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SPAN 2001 Ch. 5
Vocab
90
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 1
10/31/2007
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Term
el calentamiento
 Definition
warming
Term
la capa de ozono
 Definition
ozone layer
Term
la basura
 Definition
garbage
Term
el clima
 Definition
climate
Term
la contaminación
 Definition
pollution
Term
el desarrollo
 Definition
development
Term
la entidad
 Definition
entity
Term
la fábrica
 Definition
factory
Term
el material de desecho
 Definition
disposable material
Term
el medio ambiente
 Definition
environment
Term
el planeta
 Definition
planet
Term
el reciclaje
 Definition
recycling
Term
los recursos naturales
 Definition
natural resources
Term
el acuerdo
 Definition
agreement
Term
el aerosol
 Definition
aersol spray
Term
el alquiler
 Definition
rent
Term
el buzón
 Definition
mailbox
Term
el cartón
 Definition
cardboard
Term
el cesto
 Definition
basket
Term
el combustible
 Definition
fuel
Term
el compromiso
 Definition
commitment
Term
los cosméticos
 Definition
make-up
Term
el cubo de la basura
 Definition
trash can
Term
el desecho
 Definition
waste, scrap
Term
el envase
 Definition
container
Term
el envoltorio
 Definition
wrapping
Term
el jabón
 Definition
soap
Term
la lata
 Definition
can
Term
la limpieza
 Definition
cleaning
Term
el material reutilizable
 Definition
reusable material
Term
el municipio
 Definition
town hall, municipality
Term
la pila
 Definition
battery
Term
la rapidez
 Definition
quickness
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el rascacielos
 Definition
skyscraper
Term
el recipiente
 Definition
container
Term
la recogida
 Definition
pickup
Term
el refugio
 Definition
shelter
Term
el reportero
 Definition
newspaper reporter
Term
la reserva
 Definition
reserve
Term
el residuo
 Definition
waste
Term
el resto
 Definition
leftover
Term
el retroceso
 Definition
receding. backward motion
Term
la superficie
 Definition
surface
Term
la tela
 Definition
cloth
Term
el vidrio
 Definition
glass
Term
alcanzar
 Definition
to attain (a goal, a dream)
Term
lograr
 Definition
to succeed in, to manage
Term
conseguir
 Definition
to get, to obtain (w/ some difficulty or effort)
Term
obtener
 Definition
to get, to obtain
Term
alquilar
 Definition
to rent
Term
apoyar
 Definition
to support
Term
calentar
 Definition
to heat
Term
comprometerse
 Definition
to commit
Term
contaminar
 Definition
to pollute
Term
crear
 Definition
to create
Term
cubrir
 Definition
to cover
Term
desarrollar
 Definition
to develop
Term
destruir
 Definition
to destroy
Term
duplicar
 Definition
to duplicate
Term
generar
 Definition
to generate
Term
guardar
 Definition
to keep, save
Term
limpiar
 Definition
to clean
Term
ambiental
 Definition
environmental
Term
malgastar
 Definition
to waste
Term
prometer
 Definition
to promise
Term
proteger
 Definition
to protect
Term
reaprovechar
 Definition
to reuse
Term
salvar
 Definition
to save
Term
sembrar
 Definition
to sow
Term
talar
 Definition
to cut down trees
Term
tirar
 Definition
to throw away
Term
ambiental
 Definition
envrionmental
Term
contaminado
 Definition
contaminated, polluted
Term
controlado
 Definition
controlled
Term
cuidadoso
 Definition
careful
Term
desarrollado
 Definition
developed
Term
desempleado
 Definition
unemployed
Term
innovador
 Definition
innovative
Term
limpio
 Definition
clean
Term
protegido
 Definition
protected
Term
reemplazado
 Definition
replaced
Term
renovable
 Definition
renewable
Term
reutilizable
 Definition
reusable
Term
sobresaliente
 Definition
outstanding
Term
terrestre
 Definition
terrestrial
Term
a causa de
 Definition
because of
Term
correr el riesgo de
 Definition
to run the risk
Term
de esta manera
 Definition
in this way
Term
de hecho
 Definition
in fact
Term
por eso
 Definition
for that reason
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