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El planeta
Term | Definition |
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afectado | affected |
contaminado, -a | polluted |
el derrame de petróleo | oil spill |
el desperdicio | waste |
el pesticida | pesticide |
el petróleo | oil |
la pila | battery |
químico, -a | chemical |
el recipiente | container |
el veneno | poison |
económico, -a | economical |
la protección | protection |
suficiente | enough |
afectar | to affect |
agotar(se) | to exhaust, to run out |
amenazar | to threaten |
atrapar | to catch, to trap |
castigar | to punish |
colocar | to put, to place |
conservar | to preserve |
crecer | to grow |
dañar | to damage |
depender de | to depend on |
derretir | to melt |
deshacerse de | to get rid of |
desperdiciar | |
detener | to stop |
disminuir | to decrease, to diminish |
echar | to throw (away) |
explotar | to exploit, to overwork |
fomentar | to encourage |
intentar | to attempt |
limitar | to limit |
preservar | to preserve |
producir | to produce |
promover (ue) | to promote |
reciclar | to recycle |
recoger | to pick up |
separar | to separate |
la caza | hunting |
(en) peligro de extinción | |
la piel | skin |
la pluma | feather |
salvaje | wild |
a menos que | unless |
el agujero | hole |
la amenaza | |
debido a | due to |
la electricidad | electricity |
en cuanto | as soon as |
la escasez | shortage |
estar a cargo de | be in charge of |
excesivo, -a | excessive |
la falta | lack |
el gobierno | government |
grave | serious |
la limpieza | cleaning |
tan pronto como | as soon as |
tomar conciencia de | become aware of |
tomar medidas | to take steps (to) |
la atmósfera | atmosphere |
la capa de ozono | ozone layer |
el cartón | carton |
el clima | weather |
el contenedor de reciclaje | recycling container |
el efecto invernadero | greenhouse effect |
el hielo | ice |
la lata | can |
la preservación | conservation |
el recalentamiento global | global warming |
el rescate | rescue |
la reserva natural | nature preserve |
la selva tropical | tropical forest |
el vidrio | glass |
el ave | bird |
el águila calva | |
la ballena | whale |
la especie | species |
la foca | seal |
el oso | bear |
el mono | monkey |
la rana | frog |