Environmental issues

Environmental issues

1. Adjectives

   • Eco-friendly: Respetuosa del medio ambiente
     • Endangered: En peligro de extinción
       • Hazardous: Peligrosa
         • Renewable: Renovable
           • Polluted: Contaminado
           • Example: Water is a renewable natural resource
       • Example: We must take care of the planet since there are more animals in darger of extinction

2. Nouns

   • Carbon footprint: Huella de carbono
     • Crop: Cultivo
       • Flooding: Inundación
         • Fossil huel: Huelga fósil
           • Greenhouse effect: Efecto invernadero
             • Landfill: Vertedero
               • Moisture: Humedad
                 • Soil: Tierra
                   • Waste: Desperdicio
   • Heat wave: Ola de calor
     • Wildfires: Incendios
       • Drought: Sequía
         • Climate change: Cambio climático
           • Watte: Mal gastar
             • Example: If we leave the water tap open without using it, we are wasting water badly
         • Example: Drought has increases over the years
   • Rubbish: Basura
     • Pollution: Contaminación
       • Rainforest: Bosques tropicales
         • Farming: Agricultura
           • Global warming: Cambio climático
       • Example: Pollution is mainly due to cars and industries

3. Verbs

   • Dump: Vertedero
     • Melt: Derretir
       • Thaw: Deshielo
         • Save: Ahorrar
       • Example: Melting of ice sheets due to climate change

4. Opossites

   • Healthy (Sano): Unhealthy
     • Melted (Derretido): Frozen
   • Synonyms
     • Protect (Proteger): Take care of
       • Waste (Malgastar): Squander
         • Pollute (Contaminar): To dirty
           • Threaten (Amenazar): Intimidate
             • Grow (Cultivar): Farming
               • Littering (Tirar basura): To dirty
                 • Thaw (Deshielarse, descongelarse): Melt
                   • Rubbish (basura): Garbage
     • Ecologic (Ecológico): Organic
       • Flooded (Inundado): Inundated
         • Polluted (Contaminado): Contaminated
           • Clean (Limpio): Clear,pure
             • Threatened (Amenazado): In danger
               • Dangerous (Peligroso): Hazardous
                 • Dirty (Suicidio): Polluted
                   • Toxic (Tóxico): Poisoneus

5. Expressions

   • Save electricity: Ahorrar electricidad
     • Save water: Ahorrar agua
       • Take publlic transport: Coger el transporte público
         • Use up natural resources: Agotar los recursos naturales
           • To get back to nature: Volbver a la naturaleza