#76 🐻‍❄️ Polar bears are getting thinner and having fewer cubs 🐻‍❄️ Flashcards

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the type of weather that a country or region has

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CLIMATE

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CLIMATE

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clima

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an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation

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CRISIS

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CRISIS

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crise

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clear to almost anyone

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OBVIOUS

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OBVIOUS

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óbvio, evidente, claro

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a plant or animal group whose members all have similar general features and are able to produce young plants or animals together

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SPECIES

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SPECIES

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espécie

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(often passive) to have a bad effect on someone or something

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HIT (v.)

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HIT (v.)

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atingir, afetar

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(rely on something) to need something in order to continue living, existing, or operating

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RELY ON

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RELY ON

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depender de, contar com

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a large ocean animal that eats fish and lives mainly in cold parts of the world

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SEAL (n.)

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SEAL (n.)

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foca

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the home of some wild animals

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DEN

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DEN

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toca

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if one animal mates with another, or if two animals mate, they have sex

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MATE (v.)

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MATE (v.)

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acasalar

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to change a solid substance into a liquid

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MELT (v.)

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MELT (v.)

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derreter

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information that you discover, or opinions that you form after doing research

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FINDINGS

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FINDINGS

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conclusões, resultados

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to give the main ideas of a plan or a piece of writing without giving all the details

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OUTLINE (v.)

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OUTLINE (v.)

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esboçar, delinear, traçar

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a research project that examines a problem or a particular subject

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STUDY (n.)

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STUDY (n.)

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estudo, pesquisa

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someone who is thin has very little fat on their body

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THIN

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THIN

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magro, magra

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a young bear, lion, fox, wolf, or other wild animal

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CUB

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CUB

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filhote

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to combine things, or to form a connection between them

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TIE (v.)

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TIE (v.)

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vincular, associar, ligar

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a teacher in a college or university

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PROFESSOR

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PROFESSOR

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Professor, Professora

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the industry or occupation devoted to the catching, processing, or selling of fish, shellfish, or other aquatic animals

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FISHERY

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FISHERY

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pesca

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a type of animal or plant that may soon become extinct

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ENDANGERED SPECIES

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ENDANGERED SPECIES

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espécie ameaçada de extinção

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a gradual change or development that produces a particular result

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TREND (n.)

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TREND (n.)

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tendência

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to reduce the amount of something or the number of things

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DEPLETE

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DEPLETE

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esgotar, reduzir

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to become smaller in size

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SHRINK (v.)

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SHRINK (v.)

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encolher

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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

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HABITAT

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HABITAT

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habitat

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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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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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wide; including many different things or people

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BROAD

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BROAD

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amplo, largo

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at the end of a process or period of time in which many things happen

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EVENTUALLY

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EVENTUALLY

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um dia, mais cedo ou mais tarde, uma hora, futuramente

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to make a place or container clean or neat by removing things that are not wanted and getting rid of any dirt or dust in it

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CLEAR OUT

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CLEAR OUT

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remover, esvaziar

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the important ideas, facts, or actions from which something can develop

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BASIS

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BASIS

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base, fundamento

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the state of not having something anymore because it has been taken from you or destroyed

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LOSS

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LOSS

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prejuízo, perda

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to follow the development or progress of something

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TRACK (v.)

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TRACK (v.)

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rastrear, monitorar, acompanhar

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someone who is no longer a child and is legally responsible for their actions

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ADULT

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ADULT

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adulto

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close to something; in a part of the ocean that is near the land

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OFF

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OFF

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na (costa)

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an autonomous Danish territory located between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans

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GREENLAND

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GREENLAND

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Groenlândia

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the amount, level, standard, etc. that is typical of a group of people or things

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AVERAGE (adj.)

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AVERAGE (adj.)

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média

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used for showing that something is in addition to what already exists, what has been used, or what has already been mentioned

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MORE

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MORE

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mais

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the speed at which something happens within a particular period of time

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RATE (n.)

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RATE (n.)

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velocidade, ritmo, rapidez

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(mainly literary) to become bigger or stronger and then smaller or weaker

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WAX AND WANE

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WAX AND WANE

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vem e vai

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(formal) to start living somewhere

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TAKE UP RESIDENCE

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TAKE UP RESIDENCE

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fazer morada

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only a short distance away, or separated by only a short distance

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CLOSE (adj.)

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CLOSE (adj.)

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próximo, perto

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the land that is on the edge of a lake, river, or ocean

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SHORE (n.)

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SHORE (n.)

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margem, orla, praia

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to consider that someone or something has a particular quality or has achieved a particular standard or level

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RATE (v.)

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RATE (v.)

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avaliar, classificar

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to be the reason for something that happens

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BE TO BLAME

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BE TO BLAME

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ser culpado, ser responsabilizado

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a supply of something that is kept to be used later

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STORE (n.)

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STORE (n.)

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reserva

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to eat no food or very little food for a period of time, often for religious reasons

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FAST (v.)

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FAST (v.)

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jejuar

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a group of baby cats, dogs, or other animals that are born at the same time

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LITTER (n.)

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LITTER (n.)

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ninhada

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  1. the end of a serious relationship or marriage; 2. the division of something such as an organization or country into smaller parts
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BREAKUP

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BREAKUP

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  1. separação, rompimento; 2. divisão, separação
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something that is usual or expected

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NORM

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NORM

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padrão, comum, regra, esperado, habitual

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to watch or study someone or something with care and attention in order to discover something

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OBSERVE

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OBSERVE

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observar

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the process of counting how many people or things there are in a group

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COUNT (n.)

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COUNT (n.)

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contagem

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used when someone does not know which of twopossibilitiesistrue

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WHETHER

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WHETHER

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se

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a rise in the number, amount, or degree of something

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INCREASE (n.)

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INCREASE (n.)

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aumento

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despite a fact or idea that you have just mentioned: used as a way of showing how a sentence, phrase, or word is related to what has already been said

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NEVERTHELESS

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NEVERTHELESS

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no entanto, contudo, não obstante

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likely to be successful or very good

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PROMISING (adj.)

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PROMISING (adj.)

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promissor

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to notice someone or something

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SPOT (v.)

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SPOT (v.)

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avistar, identificar, detectar, localizar, perceber

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tofollowandwatchsomeone all the time in athreatening way, because of an extremely strong interest in them

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STALK (v.)

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STALK (v.)

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rondar, ameaçar, estar à espreita

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to come closer to a particular place

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NEAR (v.)

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NEAR (v.)

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aproximar-se

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a lack of food that can cause illness or death, especially among large numbers of people

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HUNGER

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HUNGER

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fome

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to cause someone to do something

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LEAD (v.)

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LEAD (v.)

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conduzir, levar, direcionar, criar (condições), acarretar, proporcionar

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the speed at which something happens or is done

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PACE (n.)

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PACE (n.)

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ritmo, velocidade, marcha

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surprising, or very unusual

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STARTLING (adj.)

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STARTLING (adj.)

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assustador, impressionante, surpreendente, alarmante

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a reaction

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RESPONSE

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RESPONSE

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reação, resposta