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Spanish 3 Lesson 1
La Naturaleza
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| el medio ambiente | enviornment |
| la contaminación (del aire, del agua) | contamination (of air; of water |
| la conservación | conservation |
| la deforestación | deforestation |
| la ecología | ecology |
| el ecoturismo | ecotourism |
| la energía (nuclear; solar) | energy (nuclear; solar) |
| el envase | container |
| la extinción | extinction |
| el gobierno | government |
| la lata | can |
| la ley | law |
| la lluvia (ácida) | rain/ acid rain |
| el peligro | danger |
| la población | population |
| el reciclaje | recycling |
| el recurso natural | natural resource |
| la solución | solution |
| cazar | to hunt |
| conservar | to conserve |
| contaminar | to contaminate; to pollute |
| controlar | to control |
| cuidar | to look after; to take care of |
| dejar de (+ inf) | to let something happen |
| desarrollar | to develop |
| descubrir | to discover |
| destruir | to destroy |
| estar afectado/a (por) | to be affected (by) |
| estar contaminado/a | to be contaminated |
| evitar | to avoid |
| mejorar | to improve |
| proteger | to protect |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| recoger | to pick up; gather |
| reducir | to reduce |
| resolver (o:ue) | to resolve |
| respirar | to breathe |
| de acero | of steel |
| de aluminio | of aluminum |
| de ladrillo | of brick |
| de madera | of wood |
| de plástico | of plastic |
| de vidrio | of glass |
| puro/a | pure |
| la naturaleza | nature |
| el árbol | tree |
| el bosque (tropical) | forest; jungle; woods |
| el cielo | sky |
| el cráter | crater |
| el desierto | desert |
| la estrella | star |
| la flor | flower |
| la hierba | grass |
| el lago | lake |
| la luna | moon |
| la nube | cloud |
| la piedra | stone; rock |
| la planta | plant |
| el río | river |
| la selva; la jungla | forest; jungle |
| el sendero | path/trail |
| el sol | sun |
| la tierra | earth/ground |
| el valle | valley |
| el volcán | volcano |
| los animales | animals |
| el ave; el pájaro | bird; parrot |
| el gato | cat |
| el perro | dog |
| el pez | fish |
| la vaca | cow |
| las emociones | emotions |
| alegrarse (de) | to be happy (about) |
| esperar | to hope; to wait for |
| gustar | to like |
| molestar | to be annoying; bothersome |
| sentir (e-ie) | to be sorry |
| sorprender | to suprise |
| temer | to fear |
| tener miedo de | to be afraid of |
| es extraño | it's weird; strange |
| es una lástima | it's a shame |
| es ridículo | it's ridiculous |
| es terrible | it's terrible |
| es triste | it's sad |
| ojalá (que) | Let's hope that |
| aconsejar | to advise |
| insistir (en) | to insist (on) |
| mandar | to order |
| recomendar (e-ie) | to recommend |
| rogar (o-ue) | to beg; plead |
| sugerir (e-ie) | to suggest |
| es bueno que | it's good that |
| es importante que | it's important that |
| es malo que | it's bad that |
| es mejor que | it's better that |
| es urgente que | it's urgent that |
| es necesario que | it's necessary that |