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la deforestación
the deforestation
el cambio climático
climate change
la pobreza
the poverty
la falta
the foul (sports)
la fuente
the source; the fountain
desfavorecido; desfavorecida
disadvantaged (masc.; fem.)
reciclar
to recycle
la guerra
the war
la sequía
the drought
la infraestructura
the infrastructure
la globalización
the globalization
la caridad
the charity
el analfabetismo
the illiteracy
la contaminación
the pollution
la durabilidad
the durability
orgánico
organic
la economía
the economy
aumentar
to increase
disminuir
to reduce; to diminish
la vivienda social
the social housing
persona sin hogar
homeless person
el terrorismo
the terrorism
el desempleo
the unemployment
hacer huelga
to strike
el salario mínimo
the minimum wage
protestar
to protest
la tasa
the rate
la cosecha
the harvest
el transporte compartido
the shared transportation
la caída
the fall
voluntario
volunteer
prohibir
to ban
amenazar
to threaten
inundar
to flood
desconfiar
to mistrust
la fábrica
the factory
compartir
to share
la pandemia
the pandemic
la salud pública
the public health
la atmósfera
the atmosphere
biodegradable
biodegradable
la capa de hielo
the ice cap
la ola de calor
the heat wave
la planta nuclear
the nuclear plant
la condensación
the condensation
la capa de ozono
the ozone layer
el bosque
the forest
el vertedero
the dump
el residuo
the residue; the waste
el desinfectante
the disinfectant
devastador; devastadora
devastating (masc.; fem.)
el desarrollo sostenible
the sustainable development
el diésel
diesel
el agua corriente
the running water
el agua potable
the drinking water
el ecosistema
the ecosystem
producir
to produce
la energía renovable
the renewable energy
el fertilizante
the fertilizer
la turbina eólica
the wind turbine
el molino de viento
the windmill
la erosión
the erosion
la bomba atómica
the atomic bomb
la hambruna
the famine
el animal
the animal
la vegetación
the vegetation
el derretimiento del hielo
the ice melt
la nieve
the snow
derretir
to melt
desperdiciar
to waste
el hábitat
the habitat
el herbicida
the herbicide
regar
to water
derrames de
oil spills
la marea
the tide
el oxígeno
the oxygen
el pesticida
pesticide
el basurero
the trash can
radioactivo; radioactiva
radioactive (masc.; fem.)
la refinería
the refinery
el rayo ultravioleta
ultraviolet ray
el producto reciclado
recycled product
la reserva de animales
animal reserves
la área protegida
protected area
proteger
to protect
la represa
the dam
el tsunami
the tsunami
tóxico; tóxica
toxic (masc.; fem.)
separar
to separate; to pull apart
el efecto invernadero
greenhouse effect
el terremoto
the earthquake
las especies en peligro de extinción
endangered species
en peligro de extinción
endangered
reducir
to reduce
preservar
to preserve; to maintain
conservar
to keep; to preserve
causar daño
to cause damage
la tormenta
the storm
aprovechar
to take a chance; to take advantage of
el combustible
the fuel
la planta eléctrica
the power plant
controvertido; controvertida
controversial (masc.; fem.)
la polémica
the controversy
es tiempo de ...
it's time to ...
necesitar
to need
fabricar
to manufacture; to make
el contratiempo
the setback
el huracán
the hurricane
la gasolina
petrol (vehicle)
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