#64 🦆 New York City will ban restaurants from selling foie gras Flashcards
Vocabulary review
someone who enjoys good food and drink
EPICURE
EPICURE
gourmet, epicureu, epicurista
the liver of a specially fattened goose or duck prepared as food
FOIE GRAS
FOIE GRAS
foie gras
in, to, or at another place or other places
ELSEWHERE
ELSEWHERE
em outro lugar, em outra parte, além
to say officially that someone is not allowed to do something
BAN
BAN (v.)
proibir
a store that sells food and household supplies : supermarket
GROCERY STORE
GROCERY STORE
mercado
a written document containing a proposal for a new law
BILL
BILL (n.)
projeto de lei
the elected officials who govern a city
CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL
câmara municipal, câmara de vereadores
the most important elected official in a town or city
MAYOR
MAYOR
prefeito, prefeita
surrounded by; in the middle of
AMID
AMID
em meio a, entre
something that you very much enjoy because you do not get it very often
LUXURY
LUXURY
luxo
to force food or drink down a person’s or animal’s throat, usually with a tube
FORCE-FEED
FORCE-FEED
forçar a alimentação
a woman who is an elected member of the government of a city in the U.S.
COUNCILWOMAN
COUNCILWOMAN
vereadora
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
SPONSOR
SPONSOR (n.)
proponente
treating people or animals in a very cruel way
INHUMANE
INHUMANE
desumano, cruel
continuing all through your life
LIFELONG
LIFELONG
constante
someone who strongly and publicly supports someone or something
ADVOCATE
ADVOCATE (n.)
defensor
to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things
ADVOCATE
ADVOCATE (v.)
defender, proteger, promover, interceder
very happy and enthusiastic because something good is going to happen, especially when this makes you unable to relax
EXCITED
EXCITED
empolgado, entusiasmado, agitado
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
more than a particular number or amount
UPWARDS
UPWARDS
acima de
(for a law or a rule) to become effective
GO INTO EFFECT
GO INTO EFFECT
entrar em vigor
to say officially that something such as a decision or law is wrong and change it
OVERTURN
OVERTURN (v.)
reverter, revogar
if a court of law upholds something such as a claim, it says that it is correct
UPHOLD
UPHOLD
manter
one of a number of courts of law in an area that a judge visits regularly in order to deal with local cases
CIRCUIT COURT
CIRCUIT COURT
Tribunal Regional, Tribunal Regional Federal, segunda instância
someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law
JUDGE
JUDGE
juiz
to make an order or request more effective by threatening to do something if people do not do what you want
BACK
BACK (v.)
sustentar
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
SUPREME COURT
SUPREME COURT
Suprema Corte
involving a lot of noise, excitement, activity, or violence
TUMULTUOUS
TUMULTUOUS
turbulento, agitado
to officially end a rule or law that stopped someone from doing something
LIFT
LIFT (v.)
suspender, revogar
causing disagreement between people or groups
CONTENTIOUS
CONTENTIOUS
controverso, polêmico
to make an animal fat so that it will be nicer to eat
FATTEN
FATTEN
engordar
the organ in your body that cleans your blood and produces bile (a liquid that helps your body process fat)
LIVER
LIVER
fígado
a rare or expensive type of food
DELICACY
DELICACY
iguaria
an area of land that has its own government and official borders
COUNTRY
COUNTRY
país
the art, buildings, traditions, and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture
HERITAGE
HERITAGE
patrimônio histórico
making you feel worried or uncomfortable
TROUBLING
TROUBLING (adj.)
preocupante
food prepared and cooked in a particular way
DISH
DISH
prato
to give reasons why you believe that something is right or true
ARGUE
ARGUE
argumentar
to believe that something is true, even though no one has told you or even though you have no proof
ASSUME
ASSUME
supor, deduzir, presumir, pressupor, achar
to fill a container or space with something, especially something soft
STUFF
STUFF (v.)
comer demais, empanturrar-se
to make food or drink go from your mouth down through your throat and into your stomach
SWALLOW
SWALLOW (v.)
engolir
the tube in your body that carries food from your throat to your stomach
ESOPHAGUS
ESOPHAGUS
esôfago
ESOPHAGI
esôfagos
capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape
STRETCHABLE
STRETCHABLE
elástico
if something is abhorrent to you, you dislike it very much, usually because you think it is immoral
ABHORRENT
ABHORRENT
abominável, detestável, odioso
(usually plural) something such as a room or piece of equipment that is provided at a place for people to use
FACILITY
FACILITY
instalações, unidade, centro
if there was no bad outcome to an action, then there’s no need to be angry or upset about it
NO HARM, NO FOUL
NO HARM, NO FOUL
se não houver dano, não há crime
someone who does not like something and states their opinion about it
CRITIC
CRITIC
crítico
(uncountable) physical harm caused to something so that it is broken, spoiled, or injured
DAMAGE
DAMAGE
lesão
a television or radio program
SHOW
SHOW (n.)
programa
used to show that you are annoyed about something
FOR GOD’S SAKE
FOR GOD’S SAKE
Pelo amor de Deus!, Faça-me o favor!, Tenha a santa paciência!
a distinct group of productive or profit-making enterprises
INDUSTRY
INDUSTRY
setor, segmento, ramo, atividade econômica, indústria
comments that show that you think something is wrong or bad
CRITICISM
CRITICISM
crítica
someone who cooks food in a restaurant as their job
CHEF
CHEF
chef, chefe de cozinha
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
a system in which animals or birds are kept inside in small spaces and made to grow or produce eggs very quickly
FACTORY FARM
FACTORY FARM
confinamento
used for emphasizing what is really true or what really happened
ACTUALLY
ACTUALLY
realmente
to be obtained
BE HAD
BE HAD
enfrentar, encarar
