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112 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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Globe |
El globo |
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Taxes |
los impuestos |
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Switzerland |
Suiza |
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Sweden |
Suecia |
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To cut down |
Talar |
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energy saving |
el ahorro de energía |
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wind energy |
la energía eólica |
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drought |
la sequía |
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to improve |
mejorar |
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energy consumption |
el consumo de energía |
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windmills |
los molinos |
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global warming |
el recalentamiento |
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to tip/dump |
verter |
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energy waste |
el despilfarro de energía |
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hydroelectric power |
la energía fluvial
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solar energy |
la energía solar |
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exhaust fumes |
los gases de escape |
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to destory |
destruir/destrozar |
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recycling |
el reciclaje |
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destruction of tropical rainforest |
la destrucción de la selva tropical |
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to save |
ahorrar |
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rubbish |
basura |
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the greenhouse effect |
el efecto invernadero |
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the 'green' movement |
el movimiento ecologista |
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to waste |
despilfarrar |
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contamination |
la contaminación |
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pollution |
la polución |
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hole in the ozone layer |
el agujero en la capa de ozono |
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to recycle |
reciclar |
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to use up/exhaust |
agatar |
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the energy policy |
la política energética |
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enviromental damage |
el deterioro ambiental |
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to change |
cambiar |
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to switch on |
encender |
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renewable energy |
la energías renovables |
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desertisation |
la desertización |
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to get worse |
empeorar |
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to switch off |
apagar |
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survival |
la supervivencia |
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to conserve |
conservar |
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to preserve |
preservar |
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to irrigate |
irrigar |
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to slow down |
ralentizar |
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to get worse |
agravarse |
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to damage |
dañar |
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smoke |
el humo |
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woodland/countryside |
el monte |
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to threaten |
amenazar |
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deforestation |
la deforestación |
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to set fire to |
incender |
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forest fires |
incendios forestales |
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wood/forest |
bosque |
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to squander |
despilarrar |
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flood |
inundación |
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resources |
los rescursos |
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catastrophe |
la catástrofe |
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radioactive waste |
los desechos radioactivos |
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oil slick |
la marea negra |
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nuclear waste |
los residuos nucleares |
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nuclear power station |
la central nuclear |
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erosion |
la erosión |
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to take measures |
tomar medidas |
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CFC's |
cloroflurocarbons |
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rubbish |
basura |
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waste |
residuo |
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loss |
la pérdida |
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to save (lives) |
salvar |
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fuel |
el combustido |
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the surroundings |
los desperdicios |
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cleaning |
la limpieza |
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to protect |
proteger |
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to make aware |
concienciar |
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endangered species |
especies en peligro de extinción |
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to prevent |
provenir |
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to survive |
sobrevivir |
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challenges |
desafíos |
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to make aware |
sensibilizar |
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to get used to |
acostumbrarse |
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carbon footprint |
una huella de carbono/ecologíca |
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sinking |
hundimiento |
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ice caps |
las capas de hielo |
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to cause |
llevar a ocasionar producir originar resultar causar |
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to be scarce |
escasear |
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to use up |
agotar |
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wind turbines |
aero-generadores |
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endless amount of |
un sinfín de |
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insulation |
aislamiento |
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everyone does their bit |
poner su grano/granito |
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to handle |
manejar |
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to store |
almacenar |
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farmers |
ganaderos |
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cattle |
ganado |
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earners/winners |
ganaderos |
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performance/output |
rendimiento |
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to perform |
rendir |
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to give in |
rendirse |
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unemployment |
paro |
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means to |
pensar hacer |
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Mayor |
el alcalde |
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rays (of sunlight) |
los rayos |
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to unplug |
desenchufar |
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to waste |
malgastar |
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boiler |
caldera |
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to plug in |
enchufar |
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light switch |
interruptor |
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leak/drain |
fuga |
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dripping |
goteos |
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to pick up |
recoger |
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threat |
amenaza |
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to invest |
invertir |
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to throw/jump |
lanzar |
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hole |
agujero |
