#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
SPONSOR
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SPONSOR (n.)
proponente
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treating people or animals in a very cruel way
INHUMANE
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INHUMANE
desumano, cruel
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continuing all through your life
LIFELONG
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LIFELONG
constante
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someone who strongly and publicly supports someone or something
ADVOCATE
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ADVOCATE (n.)
defensor
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to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things
ADVOCATE
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ADVOCATE (v.)
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
EXCITED
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EXCITED
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
FACE
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FACE (v.)
enfrentar, encarar
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more than a particular number or amount
UPWARDS
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UPWARDS
acima de
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(for a law or a rule) to become effective
GO INTO EFFECT
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GO INTO EFFECT
entrar em vigor
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to say officially that something such as a decision or law is wrong and change it
OVERTURN
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OVERTURN (v.)
reverter, revogar
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if a court of law upholds something such as a claim, it says that it is correct
UPHOLD
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UPHOLD
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
CIRCUIT COURT
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CIRCUIT COURT
Tribunal Regional, Tribunal Regional Federal, segunda instância
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someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law
JUDGE
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JUDGE
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
BACK
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BACK (v.)
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
SUPREME COURT
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SUPREME COURT
Suprema Corte
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involving a lot of noise, excitement, activity, or violence
TUMULTUOUS
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TUMULTUOUS
turbulento, agitado
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to officially end a rule or law that stopped someone from doing something
LIFT
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LIFT (v.)
suspender, revogar
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causing disagreement between people or groups
CONTENTIOUS
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CONTENTIOUS
controverso, polêmico
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to make an animal fat so that it will be nicer to eat
FATTEN
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FATTEN
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)
LIVER
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LIVER
fígado
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a rare or expensive type of food
DELICACY
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DELICACY
iguaria
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an area of land that has its own government and official borders
COUNTRY
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COUNTRY
país
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the art, buildings, traditions, and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture
HERITAGE
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HERITAGE
patrimônio histórico
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making you feel worried or uncomfortable
TROUBLING
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TROUBLING (adj.)
preocupante
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food prepared and cooked in a particular way
DISH
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DISH
prato
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to give reasons why you believe that something is right or true
ARGUE
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ARGUE
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
ASSUME
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ASSUME
supor, deduzir, presumir, pressupor, achar
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to fill a container or space with something, especially something soft
STUFF
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STUFF (v.)
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
SWALLOW
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SWALLOW (v.)
engolir
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the tube in your body that carries food from your throat to your stomach
ESOPHAGUS
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ESOPHAGUS
esôfago
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ESOPHAGI
esôfagos
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capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape
STRETCHABLE
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STRETCHABLE
elástico
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if something is abhorrent to you, you dislike it very much, usually because you think it is immoral
ABHORRENT
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ABHORRENT
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
FACILITY
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FACILITY
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
NO HARM, NO FOUL
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NO HARM, NO FOUL
se não houver dano, não há crime
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someone who does not like something and states their opinion about it
CRITIC
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CRITIC
crítico
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(uncountable) physical harm caused to something so that it is broken, spoiled, or injured
DAMAGE
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DAMAGE
lesão
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a television or radio program
SHOW
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SHOW (n.)
programa
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used to show that you are annoyed about something
FOR GOD’S SAKE
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FOR GOD’S SAKE
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
INDUSTRY
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INDUSTRY
setor, segmento, ramo, atividade econômica, indústria
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comments that show that you think something is wrong or bad
CRITICISM
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CRITICISM
crítica
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someone who cooks food in a restaurant as their job
CHEF
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CHEF
chef, chefe de cozinha
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a strong complaint or disagreement
PROTEST
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PROTEST (n.)
protesto
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to disagree strongly with something, often by making a formal statement or taking action in public
PROTEST
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PROTEST (v.)
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
FACTORY FARM
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FACTORY FARM
confinamento
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used for emphasizing what is really true or what really happened
ACTUALLY
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ACTUALLY
realmente
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to be obtained
BE HAD
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BE HAD
enfrentar, encarar
