A2 Spanish: el medio ambiente

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El calentamiento
warming
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concienciar
to make aware
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una etapa
a stage
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explotar
to exploit
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fomentar
to encourage/promote
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frenar
to halt
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una helada
a freeze/frost
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nocivo/a
harmful
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ocasionar/provocar
to cause
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promover/potenciar
to promote
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suavizar
to soften
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ahogarse
to gasp for breath
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la alteracion de sueno
sleep disturbance
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el alumbrado
lighting
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antano
at one time(long ago)
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aquejar
to afflict
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la calzada
road surface/causeway
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en camara lenta
in slow motion
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el claxon
claxon/horn(car/boat)
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un decibelio
a decibel(measure of noise)
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jadear
to pant
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los habitantes locales
local people
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macilento
pale/sickly
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el parque automovilistico
the quantity of vehicles
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la perdida
loss
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el plomo
lead(element)
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el rozamiento
friction
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un abono
a subscription
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alcanzar
to reach
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un catalizador
a catalytic converter
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facilitar
to offer/provide/facilitate
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implantar
to set up
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un kilovato
a kilowatt(measure of electricity)
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novedoso/a
novel/new
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una red
a net
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subvencionar
to subside
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trasladar
to move
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el trayecto
journey/trajectory
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acabar con
to end/to do away with
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un aerogenerador
a wind turbine
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agotarse
to run out
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agregar
to add
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apostar/optar por
to opt for/to be commited to
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una bateria de medidas
a raft of measures
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las bombillas de bajo consumo
low energy light bulbd
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el butano
butane(bottled) gas
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las cerizas
ashes
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el crudo
crude oil/petroleum
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la energia atomica de fusion
nuclear fusion energy
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utilizable
available for use
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las reservas sin explotar
unexploited reserves
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las zonas eolicas
wind farms
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la caldera
boiler
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una central termica covnencional
conventional power station
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el crisis de petroleo
oil crisis
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la energia eolica
wind energy
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la energia nuclear
nuclear energy
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el mayor fuente de energia
the greatest source of energy
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la perdida de recursos valiosos
the loss of valuable resources
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la politica de conservacion
a conservation oolic
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una presa
a dam
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una turbin eolica
a wind turbine
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la utilizacion pacifica de la energia nuclear
peacful use of nuclear energy
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los adelantes technicos
technical advances
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los combustibles fosiles
fossil fuels
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los paises nuclearizados
countries with nuclear capacity
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los recursos energeticos
enery resources
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los recursos se agotan
resources are being used up
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el ahorro de energia
energy saving
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el aislamiento(termico_
(heat)insulation
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el consumo de energia
energy consumption
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el consumo de recursos naturales
the consumption of natural resources
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el despilfarro
wastefulness/squandering
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un panel fotovoltaico
photo-voltaic panel
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un panel solar
a solar panel
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el petroleo
crude oil
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un reactor nuclear
a nuclear reactor
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el uso racional de la energia disponible
the rational use of available energy
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cuando el petroleo llegue a Xdolares el baril
when oil reaches X dollars a barrel
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despilfarrar
to squander
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minar
to mine
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tomar medidad
to take measures
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conservar la energia
to conserve/preserve energy
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conservar los recursos escasos del planeta
to conserve/preserve the planet's scarce resources
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consumir un X% de todos los recursos del mundo
to consume X% of all the world's resources
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dejar encendidas las luces
to leave the lights on
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ejercer una enorme presion sobre
to exert an enormous pressure on
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encender/apagar la calefaccion
to switch the heatign on/off
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resumir la construccion de centrales nucleares
to resume the construction of nuclear power stations
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sacar de la tierra
to take out of the ground
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satisfacer las necesidades de los paises industrializados
to meet the needs of the industrialised countries
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esceptico
sceptical
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sostenible/equilibrado
sustainable
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una especie
a species
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la huella medio ambiental
environmental footprint
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un grupo de presion
pressure group
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un tratado
a treaty
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a nivel mundial
on a worldwide scale
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insostenible
unsustainable
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venenoso/a
poisonous
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las radiaciones ultravioletas
ultra violet radiation
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tonelados de bolsas de plastico
tons of plastic bags
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las amenazas a la naturaleza
the threat to wildlife
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la basura
rubbish
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la contaminacion atmosferica(transfronteriza)
(cross-frontier) atmospheric pollution
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la deforestacion
deforestation
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la descontaminacion
decontamination
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la desertizacion
desertification
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la destruccion de la capa de ozono
destruction of the ozone layer
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la destruccion de las selvas tropicales
destruction of the rain forests
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una mancha de petroleo
oil slick/spill
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la nocividad de las emisiones
the harmful nature of emisions
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una ola de calor
a heat wave
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la supervivencia del hombre
man's survival
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los contaminantes atmosfericos
atmospheric pollutants
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los danos irreversibles
irreversible damage
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los efectos nocivos
harmful effects
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los envases de carton
cardboard packaging
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los gases contaminantes
polluting gas
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los gases invernaderos
greenhouse gases
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los hidrocarburos
hydrocarbons
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los residuos
radioactive waste
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un aerosol
aerosol
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el agujero de ozono
hole in the ozone layer
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el aumento del nivel del mar
rise in sea level
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los clorofluorocarbonos
CFCs
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el derretimiento de la capa de hielo polar
melting of the polar ice sheet
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el deterioro ambiental
environmental damage
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vertidos/aguas residuales
waste/spilt/discharged water
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contaminante
pollutant
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contaminar
to pollute
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gases de combustion
exhaust gases
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dioxodo de carbono
carbon dioxide
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gases de carbon
carbon gases
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huella de carbon
carbon footprint
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contaminacion acustica
noise pollution
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emitit
to emit/release
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ensuciar
to soil
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perjudicial
harmful
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sin plomo
unleaded
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residuo nuclear
nuclear waste
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gasolina
petrol
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alquitran
oil/tar
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danar
to harm
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costa/litoral
coast
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cambio climatico
climate change
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lluvia acida
acid rain
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vertido/derrame
spillage
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nivel
level
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compartit los coches
car-sharing
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toxico/a
toxic
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productos quimicos
chemicals
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emitir/echar/verter
to discharge
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dificultades respiratorios
breathing difficulties
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gasoil/gasoleo
diesel
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asma
asthma
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biodegradable
biodegradable
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residuos, desechos
waste
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via fluvial/via o canal navegable
watreways
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trafico rodado/aereo
road/air traffic
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rio
river
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numero total de coches
total number of cars
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rio mayor
main river
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sequia
drought
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calentamiento global
global warming
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derretimiento de los caquetes polares
melting of polar ice caps
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radioactivo/a
radioactive
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agotar
to exhaust
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sonas eolicas
wind farms
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turbina eolica
wind turbine
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disponer
to have (available)
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recursos energeticos
energy resources
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utilizar/usar
to use
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inagotable
inexhuastible
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subministro de energia
supply of energy
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aumento de precios
increase in prices
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escasez
scarcity
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eficiente
efficient
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dique,presa
dam
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dar lugar a
to bring about
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desperdiciar/malgastar
to waste
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mar del norte
north sea
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politica de compromiso total contra la energia nuclear
policy of total commitment to nuclear energy
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acabar/gastar
to use up
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carbon
gas
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agotamiento
exhaustion
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oleoducto
oil pipeline
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gaseoducto
gas pipeline
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a corto plazo
short term
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cano/tuberia
pipeline
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reserva de petroleo
ooil reserve/deposit
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geotermico/a
geothermic
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reactor
reactor
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maremoto
tidal
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calefaccion por petroleo
heating using oil
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compania electrica
electricity company
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oriente medio
middle east
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casquete glacier
polar ice-caps
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aumentar
to rise
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consevar/proteger
to conserve/preserve/protect
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amenazar
to threaten
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pacto
pact
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mercado
market
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efecto invernadero
greenhouse effect
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encogerse
to shrink
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metano
methane
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consenso cientifico
scientific consensus
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en peligro
in danger
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retoseso de los glaciares/desparicion de los glaciares
glacier retreat
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negar
to deny
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temperatura
temperature
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deforestacion
deforestation
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protestar/impugnar
to contest/dispute
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fluctuacion
fluctuation
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desaperecer
to dissapear
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de caza
hunting
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refrigeracion/enfriamiento
cooling
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explotacion
exploitation
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edad de hielo
ice age
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protocal
protocal
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circulo
cycle
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ratificar
to ratify
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dioxido de nitrogeno
nitrogen dioxide
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datos/informatcion
data
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concienciar

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to make aware

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una etapa

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explotar

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fomentar

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