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Chapter 10
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
01/14/2008
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Term
la Amazonia
 Definition
Amazon Basin
Term
el arrecife
 Definition
reef
Term
la bahía
 Definition
bay
Term
el bosque
 Definition
forest
Term
la catarata
 Definition
waterfall
Term
la colina
 Definition
hill
Term
la cordillera
 Definition
(mountain) range
Term
la isla
 Definition
island
Term
el llano
 Definition
plain
Term
la orilla
 Definition
shore, (river) bank
Term
la selva (tropical)
 Definition
(tropical) jungle
Term
la sierra
 Definition
mountains
Term
el terremoto
 Definition
earthquake
Term
la tierra
 Definition
land; earth
Term
caluroso
 Definition
warm, hot
Term
el cielo
 Definition
sky
Term
overflow
 Definition
el desbordamiento
Term
la escarcha
 Definition
frost
Term
la humedad
 Definition
humidity
Term
la inundación
 Definition
flood
Term
la llovizna  
 Definition
drizzle
Term
lloviznar
 Definition
to drizzle
Term
la lluvia
 Definition
rain
Term
la neblina
 Definition
fog
Term
la nube
 Definition
cloud
Term
pronosticar
 Definition
to forecast (weather)
Term
el relámpago
 Definition
lightning
Term
el rocío
 Definition
dew
Term
soleado/a
 Definition
sunny
Term
la tormenta
 Definition
storm
Term
el trueno
 Definition
thunder
Term
!Alto!
 Definition
Stop!
Term
el asiento
 Definition
seat
Term
la autopista
 Definition
freeway,expressway
Term
la carretera
 Definition
highway
Term
el crucero
 Definition
cruise ship
Term
el letrero
 Definition
sign
Term
el pasaje
 Definition
fare, ticket price
Term
el pasajero/ la pasajera
 Definition
passenger
Term
por avión (tren)
 Definition
by plane (train)
Term
la rueda
 Definition
wheel
Term
el semáforo
 Definition
signal (light)
Term
la señal
 Definition
signal (light)
Term
el transbordador
 Definition
ferry
Term
el tranvía
 Definition
cable car, streetcar
Term
el agujero en la capa de ozono
 Definition
hole in the ozone layer
Term
la bolsa de lona
 Definition
canvas bag
Term
la caza
 Definition
hunt; hunting
Term
los desperdicios (nucleares)
 Definition
(nuclear) waste
Term
en peligro de extinción
 Definition
in danger of extinction
Term
la energía renovable
 Definition
renewable energy
Term
el envase
 Definition
packing, packaging, bottle
Term
la escasez
 Definition
scarcity, shortage
Term
la natalidad
 Definition
birth rate
Term
el reciclaje
 Definition
recycling
Term
el recurso (natural)
 Definition
(natural) resource
Term
la red (de pesca)
 Definition
(fishing) net
Term
la sequía
 Definition
drought
Term
el vidrio
 Definition
glass (material)
Term
la abeja
 Definition
 bee
Term
el águila
 Definition
eagle
Term
la ballena
 Definition
whale
Term
el delfín  
Definition
dolphin
Term
la esponja  
 Definition
sponge
Term
la estrella (marina)  
 Definition
(sea) star; starfish
Term
el guacamayo 
 Definition
parrot
Term
el león (marino)
Definition
(sea) lion
Term
el lobo
 Definition
wolf
Term
el mamífero
 Definition
mammal
Term
la mariposa
 Definition
butterfly
Term
el pájaro
 Definition
bird
Term
el pez (los peces)  
 Definition
fish
Term
el tiburón
 Definition
shark
Term
la tortuga (marina)
 Definition
tortoise; (sea) turtle
Term
bajar
 Definition
to lower; to come down
Term
corregir
 Definition
to correct
Term
crear
 Definition
to create
Term
criar
 Definition
to raise (animals, children)
Term
desarrollar
 Definition
to develop
Term
desperdiciar
 Definition
to waste
Term
hacer una gira
 Definition
to make a tour
Term
imponer  
 Definition
to impose
Term
llamar la atención 
Definition
to call attention
Term
marearse
 Definition
to get seasick
Term
molestar
 Definition
to bother
Term
parecer
 Definition
to seem
Term
preocupar
 Definition
to worry
Term
proteger
 Definition
to protect
Term
requerir
 Definition
require
Term
resolver
 Definition
to solve
Term
salvar
 Definition
to save
Term
sembrar
 Definition
to plant
Term
urgir
 Definition
to be urgent
Term
el aumento
 Definition
increase
Term
el buceo
 Definition
diving (underwater swimming)
Term
el cáncer (de la piel)
 Definition
(skin) cancer
Term
la cantidad
 Definition
quantity
Term
el cartón
 Definition
cardboard
Term
el casco
 Definition
helmet
Term
el ciudadano/la ciudadana
 Definition
citizen
Term
los daños
 Definition
damages
Term
la desaparición
 Definition
disappearance
Term
la (des)ventaja
 Definition
(dis)advantage
Term
el ejército
 Definition
army, military
Term
el esfuerzo  
 Definition
effort
Term
el gobierno
 Definition
government
Term
la hoja (de papel)
 Definition
leaf; sheet (of paper)
Term
la impresora
 Definition
printer
Term
el pensamiento
 Definition
thought
Term
el poliestireno
 Definition
styrofoam
Term
el tema
 Definition
theme
Term
el viaje
 Definition
trip
Term
aéreo/a  
Definition
pertaining to air (travel)
Term
ambiental
 Definition
environmental
Term
ambos/as
 Definition
both
Term
bello/a
 Definition
beautiful
Term
cubierto/a
 Definition
covered
Term
dañino/a
 Definition
harmful
Term
lastimado/a
 Definition
injured
Term
ligero/a
 Definition
light
Term
lleno/a
 Definition
full
Term
profundo/a
 Definition
deep
Term
rocoso/a
 Definition
rocky
Term
rodeado/a
 Definition
surrounded
Term
serio/a
 Definition
serious
Term
tibio/a
 Definition
warm
Term
unido/a
 Definition
connected; unified
Term
cómodamente
 Definition
comfortably
Term
diariamente
 Definition
daily
Term
lentamente
 Definition
slowly
Term
acerca de
 Definition
about
Term
!Cuánto/a/os/as..!
 Definition
How many...!
Term
hacia
 Definition
toward
Term
mil(es)
 Definition
thousand(s)
Term
!Qué + noun + tan/más + adjective!
 Definition
What a + adjective + noun!
Term
para
 Definition
to (in the direction of)
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