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Invironmental issues
Global Environmental Issues (Unit 7)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| earthquake | terremoto |
| flood | inundación |
| drought | sequía |
| volcano | volcán |
| famine | hambruna |
| landslide | deslizamiento de tierra |
| epidemic | epidemia |
| major accident/incident | accidente o incidente grave |
| hurricane/tornado | tornado |
| typhoon/cyclone | tifón/ciclón |
| tropical storm | violent wind/storm |
| war | guerra |
| civil war | guerra civil (entre miembros del mismo país) |
| natural disasters | desastres naturales |
| human beings | derechos humanos |
| damage | daño (causado a cosas) |
| erupt | hacer erupción |
| spread | propagarse |
| starving | muerto de hambre |
| shook | pasado de to shake (sacudir) |
| break out | escapar |
| swept | barrer en pasado (sweep en presente) |
| sweep | barrer |
| casualties | (death and injured people) |
| victims | víctimas |
| survivor | superviviente |
| refugee | refugiado |
| migrants | migrantes |
| inmigrantes | |
| emigrantes | |
| fly out | volar hacia |
| the dead and wounded | los muertos y heridos |
| weapon | arma |
| bite from a dog | mordedura de perro |
| Rabies | la enfermedad de la rabia |
| AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome (sida) |
| malaria | malaria (ussually caught by mosquito bites) |
| Cholera | cólera |
| Typhoid | fiebre tifoidea, causada por salmonela |
| diarrhoea | diarrea |
| sickness | enfermedad |
| recede | retroceder |
| globalisation | globalización |
| environmental problems | problemas medioambientales |
| acid rain | lluvia ácida |
| air pollution | contaminación del aire |
| global warming | calentamiento global |
| hazardous waste | residuos peligrosos |
| depletion | agotamiento |
| smog | niebla pero de contaminación |
| water pollution | contaminación del agua |
| overpopulation | sobrepoblación |
| rainforest destruction | destrucción de la selva tropical |
| greenhouse effect | efecto invernadero |
| gases | gases |
| atmosphere | atmósfera |
| polar ice caps | casquetes polares |
| concern | preocupación |
| climate change | cambio climático |
| species | especies |
| endangered | en peligro de extinción |
| extinct | extinto |
| harmful chemicals | sustancias químicas nocivas |
| burning substances | sustancias inflamables |
| oil and coal | oil_> aceite o petróleo, coal->carbón, petrol-> gasolina |
| chemically | químicamente |
| dissolve | disolver |
| ozone layer | capa de ozono |
| rise in world's temperature | aumento de la temperatura mundial |
| prevent | prevenir |
| smoke | humo |
| ultraviolet light | luz ultravioleta |
| worldwide | en todo el mundo |
| effort | esfuerzo |
| extinct | extinto |
| fog | niebla |
| substances | sustancias |
| overfishing | sobrepesca (en sentido malo) |
| overpopulation | sobrepoblación |
| green parties and green or ecological policies | partidos verdes y políticas verdes o ecológicas |
| politics | política |
| polices | políticas |
| politicians | políticos |
| conservation organisations | organizaciones para proteger el medioambiente |
| develop | desarrollar |
| protect | proteger |
| organic food | comida ecológica |
| behave | comportarse |
| evironmentally friendly | respetuoso con el medio ambiente |
| ecologically sound | ecológicamente racional |
| attempt | intento |
| dispose of waste | eliminar los residuos |
| responsible way | de manera responsable |
| recycle | reciclar |
| to reduce their carbon footprint | para reducir su huella de carbono |
| fossil fuels | combustibles fósiles |
| globalise | globalizar |
| global | global |
| globally | globalmente |
| environment | mediambiente |
| environmentalist | ecologista |
| environmental | medioambiental |
| environmentally | mediambientalmente |
| pollution | contaminación |
| pollutant | contaminante |
| pollute | contaminar |
| polluting (adjective) | contaminante |
| destruction | destrucción |
| destroy | destruir |
| destructive | destructivo |
| destructively | destructivamente |
| disposal | eliminación |
| dispose | eliminar |
| disposable | desechable |
| reduction | reducción |
| reduce | reducir |
| reduced | reducido |
| worryingly | preocupadamente |
| melt | fundir/derretir |
| carbon dioxide | dióxido de carbono |
| carbon (!) | carbono |
| coal | carbón |
| throw away | tirar a la basura/deshacerse |
| to get rid of | deshacerse de algo |
| run out of | quedarse sin |
| be a guinea pig | ser el conejillo de indias (el primero que prueba/hace algo) |
| try out | probar |
| be down-to-earth | alguien que tiene los pies en la tierra |
| sensible (!) | sensato |
| sensitive | sensible |
| animal conservation | conservación de animales (que están en peligro) |
| carbon footprint | huella de carbono |
| climate change | cambio climático |
| fossil fuels | combustibles fósiles |
| global warming | calentamiento global |
| industrial waste | desechos industriales |
| melting ice caps | que se derriten los polos |
| oil spills | vertidos |
| renewable resources | recursos renovables |
| solar power | energía solar |
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