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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
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la electricidad
 Definition
electricity
Term
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
Term
la pila
 Definition
battery
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químico, -a
 Definition
chemical
Term
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
Term
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
Term
con tal que
 Definition
provided that, as long as
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excesivo, -a
 Definition
excessive
Term
la falta
 Definition
lack
Term
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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