Reading Flashcards
anthem
/ˈæn.θəm/
(hino)
the national anthem
unto
an old word for ’to’
/ˈantu/
collapse
/kəˈlæps/
swinging bridge.
/swɪŋ/ - swung
(ponte que balança)
to move easily and without interruption backwards and forwards or from one side to the other, especially from a fixed point, or to cause something or someone to do this
balançar(-se)
- my favorite part of a playgroung is the swing
to hang from sth and move in a wide curve
pendurar(-se)
- monkeys swinging through the trees
- kids swinging on the playground
to turn a vehicle or be turned quickly somewhere
desviar - swerv
- He swung (the car) out into traffic.
Ele desviou o carro para o trânsito
to change to sth very different
mudar
oscilar
- Public opinion swung quickly from “for” to “against.”
A opinião pública mudou rapidamente de “a favor” para “contra”.
- My mood swung between hope and fear.
Meu humor oscilava entre esperança e medo.
A huge crowd surged into an alley, and some witnesses described the crowd became increasingly unruly and agitated
/sɝːdʒ/
to increase suddenly and strongly:
- The company’s profits have surged
to move quickly and powerfully:
- An angry crowd surged through the gates of the president’s palace
/ˈwɪt.nəs/
a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident:
be witness to something
to see something happen:
- She was witness to the tragic event.
/ʌnˈruː.li/
Unruly people are difficult to control and often do not obey rules.
indisciplinado
an unruly class of adolescents
riverbed
leito do rio
stampede
he visited the site of the stampede.
/saɪt/
a place where something is, was, or will be built, or where something happened, is happening, or will happen
local, lugar, sítio, terreno
a building site
- The company hasn’t yet chosen the site for the new hospital.
- This is the site of the accident.
- he visited the site of the stampede.
- i´ve already chosen the site
