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Spanish Vocab
Term | Definition |
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el árbol | tree |
el bosque | forest |
el cielo | sky |
el cráter | crater |
el desierto | desert |
el estrella | star |
la flor | flower |
la hierba | grass |
el lago | lake |
la luna | moon |
la naturaleza | nature |
la nube | cloud |
la pierda | stone |
la planta | plant |
el rÃo | river |
la selva, la jungla | jungle |
el sendero | trail, path |
el sol | sun |
la tierra | land, soil |
el valle | valley |
el volcán | volcano |
el animal | animal |
el ave, el pájaro | bird |
la ballena | whale |
el gato | cat |
el mono | monkey |
el perro | dog |
el pez, los peces | fish |
la tortuga (marina) | (sea) turtle |
la vaca | cow |
el calentamiento global | global warming |
el cambio climático | climate change |
la conversación | conservation |
la contaminación (del aire; del agua) | (air, water) pollution |
la deforestación | deforestation |
la ecologÃa | ecology |
el/la ecologÃa | ecology |
el/la ecologista | ecologist |
el ecoturismo | ecotourism |
la energÃa (nuclear, solar) | energy |
el envase | container |
la extinción | extinction |
la fábrica | factory |
el gobierno | government |
la lata | (tin) can |
la ley | law |
el medio ambiente | environment |
el peligro | danger |
la (sobre)población | (over)population |
el reciclaje | recycling |
el recurso natural | natural resource |
la solución | solution |
cazar | to hunt |
conservar | to conserve |
contaminar | to pollute |
controlar | to control |
cuidar | to take care of |
dejar de (+inf.) | to stop (doing something) |
desarrollar | to develop |
descubrir | to discover |
destruir | to destroy |
estar afectado/a (por) | to be affected (by) |
estar contaminado/a | to be polluted |
evitar | to avoid |
mejorar | to improve |
proteger | to protect |
reciclar | to recycle |
recoger | to pick up |
reducir | to reduce |
resolver (o:ue) | to resolve, to solve |
respirar | to breathe |
de aluminio | (Made) of aluminum |
de plástico | (made of) plastic |
de vidrio | (made) of glass |
ecológico/a | ecological |
puro/a | pure |
renovableá | renewable |
alegrarse (de) | to be happy |
esperar | to hope; to wish |
sentir (e:ie) | to be sorry; to regret |
temer | to be afraid |
es extrano (squiggly over n) | it's strange |
es una lastima (accent over first a in lastima) | it's a shame |
es ridiculo (accent over second i) | it's ridiculous |
es terrible | It's terrible |
ojala (accent over last a) | I hope (that); I wish (that) |
(no) creer | (not) to believe |
dudar | to doubt |
negar (e:ie) | to deny |
es imposible | it's impossible |
es improbable | it's improbable |
es obvio | it's obvious |
no cabe duda de | there is no doubt that |
no hay duda de | there no doubt that |
es cierto | it's certain |
es posible | it's possible |
es probable | it's probable |
es seguro | it's certain |
es verdad | it's true |
a menos que | unless |
antes (de) que | before |
con tal (de) que | provided (that) |
cuando | when |
después de que | after |
en case (de) que | in case (that) |
en cuanto | as soon as |
hasta que | until |
para que | so that |
sin que | without |
tan pronto como | as soon as |
el banco | bank |
la carniceria (accent over last i) | butcher shop |
el correo | post office |
el estacionamiento | parking lot |
la fruteria (accent over i) | fruit store |
la heladeria (accent over i) | ice cream shop |
la joyeria (accent over i) | jewelry store |
la lavanderia (accent over i) | laundromat |
la panaderia (accent over i) | bakery |
la pasteleria (accent over i) | pastry shop |
la peluqueria (accent over i) | beauty salon |
la pesaderia (accent over i) | fish market |
el supermercado | supermarket |
la zapateria (accent over i) | shoe store |
hacer cola | to stand in line |
hacer diligencias | to run errands |
el cartero | mail carrier |
el correo | mail; post office |
la estampilla, el sello | stamp |
el paquete | package |
el sobre | envelope |
echar (una carta) al buzon (accent over o) | to put (a letter) in a mailbox; to mail |
enviar, mandar | to send; to mail |
el cajero automatico (accent over last a) | ATM |
el cheque (de viajero) | (traveler's) check |
la cuenta corriente | checking account |
la cuenta de ahorros | savings account |
ahorrar | to save (money) |
cobrar | to cash (a check) |
depositar | to deposit |
firmar | to sign |
llenar (un formulario) | to fill out (a form) |
pagar a plazos | to pay in installments |
pagar al contado/en efectivo | to pay in cash |
pedir prestado/a | to borrow |
pedir un préstamo | to apply for a loan |
ser gratis | to be free of charge |
la cuadra | block |
la dirección | address |
la esquina | corner |
el letrero | sign |
cruzar | to cross |
doblar | to turn |
estar perdido/a | to be lost |
indicar como llegar | to give directions |
quedar | to be located |
(al) este | (to the east) |
(al) norte | north |
oeste | west |
sur | south |
derecho | straight (ahead) |
enfrente de | opposite; facing |
hacia |