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IB Spanish Vocab 3

TermDefinition
Renewable /sustainabl /green Renewable/sustainable/green energy Green transportation renovable / sostenible o sustentable/ verde energía renovable, sostenible, verde el transporte verde
Solar energy La energía fotovoltáica
Solar panels Los paneles solares
Wind energy La energía eólica
Windmills Los molinos de viento
Greenhouse effect El efecto invernadero
Greenhouse gases Los gases de efecto invernadero
Ozone layer La capa de ozono
Fossil fuels (ex, to burn/use fossil fuels) vs. biofuels Combustibles fósiles (ej quemar/usar combustibles fósiles vs. El biodiésel
Cars, planes Los coches (los carros), los aviones
Public transport El transporte público
Factories Las fábricas
Smoke or fume El humo
Climate change El cambio climático
Global warming El calentamiento global
Carbon dioxide emissions Las emisiones de dióxido de carbono
pollution (of Air, water)/ to pollute La contaminación (del aire, el agua) / contaminar
storms (More frequent and strong) Las tormentas (más frecuentes y fuertes)
Hurricane El huracán
Flood La inundación
Drought La sequía
Ecotourism El ecoturismo
Biodiversity La biodiversidad
Endangered species Las especies en peligro de extinción
The Three R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle. And also the fourth R: refuse Las tres R’s: reducir, reusar (reutilizar) y reciclar Y además la cuarta R: rechazar
Garbage Organic waste which you can compost La basura La basura orgánica con la que puedes compostar
Deforestation La deforestación
Forest fires Los incendios forestales
Heat wave / Cold spell or snap La ola de calor / hola de frío
Biodegradable Biodegradable
We can’t throw in the towel We can’t look the other way We can’t sit around and do nothing No podemos tirar la toalla No podemos hacer la vista gorda No podemos quedarnos de brazos cruzados
Carbon footprint (to measure your carbon footprint) La huella de carbono (medir tu huella de carbono)
Fast fashion (that wastes water) Second-hand stores (thrift or resale stores) La moda rápida (que malgasta el agua) Tiendas vintage, tiendas de segunda mano
Glacier El glaciar
To melt The melting of the glaciers Derretirse El derretimiento de los glaciares
Fresh water El agua dulce
saltwater agua salada
Scarcity / lack of La escasez
Rise in sea level El aumento del nivel del mar
Faucet (to turn off the faucet) El grifo (cerrar el grifo)
The Iberian Lynx El lince ibérico
The Andean condor El condor andino
The big cats Los grandes felinos
To ride share Compartir coche
El Bicing (is a bike rental service) El Bicing (servicio de alquiler de bicis)
Threat / To threat / threatening La amenaza/ Amenazar / Amenazado(a)
To become aware Concienciarse
Things (gestures) you can to do help put the brakes on/halt (think “detain”)/stop/reduce climate change Gestos que puedes hacer para ayudar a frenar/detener/parar/reducir el cambio climático
Berta Cáceres, the Honduran environmentalist que spoke for the rivers of the Lencan people and paid with her life Berta Cáceres, la ambientalista de Honduras que habló por los ríos del pueblo lenca (y pagó con su vida)
To know for a fact Saber a ciencia cierta
The (Caribbean) manatee El manatí (del caribe)
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