#69 🚜 Farmers stick with Trump over trade Flashcards
Vocabulary review
a situation in which countries try to damage each other’s trade, typically by the imposition of tariffs or quota restrictions
TRADE WAR
TRADE WAR
guerra comercial
causing physical pain, distress or trouble
PAINFUL
PAINFUL
doloroso
the seed of an Asian plant, used for making food and oil; the plant that produces soy beans
SOYBEAN
SOYBEAN
soja
someone who owns a farm or manages it as their job
FARMER
FARMER
produtor, produtor rural, agricultor, fazendeiro
a tax that a government charges on goods that enter or leave their country
TARIFF
TARIFF
imposto (de importação)
to destroy completely, annihilate
WIPE OUT
WIPE OUT
eliminar, destruir, apagar
if you say how much something is worth, you state its value in money
WORTH
WORTH
no valor de
if something piles up, or if someone piles it up, the amount of it increases a lot
PILE UP
PILE UP
empilhar, acumular, amontoar
(AmE) a container for storing something, especially a large amount; (BrE) a container for putting garbage in
BIN
BIN
silo; (lata de) lixo
space available for storing something, in particular allocated space in a warehouse
STORAGE
STORAGE
armazenamento, estoque
a bushel is a unit of volume that is used for measuring agricultural produce such as corn or beans. A bushel is equivalent in volume to eight gallons (35.24 liters)
BUSHEL
BUSHEL
bushel (≈ 27 kg de soja e ≈ 25kg de milho)
without any reasons to feel happy or hopeful
BLEAK
BLEAK
triste, sombrio, desanimador, melancólico
- a plant grown for food, usually on a farm; 2. an amount of crops grown in a particular year
CROP
CROP
- cultura; 2. safra
a tall plant with large yellow seeds on a cob. The usual British word is maize
CORN
CORN
milho
a tall plant that produces grain for making bread and other foods
WHEAT
WHEAT
trigo
in the past but not now
NO LONGER
NO LONGER
não mais
floating on water; able to pay the money that you owe
AFLOAT
AFLOAT
em pé, vivo, de portas abertas, sem fechar as portas, sem quebrar, sem afundar
used for talking about the largest or most important part of something, mainly
LARGELY
LARGELY
em grande parte, em grande medida
money that someone gives or lends to a person or organization with financial problems
BAILOUT
BAILOUT
resgate financeiro
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in support of a particular objective
ON BOARD
ON BOARD
a bordo; de acordo
a formal agreement, especially in business or politics
DEAL
DEAL
acordo
to do a job or to perform duties for a person or organization
SERVE
SERVE
trabalhar, atuar
to collect a crop from the fields
HARVEST
HARVEST (v.)
colher
to cause damage or problems, or to harm someone’s chance to succeed at something
HURT
HURT (v.)
prejudicar
to take the place of something that has been lost or damaged
MAKE UP FOR
MAKE UP FOR
compensar, substituir
the state of not having something anymore because it has been taken from you or destroyed
LOSS
LOSS
prejuízo, perda
to alleviate the effects of a shortcoming, usually temporarily
BRIDGE THE GAP
BRIDGE THE GAP
reduzir a distância, preencher a lacuna
money, food, or other help that an organization or government gives to a country or area where people need it, for example because of a war or flood
AID
AID
ajuda, apoio, assistência