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Unidad 5
Los desafíos globales
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| agotarse | to consume |
| amenzado/a | threatened |
| un arrecife de coral | coral reef |
| el calentamiento global | global warming |
| el cambio climático | climate change |
| concientizar | to raise awareness |
| dañar | to damage |
| derretirse | to melt |
| disminuir | to diminish |
| la escasez | scarcity |
| la inundación | flood |
| la sequía | drought |
| abogar por | to stand up for |
| empeorar | to get worse |
| la esperanza | hoplessness |
| el estigma | stigma |
| el flujo migratorio | the movement of migrants |
| huir de | to flee from |
| ingresar | to enter |
| la persecusión | persecution |
| el/la refugiado/a | refugee |
| resguardar | to shelter |
| al cabo de... | after... |
| estoy seguro/a de que... | I am sure that... |
| ambiental | environmental |
| combatir | to combat |
| denter | to halt |
| el efecto invernadero | greenhouse effect |
| la energía eólica | wind energy |
| malgastar | to waste |
| los molinos de viento | wind turbines |
| reemplazar | to replace |
| el reto | challenge |
| sustentable | sustainable |
| más allá de... | beyond... |
| sacar adelante | to get __ off the ground |
| acoger | to accept |
| el asilo | asylum |
| carecer de | to lack |
| caritativo/a | charitable |
| la crisis humanitaria | humanitarian crisis |
| la filantropía | philanthropy |
| reconstruir | to rebuild |
| la resilencia | resiliency |
| la restitución | restoration |
| tratar bien | to treat well |