Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Glossary
Key Terms and Definitions
Acid
Acid: Sour.
Afford
Afford: To have enough money; permitirse.
Beyond My Reach
Beyond my reach: Inaccessible; outside the limits of one’s ability; inalcanzable.
Be in Charge
Be in charge: To be responsible for someone or something; a cargo.
Carbon
Carbon: Charcoal; carbón.
Catch Sight Of
Catch sight of: To notice; avistar, divisar.
Climate Change
Climate change: Global warming.
Conservation
Conservation: Preservation; ahorro.
Confidence In
Confidence in: To feel secure about; belief in the reliability of a person or thing; trust.
Distressed
Distressed: Affected with or suffering from distress; worry.
Distressing
Distressing: Emotionally upsetting; sharp or strong anxiety, pain, or sorrow; inquietante.
Endangered
Endangered: At risk.
Fertilizers
Fertilizers: Plant food.
Footprint
Footprint: Footmark.
Fossil
Fossil: Petrified deposit; the preserved remains, or an imprint, of an organism from a former age.
Greenhouse
Greenhouse: Hothouse; invernadero.
Grateful
Grateful: Thankful; agradecido.
Hybrid
Hybrid: Crossed.
Have a Chance To
Have a chance to: To be able to succeed; a possibility or probability of anything happening.
In Turn
In turn: One at a time; de uno en uno.
Intention Of
Intention of: Purpose of; an act or instance of deciding upon an action.
In Appreciation Of
In appreciation of: Gratitude; agradecimiento.
Icecap
Icecap: Glacier; glaciar.
Kind To
Kind to: Having a good nature or way of behaving; considerate, generous.
Logging
Logging: Woodcutting; explotación forestal.
Lack Of
Lack of: Absence of; falta de.
Makes a Comeback
Makes a comeback: To become popular again; return, resurface; volver de moda.
Needy
Needy: Poor; necesitado.
Nod
Nod: Head gesture agreement; bow; asentir.
Oil
Oil: Fat.
Plays a Part In
Plays a part in: To act; act the part of; jugar un papel.
Run the Risk Of
Run the risk of: To expose yourself to a situation where there is a possibility of negative consequences.
Renewable
Renewable: Capable of being renewed; renovable.
Relieves
Relieves: To ease, lessen, or make less unpleasant; aliviar.
Repay
Repay: To pay back; devolver.
Reserves
Reserves: Backup.
Solar Panels
Solar Panels: Bank of solar cells.
Sustainable
Sustainable: Ecological; capable of being maintained at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage.
To Date
To date: Up to now, yet; hasta hoy.
Take Pleasure In
Take pleasure in: To enjoy; disfruta.
Warming
Warming: Heated; having or giving out moderate heat.
Waste
Waste: Trash.
Wind
Wind: Breeze.
May and Must
May: Puedes. Must: Debes.