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to explain, describe, or arrange something in a clear and detailed way, especially in writing
SET OUT
SET OUT
definir, delinear, estipular
to hold something firmly without shaking or moving it
STEADY (v.)
STEADY (v.)
estabilizar, equilibrar
to make someone feel nervous or angry
RATTLE (v.)
RATTLE (v.)
abalar, amedrontar
to lose value very quickly
DIVE (v.)
DIVE (v.)
despencar
involving serious behavior or serious attitudes
SOLEMN
SOLEMN
solene, sério, formal
a formal speech given by someone to a group of people, especially as part of an important occasion
ADDRESS (n.)
ADDRESS (n.)
discurso, pronunciamento
to plant seeds in the ground
SOW (v.)
SOW (v.)
semear
to make people feel afraid, doubtful, confused, etc.
SOW FEAR / DOUBT / CONFUSION etc.
SOW FEAR / DOUBT / CONFUSION etc.
disseminar confusão e dúvida
capable of or fit for
UP TO
UP TO
capaz, competente, preparado/a
to take action in order to deal with a difficult situation
HANDLE (v.)
HANDLE (v.)
enfrentar, tratar, gerenciar, cuidar
an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
CRISIS
CRISIS
crise
(old fashioned) frightening
FEARFUL
FEARFUL
assustador
cease to operate or cause to cease operating
SHUT DOWN
SHUT DOWN
paralisar
likely to be successful or happy
ROSY
ROSY
favorável, otimista, positivo
to be beaten badly in a game or contest, often used figuratively to suggest a setback or loss
TAKE A BEATING
TAKE A BEATING
levar uma surra
the unpleasant effects of something that has happened
FALLOUT
FALLOUT
consequência
to announce something officially that was previously a secret
UNVEIL (v.)
UNVEIL (v.)
revelar, divulgar, anunciar
used for referring to something that has just been mentioned
ON THIS / THAT SCORE
ON THIS / THAT SCORE
nesse sentido, nesse tema
to not have any or enough of something that you need or want
LACK (v.)
LACK (v.)
carecer de, ser desprovido de
money that you are given by an employer or the government when you are sick and cannot work
SICK PAY
SICK PAY
licença médica remunerada
an occasion when a machine or factory stops working temporarily
SHUTDOWN
SHUTDOWN
paralisação, interrupção, fechamento provisório, suspensão temporária das atividades
a list of all the people that a company employs and the money that each of them earns
PAYROLL
PAYROLL
folha de pagamento
forced to turn and face attackers; at a distance — used with keep or hold
AT BAY
AT BAY
encurralado, acuado; afastado, distante
things that are being sent by ship, airplane, train, or truck
CARGO
CARGO
carga, mercadorias
to cover or surround something in a way that harms or destroys it
ENGULF
ENGULF
estar envolto em, estar coberto de, estar comprometido por
the activities of buying and selling goods or services
TRADE (n.)
TRADE (n.)
comércio (internacional)
someone with an important position in an organization
OFFICIAL (n.)
OFFICIAL (n.)
autoridade, dirigente, alto funcionário, executivo
a situation in which a person or animal that might have a disease is kept separate from other people or animals so that they do not catch the disease
QUARANTINE (n.)
QUARANTINE (n.)
quarentena
a formal occasion when someone speaks to an audience
SPEECH (n.)
SPEECH (n.)
discurso, pronunciamento
a confused situation or condition
MUDDLE (n.)
MUDDLE (n.)
confusão
to choose to officially ignore a rule, right, or claim
WAIVE
WAIVE
dispensar, abrir mão de, perdoar, renunciar a
a payment made by a beneficiary (especially for health services) in addition to that made by an insurer
COPAYMENT
COPAYMENT
coparticipação
the government of a country
ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATION
governo
to try very hard to defeat someone or to stop them having power over you
STRUGGLE (v.)
STRUGGLE (v.)
lutar com dificuldade, empenhar-se, enfrentar obstáculos, sofrer
to develop or make up something such as a plan or law
FRAME (v.)
FRAME (v.)
desenvolver, criar, produzir
to recognize the good or special qualities of a person, place, or thing; to begratefulfor something
APPRECIATE
APPRECIATE
valorizar, reconhecer; agradecer
used for emphasizing how serious something is
GRAVE
GRAVE
grave
if something lies ahead, especially something difficult or unpleasant, it is going to happen in the future and you will have to deal with it
LIE AHEAD
LIE AHEAD
próximo, futuro, que está por vir
something that fails completely in an embarrassing way
DEBACLE (n.)
DEBACLE (n.)
fracasso, desastre
to be in a particular place or state after doing something or because of doing it
END UP
END UP
acabar (fazendo), terminar por, tornar-se
tourist travel and the services connected with it, esp. when regarded as an industry
TRAVEL INDUSTRY
TRAVEL INDUSTRY
turismo
a situation in which something cannot continue because of a problem
DISRUPTION
DISRUPTION
interrupção, distúrbio, contratempo, desordem
to do or to cause something that has a very powerful or harmful effect
UNLEASH (v.)
UNLEASH (v.)
desencadear, desatar, pôr em marcha
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
an example or instance of something
CASE
CASE
caso
to provide something that is suitable for a particular situation, person, or purpose
MATCH (v.)
MATCH (v.)
equiparar, corresponder, relacionar
confident and not afraid of people
BOLD (adj.)
BOLD (adj.)
ousado, confiante, corajoso, audacioso
to support (something) or keep (something) from falling by placing something under or against it; to support or help (something)
SHORE UP
SHORE UP
ajudar, proteger
to stop the flow of something, usually water or electricity
SHUT OFF
SHUT OFF
interromper, suspender, parar, desligar, fechar
to be determined, based, or contingent
DEPEND ON
DEPEND ON
depender de
(often plural) an official number that has been counted or calculated
FIGURE (n.)
FIGURE (n.)
número(s), dado(s)
to cause a violent situation to end
QUELL (v.)
QUELL (v.)
sufocar, reprimir, debelar
to lower something into a liquid for a moment before taking it back out again
DIP (v.)
DIP (v.)
mergulhar, afundar
a situation in the stock market in which the prices of stocks are falling
BEAR MARKET
BEAR MARKET
mercado em baixa
to fall quickly from a high position
PLUNGE (v.)
PLUNGE (v.)
despencar, mergulhar
not harmed or damaged by something bad that has happened
UNSCATHED (adj.)
UNSCATHED (adj.)
ileso, incólume
to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem
OVERCOME (v.)
OVERCOME (v.)
superar
forming the main or most important part of something, without which it cannot really exist
BASIC
BASIC
básico
to foist or assign responsibility or guilt for something on someone else. A noun or pronoun can be used between “blame” and “on”
BLAME ON
BLAME ON
culpar, responsabilizar, acusar
allowed to ignore something such as a rule, obligation, or payment
EXEMPT (v.)
EXEMPT (v.)
isentar, dispensar, eximir
someone who has the right to live permanently in a particular country and has the right to the legal and social benefits of that country as well as legal obligations toward it
CITIZEN
CITIZEN
cidadão
to become fixed or established
TAKE ROOT
TAKE ROOT
criar raízes, arraigar-se, enraizar-se
the substance on the surface of the Earth in which plants grow
SOIL (n.)
SOIL (n.)
solo
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 important and urgent
PRESSING (adj.)
PRESSING (adj.)
urgente, premente
to have something as a very important part or purpose
REVOLVE AROUND
REVOLVE AROUND
gira em torno de, se resume a
to react to something by taking a particular course of action
RESPOND
RESPOND
reagir
(mainly journalism) if you halt something, or if it halts, it does not continue or develop any farther
HALT (v.)
HALT (v.)
parar, suspender
a home for people who need continuous medical treatment or who are unable to take care of themselves, especially people who are old or mentally ill
CARE HOME
CARE HOME
lar para idosos, casa de repouso
old people. Many people now think that this expression is offensive.
THE ELDERLY
THE ELDERLY
os idosos
to move to a particular place at the same time as a lot of other people
CROWD (v.)
CROWD (v.)
lotar, encher
pressure caused by a difficult situation
STRAIN (n.)
STRAIN (n.)
tensão, pressão, carga
a device that assists breathing (as by keeping the air passages open) or maintains artificial respiration
BREATHING MACHINE
BREATHING MACHINE
respirador
living and not dead
ALIVE (adj.)
ALIVE (adj.)
vivo
to give reasons why you believe that something is right or true
ARGUE
ARGUE
argumentar, sustentar, afirmar, demonstrar
weak because of old age or illness
INFIRM (adj.)
INFIRM (adj.)
doente, enfermo, fraco, debilitado
happening or existing now
CURRENT (adj.)
CURRENT (adj.)
atual, corrente
badly or adversely affected
HARD-HIT
HARD-HIT
duramente afetado, mais atingido
at the same time
MEANWHILE
MEANWHILE
ao mesmo tempo
the most important elected official in a town or city
MAYOR
MAYOR
prefeito, prefeita
a disease that affects almost everyone in a very large area
PANDEMIC
PANDEMIC
pandemia
to produce a simple technical description to show how something such as a process, system, or theory works
MODEL (v.)
MODEL (v.)
modelar, arquitetar, delinear
the state of being dead
DEATH
DEATH
morte
making the final result of a situation completely certain
DECISIVE
DECISIVE
definitivo, absoluto
to deal with (something bad or unpleasant) in a direct way
FACE UP TO
FACE UP TO
encarar, enfrentar
someone who does not like something and states their opinion about it
CRITIC (n.)
CRITIC (n.)
crítico
a book that contains a team’s plans and the plays it uses in a sport such as football; any set of strategies to achieve a goal
PLAYBOOK (n.)
PLAYBOOK (n.)
manual, guia
to enjoy or revel in something, such as praise, fame, etc. (Alludes to a person or animal resting in the warming rays of the sun.)
BASK IN
BASK IN
deleitar-se, estirar-se, refestelar-se, regozijar-se
a strong fear and dislike of people from other countries and cultures
XENOPHOBIA
XENOPHOBIA
xenofobia
to make someone believe something that is incorrect or not true
MISLEAD (v.)
MISLEAD (v.)
enganar, iludir
including many details or aspects of something
COMPREHENSIVE
COMPREHENSIVE
amplo, abrangente, completo
to give a false or incorrect account or description of what someone or something is like in order to trick someone
MISREPRESENT
MISREPRESENT
deturpar, distorcer
a mistake, especially one caused by bad judgment
MISSTEP (n.)
MISSTEP (n.)
tropeço, passo em falso
a lack of something that you need or want
SHORTAGE
SHORTAGE
escassez, falta
a person’s interpretation of something
READ (n.)
READ (n.)
análise, interpretação, leitura
in a very difficult or dangerous situation that needs to be dealt with immediately
IN EXTREMIS
IN EXTREMIS
em casos extremos
(formal) to join or fasten together
BIND TOGETHER
BIND TOGETHER
unir
the protection or the safety of a country’s secrets and its citizens
SECURITY
SECURITY
segurança (nacional)
feeling angry and unhappy because you think you have been treated unfairly or without enough respect
RESENTFUL
RESENTFUL
ressentido, amargurado
to achieve something that you wanted to do, or get something you hoped for
FULFILL
FULFILL
cumprir, realizar, agir de acordo com
ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual
SOARING (adj.)
SOARING (adj.)
crescente
a solution to a particular problem
REMEDY (n.)
REMEDY (n.)
solução
if one thing spawns something else, it creates it
SPAWN (v.)
SPAWN (v.)
gerar, criar, semear, desovar
if something bad is brewing, it is beginning to happen
BREW (v.)
BREW (v.)
tramar, conspirar, maquinar; fermentar
extremely surprising
STAGGERING (adj.)
STAGGERING (adj.)
surpreendente, espantoso, descomunal
(informal) a very large number of people or things
A RAFT OF
A RAFT OF
uma série de, uma enorme quantidade
if you tighten your grip on something, or if your grip tightens, you hold the thing more firmly or securely
TIGHTEN ONE’S GRIP
TIGHTEN ONE’S GRIP
agarrar, fechar o cerco
a building where horses or farm animals are kept
STABLE (n.)
STABLE (n.)
estábulo
to run in a sudden way, especially because you are frightened
BOLT (v.)
BOLT (v.)
sair em disparada
gradually and steadily
BY THE DAY
BY THE DAY
dia após dia
