Social and Global Issues- Spanish

• Sucio = dirty
• Los sin techos = the homeless
• La pobreza = poverty
• La vivienda = housing
• El trabajo = job
• La falta = lack
• La violencia = violence
• La drogadicción = the drug addiction
• El crimen = crime
• la guerra = war
• la paz = peace
• drogarse = to take drugs
• el ejercicio físico = physical exercise
• el estrés = stress
• estar en forma = to be fit
• evitar = to avoid
• mantenerse en forma = to stay fit
• sano = healthy
• la contaminación = pollution
• el cambio climático = climate change
• el efecto invernadero = greenhouse effect, global warming
• la basura = rubbish
• el agua = water
• la bolsa (de plástico) = a (plastic) bag
• la energía = energy
• la pila = battery
• el plástico = plastic
• los productos químicos = chemicals
• ahorrar = to save
• apagar = to switch off
• recargar = to recharge
• reciclar = to recycle
• recoger = to collect/pick up
• reducir = to reduce
• reusar/reutilizar = to reuse
• tirar = to throw away
• usar/utilizar = to use
• apoyar = to support
• el banco de alimentos = food bank
• la obra benéfica = charity work