No. 12,976 in Spanish
permafrost
Permafrost: Permanently frozen layer of soil or ground.
In a sentence
El permafrost se encuentra en regiones árticas y subárticas.
Permafrost is found in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions.
In this sentence, 'permafrost' is used as the subject to describe a natural phenomenon existing in cold climates.
El deshielo del permafrost libera gases de efecto invernadero.
The thawing of permafrost releases greenhouse gases.
Here, 'permafrost' functions as part of a noun phrase describing a source of environmental impact ('release greenhouse gases').
Los científicos estudian el impacto del cambio climático en el permafrost.
Scientists study the impact of climate change on permafrost.
In this sentence, 'permafrost' acts as the object of preposition 'on,' indicating what is affected by climate change.
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