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Spanish vocab 5
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el arbol | tree |
| el bosque | forest |
| la cordillera | mountain range |
| la costa | coast |
| la luna | moon |
| el mar | sea |
| el paisaje | landscape, scenery |
| el desierto | desert |
| el rio | river |
| la selva tropical | tropical rain forest |
| el sol | sun |
| la tierra | land earth |
| el aire libre | outdoors |
| escaso/a | scant, scarce |
| potable | drinkable |
| protegido/a | protected |
| puro/a | pure, clean |
| seco/a | dry |
| el aguila | eagle |
| el ave, el pajaro | bird |
| la ballena | whale |
| la especie en peligro (de extincion) | endangered species |
| la foca | seal |
| el lagarto | lizard |
| el leon | lion |
| el lobo | wolf |
| el mono | monkey |
| el oso | bear |
| el pez | fish |
| la serpiente | snake |
| el tigre | tiger |
| la tortuga marina | sea turtle |
| el calentamiento | warming |
| la erosion | erosion |
| el huracan | hurricane |
| el incendio | fire |
| la inundacion | flood |
| la lluvia | rain |
| la sequia | drought |
| el terremonto | earthquake |
| la basura | trash |
| la capa de ozono | ozone layer |
| el combustible | fuel |
| el consumo de energia | energy consumption |
| la contaminacion | pollution |
| la deforestacion | deforestation |
| el desarrollo | development |
| la energia (eolica, nuclear, renovable, solar) | (wind, nuclear, renewable, solar) energy |
| la fuente | source |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| el peligro | danger |
| el petroleo | oil |
| el porvenir | future |
| los recursos | resources |
| el smog | smog |
| agotar | to use up |
| aguantar | to put up with, to tolerate |
| amenezar | to threaten |
| cazar | to hunt |
| conservar | to preserve |
| contagiar | to infect |
| contaminar | to pollute |
| desaparecer | to disappear |
| destruir | to destroy |
| echar | to throw away |
| empeorar | to get worse |
| extinguirse | to become extinct |
| malgastar | to waste |
| mejorar | to improve |
| prevenir | to prevent |
| proteger | to protect |
| resolver | to solve, to resolve |
| respirar | to breathe |
| urbanizar | to urbanize |
| dañino | harmful |
| desechable | disposable |
| hibrido/a | hybrid |
| renovable | renewable |
| toxico/a | toxic |
| el augurio | omen, sign |
| la bombilla | light bulb |
| la lucidez | lucidity, clarity |
| la mascara de soldadura | welding mask |
| la optica | optical shop |
| la oscuridad | darkness |
| el taller | workshop |
| asustar | to scare |
| brindar | to provide, to offer |
| cubrir, tapar | to cover |
| envejecer | to age |
| fundirse | to burn out |
| sumir | to plunge, to sink |
| verter | to pour |
| absorto/a | engrossed |
| despejado/a | clear, cloudless |
| preparado/a | ready, prepared |
| el/la chaman/chamana | shaman |
| el/la curandero/a | folk healer |
| la dolencia | ailment |
| el efecto invernadero | greenhouse effect |
| el/la encargado/a | person in charge |
| el hecho | fact |
| la madera | wood |
| el medicamento | medication |
| el pulmon | lung |
| el reciclaje | recycling |
| el reto | challenge |
| la semilla | seed |
| la Tierra | Earth |
| la utilidad | usefulness |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| el antidoto | antidote |
| la felicidad | happiness |
| el frasquito | little bottle |
| la hoja | leaf |
| la pata de conejo | rabbit's foot |
| el pedazo | piece |
| el/la preso/a | prisoner |
| la rutina diaria | daily routine |
| el simbolo | symbol |
| ahogarse | to suffocate, to drown |
| aliviar | to relieve, to soothe |
| intoxicar | to poison |
| a cucharadas | in spoonfuls |