| Spanish | English |
| a corta distancia | short-range |
| a corta distancia | short range |
| a larga distancia | longe-range |
| a larga distancia | long range |
| a media distancia | intermediate range |
| a media distancia | mid range |
| a media distancia | mesoscale |
| a prueba de cambio climático | climate-proof |
| acceso a documentos administrativos | access to administrative documents |
| acceso a documentos administrativos | access to administrative documents The legal right of access to administrative documents or the opportunity to avail oneself of the same |
| Aceites y otros líquidos de aislamiento y transmisión de calor que contienen PCB o PCT | insulating or heat transmission oils and other liquids containing PCBs or PCTs |
| aguas marinas y medios sometidos a marea | open sea and tidal areas |
| aireación a presión atmosférica | atmospheric pressure aeration |
| area sometida a estrés | area under stress |
| area sometida a estrés | area under stress Areas that are flooded by rising number of tourists or other kinds of pressure and suffer from insufficient or inappropriate planning and management. Damage frequently arises from a lack of understanding or interest of the value of such sites |
| ave ligada a medios agrícolas | farmland bird |
| biomasa "a largo plazo" | long-term biomass |
| bisonte selvático o de Athabasca | wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) |
| calefacción a distancia | teleheating |
| calefacción a distancia | teleheating The supply of heat, either in the form of steam or hot water, from a central source to a group of buildings |
| cambios subclínicos o ligeros | subclinical or subtle changes |
| combustión de basuras de a bordo | combustion of ship-generated garbage |
| concentración a nivel del suelo | ground-level concentration |
| contaminación a larga distancia | long-distance pollution |
| contaminación a ras del suelo | pollution at the ground level |
| cultivo por fajas a nivel | contour cropping |
| cámaras de ionización a cavidad de Bragg-Gray | cavity ionization chambers Bragg-Gray |
| disposición a pagar | willingness-to-pay |
| efecto a corto plazo | short term effect |
| efecto a largo plazo | long-term effect |
| efecto a largo plazo | long term effect |
| efecto a largo plazo | long-term effect Effects which will last long after the cause has ceased |
| emisario a tierra | underground outlet channel |
| envase primario o envase individual de venta | sales packaging or primary packaging |
| envase terciario o envase de transporte | transport packaging or tertiary packaging |
| especies de animales y de plantas raras o amenazadas | endangered or rare species of fauna and flora |
| espumas de fundición a presión | zinc die cast dross |
| experimento a largo plazo | long-term experiment |
| experimento a largo plazo | long-term experiment 1. Experiment lasting for a relatively long period of time. 2. Experiment whose results become effective after a long period of time |
| explotación a cielo abierto | opencast mining Extracting metal ores and minerals that lie near the surface by removing the overlying material and breaking and loading the ore |
| explotación a cielo abierto por excavadoras | strip mining Superficial mining, in which the valuable rock is exposed by removal of overburden. Coal, numerous nonmetals and metalliferous ores (iron and copper) are worked in this way. Sinonym: strip mining, opencast mining, openpit mining |
| filtración lenta a través de arena | slow sand filtration |
| filtración lenta a través de arena | low-rate sand filtration |
| filtro a contracorriente | reverse-flow filter |
| flotación por aire disuelto a presión | dissolved air flotation |
| gato dorado o asiático | Temminck's golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) |
| gato dorado o asiático | Asiatic golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) |
| girar a derecha o izquierda | break left or right |
| hoco mitu o de pico navaja | mitu (Mitu mitu mitu) |
| hoco mitu o de pico navaja | Eastern razor-billed curassow (Mitu mitu mitu) |
| incineración a alta temperatura | slag incineration |
| lecho fluidificado a presión | pressurised fluidised bed |
| Lodos acuosos que contienen pintura o barniz | aqueous sludges containing paint or varnish |
| lodos o emulsiones de desalación | desalter sludges or emulsions |
| Lodos o residuos sólidos orgánicos sin disolventes halogenados | sludges or solid wastes containing halogenated solvents |
| Lodos o residuos sólidos que contienen disolventes halogenados | sludges or solid wastes containing halogenated solvents |
| Lodos o residuos sólidos que contienen otros disolventes | sludges or solid wastes containing other solvents |
| Lodos o residuos sólidos que no contienen disolventes halogenados | sludges or solid wastes free of halogenated solvents |
| medida de protección a corto plazo | short-term safeguarding measure |
| medidas de mitigación adecuadas a cada país | nationally appropriate mitigation actions |
| Mezclas de disolventes o líquidos orgánicos sin disolventes halogenados | solvent mixes or organic liquids free of halogenated solvents |
| prado calcáreo cárstico o basófilo | rupiculous calcareous or basophilic grasslands |
| producto químico sujeto a notificación | chemical subject to notification |
| pronóstico a largo plazo | long-term forecasting |
| pronóstico a largo plazo | long-term forecasting The act or process of predicting and calculating the likely conditions or occurrences for an extended and future point in time, often involving the study and analysis of pertinent data |
| proyecto sometido a evaluación de impacto ambiental | project submitted to an environmental impact evaluation |
| purificación a través del suelo | purification through the soil |
| purificación a través del suelo | purification through the soil The act or process in which a section of the ground is freed from pollution or any type of contamination, often through natural processes |
| quebrar a derecha o izquierda | break left or right |
| recortes de estampado o de corte | stampings |
| reductor a pasta | pulper |
| referencia del craqueo a vapor | steam cracking benchmark |
| Residuos de maternidades, del diagnóstico, tratamiento o prevención de enfermedades humanas | waste from natal care, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease in humans |
| residuos de maternidades, del diagnóstico, tratamiento o prevención de enfermedades humanas | wastes from natal care, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease in humans |
| Residuos de servicios médicos o veterinarios y/o de investigación asociada | Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research excluding kitchen and restaurant wastes which do not arise from immediate health care |
| residuos de servicios médicos o veterinarios y/o de investigación asociada excluidos residuos de cocina y restaurantes que no son de procedencia directa de cuidados sanitarios | wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research except kitchen and restaurant wastes not arising from immediate health care |
| Resinas intercambiadoras de iones saturadas o usadas | saturated or spent ion exchange resins |
| resinas o productos de condensación de resinas ureicas de formaldehído | urea formaldehyde resins |
| Sales sólidas que contienen sulfatos, sulfitos o sulfuros | solid salts containing sulphates, sulphites or sulphides |
| sistema de apoyo de decisiones relativas a emergencia medioambiental | Environmental Emergency Decision Support System |
| sistema de ciclo cerrado a través del polígono ecoindustrial | closed loop system within ecoindustrial district |
| Soluciones salinas que contienen sulfatos, sulfitos o sulfuros | saline solutions containing sulphates, sulphites or sulphides |
| tecnología de desechos escasos o nulos | low- and no-waste technology |
| tecnología de residuos escasos o nulos | low- and no-waste technology |
| tecnologías o equipo alternativo | alternative technologies or equipment |
| tendencia a largo plazo | long-term trend |
| tendencia a largo plazo | long-term trend The prevailing tendency or general direction expected for some observed value over a lengthy and extended period of time, often determined by studying and analyzing statistical data |
| tinamú rosado o guaipo | Bolivian rufous tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens maculicollis) |
| tinamú rosado o guaipo | Bolivian red-winged tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens maculicollis) |
| trama a vector | raster to vector |
| trama a vector | raster to vector Methods to convert remotely sensed raster data to vector format. A number of raster-to-vector and vector-to-raster conversion procedures have been developed and introduced to current releases of many GIS packages |
| transporte a larga distancia | long-range transportation |
| transporte a larga distancia | long-range transport |
| transporte a larga distancia | long-distance transport |
| transporte a vertedero | landfill |
| uso a efectos energéticos | use of waste as energy source |
| visita a instalaciones | site visit |
| zona sometida a tensiones ambientales | ecologically stressed area |
