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Capitulo 8
Environment, City, Economy
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 1
11/02/2009
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Term
el agujero
 Definition
hole
Term
el bosque
 Definition
forest
Term
la capa de ozono
 Definition
ozone layer
Term
el cielo
 Definition
sky; heaven
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el combusitble
 Definition
fuel
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el consumo
 Definition
consumption
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la cosecha
 Definition
harvest; crop
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el efecto invernadero
 Definition
greenhouse effect
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la madera
 Definition
wood
Term
el pesticida
 Definition
pesticide
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el recurso
 Definition
resource
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la selva
 Definition
jungle; tropical rain forest
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la sequIa
 Definition
drought
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la tierra
 Definition
soil
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la agricultura
 Definition
agriculture
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el desierto
 Definition
desert
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la ecologIa
 Definition
ecology
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la erosiOn
 Definition
erosion
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la explotaciOn
 Definition
exploitation
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la extinciOn
 Definition
extinction
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el valle
 Definition
valley
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cortar
 Definition
to cut
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crear
 Definition
to create
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desperdiciar
 Definition
to waste
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proteger (j)
 Definition
to protect
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sebrar (ie)
 Definition
to sow
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consumir
 Definition
to consume
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cultivar
 Definition
to cultivate
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extinguir (extingo)
 Definition
to extinguish
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preservar
 Definition
to preserve
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reducir (zc)
 Definition
to reduce
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agrIcola
 Definition
agricultural
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la acera
 Definition
sidewalk
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la basura
 Definition
garbage
Term
el contenedor (de basura, de reciclados)
 Definition
(garbage, recycling) bin
Term
el envase
 Definition
container (bottle, can, etc.)
Term
el humo
 Definition
smoke
Term
el mantenimiento
 Definition
maintenance
Term
el piso
 Definition
floor
Term
la recogida (de basura)
 Definition
garbage pick-up
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botar
 Definition
to throw away
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reciclar
 Definition
to recycle
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desechable
 Definition
disposable
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reciclable
 Definition
recyclable
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el acuerdo/ el tratado
 Definition
agreement/treaty
Term
la bolsa
 Definition
stock exchange
Term
la deuda (externa)
 Definition
(foreign)debt
Term
el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI)
 Definition
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Term
la inversiOn
 Definition
investment
Term
los inversionistas
 Definition
investors
Term
los paIses desarrollados/en vIas de desarrollo
 Definition
developed countries/developing countries
Term
la sostenibilidad
 Definition
sustainability
Term
la gasolina
 Definition
gasoline
Term
la globalizaciOn
 Definition
globalization
Term
la nacionalizaciOn
 Definition
nationalization
Term
la privatizaciOn
 Definition
privitazation
Term
invertire (ie,i)
 Definition
to invest
Term
sostener (irreg.)
 Definition
to sustain
Term
sostenible
 Definition
sustainable
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