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#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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  1. 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

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WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

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WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

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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

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WARN

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WARN

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alertar, avisar

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the failure to give someone or something the care or attention that they need

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NEGLECT

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NEGLECT (n.)

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negligência, desprezo, descaso, esquecimento

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to increase or cause to increase

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RAMP UP

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RAMP UP

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aumentar, incrementar, fortalecer

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bad or dangerous enough to make you worried

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SERIOUS

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SERIOUS

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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

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THREAT

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THREAT (n.)

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ameaça

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to become weaker, less violent, or less severe

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SUBSIDE

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SUBSIDE

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diminuir, abaixar, reduzir

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to follow the development or progress of something

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TRACK

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TRACK (v.)

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rastrear, monitorar, acompanhar

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a situation in which a disease spreads very quickly and infects many people

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EPIDEMIC

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EPIDEMIC (n.)

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epidemia

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43
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happening or existing all over the world

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WORLDWIDE

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WORLDWIDE

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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

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EBOLA

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EBOLA

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ebola

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a serious illness that affects your chest and that was first reported in Asia in 2003

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SARS - SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME

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SARS - SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME

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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

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HOST

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HOST (n.)

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anfitrião, sede

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the sudden start of war, disease, violence, etc.

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OUTBREAK

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OUTBREAK

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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

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LOSS

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LOSS

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prejuízo, perda

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extremely large in size, number, amount, or degree

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HUGE

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HUGE

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enorme

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very bad in degree or extent

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SEVERE

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SEVERE

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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

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DISPLACEMENT

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DISPLACEMENT

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deslocamento

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an illness that affects people or animals, especially one that is caused by an infection

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DISEASE

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DISEASE

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doença

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to gradually affect or cover a larger area

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SPREAD

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SPREAD (v.)

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espalhar, alastrar, propagar, expandir

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an area of land that has its own government and official borders

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COUNTRY

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COUNTRY

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país

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the changes that are thought to be affecting the world’s weather so that it is becoming warmer

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CLIMATE CHANGE

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CLIMATE CHANGE

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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

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GLOBAL WARMING

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GLOBAL WARMING

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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.

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MOSQUITO

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MOSQUITO

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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

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BORNE

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BORNE

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transmitido

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a virus spread by some mosquitoes that is generally not serious but can cause severe birth defects (also: zika)

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ZIKA VIRUS

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ZIKA VIRUS

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zika

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an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints

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DENGUE FEVER

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DENGUE FEVER

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dengue

79
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to put someone in a particular situation or state, especially a difficult or unpleasant one

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PLACE

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PLACE (v.)

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colocar

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to discover something, or to see where it is by searching for it

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FIND

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FIND

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descobrir

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forming the main or most important part of something, without which it cannot really exist

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BASIC

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BASIC

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básico

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(often passive) to have a bad effect on someone or something

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HIT

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HIT (v.)

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atingir, afetar

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unpleasant and full of problems

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HARD

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HARD

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duro, árduo

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to make a problem or difficult situation worse

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COMPOUND

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COMPOUND (v.)

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compor, combinar, associar

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a feeling that you cannot trust someone or something

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DISTRUST

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DISTRUST (n.)

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desconfiança

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to destroy something or damage it very badly

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RAVAGE

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RAVAGE

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destruir, devastar

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a feeling that you should not trust someone or something

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MISTRUST

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MISTRUST (n.)

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desconfiança

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progress in society, science, human knowledge, etc.

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ADVANCEMENT

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ADVANCEMENT

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avanço, progresso

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to try very hard to prevent something from happening or getting worse

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FIGHT

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FIGHT (v.)

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combater

101
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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

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FACE

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FACE (v.)

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enfrentar, encarar

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happening or existing now

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CURRENT

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CURRENT (adj.)

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atual, corrente

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very, or extremely

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GROSSLY

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GROSSLY

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muito, excessivamente, demasiadamente

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to describe something in a way that makes people notice it and think about it

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HIGHLIGHT

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HIGHLIGHT (v.)

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destacar

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someone’s determination to do what is necessary to achieve what they want

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WILL

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WILL (n.)

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desejo, vontade, determinação

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something very bad that happens and causes a lot of damage or kills a lot of people

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DISASTER

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DISASTER

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desastre, catástrofe, calamidade

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used for introducing a statement that makes your main statement seem surprising

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ALTHOUGH

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ALTHOUGH

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embora, ainda que

115
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official instructions or advice about how to do something

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GUIDELINES

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GUIDELINES

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diretrizes, orientações, direcionamentos

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to obey a rule or law, or to do what someone asks you to do

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COMPLY

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COMPLY

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cumprir, obedecer, acatar

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something that a rule, law, contract, etc. states that you must do

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REQUIREMENT

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REQUIREMENT

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requisito, condição, exigência

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person, organization, or country that has a large amount of money, land, and other valuable things

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WEALTHY

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WEALTHY

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rico, abastado

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to promise a certain amount of money for a particular purpose

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PLEDGE

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PLEDGE (v.)

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prometer, comprometer-se a

125
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to say publicly that something must happen

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CALL FOR

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CALL FOR

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requerer, solicitar

127
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to become smaller in amount, level, importance, etc. or make something do this

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LESSEN

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LESSEN

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diminuir, reduzir, atenuar

129
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a meeting or series of meetings between leaders of two or more countries (also: summit meeting)

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SUMMIT

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SUMMIT

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reunião de cúpula

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to make something stronger so that it will take more weight or force without breaking

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STRENGTHEN

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STRENGTHEN

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fortalecer, reforçar

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