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

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

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BASE (v.)

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BASE (v.)

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localizado, sediado, usar o gentílico

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to ask for something, or to try to get something

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SEEK

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SEEK

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visar, almejar, procurar

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

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SPREAD (n.)

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SPREAD (n.)

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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

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CORONAVIRUS

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CORONAVIRUS

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coronavírus

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(mainly journalism) to reduce something by a large amount

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SLASH (v.)

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SLASH (v.)

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cortar, reduzir drasticamente

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a person or company that buys goods or services

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CUSTOMER

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CUSTOMER

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cliente

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

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TAKE ACTION

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TAKE ACTION

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agir, tomar uma atitude, tomar providência

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able or likely to kill people

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DEADLY

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DEADLY

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letal, fatal, mortal

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up to the present

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SO FAR

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SO FAR

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até agora, por enquanto

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an example or instance of something

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CASE

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CASE

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caso, exemplo

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

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BETWEEN

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BETWEEN

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entre

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England, Scotland, and Wales

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BRITAIN / GREAT BRITAIN

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BRITAIN / GREAT BRITAIN

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Grã Bretanha (Inglaterra, Escócia e País de Gales)

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happening or done now, without any delay

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IMMEDIATE

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IMMEDIATE

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imediato

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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.

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UK / UNITED KINGDOM

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UK / UNITED KINGDOM

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Reino Unido

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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.

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FOREIGN OFFICE

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FOREIGN OFFICE

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Ministério das Relações Exteriores

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

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WARN

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WARN

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alertar, avisar

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

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CARRIER, AIRLINE

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CARRIER

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empresa aérea

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

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ASSESS

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ASSESS

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avaliar, analisar, calcular

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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

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BOOK (v.)

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BOOK (v.)

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fazer reserva

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

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MAINLAND CHINA, CHINA

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MAINLAND CHINA

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China Continental

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

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MOVE (n.)

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MOVE (n.)

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decisão, ato, medida, atitude

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

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HUB

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HUB

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hub, aeroporto central, grande aeroporto

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a trip to a place and back again

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ROUND TRIP

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ROUND TRIP

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viagem de ida e volta

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because of something

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DUE TO

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DUE TO

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

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a reduction in the amount or level of something

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DROP OFF (n.)

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DROP OFF (n.)

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queda, redução, diminuição

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

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WAIVER (n.)

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WAIVER (n.)

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isenção, dispensa (de cobrança)

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

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FLAGSHIP (adj.)

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FLAGSHIP (adj.)

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líder, principal, mais importante

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indefinitely, until a further notification is given to the contrary

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UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

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UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

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até segunda ordem

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a female spokesperson

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SPOKESWOMAN

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SPOKESWOMAN

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porta-voz (fem.)

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a company that is owned by a larger company

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SUBSIDIARY

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SUBSIDIARY

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subsidiária

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

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THAILAND

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THAILAND

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Tailândia

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the area of land directly over the center of an earthquake

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EPICENTER

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EPICENTER

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epicentro

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

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OUTBREAK

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OUTBREAK

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surto, irrupção, erupção, surgimento repentino

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

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CREW

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CREW

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tripulação

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tests done to check someone for a particular disease

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SCREENING (n.)

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SCREENING (n.)

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exame, triagem

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a new event that changes a situation

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DEVELOPMENT

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DEVELOPMENT

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fatos, acontecimentos, eventos, desdobramentos