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Chapter 5
las riquezas naturales
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
11/19/2012

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Term
el árbol
Definition
tree
Term
el bosque
Definition
forest
Term
la cordillera
Definition
mountain range
Term
la costa
Definition
coast
Term
el desierto
Definition
desert
Term
la luna
Definition
moon
Term
el mar
Definition
sea
Term
el paisaje
Definition
landscape, scenery
Term
el río
Definition
river
Term
la selva (tropical)
Definition
(tropical) rainforest
Term
el sol
Definition
sun
Term
la tierra
Definition
land, earth
Term
al aire libre
Definition
outdoors
Term
escaso/a
Definition
scant, scarce
Term
potable
Definition
drinkable
Term
protegido/a
Definition
protected
Term
puro/a
Definition
pure, clean
Term
seco/a
Definition
dry
Term
el águila
Definition
eagle
Term
el ave, el pájaro
Definition
bird
Term
la ballena
Definition
whale
Term
la especie en peligro (de extinción)
Definition
endangered species
Term
la foca
Definition
seal
Term
el lagarto
Definition
lizard
Term
el león
Definition
lion
Term
el lobo
Definition
wolf
Term
el mono
Definition
monkey
Term
el oso
Definition
bear
Term
el pez
Definition
fish
Term
la serpiente
Definition
snake
Term
el tigre
Definition
tiger
Term
la tortuga (marina)
Definition
(sea) turtle
Term
el calentamiento
Definition
warming
Term
la erosión
Definition
erosion
Term
el huracán
Definition
hurricane
Term
el incendio
Definition
fire
Term
la inundación
Definition
flood
Term
la lluvia
Definition
rain
Term
la sequía
Definition
drought
Term
el smog
Definition
smog
Term
el terremoto
Definition
earthquake
Term
la basura
Definition
trash
Term
la capa de ozono
Definition
ozone layer
Term
el combustible
Definition
fuel
Term
el consumo de energia
Definition
energy consumption
Term
la contaminación
Definition
pollution
Term
la deforestación
Definition
deforestation
Term
el desarrollo
Definition
development
Term
la energía (eólica, nuclear, renovable, solar)
Definition
(wind, nuclear, renewable, solar) energy
Term
la fuente
Definition
source
Term
el medio ambiente
Definition
environment
Term
el peligro
Definition
danger
Term
el petróleo
Definition
oil
Term
el porvenir
Definition
future
Term
los recursos
Definition
resources
Term
agotar
Definition
to use up
Term
aguantar
Definition
to put up with, to tolerate
Term
amenazar
Definition
to threaten
Term
cazar
Definition
to hunt
Term
conservar
Definition
to preserve
Term
contagiar
Definition
to infect; to be contagious
Term
contaminar
Definition
to pollute
Term
desaparecer
Definition
to disappear
Term
destruir
Definition
to destroy
Term
echar
Definition
to throw away
Term
empeorar
Definition
to get worse
Term
extinguirse
Definition
to become extinct
Term
malgastar
Definition
to waste
Term
mejorar
Definition
to improve
Term
prevenir
Definition
to prevent
Term
proteger
Definition
to protect
Term
resolver
Definition
to solve, to resolve
Term
respirar
Definition
to breathe
Term
urbanizar
Definition
to urbanize
Term
dañino/a
Definition
harmful
Term
desechable
Definition
disposable
Term
híbrido/a
Definition
hybrid
Term
renovable
Definition
renewable
Term
tóxico/a
Definition
toxic
Term
el aparcamiento
Definition
parking space
Term
el coche
Definition
car
Term
la decepción
Definition
disappointment
Term
el desinterés
Definition
lack of interest
Term
la expansión (urbana)
Definition
(urban) sprawl
Term
el tronco
Definition
trunk
Term
aparcar
Definition
to park
Term
cortar
Definition
to cut
Term
desatender
Definition
to neglect
Term
hacer falta
Definition
to be necessary
Term
plantar
Definition
to plant
Term
podar
Definition
to prune
Term
quitar
Definition
to remove
Term
serrar
Definition
to saw
Term
soportar
Definition
to put up with
Term
descontrolado/a
Definition
out of control
Term
el chamán
Definition
shaman
Term
el/la curandero/a
Definition
folk healer
Term
la dolencia
Definition
ailment
Term
el efecto invernadero
Definition
greenhouse effect
Term
el/la encargado/a
Definition
person in charge
Term
el hecho
Definition
fact
Term
la madera
Definition
wood
Term
el medicamento
Definition
medication
Term
el pulmón
Definition
lung
Term
el reciclaje
Definition
recycling
Term
el reto
Definition
challenge
Term
la semilla
Definition
seed
Term
la Tierra
Definition
Earth
Term
la utilidad
Definition
usefulness
Term
reciclar
Definition
to recycle
Term
el antídoto
Definition
antidote
Term
la felicidad
Definition
happiness
Term
el frasquito
Definition
little bottle
Term
la hoja
Definition
leaf
Term
la pata de conejo
Definition
rabbit's foot
Term
el pedazo
Definition
piece
Term
el/la preso/a
Definition
prisoner
Term
la rutina diaria
Definition
daily routine
Term
el símbolo
Definition
symbol
Term
ahogarse
Definition
to suffocate, to drown
Term
aliviar
Definition
to relieve, to soothe
Term
intoxicar
Definition
to poison
Term
a cucharadas
Definition
in spoonfuls
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