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emisión

emission

noun eh-mee-SYOHN Less Common

Also means

broadcast

Usage Note

Emisión covers both an environmental sense (greenhouse-gas emisiones) and a media sense (a radio or TV emisión, meaning a broadcast or transmission). The plural emisiones is the standard term in climate-policy discourse. Do not confuse it with emisora, which is the radio station itself.

Examples

"Las emisiones de CO₂ aumentan cada año."

Natural Translation

CO₂ emissions increase every year.

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