#62 ๐ฅ Chile's president declares state of emergency Flashcards
Vocabulary review
๏ปฟa violent protest by a crowd of people
RIOT
RIOT (n.)
tumulto
the money that you pay for a trip
FARE
FARE
passagem
a sudden large increase in the amount or level of something
HIKE
HIKE (n.)
aumento, alta
a native or inhabitant of Chile; relating to Chile or its culture
CHILEAN
CHILEAN
chileno, chilena
a formal speech given by someone to a group of people, especially as part of an important occasion
ADDRESS
ADDRESS (n.)
discurso, pronunciamento
a strong complaint or disagreement
PROTEST
PROTEST (n.)
protesto
to disagree strongly with something, often by making a formal statement or taking action in public
PROTEST
PROTEST (v.)
protestar
an area of land that has its own government and official borders
COUNTRY
COUNTRY
paรญs
to gather together in the public streets of a town or city to show communal solidarity in either celebration or opposition
TAKE TO THE STREETS
TAKE TO THE STREETS
ir ร s ruas
near or all around a place
SURROUNDING
SURROUNDING (adj.)
vizinho, prรณximo
increasing in amount or degree
RISING
RISING (adj.)
crescente
to deliberately damage or destroy things, especially public property
VANDALIZE
VANDALIZE
destruir, danificar
the subway
METRO
METRO
metrรด
to make certain that something happens or is done
ENSURE
ENSURE
garantir, assegurar
(uncountable) things, especially valuable things, that are owned by someone
PROPERTY
PROPERTY
patrimรดnio
to say publicly that you think someone or something is bad or wrong
CONDEMN
CONDEMN
condenar, criticar
plundering during riots or in wartime
LOOTING
LOOTING (n.)
saque
the system of money used in a particular country
CURRENCY
CURRENCY
moeda
the act of changing the money of one country to the money of another country
EXCHANGE
EXCHANGE (n.)
cรขmbio
to put something in ahigherplaceorposition
RAISE
RAISE (v.)
elevar, aumentar
to behave in a kind way and show that you understand someoneโs problems
SYMPATHIZE
SYMPATHIZE
solidarizar-se
to pay for something
BEAR THE COST
BEAR THE COST
arcar com o custo
(countable) an increase in size, amount, quality, or strength
RISE
RISE (n.)
aumento
to say publicly that something must happen
CALL FOR
CALL FOR
convocar
to make something less painful, severe, or serious
ALLEVIATE
ALLEVIATE
aliviar, atenuar
a rise in the number, amount, or degree of something
INCREASE
INCREASE (n.)
aumento
to make something become larger in amount or number
INCREASE
INCREASE (v.)
aumentar
made public by means of radio or television
BROADCAST
BROADCAST (adj.)
televisionado, pela/na televisรฃo, em rede nacional
the protection or the safety of a countryโs secrets and its citizens
SECURITY
SECURITY
seguranรงa (nacional)
(uncountable) physical harm caused to something so that it is broken, spoiled, or injured
DAMAGE
DAMAGE (n.)
prejuรญzo
to officially accuse someone of a crime and ask a court of law to judge them
PROSECUTE
PROSECUTE
processar
to keep someone in a police station or prison and not allow them to leave
DETAIN
DETAIN
prender, deter
a member of the police. You can also talk about a policeman or a policewoman, but some people prefer to use โpolice officer,โ which could be either a man or a woman.
POLICE OFFICER
POLICE OFFICER
policial
(often passive) to hurt someone and cause damage to their body
INJURE
INJURE
ferir
someone who does not belong to the military or the police
CIVILIAN
CIVILIAN (n.)
civil
a meeting where reporters get information and ask questions about a particular piece of news
NEWS CONFERENCE
NEWS CONFERENCE
coletiva
the most important elected official in a town or city
MAYOR
MAYOR
prefeito, prefeita
very large in amount or degree
MASSIVE
MASSIVE
enorme
