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contaminación

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
contaminación nf	(acción de contaminar)	contamination n
	(of a language, culture)	corruption n
	(of the environment)	pollution n
	El vertido de desechos en el río ocasionó la contaminación de las aguas.
	The dumping of waste into the river caused water contamination.
contaminación nf	(cosa que contamina)	contaminant n

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
contaminación acústica nf + adj	(exceso de ruido) (cities)	noise pollution n
	En las grandes ciudades abunda la contaminación acústica.
	Noise pollution is rife in large cities.
contaminación ambiental nf + adj mf	(gases nocivos)	environmental contamination, environmental pollution n
	Las chimeneas de las fábricas causaron contaminación ambiental.
	Factory chimneys were the cause of environmental pollution.
contaminación atmosférica nf + adj	(polución del aire)	air pollution n
	La contaminación atmosférica en las grandes ciudades agudiza los problemas respiratorios.
	Air pollution in large cities exacerbates respiratory problems.

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