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Vocabulario 4-5
Practice for vocabulary 4-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| los coches eléctricos | the electric cars |
| los vehículos eléctricos | the electric cars |
| el clima | the climate |
| los desastres naturales | the natural disasters |
| la erosión | the erosion |
| los incendio | s the fires |
| el huracán | the hurricane |
| la inundación | the flood |
| el diluvio | the downpour; torrential rain |
| el temblor | the tremor |
| la sequía | the drout |
| el terremoto | the earthquake |
| el sismo/ el seísmo | the seism; earthquake |
| el ciclón | the cyclone |
| el oxígeno | the oxygen |
| la industria | the industry |
| la agricultura | the agriculture |
| la catástrofe | the catostrophe |
| la minería | the mining |
| la pobreza | the poverty |
| la vivienda | the dwelling, housing |
| la carencia de hogar | the housing shortage |
| la educación | the education |
| la crianza | the breeding |
| el ecosistema | the ecosystem |
| el calentamiento global | the global warming |
| los combustible fósiles | the fossil fuels |
| la destrucción | the destruction |
| aprovechar | to take advantage of |
| mejorar | to better |
| quebrar | to break |
| aumentar | to increase in size |
| disminuir | to decrease in size |
| ensuciar | to get dirty |
| destruir | to destroy |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| talar/cortar árboles | to cut down trees |
| contar con | to rely on |
| desarrollar/desarrollarse | to develop |
| evitar | to avoid |
| quemar | to burn |
| suceder | to occur |
| pronosticar | to forecast |
| prever | to foresee |
| ecológico/a | ecological |
| escaso/a | lacking |
| abundante | abundant |
| común | common |
| prevalente | prevalent |
| gastado | worn-out |
| severo | strict |
| en crisis | in crisis |
| inesperado | unexpected |
| sin embargo | nevertheless |
| por si acaso | just in case |
| hacer caso a/de | to pay attention to |
| por lo visto | apparently |
| volver a | to go back to |
| por eso | therefore |
| arriesgarse | to endanger |
| fallar | to fail |
| brotar | emerge |
| transcurrir | to pass |