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71 Cards in this Set
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El entorno natural |
Natural surroundings |
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La amenaza |
The threat |
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Trastornar |
To upset |
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El deterioro ambiental |
Environmental damage |
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La huella |
The footprint |
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Causar daños irreversibles |
To cause irreversible damage |
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La superviviencia |
the survival |
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Desatender |
To disregard |
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El empeoramiento |
Deterioration |
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La capa de ozono |
The ozone layer |
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El agujero de ozono |
The hole in the ozone layer |
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Los gases contaminantes |
polluting gases |
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Las selvas tropicales |
The rainforests |
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La desertizacion |
Desertification |
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Las radiaciones ultravioletas |
Ultraviolet radiation |
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El derretimiento de |
The melting of |
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La capa de hielo polar |
The polar ice sheet |
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Con toda urgencia |
With utmost urgency |
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Reanudar |
To resume |
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Despertar a la opinion publica |
To awaken public opinion |
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Luchar |
To fight |
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Los recursos energeticos |
Energy resources |
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El consumo |
The consumption |
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El ahorro de energia |
The saving of energy |
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Los escasos recursos |
The scarce resources |
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Agotarse |
To be spent |
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La perdida |
The loss |
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El despilfarro |
The waste |
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Dejar encendidas las luces |
To leave the lights on |
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Los combustibles fosiles |
Fossil fuels |
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Satisfacer las necesidades |
To satisfy the needs |
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Paises industrializados |
Industrialised countries |
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Los paises del Cercano Oriente |
Middle-Eastern countries |
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La crisis de petroleo |
Oil crisis |
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Los adelantos tecnicos |
Technological advances |
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La mayor fuente de energia utilizable |
The greatest source of usable energy |
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Tomar medidas |
To take measures |
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Las reservas sin explotar |
Unexploited reserves |
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Ejercer una presion sobre |
To exert pressure on |
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Una politica de conservacion |
Conservation policy |
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Recursos renovables y valiosos |
Renewable and valuable resources |
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La energia eolica |
Wind energy |
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El aerognerador |
Wind turbine |
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La hidroelectricidad |
Hydroelectricity |
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El apagon |
Blackout |
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Una fuga de radioactividad |
A radioactive leak |
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El siniestro nuclear |
Nuclear disaster |
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La energia limpia |
Clean energy |
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Como consecuencia de Chernobil |
In the aftermath of Chernobyl |
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La basura |
Rubbish |
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El vertedero |
Rubbish tip |
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Efectos toxicos |
Toxic effects |
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Contaminantes atmosfericos |
Atmospheric polluants |
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Descontaminar |
To decontaminate |
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Los residuos radioactivos |
Radiocative waste |
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La nocividad de las emisiones |
The harmful nature of emissions |
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Sobrepasar la capacidad |
To go beyond the capacity |
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Estar enterado/a de la amenaza |
To be aware of the threat |
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La sociedad consumista |
The consumer society |
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Reutilizar las bolsas de plastico |
To re-use plastic bags |
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Los envases de carton |
Cardboard packaging |
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Envenenar |
To poison |
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Los vertidos de petroleo |
Oil spills |
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Un plumaje empapado de petroleo |
Feathers saturated with oil |
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El reciclaje |
Recycling |
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Los trastornos auditivos |
Hearing disorders |
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Decibelios |
Decibels |
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La insonorizacion |
Soundproofing |
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El aislamiento acustico |
Sound insulation |
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El aislamiento termico |
Heat insulation |
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gases de efecto invernadero |
greenhouse gases |
