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El planeta
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |