Adverbs and Conjunctions Flashcards

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Express contrast between ideas

Enquanto que

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Whereas

The caltle was constructed in 1230, whereas the city is modern

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2
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Lead to a conclusion

Portanto

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Therefore; Hence

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Sempre que; Toda vez que

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Whenever

Whenever I had a toothache, my dad used to take me to the dentist.

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Impressively, remarkably, suprisingly

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Strikingly

The colors of the sunset were strikingly beautiful.

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5
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used to introduce additional information

além do mais

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Moreover

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The same as “if”, but more formal

Se

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Whether

I will go for a walk whether it’s sunny or rainy.

Have you decided whether you want tea or coffee?

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completely, absolutely

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Utterly

She was utterly exhausted after running the marathon

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meticulously

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Thoroughly

She thoroughly researched the topic before writing her paper.

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can means impartiality or can be a synonimouos of “quite”

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Fairly

You need to be fairly confident

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10
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Ao longo de

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throughout

Throughout the 90’s, the factories increased 50 percent.

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many
a lot of

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quite a few
quite a bit of

they collected quite a bit of money for charity

the park has been open for quite a few years

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desde que
até que

desde que eu era jovem, não vejo isso
não olhou para cima até terminar a apresentação

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not since
not until

Not since i was a teenager have I seen it

Not until the performance was over did he look up to the audience

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mal sabem eles

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little do they know

little do they know how lucky they are

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não muito tempo depois

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no sooner

no sooner had TIna released her album then she starred in a film.

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assim que

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hardly

hardly had she stepped out of the car when the fans surrounded her.

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nunca antes

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never before

never before had a song reached the top of the charts so quickly

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used to refer a process

….é o processo por meio do qual….

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whereby

A trial is the process whereby a person is found guilty or not.

18
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ao invéz de

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as opposed to

The policy focuses on prevention as opposed to treatment

19
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smoothly and continuously, without any noticeable transitions, interruptions, or gaps.

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seamlessly

The company managed to shift to remote work seamlessly during the pandemic.