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Atando cabos capitulo 5 vocab
3rd edition, includes some additional words
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
12/06/2009
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Term
la ecología
 Definition
ecology
Term
el calentamiento global
 Definition
global warming
Term
el clima
 Definition
climate
Term
la contaminación
 Definition
pollution
Term
la deforestación
 Definition
deforestation
Term
la entidad
 Definition
entity
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el medio ambiente
 Definition
environment
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el planeta
 Definition
planet
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el reciclaje
 Definition
recycling
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los recursos naturales
 Definition
natural resources
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la reforestación
 Definition
reforestation
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la tala
 Definition
felling of trees
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el acuerdo
 Definition
agreement
Term
el aerosol
 Definition
aerosol spray
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el aporte
 Definition
the contribution
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el buzón
 Definition
mailbox
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la catástrofe
 Definition
catastrophe
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el cesto
 Definition
basket
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el combustible fósil
 Definition
fossil fuel
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el cosmético
 Definition
make-up
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el cubo de basura
 Definition
trash can
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el desecho
 Definition
waste, scrap
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el envase
 Definition
container
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el envoltorio
 Definition
wrapping
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la fábrica
 Definition
factory
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el glaciar
 Definition
glacier
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el jabón
 Definition
soap
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la limpieza
 Definition
clearing
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la naturaleza
 Definition
nature
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la rapidez
 Definition
quickness, swiftness
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el rascacielos
 Definition
skyscraper
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el recipiente
 Definition
container
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la recogida
 Definition
pickup, collection, harvest
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el refugio natural
 Definition
nature sanctuary
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el/la reportero/a
 Definition
newspaper reporter
Term
la reserva
 Definition
reserve
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el residuo
 Definition
garbage, waste, residue, remainder
Term
la tela
 Definition
cloth
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la torre
 Definition
tower
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el vidrio
 Definition
glass
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alcanzar
 Definition
to attain, reach
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apoyar
 Definition
to support
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calentar (ie)
 Definition
to get hot, to heat
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comprometerse
 Definition
to commit
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conseguir (i)
 Definition
to get, obtain
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contaminar
 Definition
to pollute
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cubrir
 Definition
to cover
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duplicar
 Definition
to duplicate
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generar
 Definition
to generate
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guardar
 Definition
to keep, save
Term
limpiar
 Definition
to clean
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lograr
 Definition
to succeed in, manage
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malgastar
 Definition
to waste
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obtener (ie)
 Definition
to obtain
Term
proteger
 Definition
to protect
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reaprovechar
 Definition
to reuse
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reciclar
 Definition
to recycle
Term
reducir (zc)
 Definition
to reduce
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reutilizar
 Definition
to reuse
Term
salvar
 Definition
to save
Term
tirar
 Definition
to throw (away)
Term
andino/a
 Definition
Andean
Term
contaminado/a
 Definition
contaminated, polluted
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controlado/a
 Definition
controlled
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cuidadoso/a
 Definition
careful, watchful
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desarollado/a
 Definition
developed
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desempleado/a
 Definition
unemployed
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ecológio
 Definition
ecological
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limpio/a
 Definition
clean
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protegido/a
 Definition
protected
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reemplazado
 Definition
replaced
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renovable
 Definition
renewable
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sobresaliente
 Definition
outstanding, excellent
Term
terrestre
 Definition
terrestrial
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a causa de
 Definition
because of
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de este manera
 Definition
in this way
Term
de hecho
 Definition
in fact, indeed, actually
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por eso
 Definition
for that reason
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alquilar
 Definition
to rent
Term
el alquiler
 Definition
rent (n)
Term
ambiental
 Definition
environmental
Term
la capa de ozono
 Definition
ozone layer
Term
el cartón
 Definition
cardboard
Term
desarrollar
 Definition
to develop
Term
el desarrollo
 Definition
development
Term
la lata
 Definition
can (n)
Term
el material reutilizable
 Definition
reusable material
Term
el municipio
 Definition
municipality, town hall building, town council
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el resto
 Definition
leftover, wreckage, rest
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reutizable
 Definition
reusable
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a pesar de eso
 Definition
despite that
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a pesar de todo
 Definition
despite everything
Term
el acontecimiento
 Definition
event
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barro
 Definition
mud
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embarrado
 Definition
muddy
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alimentar a
 Definition
to feed, to nurture
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fósforos
 Definition
matches (Latin America)
Term
cerillas
 Definition
matches (Spain)
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