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sostenibilidad
sustainability
📌 Nota gramatical
Abstract noun derived from the adjective sostenible; the plural form is rarely used.
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huella
footprint (carbon footprint)
📌 Nota gramatical
Commonly used in the collocation 'huella de carbono' (carbon footprint).
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reciclaje
recycling
📌 Nota gramatical
Derived from the verb reciclar.
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sequía
drought
📌 Nota gramatical
Note the written accent on the 'í' to show hiatus.
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inundación
flood
📌 Nota gramatical
Feminine noun ending in -ción, which is a standard pattern for feminine abstract/event nouns.
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contaminación
pollution / contamination
📌 Nota gramatical
Often combined with 'del aire' (air) or 'del agua' (water).
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basura
garbage / trash
📌 Nota gramatical
Can be used in the plural 'las basuras' to refer to waste collection or garbage dumps.
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bosque
forest
📌 Nota gramatical
Synonymous with 'selva' (jungle) in certain contexts, though 'bosque' implies a temperate woodland.
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especie
species
📌 Nota gramatical
The singular and plural forms for the noun ending remain relatively standard (-es in plural).
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energía
energy
📌 Nota gramatical
Often used in plural 'energías renovables' to refer to renewable energy sources.
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reciclar
to recycle
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb.
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contaminar
to pollute / to contaminate
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb.
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proteger
to protect
📌 Nota gramatical
Second conjugation (-er) verb with a spelling change in the first person singular (protejo).
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ahorrar
to save (energy, water, money)
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb used for both money and resources.
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desperdiciar
to waste
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb, synonymous with malgastar.
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renovable
renewable
📌 Nota gramatical
Adjective ending in -e does not change form for masculine/feminine, only adds -s for plural.
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contaminante
polluting / pollutant
📌 Nota gramatical
Functions as both an adjective (polluting) and a masculine noun (pollutant).
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ecológico
ecological / organic (food)
📌 Nota gramatical
Adjective with four forms: ecológico, ecológica, ecológicos, ecológicas.
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sostenible
sustainable
📌 Nota gramatical
Adjective ending in -e; plural form is sostenibles.
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tóxico
toxic
📌 Nota gramatical
Adjective requiring an accent on the 'ó'.
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cambio climático
climate change
📌 Nota gramatical
Fixed compound expression combining noun 'cambio' and adjective 'climático'.
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en peligro de extinción
endangered (in danger of extinction)
📌 Nota gramatical
Common prepositional phrase used with verbs like estar.
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capa de ozono
ozone layer
📌 Nota gramatical
Fixed expression; 'capa' means layer and 'ozono' means ozone.
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energía solar
solar energy
📌 Nota gramatical
Combination of feminine noun 'energía' and descriptive adjective 'solar'.
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calentamiento global
global warming
📌 Nota gramatical
Key concept linking climate science terminology at the B1 level.
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