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