |
to erode |
v |
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una especie |
a species |
s |
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el litoral |
coast |
s |
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el pez espada |
swordfish |
s |
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la sobrepesca |
overfishing
|
s |
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el suelo |
land, floor |
s (2) |
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urbanizable |
developable |
a |
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un vertido |
a spillage |
s |
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aislar |
to insulate |
v |
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aplanar |
to squash, to flatten |
v (2) |
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arder |
to burn |
v |
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el bolsillo |
pocket |
s |
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un bote |
jar |
s |
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una caja |
box |
s |
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la celulosa |
cellulose |
s |
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comprimir |
to compress |
v |
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un contador |
a metre |
s |
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deshacerse de |
to get rid of |
v |
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un dispositivo |
a mechanism |
s [FF] |
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dosificar |
to regulate |
v |
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el encargado |
person responsible |
s [no lit. translation] |
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enjuagar |
to rinse |
v |
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enterarse de |
to be informed about |
v |
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escurrir |
to drip |
v |
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esparcir |
to scatter |
v |
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el grifo monomando |
one-handled tap |
s |
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la palanca |
handle, lever |
s (2) |
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plegar |
to fold |
v |
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socorrido |
handy, helpful |
a (2) |
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voluminoso |
bulky |
a |
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el abrigo |
shelter |
s |
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albergar |
to shelter, to house |
v (2) |
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el almacenamiento |
storage |
s |
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un asentamiento |
a settlement |
s |
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en barbecho |
fallow (land) |
a |
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una capa freática |
phreatic stratum, aquifer |
s |
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la Cuenca de Polvo |
Dust Bowl |
s |
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el derroche |
waste, squandering |
s |
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el etiquetado |
labelling |
s |
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las explotaciones madereras |
logging operations, timber industry |
s |
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febril |
feverish, hectic |
a |
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una hectárea |
a hectar |
s |
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las llanuras |
plains
|
s |
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un oleoducto |
an oil pipeline |
s |
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los pastos |
pastures, grazing |
s |
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una presa |
a dam |
s |
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rehuir |
to avoid |
v |
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la salinización |
salinity (saltiness) |
s |
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la soja |
soya |
s |
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la tala |
felling (cutting down) of trees |
s |
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el trigo |
wheat |
s |
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un yacimiento |
a deposit |
s |
