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El medio ambiente
el medio ambiente ap spanish four vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| granizo | the hail |
| helado/a | frozen (iced) |
| helar | to freeze (to ice) |
| el hielo | the ice |
| nevar | to snow |
| nevoso/a | snowy |
| la nieve | the snow |
| nevado/a | snow covered |
| la bruma | mist |
| despejado/a | clear |
| estrellado/a | starry |
| la estrella | star |
| la niebla | fog |
| la nube | cloud |
| nuboso/a | cloudy |
| el abrelatas | can opener |
| el agua (f.) | water |
| potable | drinkable |
| el alambre | wire |
| la alfombra | rug |
| la cuerda | rope |
| la linterna | flashlight/lantern |
| la mochila | backpack |
| la olla | pot |
| el horno portátil | portable oven |
| el paraguas | umbrella |
| la red | net |
| la tienda | tent |
| el barranco | gully |
| la colina/la loma | hill |
| el valle | valley |
| el volcán | volcano |
| los alrededores | surroundings |
| el bosque | forest |
| la isla | island |
| la península | peninsula |
| la piedra | rock/stone |
| la selva | jungle |
| el suelo | ground/floor |
| la zona | zone/area |
| la cascada | waterfall |
| la charca | pool of water/pond |
| el charco | puddle |
| la fuente | fountain/source |
| el lago | lake |
| el mar | sea |
| la playa | beach |
| ría | estuary |
| río | river |
| la pradera | the meadow |
| el ciclón | cyclone |
| el sismo, el terremoto | earthquake |
| la tormenta | storm |
| el temblor | tremor |
| la tempestad | storm |
| el bochorno | hot weather |
| las sequías | drought |
| soleado | sunny |
| tibio | warm |
| las gotas de lluvia | raindrops |
| los estruendos | roars |
| lluvioso | rainy |
| los relámpagos | lightning |
| relampaguear | to lightning |
| soplar | to blow |
| el trueno | thunder |
| tronar | to thunder |
| cabaña | cabin |
| la cordillera/sierra | mountain range |
| los cañones | canyons |
| acampar | to camp |
| atar la hamaca | to tie a hammock |
| afilar un cuchillo | to sharpen a knife |
| dar una caminata | to take a walk |
| escalar | to climb |
| esquiar | to ski |
| montar a caballo | to ride a horse |
| prender la leña | to light firewood |
| cueva | cave |
| nido | nest |
| colmena | beehive |
| cebadero | feed lot |
| cuero | leather |
| pata | leg of animal or furniture |
| lana | wool |
| piel | skin / leather |
| entorno | environment |
| cosecha | crop |
| huerto | orchard |
| simebra | the sowing/planting |
| guarecer | to shelter |
| amparar | to protect |
| ordeñar | to milk |
| refugiar | to give refuge/shelter |
| el campesino | peasant (country person) |
| el alpinista | mountaineer |
| el bañista | swimmer |
| el cazador | hunter |
| el ecologista | environmentalist |
| el florista | florist |
| el guardabosques | forest ranger |
| el leñador | woodcutter (lumberjack) |
| el meteorólogo | meteorologist |
| el naturalist | naturalist |
| zoólogo | zoologist |
| la estrella | star |
| el cielo | sky/heaven |
| el cometa | comet |
| el planeta | planet |
| constelación | constellation |
| espacio exterior | outer space |
| el cabrito, el ciervo, la corza | young goat |
| la foca | seal |
| la vaca | cow |
| el oso | bear |
| el zorro | fox |
| caimán | alligator |
| terco | stubborn |
| manso | gentle or meek |
| macho | male |
| hembra | female |
| silvestre | wild |
| astuto/a | astute/shrewd |
| reptil | reptile |
| brincar | to skip/to hop |
| correr | to run |
| nadar | to swim |
| mugir | to "moo" |
| morder | to bite |
| cazar | to hunt |
| arrastrarse | to crawl/to drag |
| la gama | doe |
| el ciervo | male deer |
| el cervato | fawn |
| el venado | deer |
| la prole | offspring |
| las crías | the young |
| los corderos | lambs |
| los potros | colts |