#53 😷 The risk of a global pandemic is growing Flashcards
Vocabulary review
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the possibility that something will happen
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CHANCE
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CHANCE
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probabilidade
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a disease that affects almost everyone in a very large area
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PANDEMIC
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PANDEMIC
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pandemia
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not enough: used with many nouns, verbs, and adjectives
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UNDER
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UNDER (prefix)
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sub
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someone with an important position in an organization
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OFFICIAL
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OFFICIAL (n.)
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autoridade, dirigente, alto funcionário, executivo
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to show the truth or importance of something
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POINT TO
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POINT TO
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indicar, apontar, assinalar, sinalizar
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a very common infectious disease that lasts a short time and makes you feel hot or cold, weak, and tired (also: the flu)
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INFLUENZA
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INFLUENZA
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gripe
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an event that causes a lot of damage or makes a lot of people suffer
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CATASTROPHE
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CATASTROPHE
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catástrofe
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- a situation in which a disease can be spread from one person or animal to another through touch or through the air 2. a disease that can be spread from one person to another through touch or through the air
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CONTAGION
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CONTAGION
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contágio, doença contagiosa
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to destroy completely, annihilate
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WIPE OUT
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WIPE OUT
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eliminar, destruir, apagar
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the state of being ready for something
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PREPAREDNESS
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PREPAREDNESS
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prontidão, disposição
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to arrange a formal meeting, or to gather for a meeting
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CONVENE
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CONVENE
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reunir
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an international organization that lends money to countries that are members of the United Nations
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WORLD BANK
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WORLD BANK
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Banco Mundial
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an international organization that is part of the United Nations and helps poorer countries by giving them information and medicine
WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
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WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
OMS - Organização Mundial da Saúde
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to make someone conscious of a possible problem or danger so that they will not be hurt
WARN
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WARN
alertar, avisar
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the failure to give someone or something the care or attention that they need
NEGLECT
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NEGLECT (n.)
negligência, desprezo, descaso, esquecimento
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to increase or cause to increase
RAMP UP
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RAMP UP
aumentar, incrementar, fortalecer
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bad or dangerous enough to make you worried
SERIOUS
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SERIOUS
grave, sério
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an occasion when someone says that they will cause you harm or problems, especially if you do not do what they tell you to do
THREAT
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THREAT (n.)
ameaça
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to become weaker, less violent, or less severe
SUBSIDE
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SUBSIDE
diminuir, abaixar, reduzir
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to follow the development or progress of something
TRACK
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TRACK (v.)
rastrear, monitorar, acompanhar
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a situation in which a disease spreads very quickly and infects many people
EPIDEMIC
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EPIDEMIC (n.)
epidemia
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happening or existing all over the world
WORLDWIDE
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WORLDWIDE
no mundo todo
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a serious disease that causes you to lose blood from all parts of your body and has a very high death rate
EBOLA
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EBOLA
ebola
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a serious illness that affects your chest and that was first reported in Asia in 2003
SARS - SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
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SARS - SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave
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a place or organization that arranges a special event and provides the area, buildings, equipment, or services needed for it
HOST
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HOST (n.)
anfitrião, sede
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the sudden start of war, disease, violence, etc.
OUTBREAK
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OUTBREAK
surto, irrupção, erupção, surgimento repentino
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the state of not having something anymore because it has been taken from you or destroyed
LOSS
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LOSS
prejuízo, perda
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extremely large in size, number, amount, or degree
HUGE
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HUGE
enorme
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very bad in degree or extent
SEVERE
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SEVERE
grave
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a situation in which a person is forced to leave their region or country and go and live somewhere else
DISPLACEMENT
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DISPLACEMENT
deslocamento
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an illness that affects people or animals, especially one that is caused by an infection
DISEASE
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DISEASE
doença
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to gradually affect or cover a larger area
SPREAD
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SPREAD (v.)
espalhar, alastrar, propagar, expandir
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an area of land that has its own government and official borders
COUNTRY
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COUNTRY
país
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the changes that are thought to be affecting the world's weather so that it is becoming warmer
CLIMATE CHANGE
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CLIMATE CHANGE
mudança climática
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the slow increase in the temperature of the earth caused partly by the greenhouse effect increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
GLOBAL WARMING
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GLOBAL WARMING
aquecimento global
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a small flying insect that bites the skin of people and animals in order to feed on their blood. Some types of mosquito can spread a serious disease called malaria.
MOSQUITO
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MOSQUITO
mosquito, pernilongo
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used with some nouns to make adjectives describing how something is carried from one person or place to another
BORNE
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BORNE
transmitido
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a virus spread by some mosquitoes that is generally not serious but can cause severe birth defects (also: zika)
ZIKA VIRUS
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ZIKA VIRUS
zika
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an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
DENGUE FEVER
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DENGUE FEVER
dengue
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to put someone in a particular situation or state, especially a difficult or unpleasant one
PLACE
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PLACE (v.)
colocar
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to discover something, or to see where it is by searching for it
FIND
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FIND
descobrir
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forming the main or most important part of something, without which it cannot really exist
BASIC
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BASIC
básico
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(often passive) to have a bad effect on someone or something
HIT
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HIT (v.)
atingir, afetar
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unpleasant and full of problems
HARD
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HARD
duro, árduo
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to make a problem or difficult situation worse
COMPOUND
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COMPOUND (v.)
compor, combinar, associar
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a feeling that you cannot trust someone or something
DISTRUST
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DISTRUST (n.)
desconfiança
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to destroy something or damage it very badly
RAVAGE
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RAVAGE
destruir, devastar
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a feeling that you should not trust someone or something
MISTRUST
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MISTRUST (n.)
desconfiança
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progress in society, science, human knowledge, etc.
ADVANCEMENT
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ADVANCEMENT
avanço, progresso
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to try very hard to prevent something from happening or getting worse
FIGHT
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FIGHT (v.)
combater
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if you face a problem, or if it faces you, it is likely or certain to happen and you have to deal with it
FACE
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FACE (v.)
enfrentar, encarar
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happening or existing now
CURRENT
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CURRENT (adj.)
atual, corrente
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very, or extremely
GROSSLY
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GROSSLY
muito, excessivamente, demasiadamente
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to describe something in a way that makes people notice it and think about it
HIGHLIGHT
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HIGHLIGHT (v.)
destacar
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someone's determination to do what is necessary to achieve what they want
WILL
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WILL (n.)
desejo, vontade, determinação
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something very bad that happens and causes a lot of damage or kills a lot of people
DISASTER
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DISASTER
desastre, catástrofe, calamidade
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used for introducing a statement that makes your main statement seem surprising
ALTHOUGH
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ALTHOUGH
embora, ainda que
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official instructions or advice about how to do something
GUIDELINES
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GUIDELINES
diretrizes, orientações, direcionamentos
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to obey a rule or law, or to do what someone asks you to do
COMPLY
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COMPLY
cumprir, obedecer, acatar
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something that a rule, law, contract, etc. states that you must do
REQUIREMENT
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REQUIREMENT
requisito, condição, exigência
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person, organization, or country that has a large amount of money, land, and other valuable things
WEALTHY
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WEALTHY
rico, abastado
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to promise a certain amount of money for a particular purpose
PLEDGE
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PLEDGE (v.)
prometer, comprometer-se a
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to say publicly that something must happen
CALL FOR
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CALL FOR
requerer, solicitar
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to become smaller in amount, level, importance, etc. or make something do this
LESSEN
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LESSEN
diminuir, reduzir, atenuar
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a meeting or series of meetings between leaders of two or more countries (also: summit meeting)
SUMMIT
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SUMMIT
reunião de cúpula
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to make something stronger so that it will take more weight or force without breaking
STRENGTHEN
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STRENGTHEN
fortalecer, reforçar
