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Flashcards by MJose Ramirez, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by MJose Ramirez
about 3 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| sewerage (system) | alcantarillado;aguas residuales (red de alcantarillado) |
| pollution | contaminación |
| exhaust fumes | gases de combustión |
| save (+ opposite) | ahorrar |
| dump (verb) (+synonym) | tirar throw away, get rid of |
| dump (noun) collocations: waste dump rubbish dump garbage dump | vertedero, |
| landfill | vertedero ( where rubbish is buried) |
| oil spill | marea negra, vertidos de petróleo |
| acid rain | lluvia ácida |
| smog | smog, niebla contaminante, contaminación |
| outbreak | brote, estallido |
| disrepair | mal estado, abandono |
| shortage (+synonym) | escasez, falta lack of |
| shortcomings (+syn) | defectos defect, fault |
| recycle | reciclar |
| pollute | contaminación |
| hamper ( hinder, prevent from) | obstaculizar, dificultar, perjudicar |
| relief efforts | ayuda humanitaria |
| care about | preocuparse por |
| spread | extender, difundir, porpagarse |
| drinking water | agua potable |
| threat (to) (+ verb) | amenaza (para) to threaten |
| global warming | calentamiento global |
| cut down | talar/ reducir |
| natural resources | recursos naturales |
| renewable energy | energia renovables |
| endangered animals/ species | animales en peligro de extinción |
| degradable (+ opposite) | degradable non-degradable |
| famine (+syn) | hambruna hunger |
| to worry | preocuparse |
| to run out of | quedarse sin; agotarse |
| harmful (+ opposite) | perjudicial harmless |
| climate change | cambio climático |
| drought | sequía |
| donar | donate; give away |
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