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Clube Tecla SAP - Platinum > #64 🦆 New York City will ban restaurants from selling foie gras > Flashcards

#64 🦆 New York City will ban restaurants from selling foie gras Flashcards

Vocabulary review

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someone who enjoys good food and drink

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EPICURE

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EPICURE

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gourmet, epicureu, epicurista

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the liver of a specially fattened goose or duck prepared as food

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FOIE GRAS

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FOIE GRAS

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foie gras

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in, to, or at another place or other places

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ELSEWHERE

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ELSEWHERE

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em outro lugar, em outra parte, além

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to say officially that someone is not allowed to do something

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BAN

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BAN (v.)

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proibir

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a store that sells food and household supplies : supermarket

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GROCERY STORE

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GROCERY STORE

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mercado

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a written document containing a proposal for a new law

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BILL

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BILL (n.)

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projeto de lei

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the elected officials who govern a city

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CITY COUNCIL

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CITY COUNCIL

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câmara municipal, câmara de vereadores

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the most important elected official in a town or city

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MAYOR

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MAYOR

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prefeito, prefeita

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surrounded by; in the middle of

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AMID

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AMID

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em meio a, entre

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something that you very much enjoy because you do not get it very often

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LUXURY

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LUXURY

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luxo

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to force food or drink down a person’s or animal’s throat, usually with a tube

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FORCE-FEED

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FORCE-FEED

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forçar a alimentação

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a woman who is an elected member of the government of a city in the U.S.

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COUNCILWOMAN

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COUNCILWOMAN

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vereadora

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an elected official in Congress or Parliament who writes a bill and organizes support for it in order to try get other officials to vote for it

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SPONSOR

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SPONSOR (n.)

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proponente

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treating people or animals in a very cruel way

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INHUMANE

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INHUMANE

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desumano, cruel

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continuing all through your life

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LIFELONG

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LIFELONG

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constante

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someone who strongly and publicly supports someone or something

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ADVOCATE

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ADVOCATE (n.)

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defensor

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to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things

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ADVOCATE

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ADVOCATE (v.)

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defender, proteger, promover, interceder

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very happy and enthusiastic because something good is going to happen, especially when this makes you unable to relax

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EXCITED

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EXCITED

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empolgado, entusiasmado, agitado

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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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more than a particular number or amount

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UPWARDS

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UPWARDS

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acima de

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(for a law or a rule) to become effective

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GO INTO EFFECT

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GO INTO EFFECT

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entrar em vigor

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to say officially that something such as a decision or law is wrong and change it

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OVERTURN

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OVERTURN (v.)

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reverter, revogar

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if a court of law upholds something such as a claim, it says that it is correct

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UPHOLD

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UPHOLD

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manter

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one of a number of courts of law in an area that a judge visits regularly in order to deal with local cases

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CIRCUIT COURT

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CIRCUIT COURT

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Tribunal Regional, Tribunal Regional Federal, segunda instância

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someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law

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JUDGE

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JUDGE

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juiz

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to make an order or request more effective by threatening to do something if people do not do what you want

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BACK

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BACK (v.)

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sustentar

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the highest court in many countries, including the U.S. and U.K., which has authority over all the other courts in a country’s legal system

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SUPREME COURT

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SUPREME COURT

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Suprema Corte

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involving a lot of noise, excitement, activity, or violence

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TUMULTUOUS

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TUMULTUOUS

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turbulento, agitado

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to officially end a rule or law that stopped someone from doing something

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LIFT

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LIFT (v.)

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suspender, revogar

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causing disagreement between people or groups

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CONTENTIOUS

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CONTENTIOUS

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controverso, polêmico

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to make an animal fat so that it will be nicer to eat

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FATTEN

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FATTEN

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engordar

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the organ in your body that cleans your blood and produces bile (a liquid that helps your body process fat)

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LIVER

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LIVER

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fígado

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a rare or expensive type of food

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DELICACY

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DELICACY

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iguaria

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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 art, buildings, traditions, and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture

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HERITAGE

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HERITAGE

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patrimônio histórico

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making you feel worried or uncomfortable

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TROUBLING

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TROUBLING (adj.)

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preocupante

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food prepared and cooked in a particular way

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DISH

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DISH

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prato

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to give reasons why you believe that something is right or true

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ARGUE

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ARGUE

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argumentar

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to believe that something is true, even though no one has told you or even though you have no proof

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ASSUME

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ASSUME

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supor, deduzir, presumir, pressupor, achar

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to fill a container or space with something, especially something soft

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STUFF

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STUFF (v.)

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comer demais, empanturrar-se

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to make food or drink go from your mouth down through your throat and into your stomach

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SWALLOW

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SWALLOW (v.)

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engolir

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the tube in your body that carries food from your throat to your stomach

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ESOPHAGUS

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ESOPHAGUS

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esôfago

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ESOPHAGI

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esôfagos

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capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape

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STRETCHABLE

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STRETCHABLE

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elástico

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if something is abhorrent to you, you dislike it very much, usually because you think it is immoral

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ABHORRENT

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ABHORRENT

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abominável, detestável, odioso

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(usually plural) something such as a room or piece of equipment that is provided at a place for people to use

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FACILITY

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FACILITY

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instalações, unidade, centro

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if there was no bad outcome to an action, then there’s no need to be angry or upset about it

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NO HARM, NO FOUL

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NO HARM, NO FOUL

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se não houver dano, não há crime

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someone who does not like something and states their opinion about it

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CRITIC

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CRITIC

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crítico

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(uncountable) physical harm caused to something so that it is broken, spoiled, or injured

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DAMAGE

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DAMAGE

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lesão

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a television or radio program

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SHOW

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SHOW (n.)

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programa

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used to show that you are annoyed about something

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FOR GOD’S SAKE

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FOR GOD’S SAKE

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Pelo amor de Deus!, Faça-me o favor!, Tenha a santa paciência!

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a distinct group of productive or profit-making enterprises

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INDUSTRY

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INDUSTRY

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setor, segmento, ramo, atividade econômica, indústria

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comments that show that you think something is wrong or bad

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CRITICISM

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CRITICISM

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crítica

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someone who cooks food in a restaurant as their job

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CHEF

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CHEF

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chef, chefe de cozinha

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a strong complaint or disagreement

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PROTEST

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PROTEST (n.)

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protesto

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to disagree strongly with something, often by making a formal statement or taking action in public

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PROTEST

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PROTEST (v.)

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protestar

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a system in which animals or birds are kept inside in small spaces and made to grow or produce eggs very quickly

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FACTORY FARM

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FACTORY FARM

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confinamento

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used for emphasizing what is really true or what really happened

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ACTUALLY

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ACTUALLY

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realmente

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to be obtained

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BE HAD

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BE HAD

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enfrentar, encarar

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