Problemas ecologicos

• acercarse a

  to approach
• el agujero

  hole
• la aldea

  (small) village
• alejar

  to move (something) further away
• alejarse de


  to move further away from
• amenazar

  to threaten
• arruinar 


  to ruin
• el atasco

  traffic jam, hold up
• el ave (marina) (fem)

  (sea) bird
• el calentamiento global

  global warming
• la capa de ozono

  ozone layer
• el casco

  helmet, hull (of ship)
• el centenar

  about a hundred
• la central electrica

  power station
• la circulacion


  traffic
• constituir

  to constitute
• cortar

  to cut, to cut off
• el efecto invernadero

  greenhouse effect
• extender

  to spread, to stretch
• frenar

  to break, to put to a stop
• el humo

  smoke
• el huracan

  hurricane
• el incendio

  fire
• la lluvia

  rain
• la mancha

  stain
• la marea negra

  oil slick
• la muerte

  death
• el nivel

  level
• el petrolero

  oil tanker
• el/la pescador/a

  fisherman/ fisherwoman
• el planeta

  planet
• prever

  to foresee
• rescatar

  to rescue
• el riesgo

  risk
• la salud

  health
• la selva

  tropical forest, jungle
• senalar

  to indicate
• la sequia

  drought
• vagar

  to wander about, to float around
• el viento

  wind