#72 😷 Airlines around the world are suspending flights to China as the coronavirus spreads 😷 Flashcards by Ulisses Carvalho

(often passive) if you are based somewhere, you have it as your main office or place of work, or the place where you live

BASE (v.)

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BASE (v.)

localizado, sediado, usar o gentílico

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to ask for something, or to try to get something

SEEK

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SEEK

visar, almejar, procurar

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a situation in which disease begins to infect more and more people

SPREAD (n.)

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SPREAD (n.)

dispersão, difusão, propagação, alastramento, transmissão

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any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals

CORONAVIRUS

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CORONAVIRUS

coronavírus

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(mainly journalism) to reduce something by a large amount

SLASH (v.)

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SLASH (v.)

cortar, reduzir drasticamente

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a person or company that buys goods or services

CUSTOMER

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CUSTOMER

cliente

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to do something, to act in order to get a particular result

TAKE ACTION

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TAKE ACTION

agir, tomar uma atitude, tomar providência

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able or likely to kill people

DEADLY

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DEADLY

letal, fatal, mortal

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up to the present

SO FAR

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SO FAR

até agora, por enquanto

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an example or instance of something

CASE

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CASE

caso, exemplo

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connecting two places; within a range of numbers, amounts, ages, etc.

BETWEEN

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BETWEEN

entre

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England, Scotland, and Wales

BRITAIN / GREAT BRITAIN

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BRITAIN / GREAT BRITAIN

Grã Bretanha (Inglaterra, Escócia e País de Gales)

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happening or done now, without any delay

IMMEDIATE

imediato

The United Kingdom is used for referring to Great Britain and Northern Ireland as a political unit. It is often simply called the U.K.

UK / UNITED KINGDOM

Reino Unido

the British government department that deals with Britain’s relations with foreign countries. Its full name is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The U.S. department that has a similar purpose is the State Department.

FOREIGN OFFICE

Ministério das Relações Exteriores

to make someone conscious of a possible problem or danger so that they will not be hurt

WARN

alertar, avisar

a company that moves goods or people from one place to another

CARRIER, AIRLINE

CARRIER

empresa aérea

to carefully consider a situation, person, or problem in order to make a judgment

ASSESS

avaliar, analisar, calcular

to buy tickets for an event or trip before you go, or to arrange to stay in a hotel at a particular time in the future

BOOK (v.)

fazer reserva

a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

MAINLAND CHINA, CHINA

MAINLAND CHINA

China Continental

something that you do in order to achieve a goal or solve a problem, often one of a series of things

MOVE (n.)

decisão, ato, medida, atitude

(tourism) a central airport that passengers can fly to from smaller local airports in order to make international or long-distance flights

HUB

hub, aeroporto central, grande aeroporto

a trip to a place and back again

ROUND TRIP

viagem de ida e volta

because of something

DUE TO

por conta de, devido a, em razão de, em decorrência de

a reduction in the amount or level of something

DROP OFF (n.)

queda, redução, diminuição

an official statement or document that says a right, claim, or law can be officially ignored or given up

WAIVER (n.)

isenção, dispensa (de cobrança)

the biggest, most important, or best thing in a group

FLAGSHIP (adj.)

líder, principal, mais importante

indefinitely, until a further notification is given to the contrary

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

até segunda ordem

a female spokesperson

SPOKESWOMAN

porta-voz (fem.)

a company that is owned by a larger company

SUBSIDIARY

subsidiária

A kingdom in Southeast Asia, on the Gulf of Thailand; population 68,000,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Bangko; Klanguage, Thai (official).

THAILAND

Tailândia

the area of land directly over the center of an earthquake

EPICENTER

epicentro

the sudden start of war, disease, violence, etc.

OUTBREAK

surto, irrupção, erupção, surgimento repentino

the people who work on a ship, aircraft, etc.

CREW

tripulação

tests done to check someone for a particular disease

SCREENING (n.)

exame, triagem

a new event that changes a situation

DEVELOPMENT

fatos, acontecimentos, eventos, desdobramentos