#93 Images of Venice from space show how coronavirus has changed the city's iconic canals Flashcards
an organization set up in 1975 to coordinate the national space programs of the collaborating countries
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
Agência Espacial Europeia
relating to or characteristic of Europe or its inhabitants
EUROPEAN (adj.)
EUROPEAN (adj.)
europeu
to make information or documents available
RELEASE (v.)
RELEASE (v.)
divulgar
a visible impression obtained by a camera, telescope, microscope, or other device, or displayed on a computer or video screen
IMAGE (n.)
IMAGE (n.)
imagem, foto
a city in northeastern Italy, on a lagoon of the Adriatic Sea, capital of Venetia region
VENICE (n.)
VENICE (n.)
Veneza
the time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun
YEAR (n.)
YEAR (n.)
ano
pick out and emphasize
HIGHLIGHT (v.)
HIGHLIGHT (v.)
destacar, enfatizar, realçar
a disease that affects almost everyone in a very large area
PANDEMIC (n.)
PANDEMIC (n.)
pandemia
known about by many people
FAMOUS (adj.)
FAMOUS (adj.)
famoso
a river, canal, or other route for travel by water
WATERWAY (n.)
WATERWAY (n.)
hidrovia, canal
constituting number thirteen in a sequence; 13th
THIRTEENTH (ordinal number)
THIRTEENTH (ordinal number)
décimo-terceiro
in asuddenandsurprisingway that iseasytonotice
DRAMATICALLY (adv.)
DRAMATICALLY (adv.)
repentinamente, substancialmente
a road or path forming a route between two places
THOROUGHFARE (n.)
THOROUGHFARE (n.)
via
an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
CRISIS (n.)
CRISIS (n.)
crise
a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward
BAY (n.)
BAY (n.)
baía
an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between the Balkans and the Italian peninsula
ADRIATIC SEA (n.)
ADRIATIC SEA (n.)
Mar Adriático
known about by many people; renowned
FAMED (adj.)
FAMED (adj.)
famoso, conhecido, renomado
to make a public or official statement, especially about a plan, decision, or something that has happened
ANNOUNCE (v.)
ANNOUNCE (v.)
divulgar, declarar, anunciar
a situation in which people stay in a locked indoor space during an emergency in order to remain safe
LOCKDOWN (n.)
LOCKDOWN (n.)
confinamento, isolamento social
(of a room, building, or other place) filled by a large number of people; very crowded
PACKED (adj.)
PACKED (adj.)
lotado, abarrotado
a person who is traveling or visiting a place for pleasure
TOURIST (n.)
TOURIST (n.)
turista
a secondary, indirect, or cumulative effect
KNOCK-ON EFFECT (expr.)
KNOCK-ON EFFECT (expr.)
desdobramento, efeito secundário, efeito indireto
- vehicles moving on a road or public highway; the movement of other forms of transportation or of pedestrians 2. the action of dealing or trading in something illegal
TRAFFIC (n.)
TRAFFIC (n.)
- tráfego, trânsito 2. tráfico
an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation
CANAL (n.)
CANAL (n.)
canal
notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant; watch (someone or something) carefully and attentively
OBSERVE (v.)
OBSERVE (v.)
observar
more than one; several
VARIOUS (det.)
VARIOUS (det.)
vários, diversos
a plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose
MEASURE (n.)
MEASURE (n.)
medida
a native or citizen of Venice
VENETIAN (n.)
VENETIAN (n.)
veneziano
a stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef
LAGOON (n.)
LAGOON (n.)
laguna
cause (liquid) to move about vigorously
CHURN UP (phrasal verb) / CHURN (v.)
CHURN UP (phrasal verb) / CHURN (v.)
revirar, agitar, remexer
the bottom of the sea or a lake or river
BED (n.)
BED (n.)
leito, fundo
at the same time
MEANWHILE (adv.)
MEANWHILE (adv.)
ao mesmo tempo
a vast mountain system in southern Asia that extends for 1,500 miles (2,400 km) from Kashmir east to Assam
HIMALAYAS (n.)
HIMALAYAS (n.)
Himalaias
because of something
DUE TO (prep.)
DUE TO (prep.)
por conta de, devido a, em razão de, em decorrência de
the number equivalent to the product of a thousand and a thousand; 1,000,000
MILLION (cardinal number)
MILLION (cardinal number)
milhão
used to indicate a time or date at which something begins or ends
AS OF (expr.)
AS OF (expr.)
até; a partir de
(often plural) an official number that has been counted or calculated
FIGURE (n.)
FIGURE (n.)
número(s), dado(s)