Unit 7 global iss

• What does "agotar" mean in English?

  To exhaust, use up
• What is the English translation of "agujero"?

  Hole
• What does "amenazar" mean?

  To threaten
• What is the meaning of "apagar"?

  To turn off (lights, etc)
• What does "arruinar" mean?


  To ruin, to destroy
• What is the English translation of "atasco"?

  Traffic jam
• What does "gamberro" refer to?


  Hooligan, lout, troublemaker
• What are "gases de escape" in English?

  Exhaust fumes
• What is the meaning of "huracán"?

  Hurricane
• What does "igualdad" mean?

  Equality
• What is the English translation of "incendio"?

  Fire
• What does "aumento" mean?

  Increase
• What is the meaning of "beneficio"?

  Benefit
• What does "calentamiento global" refer to?

  Global warming
• What is the English translation of "capa de ozono"?

  Ozone layer
• What does "combatir" mean?

  To fight, to combat
• What is the meaning of "cometer"?

  To commit
• What does "consumo" refer to?

  Consumption
• What is the English translation of "desechos"?

  Rubbish, waste
• What does "desigualdad" mean?

  Inequality
• What is the meaning of "desperdicio"?

  Waste, rubbish, squandering
• What does "echar la culpa" mean?

  To blame
• What is the English translation of "efecto invernadero"?

  Greenhouse effect
• What does "ensuciar" mean?

  To make dirty, to soil, to make a mess
• What is the meaning of "envase"?

  Wrapping, packaging
• What does "inundación" refer to?

  Flood
• What is the English translation of "lluvia ácida"?

  Acid rain
• What does "marea negra" mean?

  Oil spill
• What is the meaning of "multa"?

  Fine
• What does "nocivo" mean?

  Harmful
• What is the English translation of "petrolero"?

  Oil tanker
• What does "prejuicio" mean?

  Prejudice
• What is the meaning of "residuos"?

  Refuse, waste, rubbish
• What is the English translation of "selva"?

  Jungle, tropical forest
• What does "sequía" mean?


  Drought
• What is the meaning of "sin techo"?

  Homeless people
• What does "testigo" mean?

  Witness
• What is the English translation of "vertedero"?

  Rubbish dump, tip
• What does "escasez" mean?

  Shortage, lack