The environment

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Vocabulary related to the environment
MJose Ramirez
Flashcards by MJose Ramirez, updated more than 1 year ago
MJose Ramirez
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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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