Spanish chapter 2 vocab Flashcards

a corto/medio/largo plaza

in the short/mid/long term

agotar

to exhaust

el agujero

hole

alcanzar

to reach

aumentar

to increase

la basura

trash

el bosque

forest

calentar (ie)

to warm

la calidad

quality

la capa de ozono

ozone layer

el carbon

coal

el combustible

fuel

el desafio

challenge

desechar

to throw away, to discard

el desecho

waste

destruir (y)

to destroy

la (des)ventaja

(dis)advantage

dificultar

to make difficult

disminuir (y)

to diminish

el efecto invernadero

greenhouse effect

las especies en peligro de extinci�n

endangered species

favorecer (zc)

to favor

la fuente

source

el humo

smoke

(in)agotable

(in)exhaustible

invertir (ie,i)

to invest

la lena

firewood

la medida

measure

medioambiental

environmental

el medioambiente

environment

multar (a)

to fine

perjudicar

to harm

potable

safte to drink

premiar

to reward

presionar

to pressure

prevenir (ie)

to prevent

promover (ue)

to promote

proteger (j)

to protect

el recurso

resource

la regla

rule

renovable

renewable

renovar (ue)

to renew

rescatar

to rescue

la selva

jungle

la sequia

drought

sin embargo

however, nevertheless

sostenible

sustainable

el vidrio

glass

aportar

to contribute

avanzar

to advance

beneficioso/a

beneficial

comprometer

to compromise

cumplir (con)

to fulfill, to satisfy

danar

to damage

desarrollar

to develop

en vias de desarrollo

developing

factible

feasible

fomentar

to promote, to further

el fondo

background, essence

grave

serious

mejorar

to improve

nutritivo/a

nutritious

predecir (i)

to predict

preservar

to protect, to preserve

proponer

to propose

saludable

healthy

seguro/a

safe, secure

la vivienda

housing