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Capitulo 9
El medio ambiente
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Language - Spanish
10th Grade
04/15/2009

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Term
la amenaza
Definition
threat
Term
debido a
Definition
due to
Term
la electricidad
Definition
electricity
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en cuanto
Definition
as soon as
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la escasez
Definition
shortage
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estar a cargo de
Definition
to be in charge of
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el gobierno
Definition
government
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grave
Definition
serious
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tan pronto como
Definition
as soon as
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la contaminación
Definition
pollution
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el desperdicio
Definition
waste
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la fábrica
Definition
factory
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el pesticida
Definition
pesticide
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el petróleo
Definition
oil
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la pila
Definition
battery
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químico, -a
Definition
chemical
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el recipiente
Definition
container
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el veneno
Definition
poison
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económico, -a
Definition
economical
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la protección
Definition
protection
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el recurso natural
Definition
natural resource
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suficiente
Definition
enough
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agotar(se)
Definition
to exhaust, to run out
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amenazar
Definition
to threaten
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castigar
Definition
to punish
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colocar
Definition
to put, to place
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conservar
Definition
to preserve
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crecer
Definition
to grow
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dañar
Definition
to damage
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depender de
Definition
to depend on
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deshacerse de
Definition
to get rid of
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desperdiciar
Definition
to waste
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echar
Definition
to throw (away)
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fomentar
Definition
to encourage
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limitar
Definition
to limit
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promover (ue)
Definition
to promote
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las medidas
Definition
steps, measures
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económicos, -as
Definition
economical
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ambiental
Definition
environmental
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en vez de
Definition
instead of
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el aerosol
Definition
aerosol
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el derrame de petróleo
Definition
oil spill
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afectar
Definition
to affect
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atrapar
Definition
to catch, to trap
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derretir
Definition
to melt
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detener
Definition
to stop
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disminuir
Definition
to decrease, to diminish
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explotar
Definition
to exploit, to overwork
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producir
Definition
to produce
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la caza
Definition
hunting
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(en) peligro de extinción
Definition
(in) danger of extinction, endangered
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la piel
Definition
skin
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la pluma
Definition
feather
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salvaje
Definition
wild
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el agujero
Definition
hole
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la amenaza
Definition
threat
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a menos que
Definition
unless
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con tal que
Definition
provided that, as long as
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excesivo, -a
Definition
excessive
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la falta
Definition
lack
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la limpieza
Definition
cleaning
Term
tomar conciencia de
Definition
to become aware of
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tomar medidas
Definition
to take steps (to)
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la atmósfera
Definition
atmosphere
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la capa de ozono
Definition
ozone layer
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el clima
Definition
weather
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el efecto invernadero
Definition
greenhouse effect
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el hielo
Definition
ice
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la preservación
Definition
conservation
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el recalentamiento global
Definition
global warming
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el rescate
Definition
rescue
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la reserva natural
Definition
nature preserve
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la selva tropical
Definition
tropical forest
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la tierra
Definition
land
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el ave
Definition
bird
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pl. las águilas calvas
Definition
bald eagles
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la ballena
Definition
whale
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la especie
Definition
species
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la foca
Definition
seal
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