#76 🐻❄️ Polar bears are getting thinner and having fewer cubs 🐻❄️ Flashcards
the type of weather that a country or region has
CLIMATE
CLIMATE
clima
an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
CRISIS
CRISIS
crise
clear to almost anyone
OBVIOUS
OBVIOUS
óbvio, evidente, claro
a plant or animal group whose members all have similar general features and are able to produce young plants or animals together
SPECIES
SPECIES
espécie
(often passive) to have a bad effect on someone or something
HIT (v.)
HIT (v.)
atingir, afetar
(rely on something) to need something in order to continue living, existing, or operating
RELY ON
RELY ON
depender de, contar com
a large ocean animal that eats fish and lives mainly in cold parts of the world
SEAL (n.)
SEAL (n.)
foca
the home of some wild animals
DEN
DEN
toca
if one animal mates with another, or if two animals mate, they have sex
MATE (v.)
MATE (v.)
acasalar
to change a solid substance into a liquid
MELT (v.)
MELT (v.)
derreter
information that you discover, or opinions that you form after doing research
FINDINGS
FINDINGS
conclusões, resultados
to give the main ideas of a plan or a piece of writing without giving all the details
OUTLINE (v.)
OUTLINE (v.)
esboçar, delinear, traçar
a research project that examines a problem or a particular subject
STUDY (n.)
STUDY (n.)
estudo, pesquisa
someone who is thin has very little fat on their body
THIN
THIN
magro, magra
a young bear, lion, fox, wolf, or other wild animal
CUB
CUB
filhote
to combine things, or to form a connection between them
TIE (v.)
TIE (v.)
vincular, associar, ligar
a teacher in a college or university
PROFESSOR
PROFESSOR
Professor, Professora
the industry or occupation devoted to the catching, processing, or selling of fish, shellfish, or other aquatic animals
FISHERY
FISHERY
pesca
a type of animal or plant that may soon become extinct
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENDANGERED SPECIES
espécie ameaçada de extinção
a gradual change or development that produces a particular result
TREND (n.)
TREND (n.)
tendência
to reduce the amount of something or the number of things
DEPLETE
DEPLETE
esgotar, reduzir
to become smaller in size
SHRINK (v.)
SHRINK (v.)
encolher
the type of place that a particular animal usually lives in or a particular plant usually grows in, for example a desert, forest, or lake
HABITAT
HABITAT
habitat
to do something, to act in order to get a particular result
TAKE ACTION
TAKE ACTION
agir, tomar uma atitude, tomar providência
happening or done now, without any delay
IMMEDIATE