Definition 🇬🇧🇺🇸 Flashcards
On a par with
At the same level
Definition of “sums”:
And vast sums are being spent on designing specialized chips…
An amount of money.
Definition of « hectic »:
The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.:
It’s an adjective.
… albeit in lesser known journals…
conjunction
1. although; even if:
a peaceful, albeit brief retirement.
hazard
danger
Eventually
in the end
E.g.: Eventually, after midnight, I arrived at the hotel.
What does GDP mean?
Gross domestic product = produto interno bruto
Account
Definition: an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative.
Exemplo: One colonial account from Rio de Janeiro.
In the fragment “I can cite the original document almost verbatim” (line 16), the underlined word means “word for word”.
Item certo ✅
Definição: word for word; using exactly the same words as were originally used.
Tradução: na íntegra, literalmente.
In the fragment “He was dreading writing the chapter on sleep” (line 12), the underlined word means “fear”.
folha 2 curso de aprofundamento
Item certo! ✅
One of the definitions of “to dread” is “to fear; to be in apprehension of”; in this case, Ekirch feared writing the chapter because he did not think “he’d find anything new” (line 13).
In the fragment “squinted out into the moody evening shadows” (line 2), the underlined expression indicates a way of walking.
Item errado ❌
significa “forçar a vista”.
Definição: to partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly. It’s a way of looking and not of walking.
Call a halt to something:
to prevent something from continuing:
How many more people will have to die before they call a halt to the fighting?
Definição e tradução de: STERN (adj.)
Definição: severe, or showing disapproval; strict or serious.
Tradução livre: severo, austero.
Definição e tradução de: PLAGUE (v.)
Definição: to annoy or pester continually or frequently.
Tradução livre: incomodar, assolar.
Definição e tradução de: BACKER (n.)
Definição: someone who gives financial support to something; a person who supports someone or something, especially with money.
Tradução livre: patrocinador(a), apoiador(a), financiador(a).
Definição e tradução de: BOLSTER (often with up) (v.)
Definição: to prop up
Tradução livre: aumentar
Definição e tradução:
And one of the key hurdles you will need to overcome is the English section of both the first and second phases of the CACD exam.
Definição: a problem that you have to deal with before you can make progress; a problem or challenge to overcome.
Tradução: E um dos principais obstáculos que você precisará superar é a seção de inglês da primeira e segunda fases do exame CACD.
Definição e tradução:
tycoon
Definição: a person who has succeeded in business or industry and has become very rich and powerful.
Tradução: magnata
What’s the definition of the underlined word in the sentence below?
(…) wants the union to discuss tackling the effects of demographic decline.
To undertake to handle, master, solve etc.
What is the definition of the underlined word in the fragment below?
Poland and Hungary offer financial incentives for child-bearing.
the process or fact of having babies.
Tradução: gravidez
What’s a ‘think-tank’?
a research institute or organization employed to solve complex problems or predict or plan future developments, as in military, political, or social areas.
[grupo de reflexão]
What’s the definition of the underlined word in the fragment below?
Strikes in France against a pensions overhaul are in their second month.
The definition of overhaul is examination and repair, analysis and
adjustment, that is, analyzing something and changing it as necessary.
Inglês
What’s the definition of plunged in the fragment below?
In the center and east of Europe, the population has plunged due to emigration.
to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something. Synonym for falling fast.
Definition of « fork out »
You have to fork out (money) for so many charities these days.
*It’s a phrasal verb
To pay or give (money) especially unwillingly.
Definição e tradução de: convene (v.)
Definição: to bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting.
Tradução: convocar; reunir-se.
*it’s formal.
Definição e tradução de: pledge (v.) [2]
Definição 1: to make a serious or formal promise to give or do something.
Tradução livre: prometer
Definição 2: to give to someone when borrowing money etc.
Tradução livre: penhorar
Definição e tradução de: pledge (n.) [2]
Definição 1: a serious or formal promise, especially one to give money or to be a friend, or something that you give as a sign that you will keep a promise.
Tradução livre: promessa, compromisso
Definição 2: something given by a person who is borrowing money etc. to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc. is returned.
Tradução livre: penhor
Definição de: roll out sth (phrasal verb)
to make something available or known to people for the first time.
Tradução e definição de: the onset of sth (n.)
Definição: the moment at which something unpleasant begins.
Tradução livre: o começo de algo
Definição e tradução: erode (v.)
Definição: to gradually destroy or be destroyed; to gradually wear away, or make wear away.
Tradução: desgastar; corroer, erodir.
Definição e tradução de: dwarf (v.)
Definição: if one thing dwarfs another, it makes it seem small by comparison.
Tradução livre: tornar menor, diminuir, ofuscar.
Definição e tradução de: spit out (v.)
Definição: to force out the contents of the mouth, especially saliva.
Tradução livre: cuspir
there’s a phrasal verb: spit it out
Definição e tradução de: commuter (n.)
Definição: Sb who regularly travels between work and home.
Tradução livre: viajante habitual, pessoa que viaja diariamente para chegar ao trabalho.
Definição e tradução de: bestow (v.)
Definição: to give something as an honour or present.
Tradução: conceder
- é formal e geralmente usado na voz passiva.
Definição e tradução de: deal in sth (phrasal verb)
Definição: to buy and sell particular goods as a business.
Tradução livre: negociar algo, lidar com algo.
Tradução e definição de: coinage.
definição: (the inventing of) a new word or phrase in a language; a set of coins of different values used in a country’s money system.
tradução livre: neologismo; moeda; sistema monetário.
Definição e tradução de: thus (adv.)
In this way; with this result; as a result.
Tradução livre: assim; por isso; deste modo, portanto; desta maneira.
Definição e tradução: culprit (n.)
Someone who has done something wrong.
Tradução livre: culpado, responsável.
Definition of:
raucous [adj.] [2]
- unpleasantly loud and harsh
- disturbing the public peace; loud and disorderly
Definition of « exacerbate »
Heat not only fuels feelings like irritability and anger, but also seems to exacerbate mental illnesses, such as anxiety, schizophrenia and depression.
make worse
Definition of « verdant » in the fragment below:
Just beyond the gray-and-taupe ground surrounding the caldeiras, the landscape turned steep and verdant.
[adjective]
: characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage.
Definition of « unwieldy »
The divergent interests make for an unwieldy organization, and frequently a dysfunctional one. Votes are apportioned to membership blocs and state organizations. “The structure of U.S. Soccer requires that each member advocate for their own interests,” Garber says, and some of these members have been advocating on the local and regional levels for decades.
➜ difficult to work or manipulate
But it can also mean:
- difficult to use, handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
- lacking grace in movement or posture
Definition of « tantamount »
… But the bottom line is more serious: Because of the length of Rihanna’s hiatus, the stakes for her return keep growing. For a star with 14 No. 1 tracks on Billboard’s Hot 100 — and 63 songs on the chart to date — a middling return could be tantamount to a flop.
adjective
: being equivalent or equal to something
Definition of « deferential »
“In 1953, Britain was a very deferential society,” said Vernon Bogdanor, an authority on the constitutional monarchy at Kings College London. “Now, it’s a competitive society, based on people who’ve earned their position through achievement. Therefore, the monarchy is bound to attract more skepticism.”
adjective
: showing regard or respect for another person’s rank, position or age.
Definition of:
Halt (v.) [2]
- to stop; cease moving either permanently or temporarily. E.g. They halted for lunch and strolled about.
- to cause to stop temporarily or permanently; bring to a stop. e.g. They halted operations during contract negotiations.
⭐️ It can be used with or without a subject.
⭐️ It can also be a noun.
⭐️ Interesting usage: interjection (used as a command to stop and stand motionless, as to marching troops or to a fleeing suspect.)
Definition of:
Succor (n.) [4]
Help; relief; aid; assistance.
Translation: socorro, assistência
Definition:
to usher in
to introduce
Definition of:
stilted [adjective] [2]
- artificially formal or stiff, especially in speech or writing
- lacking natural ease
Tradução: forçado
Inglês — definition:
ordeal (noun) [2]
Example: After being stranded in the desert for days, the hikers finally reached safety, but the ordeal had left them physically and emotionally drained
- a severe or trying experience
- a primitive method of determining guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence
Tradução: provação
Definition:
quackery \ noun
- medical practice and advice based on observation and experience that is ignorant, misinformed or dishonest
- the dishonesty of a person who pretends to have knowledge or expertise
Tradução: Charlatanismo
Inglês — Definition of:
precarious [2]
It’s an adjective
- not secure; beset with difficulties
- offering no ease or reassurance
- fraught with danger
Definition of NIX:
I decided to nix the honey and use only orange juice, which reduces during simmering to a vibrant, tangy glaze.
nix \ nɪks \ verb and noun
verb: to refuse to allow or accept; cancel or veto
noun: a quantity of no importance
Definition of connoisseurship [2]:
“The collection reflects Dick Wolf’s excellent connoisseurship and enduring dedication to the diverse artistic media of the periods,” he said.
[noun]
- love of or taste for fine objects of art;
- expertise in a particular subject, especially an area of art.
Definition of “adept”
Most species of mold are fairly harmless and our immune system is adept at getting rid of these pathogens when we encounter them, she said.
adept \ əˈdɛpt \ adjective and noun
adjective: having or showing knowledge, skill or aptitude
noun: someone who is highly skilled in any field
Translation: A maioria das espécies de mofo é bastante inofensiva e nosso sistema imunológico é hábil em se livrar desses patógenos quando os encontramos, disse ela.
Definition of:
Consider that most U.S. high school students do not take a single computer science, engineering or physics class. And girls are even less likely to take these classes than boys. That means that many girls who forsake these courses are doing so without ever trying them.
forsake \ fərˈseɪk \ verb
- leave someone who needs or counts on you for help
- turn away from; give up
Definition of:
Oblivious
oblivious \ əˈblɪviɪs \ adjective
- (followed by ‘to’ or ‘of’) lacking conscious awareness of
- failing to keep in mind
Definition of:
throng [2]
throng \ θrɔŋ \ noun and verb
noun: a large gathering of people
verb: press tightly together or cram
Definition of:
dwindle
dwindle \ ˈdwɪndl \ verb
: become smaller or lose substance
What’s the difference between polity and policy?
both are nouns
Polity: refers to an organized society, state, or other political entity.
- The European Union can be seen as a supranational polity.
Policy: refers to a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual.
- A company might implement a privacy policy to protect customer data.
Na tradução, ambas significam “política”.
