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unit 3 ch9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aerosol | el aerosol |
| atmosphere | la atmósfera |
| battery | la pila |
| chemical | químico |
| cleaning | la limpieza |
| container | el recipiente |
| danger of extinction | peligro de extinción |
| due to | debido a |
| economical | económico |
| electricity | la electricidad |
| enough | suficiente |
| excessive | excesivo |
| factory | la fábrica |
| global warming | el recalentamiento global |
| government | el gobierno |
| greenhouse effect | el efecto invernadero |
| hunting | la caza |
| ice | el hielo |
| land | la tierra |
| natural resource | el recurso natural |
| nature preserve | la reserva natural |
| oil | el petróleo |
| oil spill | el derrame de petróleo |
| ozone layer | la capa de ozono |
| pesticide | el pesticida |
| poison | el veneno |
| polluted | contaminado |
| pollution | la contaminación |
| protection | la protección |
| rescue | el rescate |
| shortage | la escasez |
| species | la especie |
| threat | la amenaza |
| to affect | afectar |
| to become aware of | tomar conciencia de |
| to catch | atrapar |
| to damage | dañar |
| to decrease | disminuir |
| to encourage | fomentar |
| to exploit | explotar |
| to grow | crecer |
| to melt | derretir |
| to preserve | conservar |
| to produce | producir |
| to promote | promover |
| to punish | castigar |
| to stop | detener |
| to take steps | tomar medidas |
| to threaten | amenazar |
| to throw (away) | echar |
| to waste | desperdiciar |
| tropical forest | la selva tropical |
| waste | el desperdicio |
| weather | el clima |
| wild | salvaje |
| It is urgent that | Es urgente que |
| It is important that | Es importante que |
| I want ¨that¨ (to express that someone else do something) | yo quiero que |
| I recommend that | Yo recomiendo que |
| In hopes that | Ojalá que (do not put a subject pronoun in front of this expression) |