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ESP 3 Environment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mejorar | to improve |
| el combustible | fuel |
| mantener limpio/a | to keep clean |
| tampoco | neither, either |
| desperdiciar | to waste |
| lo malo es que... | the bad thing is that |
| la luz | light |
| todos deberíamos + inf | we should all... |
| desesperarse | to despair |
| la capa de ozono | ozone layer |
| hacer algo | to do something |
| cada vez hay más...y menos... | There are more and more...and less and less... |
| la situación | the situation |
| conservar | to conserve; to preserve |
| resolver (o-ue) | to solve |
| la energía | energy |
| el sistema no funciona | the system isn't working |
| grave | serious |
| la basura | trash |
| cambiar | to change |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| estilo de vida | lifestyle |
| la destrucción | destruction |
| las latas | cns |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| el problema | problem |
| Es necesario + inf | It's necessary to... |
| apagar | to turn off |
| los productos empacados | packaged goods |
| el reciclaje | recycling |
| ninguno | none |
| el desperidicio | waste |
| tirar | to throw out |
| el mar | sea |
| los efectos | effects |
| proteger las especies | to protect the species |
| el aluminio | Aluminum |
| el vidrio | glass |
| ¡Claro que sí! | Of course! |
| por consiguiente | consequently, as a result |
| Mira... | Look... |
| No es así. | That's not so. |
| ¡Te equivocas! | You're wrong. |
| No me parece. | It doesn't seem right to me. |
| por lo tanto | therefore |
| ¡Eso es! | that's it, that's right |
| Sin duda alguna. | Without a doubt. |
| Estoy de acuerdo | I agree |
| si | if |
| No estoy de acuerdo. | I don't agree. |
| es urgente | it's urgent |
| ¡Al contrario! | No way! |
| Hasta cierto punto... | up to a certain point |
| No lo creo. | I don't believe it. |
| Así es al cosa. | That's it. |
| Me parece que no tienes razón. | I think you're wrong |
| Tienes razón. | You're right. |
| A todos nos toca + inf | It's up to all of us to... |
| el pez, los peces | fish |
| la Tierra | planet Earth |
| el cóndor | condor |
| el plástico | plastic |
| los recursos naturales | natural resources |
| el petróleo | oil, petroleum |
| la naturaleza | nature |
| los insectos | insects |
| el águila | eagle |
| el smog | smog |
| los químicos | chemicals |
| la tierra | land, earth |
| la crisis | crisis |
| la ballena | whale |
| el delfín, los delfines | dolphin, dolphins |
| el ave, el pájaro | bird |
| dejar de + inf | to stop (doing something) |
| la selva tropical | rain forest |
| el murciélago | bat |
| enfrentar | to face, to confront |