Dictionary DICTIONARY
Consume
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To acquire goods and services to satisfy our wants or needs.
Adquirir bienes y servicios para satisfacer nuestros deseos o necesidades.
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We consume too much. We should reduce consumption to help the planet.
Consumimos demasiado. Debemos reducir el consumo para ayudar al planeta.
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Consumir
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Customer
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A person who buys something or hires a service.
Una persona que compra o alquila algo.
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The customer wanted to give the product back because it was broken.
El cliente quería devolver el producto porque estaba roto.
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Cliente
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Encourage
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When you advise someone to do something with enthusiasm.
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Cuando le aconsejas a alguien que haga algo con entusiasmo.
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The teacher encourages her students with prizes.
La profesora anima a sus alumnos con premios.
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Animar
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Purpose
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The customer wanted to give the product back because it was broken.
El cliente quería devolver el producto porque estaba roto.
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The reason to do something.
La finalidad para hacer algo.
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Finalidad
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Resources (natural)
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They are raw materials that can be used for economic production or consumption.
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Son materias primas que pueden ser utilizadas para la producción económica o consumo.
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There are a number of natural resources that can be used as sources for renewable energy.
Hay una serie de recursos naturales que pueden utilizarse como fuentes de energía renovable.
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Recursos (naturales)
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Second-hand
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Any item offered for sale that is not new.
Cualquier artículo puesto a la venta que no es nuevo.
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Second-hand cars do not cost as much as new ones.
Los coches de segunda mano no cuestan tanto como los nuevos.
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Segunda mano
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Sustainable development
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Social and economic development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations with respect to natural resource depletion and environmental pollution.
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Desarrollo social y económico que satisfaga las necesidades del presente sin comprometer la capacidad de las generaciones futuras con respecto al agotamiento de los recursos naturales y la contaminación ambiental.
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Electric cars are an important mode of transport and they are part of a strategy of sustainable development.
Los coches eléctricos son un modo de transporte importante y forman parte de una estrategia de desarrollo sostenible.
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Desarrollo sostenible
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Natural resources are spent.
You consume natural resources.
Natural resources are in nature.
You can reuse the objects.
You will be more responsible.
You will help the environment.
Learn how to sell objects.
At the end you will work in a group.
You will make a second-hand store.
Second hand are used objects.
It will be an online store.
You will describe the objects.
You will encourage the customer to value the objects.