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Spanish 3 - 09
Vocabulary for Capítulo 9 of the Realidades 3 Spanish textbook.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (el) aerosol | (the) aerosol |
| (la) contaminación | (the) pollution |
| contaminado | polluted |
| (el) derrame de petróleo | (the) oil spill |
| (el) desperdicio | (the) waste |
| (la) fábrica | (the) factory |
| (el) pesticida | (the) pesticide |
| (el) petróleo | (the) oil |
| (la) pila | (the) battery |
| químico | chemical |
| (el) recipiente | (the) container |
| (el) veneno | (the) poison |
| económico | economical |
| (la) protección | (the) protection |
| (el) recurso natural | (the) natural resource |
| suficiente | enough |
| afectar | to affect |
| agotar(se) | to exhaust (run out) |
| amenazar | to threaten |
| atrapar | to catch (trap) |
| castigar | to punish |
| colocar | to put (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 | to waste |
| detener | to stop |
| disminuir | to decrease (diminish) |
| echar | to throw (away) |
| explotar | to exploit (overwork) |
| fomentar | to encourage |
| limitar | to limit |
| producir | to produce |
| promover (o→ue) | to promote |
| (la) caza | (the) hunting |
| en peligro de extinción | in danger of extinction (endangered) |
| (la) piel | (the) skin |
| (la) pluma | (the) feather |
| salvaje | wild |
| (el) agujero | (the) hole |
| (la) amenaza | (the) threat |
| a menos que | unless |
| con tal que | provided that (as long as) |
| debido a | due to |
| (la) electricidad | (the) electricity |
| en cuanto | as soon as |
| (la) escasez | (the) shortage |
| estar a cargo de | to be in charge of |
| excesivo | excessive |
| (la) falta | (the) lack |
| (el) gobierno | (the) government |
| grave | serious |
| (la) limpieza | (the) cleaning |
| tan pronto como | as soon as |
| tomar conciencia de | to become aware of |
| tomar medidas | to take steps (to) |
| (la) atmósfera | (the) atmosphere |
| (la) capa de ozono | (the) ozone layer |
| (el) clima | (the) weather |
| (el) efecto invernadero | (the) greenhouse effect |
| (el) hielo | (the) ice |
| (la) preservación | (the) conservation |
| (el) recalentamiento global | (the) global warming |
| (el) rescate | (the) rescue |
| (la) reserva natural | (the) nature preserve |
| (la) selva tropical | (the) tropical rain-forest |
| (la) tierra | (the) land |
| (el) ave | (the) bird |
| (el) águila calva | (the) bald eagle |
| (las) águilas calvas | (the) bald eagles |
| (la) ballena | (the) whale |
| (la) especie | (the) species |
| (la) foca | (the) seal |