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sp4 unit 3- planeta
cuidemos nuestro planeta
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| el acero | steel |
| la basura | trash |
| el bosque | forest |
| la capa de ozono | ozone layer |
| el carbón | coal, carbon |
| el combustible | fuel |
| la contaminación | pollution |
| la destrucción | destruction |
| el efecto invernadero | greenhouse effect, global warming |
| la energía eléctrica / nuclear / solar | electric, nuclear, solar energy |
| las especies en peligro de extinción | endangered species |
| el humo | smoke |
| la lluvia ácida | acid rain |
| la madera | wood |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| el derrame del petróleo | oil spill |
| el plástico | plastic |
| el plomo | Lead |
| la selva | jungle |
| la sequía | drought |
| Conservado | preserved |
| contaminado | polluted |
| dañino | harmful |
| desechable | disposable |
| destruido | destroyed |
| extinto | extinct |
| potable | safe to drink, drinkable |
| puro / purificado | pure, purified |
| reciclado | recycled |
| calentar (ie) | to heat up |
| contaminar | to pollute |
| dañar | to damage |
| prevenir (ie) | to prevent |
| proteger | to protect |
| quemar | to burn |
| rescatar | to rescue |
| si... | if |
| es indispensable que... | it's necessary that... |
| es urgente que... | It's urgent that ... |
| es una lástima que... | it's a shame that... |
| el recalentamiento global | global warming |
| afectar | to affect |
| amenazar | to threaten |
| conservar | to conserve |
| desafiar | to challenge |
| desechar | to throw away, to discard, to waste |
| promover | to promote |
| debido a/ por | due to, because of |