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#59 ⚡ The world's largest offshore wind farm is nearly complete Flashcards

Vocabulary review

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bigger than usual in size

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LARGE

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LARGE

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grande

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(usually before noun) in the ocean, not on the land. This word is used especially for talking about the oil industry

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OFFSHORE

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OFFSHORE

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na plataforma continental, no mar territorial, na costa, em alto mar

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a place where wind turbines are used for producing electricity from the power of the wind

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WIND FARM

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WIND FARM

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parque eólico

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to develop into something that can be recognized

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TAKE SHAPE

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TAKE SHAPE

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tomar forma

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close to something; in a part of the ocean that is near the land

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OFF THE COAST

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OFF THE COAST

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na costa

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England, Scotland, and Wales

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BRITAIN

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BRITAIN

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Grã Bretanha (Inglaterra, Escócia e País de Gales)

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used for referring to the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales. It is often simply called Britain.

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GREAT BRITAIN

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GREAT BRITAIN

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Grã Bretanha

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used for referring to Great Britain and Northern Ireland as a political unit. It is often simply called the U.K.

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THE UNITED KINGDOM

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THE UNITED KINGDOM

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Reino Unido

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used for referring to Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and the many small islands that are near their coasts.

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THE BRITISH ISLES

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THE BRITISH ISLES

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Ilhas Britânicas

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  1. afamousbuildingorobjectthat you can see andrecognizeeasily; 2. (only before noun) important and likely to influence future actions or decisions
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LANDMARK

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LANDMARK

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  1. marco, referência 2. importante, memorável
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to do something in order to try to stop something bad from happening or a bad situation from becoming worse

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COMBAT

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COMBAT (v.)

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combater

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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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to provide someone or something with something that they need or want

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SUPPLY

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SUPPLY (v.)

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abastecer, fornecer, suprir

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to include the whole of an area

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SPAN

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SPAN (v.)

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estender-se, abranger

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a large machine like a windmill used for producing electricity from the wind

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WIND TURBINE

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WIND TURBINE

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turbina eólica, aerogerador

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an engine or a machine that uses the pressure of liquid or gas on a wheel to get power

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TURBINE

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TURBINE

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turbina

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a tall person or object has greater height than the average person or object

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TALL

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TALL

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alto

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one of the flat parts of a propeller that spins around and pushes a boat or airplane forward

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BLADE

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BLADE

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pá

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to travel a particular distance

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COVER

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COVER (v.)

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cobrir, percorrer, abranger

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a large moving wheel next to the River Thames in London with glass sections for people to sit in and look at the city

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LONDON EYE

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LONDON EYE

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London Eye

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to give a machine or vehicle power

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POWER

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POWER (v.)

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abastecer

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the amount, level, standard, etc. that is typical of a group of people or things

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AVERAGE

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AVERAGE

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média

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someone who is Danish is from Denmark, relating to Denmark, or its language or culture

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DANISH

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DANISH

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dinamarquês

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only a short distance away, or separated by only a short distance

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CLOSE

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CLOSE (adj.)

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próximo, perto

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to have something as an origin

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DERIVE

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DERIVE

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obter, extrair

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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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before or until

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BY

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BY

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até, antes de

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to explain, describe, or arrange something in a clear and detailed way, especially in writing

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SET OUT

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SET OUT

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definir, delinear, estipular

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CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT

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Cúpula do Clima

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to promise to do something

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COMMIT

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COMMIT

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comprometer-se a

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gases that stop heat from escaping from the atmosphere and cause the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas.

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GREENHOUSE GASES

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GREENHOUSE GASES

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gases do efeito estufa

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a net effect or result is the final one, after everything has been considered

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NET

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NET (adj.)

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líquido

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to move upward or to a higher position

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RISE

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RISE (v.)

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subir, aumentar

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very important

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CRITICAL

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CRITICAL

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essencial, vital, indispensável, importantíssimo, crítico

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used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it

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DESPITE

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DESPITE

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apesar de, a despeito de

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a promise to do something

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COMMITMENT

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COMMITMENT

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compromisso

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The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), dealing with greenhouse-gas-emissions mitigation, adaptation, and finance, signed in 2016.

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PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT

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PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT

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Acordo de Paris

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the speed at which something happens or is done

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PACE

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PACE (n.)

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ritmo, velocidade, marcha

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a hard black substance that is dug from the ground and burned as fuel to provide heat

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COAL

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COAL

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carvão

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a gradual change or development that produces a particular result

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TREND

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TREND

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tendência

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a part of a total number or amount of something that is divided between several people or things

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SHARE

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SHARE (n.)

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parcela, parte, porção, participação, fração, cota

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The energy mix is a group of different primary energy sources from which secondary energy for direct use - usually electricity - is produced.

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ENERGY MIX

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ENERGY MIX

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matriz energética

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at the end of a process or period of time in which many things happen

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EVENTUALLY

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EVENTUALLY

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um dia, mais cedo ou mais tarde, uma hora, futuramente

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a time when important things start happening in a situation, especially things that you cannot change

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TIPPING POINT

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TIPPING POINT

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ponto de virada, ponto crucial, gota d’água

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to combine together to form something larger

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MAKE UP

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MAKE UP

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compor, constituir

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power derived from the wind (as by windmills)

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WIND POWER

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WIND POWER

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energia eólica

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a thick dark smooth liquid from under the ground, used for making gas and other fuels

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OIL

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OIL

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petróleo

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energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat (also called renewable energy)

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GREEN ENERGY

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GREEN ENERGY

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energia renovável

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an organization that provides services, or that makes or sells goods for money

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COMPANY

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COMPANY

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empresa

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the act of using something

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USE

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USE (n.)

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uso

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suffix used with many nouns to make adjectives meaning without a particular thing

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FREE

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FREE (suffix)

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sem

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a unit of power equal to one billion watts or 1000 megawatts. The written abbreviation is GW

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GIGAWATT

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GIGAWATT

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gigawatt

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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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an arm of the North Atlantic between Great Britain and Ireland

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IRISH SEA

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IRISH SEA

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Mar da Irlanda

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being built

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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em construção

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to do or provide what is necessary in order to deal successfully with a situation

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MEET

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MEET (v.)

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atender

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to cause someone or something to be in a particular state or to change to another state

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MAKE

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MAKE (v.)

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fazer, tornar

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