Word lists · B2
Environment and sustainability (B2)
Words for talking about the climate crisis and sustainable living: emissions, fuels, droughts and floods, saving energy, recycling and protecting ecosystems.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1748 | el clima | noun · m | climate, weather; atmosphere, mood | B1 |
| 1616 | el ambiente | noun · m | atmosphere, environment; temperatura ambiente: room temperature | B1 |
| 1087 | la naturaleza | noun · f | nature; nature (character) | A2 |
| 896 | el planeta | noun · m | planet | A2 |
| 659 | la energía | noun · f | energy (vitality); energy (power) | A2 |
| 1459 | el recurso | noun · m | resource; appeal (legal) | B1 |
| 3793 | el consumo | noun · m | consumption | B2 |
| 3337 | consumir | verb | to consume | B2 |
| 2926 | ahorrar | verb | to save | B2 |
| 11591 | reciclar | verb | to recycle; to retrain; to upskill (reciclarse) | C2 |
| 1736 | la basura | noun · f | rubbish | B1 |
| 4534 | el residuo | noun · m | waste, residue | C1 |
| 2925 | el plástico | noun · m | plastic | B2 |
| 7784 | el desperdicio | noun · m | waste; scraps; waste material (desperdicios) | C2 |
| 5883 | la contaminación | noun · f | pollution; contamination | C1 |
| 4912 | contaminar | verb | to pollute, to contaminate; to infect, to taint | C1 |
| 3658 | la emisión | noun · f | broadcast; emission | B2 |
| 1582 | emitir | verb | to emit, to give off; to broadcast, to issue | B1 |
| 4006 | el carbono | noun · m | carbon | C1 |
| 2213 | el combustible | noun · m | fuel | B1 |
| 1573 | la temperatura | noun · f | temperature | B1 |
| 6620 | el calentamiento | noun · m | warming; heating; warm-up (sports) | C2 |
| 701 | el efecto | noun · m | effect; en efecto: indeed, in fact | A2 |
| 1725 | el desastre | noun · m | disaster; mess (informal) | B1 |
| 6475 | la catástrofe | noun · f | catastrophe, disaster; disaster, flop | C1 |
| 1657 | el incendio | noun · m | fire (large) | B1 |
| 7193 | la sequía | noun · f | drought | C2 |
| 4703 | la inundación | noun · f | flood | C1 |
| 3649 | el huracán | noun · m | hurricane | B2 |
| 3171 | el terremoto | noun · m | earthquake | B2 |
| 1546 | la tormenta | noun · f | storm | B1 |
| 789 | el bosque | noun · m | forest, wood | A2 |
| 2882 | la selva | noun · f | jungle, rainforest | B2 |
| 367 | la especie | noun · f | species; una especie de: a kind of | A1 |
| 4923 | la extinción | noun · f | extinction; putting out (a fire) | C1 |
| 8069 | el ecosistema | noun · m | ecosystem; ecosystem (of firms, products) | C2 |
| 609 | proteger | verb | to protect | A2 |
| 1251 | conservar | verb | to keep, to preserve; to keep (in good condition) | B1 |
| 4679 | ambiental | adjective | environmental | C1 |
| 6892 | ecológico | adjective | ecological; environmental; organic (food) | C2 |
| 10757 | sostenible | adjective | sustainable (environmentally); sustainable; viable over time (economically) | C2 |