#77 😷 Coronavirus has now spread to every continent 😷 Flashcards
someone with an important position in an organization
OFFICIAL (n.)
OFFICIAL (n.)
autoridade, dirigente, alto funcionário, executivo
to make someone conscious of a possible problem or danger so that they will not be hurt
WARN
WARN
alertar, avisar
a situation in which disease begins to infect more and more people
SPREAD (n.)
SPREAD (n.)
dispersão, difusão, propagação, alastramento, transmissão
new, or unusual
NOVEL (adj.)
NOVEL (adj.)
novo, desconhecido, original
any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals
CORONAVIRUS
CORONAVIRUS
coronavírus
to move somewhere veryslowlyandgradually, or tomakesomething do this
INCH (v.)
INCH (v.)
avançar lentamente
only a short distance away, or separated by only a short distance
CLOSE (adj.)
CLOSE (adj.)
próximo, perto
used for saying in which direction someone or something is going, facing, or looking
TOWARD
TOWARD
em direção a
a disease that affects almost everyone in a very large area
PANDEMIC
PANDEMIC
pandemia
an example or instance of something
CASE
CASE
caso, exemplo
a large mass of land that forms the main part of a country but does not include any islands belonging to the country
MAINLAND
MAINLAND
continente; continental
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
MAINLAND CHINA
MAINLAND CHINA
China Continental
to make a public or official statement, especially about a plan, decision, or something that has happened
ANNOUNCE
ANNOUNCE
divulgar, declarar, anunciar
the sudden start of war, disease, violence, etc.
OUTBREAK
OUTBREAK
surto, irrupção, erupção, surgimento repentino
to gradually affect or cover a larger area
SPREAD (v.)
SPREAD (v.)
espalhar, alastrar, propagar, expandir
the most southern continent and the one that contains the South Pole
ANTARCTICA
ANTARCTICA
Antártida, Antártica
to fight with someone
GRAPPLE (v.)
GRAPPLE (v.)
agarrar, lutar corpo a corpo
important, serious,large, orgreat
MAJOR (adj.)
MAJOR (adj.)
importante, principal
the official line separating two countries or states
BORDER (n.)
BORDER (n.)
fronteira
able or likely to kill people
DEADLY
DEADLY
letal, fatal, mortal
finally, in the end
ULTIMATELY
ULTIMATELY
em última análise, no final das contas, essencialmente
a serious outbreak of a contagious disease; the spread of a contagious disease among numerous members of a community as opposed to a few isolated cases
COMMUNITY SPREAD
COMMUNITY SPREAD
transmissão comunitária
very bad in degree or extent
SEVERE
SEVERE
grave
the state of feeling sick or of having a disease
ILLNESS
ILLNESS
doença, enfermidade
relating to the process of breathing air in and out
RESPIRATORY
RESPIRATORY
respiratório
an illness that affects people or animals, especially one that is caused by an infection
DISEASE
DISEASE
doença
at the present time
CURRENTLY
CURRENTLY
hoje, atualmente
bigger than usual in size
LARGE
LARGE
grande
a death caused by an accident, war, violence, or disease
FATALITY
FATALITY
fatalidade, morte
a republic in northwestern Africa, on the Mediterranean coast; population 48,300,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Algiers; official language, Arabic
ALGERIA
ALGERIA
Argélia
an international organization that is part of the United Nations and helps poorer countries by giving them information and medicine
WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
OMS - Organização Mundial da Saúde
up to the present
SO FAR
SO FAR
até agora, por enquanto
to deliberately delay doing something
HOLD OFF
HOLD OFF
adiar, postergar
a group of people who work together for an organization or the government and have important responsibilities
BODY
BODY
organismo, organização, instituição, órgão
a standard that is used for judging something or for making a decision about something — the plural form of ‘criterion’ is ‘criteria’
CRITERION
CRITERION
critério
continuing at the same level or rate for a long time
SUSTAINED (adj.)
SUSTAINED (adj.)
prolongado
until now
TO DATE
TO DATE
até agora, até hoje
all but a particular person or thing means everyone or everything except that person or thing
ALL BUT
ALL BUT
exceto, todos com a exceção de
badly or adversely affected
HARD-HIT (adj.)
HARD-HIT (adj.)
duramente afetado, mais atingido
to make someone feel nervous or angry
RATTLE (v.)
RATTLE (v.)
abalar, amedrontar
relating to the economy of a particular country or region
ECONOMIC
ECONOMIC
econômico
an occasion when a machine or factory stops working temporarily
SHUTDOWN (n.)
SHUTDOWN (n.)
paralisação, interrupção, fechamento provisório, suspensão temporária das atividades
a series of processes involved in supplying a product to someone
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUPPLY CHAIN
cadeia de suprimento
to throw or hit something very violently onto a surface, usually so that it breaks
DASH (v.)
DASH (v.)
destruir, frustrar, aplacar
happening very quickly
SPEEDY
SPEEDY
rápido
(mainly journalism) to make something happen, especially something involving violence or angry feelings
SPARK (v.)
SPARK (v.)
desencadear, provocar, causar
one of the equal parts into which the value of a company is divided
STOCK (n.)
STOCK (n.)
ação
a complete defeat of an opponent in a battle, competition, or election
ROUT (n.)
ROUT (n.)
derrocada, ruína, soçobro
