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Spanish Environment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| el medio ambiente | the environment |
| la atmósfera | the atmosphere |
| las aguas | the waters |
| la selva tropical | the rainforest |
| los animales en peligro de extinción | endangered species |
| la contaminación | pollution |
| la deforestación | deforestation |
| la conservación | conservation |
| la capa de ozono | ozone layer |
| los productos químicos | chemicals |
| el calentamiento global | global warming |
| el cambio climático | climate change |
| los materiales tóxicos | toxic materials |
| la separación de residuos | garbage separation |
| la energía | energy |
| las fuentes de energía alternativas | alternative sources of energy |
| la energía solar | solar energy |
| el/la ecologista | ecologist |
| el/la ambientalista | environmentalist |
| el/la activista | activist |
| reducir / disminuir | to reduce |
| reutilizar | to reuse |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| mejorar | to improve |
| proteger | to protect |
| conservar el agua / la energía | to conserve water / energy |
| aumentar la conciencia | to increase awareness |
| la basura | trash |
| la botella | bottle |
| la lata | can |
| el plástico | plastic |
| el papel | paper |
| el vidrio | glass |
| el cartón | cardboard |
| puro | pure |
| el aire | the air |
| la naturaleza | nature |
| resolver los problemas | to solve the problems |
| el aire acondicionado | air conditioning |
| la calefacción | heat |
| juntarse | join |
| grave | serious |
| el voluntario | the volunteer |
| la tierra | earth |
| la escasez | shortage / lack of |
| Agua potable | drinking water |
| Las fuentes | sources |
| Para + que + infinitive | in order to |
| Tener + infinitive | to have to |
| Necesitar + infinitive | need to |
| Hay que + infinitive | one must |
| Deber + infinitive | to have to |
| Ir + a + infinitive | going to |
| Acabar + de + infinitive | to have just done |
| Tratar + de + infinitive | to try to do something |
| Podría + infinitive | could |
| ahorrar | save |
| la paz | peace |
| el planeta | planet |
| contra | against |
| una manera | a way |
| luchar | fight |
| ademas/tambien | also |
| las plantas | plants |
| el bosque | the forest |
| demasiado | too much |
| desierto | desert |