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Segundo parte
AP chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| proponer | to propose |
| sano/a | healthy |
| transgénico/a | genetically modified |
| el calentamiento global | global warming |
| los medios de difusión | broadcasting |
| la desaparición | disappearance |
| atrasado/a | late; backward; slow (as in clock) |
| la onda | the (radio) wave |
| disminuir | to diminish |
| el empresario, la empresaria | the businessman/woman |
| prever | to foresee |
| la jornada laboral | the workday |
| asegurar | to ensure |
| desperdiciar | to waste |
| el contaminante | a contaminant |
| perjudicar | to harm |
| prevenir | to prevent |
| purificar | to purify |
| la fábrica | the factory |
| la deforestación | deforestation, cutting down the forests |
| nefasto/a | disastrous |
| perjudicial | harmful |
| contagiar | to spread |
| proteger | to protect |
| concienciar | to make aware |
| agotar | to exhaust |
| alcanzar | to reach |
| invertir | to invest |
| multar | to (charge a) fine |
| premiar | to reward |
| presionar | to pressure |
| el agujero | the hole |
| el desafío | the challenge |
| las especies en peligro de extinción | endangered species |
| la leña | firewood |
| (in)agotable | (in)exhaustible |
| sostenible | sustainable |
| la vivienda | housing |
| aportar | to contribute, provide |
| comprometer | to compromise |
| cumplir (con) | to fulfill, accomplish, carry out, satisfy |
| desarrollar | to develop |
| fomentar | to promote, to further |
| los países en vías de desarrollo | developing countries |
| factible | feasible |
| seguro/a | safe, secure |
| la manifestación | demonstration, march, rally |