#79 ❌ TRAVEL BAN ❌ Trump address sparks chaos as coronavirus crisis deepens ❌ Flashcards by Ulisses Carvalho

to explain, describe, or arrange something in a clear and detailed way, especially in writing

SET OUT

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definir, delinear, estipular

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to hold something firmly without shaking or moving it

STEADY (v.)

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STEADY (v.)

estabilizar, equilibrar

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to make someone feel nervous or angry

RATTLE (v.)

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RATTLE (v.)

abalar, amedrontar

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to lose value very quickly

DIVE (v.)

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DIVE (v.)

despencar

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involving serious behavior or serious attitudes

SOLEMN

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SOLEMN

solene, sério, formal

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a formal speech given by someone to a group of people, especially as part of an important occasion

ADDRESS (n.)

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ADDRESS (n.)

discurso, pronunciamento

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to plant seeds in the ground

SOW (v.)

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SOW (v.)

semear

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to make people feel afraid, doubtful, confused, etc.

SOW FEAR / DOUBT / CONFUSION etc.

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SOW FEAR / DOUBT / CONFUSION etc.

disseminar confusão e dúvida

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capable of or fit for

UP TO

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UP TO

capaz, competente, preparado/a

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to take action in order to deal with a difficult situation

HANDLE (v.)

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HANDLE (v.)

enfrentar, tratar, gerenciar, cuidar

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an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation

CRISIS

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CRISIS

crise

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(old fashioned) frightening

FEARFUL

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FEARFUL

assustador

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cease to operate or cause to cease operating

SHUT DOWN

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SHUT DOWN

paralisar

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likely to be successful or happy

ROSY

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ROSY

favorável, otimista, positivo

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to be beaten badly in a game or contest, often used figuratively to suggest a setback or loss

TAKE A BEATING

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TAKE A BEATING

levar uma surra

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the unpleasant effects of something that has happened

FALLOUT

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FALLOUT

consequência

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to announce something officially that was previously a secret

UNVEIL (v.)

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UNVEIL (v.)

revelar, divulgar, anunciar

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used for referring to something that has just been mentioned

ON THIS / THAT SCORE

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ON THIS / THAT SCORE

nesse sentido, nesse tema

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to not have any or enough of something that you need or want

LACK (v.)

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LACK (v.)

carecer de, ser desprovido de

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money that you are given by an employer or the government when you are sick and cannot work

SICK PAY

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SICK PAY

licença médica remunerada

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an occasion when a machine or factory stops working temporarily

SHUTDOWN

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SHUTDOWN

paralisação, interrupção, fechamento provisório, suspensão temporária das atividades

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a list of all the people that a company employs and the money that each of them earns

PAYROLL

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PAYROLL

folha de pagamento

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forced to turn and face attackers; at a distance — used with keep or hold

AT BAY

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AT BAY

encurralado, acuado; afastado, distante

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things that are being sent by ship, airplane, train, or truck

CARGO

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CARGO

carga, mercadorias

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to cover or surround something in a way that harms or destroys it

ENGULF

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ENGULF

estar envolto em, estar coberto de, estar comprometido por

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the activities of buying and selling goods or services

TRADE (n.)

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TRADE (n.)

comércio (internacional)

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someone with an important position in an organization

OFFICIAL (n.)

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OFFICIAL (n.)

autoridade, dirigente, alto funcionário, executivo

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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.)

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QUARANTINE (n.)

quarentena

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a formal occasion when someone speaks to an audience

SPEECH (n.)

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SPEECH (n.)

discurso, pronunciamento

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a confused situation or condition

MUDDLE (n.)

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MUDDLE (n.)

confusão

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to choose to officially ignore a rule, right, or claim

WAIVE

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WAIVE

dispensar, abrir mão de, perdoar, renunciar a

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a payment made by a beneficiary (especially for health services) in addition to that made by an insurer

COPAYMENT

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COPAYMENT

coparticipação

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the government of a country

ADMINISTRATION

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ADMINISTRATION

governo

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to try very hard to defeat someone or to stop them having power over you

STRUGGLE (v.)

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STRUGGLE (v.)

lutar com dificuldade, empenhar-se, enfrentar obstáculos, sofrer

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to develop or make up something such as a plan or law

FRAME (v.)

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FRAME (v.)

desenvolver, criar, produzir

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to recognize the good or special qualities of a person, place, or thing; to begratefulfor something

APPRECIATE

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APPRECIATE

valorizar, reconhecer; agradecer

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used for emphasizing how serious something is

GRAVE

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GRAVE

grave

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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

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LIE AHEAD

próximo, futuro, que está por vir

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something that fails completely in an embarrassing way

DEBACLE (n.)

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DEBACLE (n.)

fracasso, desastre

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to be in a particular place or state after doing something or because of doing it

END UP

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END UP

acabar (fazendo), terminar por, tornar-se

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tourist travel and the services connected with it, esp. when regarded as an industry

TRAVEL INDUSTRY

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TRAVEL INDUSTRY

turismo

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a situation in which something cannot continue because of a problem

DISRUPTION

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DISRUPTION

interrupção, distúrbio, contratempo, desordem

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to do or to cause something that has a very powerful or harmful effect

UNLEASH (v.)

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UNLEASH (v.)

desencadear, desatar, pôr em marcha

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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

MOVE (n.)

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MOVE (n.)

decisão, ato, medida, atitude

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an example or instance of something

CASE

caso

to provide something that is suitable for a particular situation, person, or purpose

MATCH (v.)

equiparar, corresponder, relacionar

confident and not afraid of people

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

ajudar, proteger

to stop the flow of something, usually water or electricity

SHUT OFF

interromper, suspender, parar, desligar, fechar

to be determined, based, or contingent

DEPEND ON

depender de

(often plural) an official number that has been counted or calculated

FIGURE (n.)

número(s), dado(s)

to cause a violent situation to end

QUELL (v.)

sufocar, reprimir, debelar

to lower something into a liquid for a moment before taking it back out again

DIP (v.)

mergulhar, afundar

a situation in the stock market in which the prices of stocks are falling

BEAR MARKET

mercado em baixa

to fall quickly from a high position

PLUNGE (v.)

despencar, mergulhar

not harmed or damaged by something bad that has happened

UNSCATHED (adj.)

ileso, incólume

to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem

OVERCOME (v.)

superar

forming the main or most important part of something, without which it cannot really exist

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

culpar, responsabilizar, acusar

allowed to ignore something such as a rule, obligation, or payment

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

cidadão

to become fixed or established

TAKE ROOT

criar raízes, arraigar-se, enraizar-se

the substance on the surface of the Earth in which plants grow

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

transmissão comunitária

very important and urgent

PRESSING (adj.)

urgente, premente

to have something as a very important part or purpose

REVOLVE AROUND

gira em torno de, se resume a

to react to something by taking a particular course of action

RESPOND

reagir

(mainly journalism) if you halt something, or if it halts, it does not continue or develop any farther

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

lar para idosos, casa de repouso

old people. Many people now think that this expression is offensive.

THE ELDERLY

os idosos

to move to a particular place at the same time as a lot of other people

CROWD (v.)

lotar, encher

pressure caused by a difficult situation

STRAIN (n.)

tensão, pressão, carga

a device that assists breathing (as by keeping the air passages open) or maintains artificial respiration

BREATHING MACHINE

respirador

living and not dead

ALIVE (adj.)

vivo

to give reasons why you believe that something is right or true

ARGUE

argumentar, sustentar, afirmar, demonstrar

weak because of old age or illness

INFIRM (adj.)

doente, enfermo, fraco, debilitado

happening or existing now

CURRENT (adj.)

atual, corrente

badly or adversely affected

HARD-HIT

duramente afetado, mais atingido

at the same time

MEANWHILE

ao mesmo tempo

the most important elected official in a town or city

MAYOR

prefeito, prefeita

a disease that affects almost everyone in a very large area

PANDEMIC

pandemia

to produce a simple technical description to show how something such as a process, system, or theory works

MODEL (v.)

modelar, arquitetar, delinear

the state of being dead

DEATH

morte

making the final result of a situation completely certain

DECISIVE

definitivo, absoluto

to deal with (something bad or unpleasant) in a direct way

FACE UP TO

encarar, enfrentar

someone who does not like something and states their opinion about it

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.)

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

deleitar-se, estirar-se, refestelar-se, regozijar-se

a strong fear and dislike of people from other countries and cultures

XENOPHOBIA

xenofobia

to make someone believe something that is incorrect or not true

MISLEAD (v.)

enganar, iludir

including many details or aspects of something

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

deturpar, distorcer

a mistake, especially one caused by bad judgment

MISSTEP (n.)

tropeço, passo em falso

a lack of something that you need or want

SHORTAGE

escassez, falta

a person’s interpretation of something

READ (n.)

análise, interpretação, leitura

in a very difficult or dangerous situation that needs to be dealt with immediately

IN EXTREMIS

em casos extremos

(formal) to join or fasten together

BIND TOGETHER

unir

the protection or the safety of a country’s secrets and its citizens

SECURITY

segurança (nacional)

feeling angry and unhappy because you think you have been treated unfairly or without enough respect

RESENTFUL

ressentido, amargurado

to achieve something that you wanted to do, or get something you hoped for

FULFILL

cumprir, realizar, agir de acordo com

ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual

SOARING (adj.)

crescente

a solution to a particular problem

REMEDY (n.)

solução

if one thing spawns something else, it creates it

SPAWN (v.)

gerar, criar, semear, desovar

if something bad is brewing, it is beginning to happen

BREW (v.)

tramar, conspirar, maquinar; fermentar

extremely surprising

STAGGERING (adj.)

surpreendente, espantoso, descomunal

(informal) a very large number of people or things

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

agarrar, fechar o cerco

a building where horses or farm animals are kept

STABLE (n.)

estábulo

to run in a sudden way, especially because you are frightened

BOLT (v.)

sair em disparada

gradually and steadily

BY THE DAY

dia após dia

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