Spanish Conversation · Level 2
86 words
Spanish word
deforestación
Pronunciation
IPA/defoɾestaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine noundeforestation
Example
La deforestación reduce el hábitat de muchos animales.
Deforestation reduces the habitat of many animals.
More examples
Muchas organizaciones promueven la reforestación para contrarrestar la deforestación.
Many organizations promote reforestation to counter deforestation.
Core concept
Conversion of woodland into non-forested land such as fields or bare soil.
Common phrases
la deforestación masiva
massive deforestation
las causas de la deforestación
causes of deforestation
la deforestación ilegal
illegal deforestation
Similar words
tala: Systematically fells trees to obtain wood or to open land for other uses.
desmonte: Strips vegetation and trees from land to make it suitable for crops or building.
incendio forestal: Rages across forests as a fast-moving fire that destroys trees and habitat.
Definition in Spanish
Proceso por el cual extensiones de bosque son eliminadas o convertidas en tierras no forestales, con pérdida de árboles y hábitat.
Word origin
It is formed from the verb deforestar (de- 'remove' + foresta 'forest') plus the nominal suffix -ción to name the action or its consequence.
Usage tips
- Common collocations are combatir la deforestación and reducir la deforestación, causes are phrased as la deforestación por [cause], and the opposite process is reforestación.
Other meanings
- forest clearancenoun
Opposites
- reforestaciónreforestationnoun
- forestaciónafforestationnoun
Related words
- deforestardeforestverb
- deforestadodeforestedadjective