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Nuevas Vistas 3B Protejamos nuestra tierra vocabulario págs 121-125
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| A | B |
| el medio ambiente | the environment |
| la actualidad | the present day/currently |
| el equilibrio | the equilibrium/balance |
| ambiental (adj.) | environmental (adj.) |
| el esfuerzo | the effort |
| la contaminación | pollution |
| una mezcla | a mixture |
| los elementos tóxicos | toxic elements |
| el azufre | sulfer |
| la central energética | the power station |
| la capa de ozono | the ozone layer |
| además | moreover, furthermore |
| los rayos solares | the sun rays |
| retener | to hold in/back |
| el cristal | the window pane (e.g. of a greenhouse) |
| provocar | to cause, to provoke |
| el aumento | the growth, the increase |
| denominar | to call |
| el denominado efecto invernadero | the so-called greenhouse effect |
| el casquete polar | the polar cap |
| fundir | to melt |
| el hielo | the ice |
| amenazado/a | threatened |
| el nivel | the level |
| la energía limpia | clean energy |
| renovable | renewable |
| contaminar | to pollute |
| alrededor de | around (e.g. the world) |
| ya | already |
| el molino eólico | the windmill |
| la usina | the factory, la fábrica |
| echar | to give off (smoke, odor, sparks), to throw (away, out), |
| el humo | the smoke |
| la batería solar recargable | rechargeable solar battery |
| el subterráneo | the subway, el metro |
| la energía eólica | wind energy |
| la aspa | the sail or blades (windmill, fan) |
| girar | to turn around, to spin |
| las mareas | the tides |
| las corrientes | the currents (e.g. river) |
| la represa hidroeléctrica | the hydroelectric dam |
| aprovechar | to take advantage of |
| una clase de máquina (etc.) | a sort of machine |
| un artefacto doméstico | a home device |
| el combustible | the fuel |
| sino | but rather |
| la parada | the stop |
| la estación de servicio | the service/gas station |
| cargar | to fill with fuel, to load |
| hogareño/a (adj.) | home (adj.) |
| un incendio | a fire (unintentional e.g. forest fire, house fire) |
| prevenir | to prevent, to warn |
| el riesgo | the risk |
| encender | to set (a fire), to light or turn on (light), to start (motor) |
| una hoguera | a bonfire |
| inútil | useless |
| quemar | to burn |
| las malas hierbas | the weeds |
| una barbacoa | a BBQ/barbecue, barbacued meat |
| los restos | the leftovers (food), what's left |
| dar la voz de alarma | to sound or raise the alarm |
| por otra parte | on the other hand |
| un agricultor | a farmer |
| agotarse | to become exhausted |
| el suelo | the floor, the soil |
| volverse | to become (unwillingly, not through trying to become "X") |
| resistente | resistant |
| cortar | to cut |
| un ecosistema | an ecosystem |
| un ave | a bird (un pájaro) |
| purificar | to purify |
| hacer daño | to harm |
| la selva | the jungle |
| el bosque | the woods |
| talar | to fell, to cut down |
| la cubierta | the covering |
| proteger | to protect |
| la lluvia | the rain |
| arrastrar | to pull out |
| desaparecer | to disappear |
| año tras año | year after year |
| las especies | the species |
| por otro lado | on the other hand |
| el agotamiento | the exhaustion |
| la cosecha | the harvest |
| el fósforo | the phosphorus |
| el nitrógeno | nitrogen |
| el potasio | potasium |
| el fertilizante | the fertilizer |
| templado | temperate, mild |
| la sabana | the savanna, the grasslands |
| interminable | never-ending, endless |
| vasta | vast, broad, wide |
| la estepa | the steppe |
| la pantanal | large swamp, marsh or lowlands |
| un estero | a marsh or swamp |
| centenares | hundreds |
| un mamífero | a mammal |
| millares | thousands |
| el patrimonio | the patrimony, the heritage |
| diverso/a (adj.) | diverse |
| integrar | to form , to make up a group |
| orgulloso/a (adj.) | proud |
| contar con | (formal) to have |
| desarrollado/a (adj.) | developed |
| restringir | to restrict |
| consistir en | to consist of, to be made up of |
| incentivos financieros | financial incentives |
| los derechos de propriedad | property rights |
| la preservación | preservation |
| racional (adj.) | rational, logical |
| cubrir | to cover |
| autóctono/a (adj.) | native (adj.) |
| la biodiversidad | the biodiversity |
| mejorar | to improve |
| crear | to create |
| los rendimientos sostenibles | sustainable returns/yields, returns, output, performance |
| promover (o-->ue) | to promote |
| un decenio | a decade |
| un gobierno | a government |
| tomar medidas (para) | to take measures/action (in order to) |
| establecer | to establish |
| abarcar | to cover, to span |
| casi | almost |
| la superficie | the surface |
| salvaguardar | to safeguard |
| los bancos de genes | gene banks |
| silvestre | wild (the opposite of domesticated) |
| tirar | to throw away (echar) |
| los vidrios | glass products |
| lograr | to achieve, to reach, to attain |
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