Pollution in Spanish
Pollution in Spanish is contaminación (kohn-tah-mee-nah-SYOHN). It's feminine: la contaminación.
- Spanish
- la contaminación
- Say it
- lah kohn-tah-mee-nah-SYOHN
- Gender
- Feminine: la contaminación
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Pollution and waste vocabulary in Spanish
The other words in step 2 of Environment Words in Spanish.
- los residuoswaste · lohs rreh-SEE-dwohs
- la basuragarbage · lah bah-SOO-rah
- el vertederolandfill · el behr-teh-DEH-roh
- las aguas residualeswastewater · lahs AH-gwahs rreh-see-DWAH-lehs
- las emisionesemissions · lahs eh-mee-SYOH-nehs
- el efecto invernaderogreenhouse effect · el eh-FEHK-toh een-behr-nah-DEH-roh
- el cambio climáticoclimate change · el KAHM-byoh klee-MAH-tee-koh
- el calentamiento globalglobal warming · el kah-lehn-tah-MYEHN-toh gloh-BAHL
- la deforestacióndeforestation · lah deh-foh-rehs-tah-SYOHN
Questions about contaminación
How do you say pollution in Spanish?
Pollution in Spanish is la contaminación.
How do you pronounce contaminación?
Say it kohn-tah-mee-nah-SYOHN. The syllable in capitals is stressed: SYOHN. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is contaminación masculine or feminine in Spanish?
contaminación is feminine, so it takes la: la contaminación.
What does contaminación mean in English?
In English, la contaminación means pollution.
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