4011 -4060 Flashcards

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Marcante

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ADJ: Memorable; noteworthy
As horas marcantes de minha infância pertencem aos campos de Itaqui.
The memorable hours of my childhood were spent in the fileds of Itaqui.

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Espectro

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NO: spectrum; specter
O arco-íris exibe as cores do espectro electromagnético na região do visível.
Rainbows display the colors of the electromagnetic specturm visible to the human eye.

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Plantação

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NA: plantation
Eles importaram escravos africanos para trabalhar nas plantações de açúcar.
They imported African salves to work on the sugar plantations.

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Soberano

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ADJ: sovereign
No tratado o Vaticano foi reconhecido como um estado soberano.
In the treaty, the Vatican was recognized as a sovereign state.

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Cláusula

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NA: clause (of a contract)
É, portanto, lícita a cláusula contratual que estipula a variações cambial.
Therefore, the contractual clause that allows for fluctuations in the exchange rate is legal.

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Controvérsia

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NA: Controvery
As condições sociais são objeto de muita controvérsia.
The social conditions are the object of much controversy.

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Pedagógico

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ADJ: pedagogical; teaching
Os pupilos do professor Policarpo conheciam métodos pedagógicos.
The pupils of Professor Polycarp were familiar with pedagogical methods.

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Descarga

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NA: discharge; flush
O seu funcionamento baseia-se numa descarga de corrente elétrica.
Its functioning is based on the discharge of an electric current.

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Carinho

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NO: endearment; tenderness
A família criou laços de amizade e carinho.
The family forged bonds of friendship and endearment.

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Estimativa

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NA: estimate
Tem alguma estimativa das eventuais perdas?
Do you have some sort of estimate of the eventual losses?

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Advertir

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V: to warn
Ele próprio advertiu que este seria um processo difícil.
He himself warned that it would be a difficult process.

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Borboleta

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NA: butterfly
No horto, descansaremos da jornada, enquanto, entre as boninas, voam as borboletas.
In the vegetabel garden we will rest from our journey, while, among the daisies the butterflies fly about.

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Volante

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NO: Steering wheel
Falar ao telefone ao volante de um carro quadruplica os riscos de acidentes.
Talking on the telephone while at the wheel quadruples四倍的 the risk of a car accident.

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Extremidade

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NA: End; edge
A outra extremidade do tubo é tapada também.
The other end of the tube is also plugged.

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Bloqueio

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NO: blockade; siege; obstruction
O bloquio dos portos é um golpe devastador.
The blockade of the ports is a devastating blow.

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Promotor

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NA: promoting; promoter
Promovido a general em 1922, ele foi o promotor de juustiça no julgamento.
Having been promoted to general in 1922, he was the promoter of a fair trial.

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Rabo

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NO: tail; buttocks
Um dos cães veio atrás de mim, tímido, de rabo encolhido.
One of the dogs followed timidly behind me, with its tail between its legs.

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Semestre

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NO: semester
Uma vez por semestre o Conselho da Universidade reunir-se-á.
One time per semester, the University Council will meet.

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Décimo

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NA: units of ten; tenth
Na realidade, usamos a escala em décimos para facilitar os cálculos.
In reality, we use a scale based on units of ten in order to make calculations easier.

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Democrata

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NA: Democrat
Os democratas liberais obtiveram ganhos significativos nas eleições locais de maio.
The liberal democrats scored significant gains in May’s local elections.

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Cigano

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NO: gypsy吉卜赛人
Acontecia acamparem por lá bandos de ciganos em peregrinação pelo mundo.
It so happened that bands of gypsies who roamed the world used to camp there.

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Vnetre

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NO: womb子宫
Foram necessárias quatro mãos para arrancar o menino do ventre da mãe.
Four hands were needed in order to get this baby out of its mother’s womb.

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Embalagem

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NA: container; wrapping
O verso das embalagens contém receitas que podem ser destacadas e colecionadas.
The back of the containers contains receipes that can be cut out and collected.

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Almoçar

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V: to eat lunch
Ele janta e almoça com diplomatas.
He eats dinner and lunch with diplomats.

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Pular

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V: to jump; skip
Ele atriou-se na estrada, pulou a cerca e correu.
He threw himself onto the highway, jumped the fence, and ran.

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Inclinar

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V: to lean; incline
Atualmente, a torre inclina-se 5.5 graus na vertical.
Currently, the tower leans 5.5 degrees from the vertical.

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lavrador

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NO: farmer; peasant
Apareciam também lavradores das redondezas, que adquiriam sementes para as suas terras.
Farmers also came from neighboring areas to get seeds for their land.

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Biologia

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NA: biology
Em biologia isto é um método de identificação de um organismo.
In biology, this is a method for identifying an organism.

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Quota

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NA: Amount; quota
Punem aqueles que deixam de pagar as quotas.
They punish those who fail to pay the designated amount.

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Estético

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ADJ: aesthetic; elegant
O movimento estético surrealistaa baseou-se enormemente nas idéias de Freud.
The aesthetic审美的,美学的 surrealist movement is widely based on Freud’s ideas.

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Repleto

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ADJ: Full; overrunning
O prato dele estava repleto, gorduroso e odorento.
His plate was full, greasy and smelly.

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Cesta

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NA: basket; trash can; hoop
O Capuchinho Vermelho saiu com um pano pela cabeça e uma cesta no braço.
Little Red Riding Hood小红帽 left with a hood on her head and a basket on her arm.

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Genro

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NO: son-in-law
O pai dela não gostava do genro e discutia muito com ele.
Her father did not like his son-in-law and argued a lot with him.

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Macio

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ADJ: Soft
O travesseiro feito com pena de ganso é mais macio.
Pillows made with goose feathers are softer.

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Clandestino

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ADJ: illegal; clandestino
Na Califórnia faz-se sentir muito pouco a emigração clandestina brasileira.
In California, the effects of illegal Brazilian immigration are not very noticeable.

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Aspiração

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NA: aspiration; desire
O homem é um ser movido por aspirações e paixões.
Man is a being moved by aspirations and passions.

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Sereno

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ADJ: serene; calm; peaceful
Apesar dos problemas na vida, ele era uma pessoa muito serena.
In spite of the problems in his life, he was a very serene person.

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Lume

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NO: light; fire (EP)
Acendam-se as lanternas, quero lume.
Light the lanterns, i want light.

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Injecção

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NA: injection
O tratamento dele envolve a injecção de um ARN específico.
His treatment includes the injection of a specific RNA.

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Sistemático

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ADJ: systematic
Somos levados a concluir que existe um erro sistemático.
We are compelled to conclude that the error is systematic.

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Atrasar

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V: to delay; make late
A chegada dos filhos atrasava-se; os vôos eram muitas vezes cancelados.
The children’s arrival was delayed; their flights were often cancelled.

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Latim

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NO: Latin
A palavra “artigo” é derivada do latim “articulum”.
The word “article” is derived from the latin “articulum”.

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Tenente

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NO: lieutenant
Ele tornou-se tenente da Irlanda e conduziu um exército contra os rebeldes.
He became an Irish Lieutenant and led an army against the rebels.

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Santuário

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NO: sanctuary
O santuário mais venerado da religião xintoísta localiza em Ise.
The most venerated sanctuary避难权,庇护;避难所 of the Shinto religion is found in Ise.

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Solidário

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ADJ: fully supportive
O político recebeu o apoio solidário dos deputados social-democratas.
The politician received the full-fledged support from the social democrat representatives.

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Cívico

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ADJ: civic
As coalizões e movimentos cívicos tiveram um forte avanço nas eleições.
The coalitions联合政府 and civic movements made great progress in the elections.

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Cano

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NO: Pipe; tube; gun barrel
O cano de água para alimentação do tanque estará escondido pelas pedras.
The water pipe that feeds the tank will be hidden by the rocks.

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Violão

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NO: acoustic guitar
Uma voz de homem cantava uma modinha conhecida, acompanhada de violão.
A man’s voice sung a familiar tune accompanied by acoustic guitar.

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Dama

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NA: lady; dame
A dama loura habitava uma casa elegante e discreta, com duas criadas.
The blonde lady lived in an elegant but modest house with two servants.

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Sacrificar

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V: to sacrifice
Tudo ela sacrificara, tudo abandonara pelo amor dele.
She sacrificed everything; she abandoned everything for his love.

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Subjunctive triggers
Subjunctive refers to events or states whose reality is either negated or uncertain.

Quero que o compre: i want him to buy it.
É preciso que o compre: it is necessary for him to buy it.
Preciso de alguém que o compre: i need someone who can buy it.
in all cases, it is uncertain whether someone actually buys it.

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In addition to some conjunctions and adverbs (para que - so that; antes que - before), certain class of verbs and adjectives tend to serve as triggers for subjunctive.

Verb of docut, desire, force, and emotional reaction, as well as adjectives expressing opinion, as opposed to fact.
Verb xpresses:
1. emotion or desire
2. belief (or lack thereof)
3. force or control
4. the adjective expresses opinion

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Emotion and desire
Querer: to want
Esperar: to hope, expect
Gostar: to like
Temer: to fear
Desejar: to desire; wish
Bastar: to be enough
Importar: to care, be interested in
Preferir: to prefer

Belief and opinion
Pensar: to think
Acreditar: to believe
Crer: to believe in
Admitir: to admit
Imaginar: to imagine
Achar: to find; think
Negar: to deny
Supor: to suppose
Significar: to signify; mean
Parecer: to seem
Julgar: to judge
Pretender: to plan to, intend

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Force and Control
Pedir: to request; ask for
Dizer: to say; tell
Permitir: to permit
Impedir: to stop from doing
Deixar: to allow
Evitar: to avoid
Mandar: to command, order
Exigir: to require; demand
Ordenar: to order; command
Sugerir: to suggest
Propor: to propose
Consentir: to consent
Fazer: to make
Recomendar: to recommend
Conseguir: to succeed in; obtain
Determinar: to determinate

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Trigger of subjunctive - Adjectives

Preciso: necessary
Possível: possible
Bom: good
Natural: natural
Necessário: necessary
Importante: important
Provável: probable
Melhor: better
Fundamental: fundamental
Justo: just; fair
Impossível: impossible
Comum: common
Normal: normal; norm

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Preferível: preferable
Estranho: strange; uncommon
Interessante: interesting
Urgente: urgent
Essencial: essential
Compreensível: understandable
Conveniente: convenient
Improvável: unlikely
Indiferente: undifferent
Curioso: curious
Desejável: desirable
Forçoso: necessary
Inevitável: inevitable; unavoidable
Lógico: logical
Obrigatório: obligatory; compulsory
Raro: rare