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Capítulo 12
Un repaso del vocabulario del capítulo 12
| Español | English |
|---|---|
| la geografía rural y urbana | rural and urban geography |
| el (la) agricultor(a) | farmer |
| el árbol | tree |
| el arroyo | stream |
| la basura | trash |
| el bosque | forest |
| el (la) campesino(a) | farm worker |
| la carretera | highway |
| la catarata | waterfall |
| la colina | hill |
| la congestión (de tráfico) | traffic jam |
| la desventaja | disadvantage |
| la fábrica | factory |
| la finca | farm |
| la metrópolis | metropolis |
| la naturaleza | nature |
| el rascacielos | skyscraper |
| el ruido | noise |
| la selva | jungle |
| la sobrepoblación | overpopulation |
| la tierra | land, earth |
| el tráfico | traffic |
| el transporte público | public transportation |
| la ventaja | advantage |
| el volcán | volcano |
| acelerado(a) | accelerated |
| bello(a) | beautiful |
| denso(a) | dense |
| tranquilo(a) | tranquil, peaceful |
| cultivar | to cultivate, to grow (plants) |
| llevar una vida tranquila | to lead a peaceful life |
| regar (ie) | to irrigate; to water |
| sembrar (ie) | to plant |
| la conservación y la explotación | conservation and exploitation |
| el aire | air |
| la capa de ozono | ozone layer |
| la contaminación | pollution |
| el desarrollo | development |
| el desperdicio | waste |
| la destrucción | destruction |
| la ecología | ecology |
| la energía solar | solar energy |
| la escasez | lack, shortage |
| las especies | species |
| el (la) guardaparques | park ranger |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| la naturaleza | nature |
| el (la) naturalista | naturalist |
| el petróleo | petroleum |
| los recursos naturales | natural resources |
| contaminado(a) | polluted |
| destruido(a) | destroyed |
| puro(a) | pure |
| acabar | to run out |
| arrojar | to throw |
| conservar | to conserve |
| construir | to construct |
| contaminar | to pollute |
| desarrollar | to develop |
| destruir | to destroy |
| explotar | to exploit |
| proteger | to protect |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| recoger | to pick up |
| reforestar | to reforest |
| resolver (ue) | to solve; to resolve |
| estar en peligro de extinción | to be endangered |
| ¡No arroje basura! | Don't litter! |
| los animales | animals |
| el cocodrilo | crocodile |
| la culebra | snake |
| el jaguar | jaguar |
| la mariposa | butterfly |
| el mono | monkey |
| el pájaro | bird |
| el (oso) perezoso | sloth |
| la rana | frog |
| la tortuga | turtle |
| alegrarse (de) | to be glad |
| dudar | to doubt |
| estar seguro(a) (de) | to be certain |
| molestar | to bother |
| preocuparse de/por | to worry about |
| sentir (ie) | to be sorry |
| sorprender | to surprise |
| ojalá | I wish that |
| es bueno | it's good |
| es cierto que | it's certain/true that |
| es dudoso | it's doubtful |
| es importante | it's important |
| es (im)posible | it's (im)possible |
| es lógico | it's logical |
| es malo | it's bad |
| es mejor | it's better |
| es necesario | it's necessary |
| es obvio que | it's obvious that |
| es ridículo | it's ridiculous |
| es seguro que | it's certain that |
| es una lástima | it's a shame |
| es verdad que | it's true that |