Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

medioambiente

/medioambiente/Roman

English meaning: Environment

Definition

The natural surroundings including ecosystems, air, and water. Spain is one of Europe's most biodiverse countries with diverse ecosystems from the Pyrenees to Mediterranean coast, Atlantic coast, and semi-arid regions. Spain is a world leader in wind and solar energy, generating over 40% of electricity from renewables.

Example

España es líder mundial en energía eólica y solar.

In English: Spain is a world leader in wind and solar energy.

Literary Heritage

Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche. Escribir, por ejemplo: La noche está estrellada, y tiritan, azules, los astros, a lo lejos.

Tonight I can write the saddest lines. Write, for example: The night is starry, and the stars, blue, shiver in the distance.

Pablo Neruda · Poet · 20th century

Canto General

Neruda, 'Puedo escribir los versos', Veinte poemas de amor (1924), Poem XX, stanza 1

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