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86 Cards in this Set
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EL MEDIO AMBIENTE
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THE ENVIRONMENT
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la siembra
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harvest
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reclamar
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to call back (to reclaim)
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revivir
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to bring back to life (to revive)
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el agua
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water
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el aire
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air
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el árbol
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tree
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la atmósfera
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atmosphere
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la ciudad
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city
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la contaminación
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pollution
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el mar
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sea
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el océano
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ocean
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la naturaleza
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nature
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el planeta
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planet
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exportar
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to export
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importar
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to import
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el agujero
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hole
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el bosque
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forest
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la capa de ozono
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ozone layer
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el cielo
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sky; heaven
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el combustible
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fuel
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el consumo
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consumption
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la cosecha
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harvest; crop
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el efecto invernadero
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greenhouse effect
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la madera
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wood
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el pesticida
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pesticide
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el recurso
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resource
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la selva
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jungle; tropical rain forest
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la sequía
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drought
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la tierra
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soil; earth
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la agricultura
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agriculture
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el desierto
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desert
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la ecología
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ecology
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la erosión
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erosion
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la explotación
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exploitation
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la extinción
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extinction
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el valle
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valley
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cortar
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to cut
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crear
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to create
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desperdiciar
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to waste
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proteger (i)
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to protect
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sembrar (ie)
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to sow (as in "sowing oats")
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consumir
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to consume
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cultivar
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to cultivate
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extinguir (irreg. - yo extingo)
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to extinguish
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preservar
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to preserve
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reducir (zc)
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to reduce
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agrícola
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agricultural
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LA CIUDAD Y LOS SERVICIOS URBANOS
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THE CITY AND THE URBAN SERVICES
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la acera
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sidewalk
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la basura
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garbage
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el contenador --
de basura de reciclados |
bin
garbage bin recycling bin |
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el envase
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container (bottle, can, etc.)
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el humo
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smoke
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el mantenimiento
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maintenance
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el piso
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floor
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la recogida --
de basura |
collection
garbage pick-up |
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botar
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to throw away
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reciclar
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to recycle
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desechable
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disposable
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EL DESAROLLO Y LA ECONOMÍA
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DEVELOPMENT AND THE ECONOMY
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el acuerdo
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agreement
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el tratado
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treaty
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la bolsa
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stock exchange
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la deuda --
externa |
debt --
foreign debt |
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el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI)
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International Monetary Fund (FMI)
(publishes economic statistics and international exchange rates) |
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la inversión
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investment
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los inversionistas
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investors
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los países desarrollados
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developed countries
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los países en vías de desarrollo
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developing countries
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la sostenibilidad
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sustainability
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la gasolina
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gasoline
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la globalización
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globalization
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la nacionalización
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nationalization
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la privatización
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privatization
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invertir (ie, i)
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to invest
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sostener (irreg. sostengo)
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to sustain
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sostenible
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sustainable
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la directriz
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guideline
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el esquema
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outline; way of thinking
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el hielo
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ice
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acoger
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to accept
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acogerse a
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to participate voluntarily
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firmar
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to sign
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ante
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in the face of
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ello
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it
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