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Spanish Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |