#72 😷 Airlines around the world are suspending flights to China as the coronavirus spreads 😷 Flashcards
(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.)
BASE (v.)
localizado, sediado, usar o gentílico
to ask for something, or to try to get something
SEEK
SEEK
visar, almejar, procurar
a situation in which disease begins to infect more and more people
SPREAD (n.)
SPREAD (n.)
dispersão, difusão, propagação, alastramento, transmissão
any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals
CORONAVIRUS
CORONAVIRUS
coronavírus
(mainly journalism) to reduce something by a large amount
SLASH (v.)
SLASH (v.)
cortar, reduzir drasticamente
a person or company that buys goods or services
CUSTOMER
CUSTOMER
cliente
to do something, to act in order to get a particular result
TAKE ACTION
TAKE ACTION
agir, tomar uma atitude, tomar providência
able or likely to kill people
DEADLY
DEADLY
letal, fatal, mortal
up to the present
SO FAR
SO FAR
até agora, por enquanto
an example or instance of something
CASE
CASE
caso, exemplo
connecting two places; within a range of numbers, amounts, ages, etc.
BETWEEN
BETWEEN
entre
England, Scotland, and Wales
BRITAIN / GREAT BRITAIN
BRITAIN / GREAT BRITAIN
Grã Bretanha (Inglaterra, Escócia e País de Gales)
happening or done now, without any delay
IMMEDIATE
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
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
FOREIGN OFFICE
Ministério das Relações Exteriores
to make someone conscious of a possible problem or danger so that they will not be hurt
WARN
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
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.)
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.)
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
hub, aeroporto central, grande aeroporto
a trip to a place and back again
ROUND TRIP
ROUND TRIP
viagem de ida e volta
because of something
DUE TO
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.)
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.)
WAIVER (n.)
isenção, dispensa (de cobrança)
the biggest, most important, or best thing in a group
FLAGSHIP (adj.)
FLAGSHIP (adj.)
líder, principal, mais importante
indefinitely, until a further notification is given to the contrary
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
até segunda ordem
a female spokesperson
SPOKESWOMAN
SPOKESWOMAN
porta-voz (fem.)
a company that is owned by a larger company
SUBSIDIARY
SUBSIDIARY
subsidiária
A kingdom in Southeast Asia, on the Gulf of Thailand; population 68,000,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Bangko; Klanguage, Thai (official).
THAILAND
THAILAND
Tailândia
the area of land directly over the center of an earthquake
EPICENTER
EPICENTER
epicentro
the sudden start of war, disease, violence, etc.
OUTBREAK
OUTBREAK
surto, irrupção, erupção, surgimento repentino
the people who work on a ship, aircraft, etc.
CREW
CREW
tripulação
tests done to check someone for a particular disease
SCREENING (n.)
SCREENING (n.)
exame, triagem
a new event that changes a situation
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
fatos, acontecimentos, eventos, desdobramentos