#52 🚆 Stunning Tokyo train designed to feel like a living room Flashcards
Vocabulary review
a strong interest in something or liking for something
LOVE AFFAIR
LOVE AFFAIR
paixão
to go beyond the usual or normal limits by doing something new, dangerous, etc.
PUSH THE ENVELOPE
PUSH THE ENVELOPE
inovar, surpreender, desafiar os limites
the study of how to make things, especially how to give them a particular shape or appearance
DESIGN
DESIGN (n.)
design
new, original, and advanced
INNOVATIVE
INNOVATIVE
inovador
an area of land that has its own government and official borders
COUNTRY
COUNTRY
país
a very long way in time, distance, or quality
LIGHT YEARS
LIGHT YEARS
anos-luz
moving or operating very quickly
HIGH-SPEED
HIGH-SPEED
de alta velocidade
the system of traveling by train
RAIL
RAIL
trens, ferrovias, sistema ferroviário
to decide how something will be made, including how it will work and what it will look like, and often to make drawings of it
DESIGN
DESIGN (v.)
projetar
very impressive or beautiful
STUNNING
STUNNING (adj.)
impressionante, maravilhoso, estonteante]
a railroad
RAILWAY (BrE)
RAILWAY (BrE)
ferrovia
someone who travels regularly to and from work
COMMUTER
COMMUTER
passageiro
to seem to gradually change into something else
BLEND INTO
BLEND INTO
mesclar, misturar, integrar, combinar
an area of land that is beautiful to look at or that has a particular type of appearance
LANDSCAPE
LANDSCAPE
paisagem
a natural structure like a very big hill that is much higher than the usual level of land around it
MOUNTAIN
MOUNTAIN
montanha
extremely large in size, number, amount, or degree
HUGE
HUGE
enorme
to give someone something that they want or need
PROVIDE
PROVIDE
oferecer, proporcionar
supply with a set of articles or tools
KIT OUT
KIT OUT (BrE)
equipar
the top part of a chair or car seat that you lean your head against
HEADREST
HEADREST
apoio para cabeça
the part of a seat on which you rest your arm
ARMREST
ARMREST
braço (da cadeira)
the main room in a house where you usually relax in comfortable chairs and entertain guests
LIVING ROOM
LIVING ROOM
sala de estar
used with many nouns to make adjectives meaning similar to something
-LIKE (suffix)
-LIKE (suffix)
semelhante a, com a aparência de
the way that something such as a place generally seems to you
FEEL
FEEL (n.)
aparência, sensação, atmosfera
light of a particular type or quality, or the equipment that produces it
LIGHTING
LIGHTING (n.)
iluminação
during all of a period of time or an event
THROUGHOUT
THROUGHOUT
durante
to invent a method of doing something
DEVISE
DEVISE
criar, conceber
not affected by strong emotions such as excitement, anger, shock, or fear
CALM
CALM (adj.)
calmo, tranquilo, sereno
to give someone a particular responsibility
TASK
TASK (v.)
incumbir
to think of something such as an idea or a plan
COME UP WITH
COME UP WITH
criar
to establish a quality, feeling, or attitude by a manner of speaking or writing
SET THE TONE
SET THE TONE
dar o tom, definir os rumos
something that you say or write that states a fact or gives information in a formal way
STATEMENT
STATEMENT
declaração
from one end or side of something to the other
THROUGH
THROUGH
através
to react to something by taking a particular course of action
RESPOND
RESPOND
interagir
all the things that are present in a place and that form the experience of being there
SURROUNDINGS
SURROUNDINGS
entorno, arredores, ambiente
to travel in a car, train, airplane, boat, etc., especially as a passenger
RIDE
RIDE (v.)
usar (transporte público)
one of the separate sections of a train — the British word is ‘carriage’
CAR
CAR
vagão, carro
a seat as a passenger on an airplane, bus, etc. or as a member of the audience in a theater, which you pay for in order to use
SEAT
SEAT
assento, lugar
to consider all the important facts in a situation before deciding or doing something
THINK OUT
THINK OUT
analisar
confident and relaxed
AT EASE
AT EASE
à vontade, confortável, relaxado
to reach a particular amount, level, or age
HIT
HIT (v.)
atingir, alcançar
used to say that something is less than or equal to but not more than a stated value, number, or level
UP TO
UP TO
até
very expensive and comfortable
LUXURIOUS
LUXURIOUS
luxuoso, requintado
a weapon in the form of a thin straight stick with a sharp point at one end and feathers at the other
ARROW
ARROW
flecha
a chemical element that is a light silver-colored metal. Its symbol is Al and it is used for making things such as pans for cooking.
ALUMINUM
ALUMINUM
alumínio
PAINT
a colored liquid that you put on a surface to change its color or that you use for making a picture
PAINT (n.)
tinta
to get rid of someone or something, and to put a new person or thing in their place
REPLACE
REPLACE
substituir, trocar
before or until
BY
BY
até, antes de
