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Environment Verbs
Environment Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acabarse | to run out (of something) |
| actuar | to act |
| agotar | to use up |
| aguantar | to put up with, to tolerate |
| amenazar | to threaten |
| aumentar | to increase |
| calentar (e:ie) | to warm, to heat |
| cambiar | to change |
| conservar | to preserve |
| contaminar | to pollute |
| cuidar | to take care of |
| dañar | to hurt, to damage |
| derramar | to spill |
| desaparecer | to disappear |
| desarrollar | to develop |
| deshelar | to thaw, to melt |
| destruir | to destroy |
| disculparse | to apologize |
| echar | to throw away |
| empeorar | to get worse |
| enfrentar | to confront |
| enfrentarse de | to become aware |
| hundir | to sink |
| ignorar | to be ignorant/unaware of |
| malgastar | to waste |
| mejorar | to get better |
| mover (o:ue) | to move |
| mudarse | to move from one location to another |
| preocuparse (por) | to worry (about) |
| prevenir (like venir) | to prevent |
| proteger | to protect |
| quemar | to burn |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| reducir | to reduce, to lower |
| regular | to regulate |
| resolver (o:ue) | to solve, resolve |
| respirar | to breathe |
| subir | to rise |
| a causa de/por | because of |
| a pesar de (que) | in spite of |
| dentro de | within (time) |
| en vez de | instead of |
| llegar a un acuerdo | to reach agreement |
| resulta que | it turns out that |
| se trata de | it deals with |
| sobre todo | above all |
| tener en cuenta | to take into account |
| tomar un decision | to make a decision |
| la altitud | altitude |
| el asteroide | asteroid |
| la agricultura | agriculture |
| el/la astronauta | astronaut |
| el continente | continent |
| la corporación | corporation |
| la deforestación | deforestation |
| la destrucción | destruction |
| el ecoturismo | ecotourism |
| el ecuador | ecuator |
| la erosión | erosion |
| la flora y la fauna | flora and fauna |
| la gravedad | gravity |
| el habitat natural | natural habitat |
| la necesidad | need, necessity |
| el parque nacional | national park |
| la órbita | orbit |
| el satélite | satellite |
| el sistema solar | solar system |
| el smog | smog |
| la urbanización | urbanization |
| acuático/a | aquatic |
| extremo/a | extreme |
| urbano/a | urban |
| el aire libre | outdoors |
| la amenaza | threat |
| el año luz | light year |
| el árbol | tree |
| la atmósfera | atmosphere |
| la basura | trash |
| el bosque (lluvioso) | (rain) forest |
| el calentamiento global | global warming |
| el cambio | change |
| el campo | country, countryside |
| el carbón | coal |
| el cielo | sky |
| las ciencias | science |
| el científico | scientist |
| el clima | climate |
| el consumo de energía | energy consumption |
| la contaminación | pollution |
| la costa | coast |
| el equilibrio | balance |
| el derrame | spill |
| el desarrollo | development |
| el desierto | desert |
| la escasez | scarcity |
| el espacio exterior | outer space |
| las especias en peligro de extinción | endangered species |
| la estación generadora | power plant |
| la falta | lack |
| la fuente de energía | energy source |
| el glaciar | glacier |
| el gobierno | government |
| el hundimiento | sinking |
| el huracán | hurricane |
| el incendio | fire |
| la inundación | flood |
| la ley | law |
| la madera | wood |
| el mar | sea |
| la mayoría | majority |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| la mina | mine |
| el movimiento | movement |
| la mudanza | move (one place to another) |
| el mundo | world |
| la naturaleza | nature |
| la necesidad | need |
| el nivel | level |
| las nubes | clouds |
| la oferta y demanda | supply and demand |
| el océano | ocean |
| el paisaje | landscape, scenery |
| el peligro | danger |
| el petróleo | oil |
| el planeta | planet |
| el poder económico | economic power |
| la política, la póliza | policy |
| el porcentaje | percentage |
| el reciclaje | recycling |
| los recursos | resources |
| el refugio | refuge |
| la regla | rule |
| el remedio | remedy |
| el reto | challenge |
| el río | river |
| la salud | health |
| la selva | jungle |
| la sequía | drought |
| la sierra | mountain range |
| el sol | sun |
| el terremoto | earthquake |
| la tierra | land |
| afuera | outside |
| al aire libre | outdoor, open-air |
| cerca de | close to |
| cercano/a | nearby |
| dañino/a | harmful |
| dentro de | in/inside (of) |
| desechable | disposable |
| disponible | available |
| enterado/a | aware |
| encaso/a | scant, scarce |
| extincto/a | extinct |
| fuera de | outside (of) |
| impresindible | essential |
| lejos de | far from |
| lejano/a | far away |
| peligroso/a | dangerous |
| porciento | percent |
| protegido/a | protected |
| puro/a | pure, clean |
| renovable | renewable |
| seco/a | dry |