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contaminar in English

to pollute, to contaminate verb Spain

Number 4,029 of the 5,000 most used words in everyday Spanish.

Example

Las fábricas contaminan el río cercano.

The factories pollute the nearby river.

Before: la corrupción · Next: el rol

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