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ch 9/10 vocab
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106
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
10/19/2009
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Term
destruir
 Definition
to destroy
Term
le ecologia
 Definition
ecology
Term
el ecologo
 Definition
ecologist
Term
el ecoturismo
 Definition
ecotourism
Term
la explosion demografica
 Definition
demographic explosion
Term
la gasolina
 Definition
gasoline
Term
la naturaleza
 Definition
nature
Term
el petroleo
 Definition
petroleum
Term
reciclar
 Definition
to recycle
Term
el reciclaje
 Definition
recycling
Term
la abeja
 Definition
bee
Term
al arbol
 Definition
tree
Term
la flor
 Definition
flower
Term
la mariposa
 Definition
butterfly
Term
el pajaro
 Definition
bird
Term
el pez
 Definition
fish
Term
la semilla
 Definition
seed
Term
la basura
 Definition
garbage
Term
el calentamiento global
 Definition
global warming
Term
la capa de ozono
 Definition
ozone layer
Term
el control de la natalidad
 Definition
birth control
Term
desperdiciar
 Definition
to waste
Term
los envases retornables
 Definition
returnable containers
Term
la huerta
 Definition
garden
Term
la lata
 Definition
can
Term
mejorar, ponerse mejor
 Definition
to get better
Term
empeorar, ponerse peor
 Definition
to get worse
Term
proteger
 Definition
to protect
Term
el recurso natural
 Definition
natural resource
Term
la reserva
 Definition
preserve
Term
ahorrar
 Definition
to save (money, time, etc.)
Term
conservar
 Definition
to save, preserve
Term
salvar
 Definition
to save, rescue
Term
la atmosfera
 Definition
air, atmosphere
Term
el ambienter
 Definition
setting, ambience, environment
Term
el medio ambiente
 Definition
(natural) environment
Term
llover (ue)
 Definition
t rain
Term
nevar (ie)
 Definition
to snow
Term
hacer calor (frio)
 Definition
to be warm (cold) (weather)
Term
tener calor (Frio)
 Definition
to be warm (cold), said of people or animals
Term
alimentarse (de)
 Definition
to eat, get nourishment (From)
Term
el buho
 Definition
owl
Term
colgarse
 Definition
to hang, to be suspended
Term
el invernadero
 Definition
hothouse, greenhouse
Term
la oruga
 Definition
caterpillar
Term
la pupa
 Definition
pupa, chrysalis
Term
rescatar
 Definition
to rescue
Term
reventar (ie)
 Definition
to break, burst
Term
la sobrevivencia
 Definition
survival
Term
la tala
 Definition
felling, cutting (of trees)
Term
talar
 Definition
to fell, cut (trees)
Term
el comercio
 Definition
commerse, business
Term
la compania
 Definition
company
Term
la imagen
 Definition
image
Term
el producto
 Definition
product
Term
la publicidad
 Definition
publicity, advertising
Term
el vendedor
 Definition
salesperson
Term
la alimentacion
 Definition
food
Term
el alquilar
 Definition
rent
Term
la dueda
 Definition
debt
Term
el gasto
 Definition
expense
Term
el presupuesto
 Definition
budget
Term
el recibo
 Definition
receipt
Term
ahorrar
 Definition
to save (money)
Term
anunciar
 Definition
to advertise, announce
Term
aumentar
 Definition
to increase, to go up
Term
conseguir (i)
 Definition
t obtain, to get
Term
contratar
 Definition
to employ, hire
Term
deber
 Definition
to owe
Term
dirigir (i)
 Definition
to direct
Term
invertir (ie) en
 Definition
to invest in
Term
negociar
 Definition
to negotiate, do business
Term
pedir (i)/tomar prestado (a)
 Definition
to borrow
Term
prestar
 Definition
to lend
Term
promocionar
 Definition
to promote
Term
a precio reducido (rebajado)
 Definition
at a reduced price (lower)
Term
el ahorro
 Definition
savings
Term
el anuncio
 Definition
announcement, advertisement
Term
el, la comerciante
 Definition
businessperson
Term
el ingreso
 Definition
income
Term
el negocio
 Definition
business
Term
el sueldo
 Definition
salary
Term
gastar
 Definition
to spend (money or energy)
Term
malgastar
 Definition
to waste, spend badly
Term
pasar
 Definition
to spend (time)
Term
mantener
 Definition
to support (economically)
Term
soportar
 Definition
to put up with, hold up (physically)
Term
la caja
 Definition
register
Term
el, la dependiente
 Definition
salesclerk
Term
el dueno
 Definition
owner
Term
la etiqueta
 Definition
label
Term
la medida, la talla
 Definition
size (clothing)
Term
el numero
 Definition
size (Shoes)
Term
la oferta, en oferta
 Definition
offer, on sale
Term
el precio fijo
 Definition
fixed price
Term
regatear
 Definition
to bargain
Term
el peso
 Definition
by the weight
Term
el almacen
 Definition
department store
Term
cazar una buena oferta
 Definition
to hunt for a good deal (offer)
Term
los deleites
 Definition
delights
Term
el equipo electronico
 Definition
electronic equipment
Term
las golosinas
 Definition
sweets
Term
el obsequio
 Definition
gift, present
Term
por pieza
 Definition
by the item
Term
el rastro
 Definition
flea market (literally, trace, sign)
Term
el regateo
 Definition
bargaining
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