Vocabulário - Textos e Provas Flashcards
TO LOOM
To appear important or threatening and likely to happen soon.
Ex.: There was a crisis looming.
Aparecer gradualmente.
PINCH
An act of squeezing a part of sb’s skin tightly between your thumb and finger, especially in order to hurt them.
Ex.: She gave him a pinch on the arm to wake him up.
Beliscão.
SPRAWLING
Spreading in an untidy way.
Ex.: A modern sprawling town.
TO SPRAWL = espalhar
LOAN
Money that an organization such as a bank lends and sb borrows.
1) to take out a loan (= to borrow money), to repay a loan (= pay it back);
2) Bank loans with low interest rates.
Empréstimo.
OUTSTANDING
Not yet paid, done, solved, etc.
1) She has outstanding debts of over $500;
2) A lot of work is still outstanding;
3) The negotiations failed to solve outstanding issues.
Pendente.
NARROW
Measuring a short distance from one side to the other, especially in relation to length.
1) narrow streets;
2) a narrow bed/doorway/shelf;
3) narrow shoulders/hips.
Estreito.
STRAITS
A very difficult situation especially because of lack of money.
1) The factory is in dire straits;
2) She found herself in desperate financial straits.
Dificuldades.
SURPLUS
1) an amount that is extra or more than you need;
2) the amount by which the amount of money received is greater than the amount of money spent.
Ex.:1) a trade surplus of $400 million; 2) The balance of payments was in surplus last year (= the value of exports was greater than value of imports).
Excedente, superávit.
TO YAWN
(of a large or an empty space) To be very wide and often frightening and difficult to get across.
1) There’s a yawning gap between rich and poor;
2) yawning deficits = deficits gigantescos.
TO WEATHER
Sth to come safely through a difficult period or experience.
Ex.: The company just managed to weather the recession (= enfrentar).
to weather a crisis = to survive a crisis
RESORT TO STH
To make use of sth, especially sth bad, as a means of achieving sth, often because there is no other possible solution.
1) They felt obliged to resort to violence;
2) resorting to fiscal gimmicks (= recorrendo a truques fiscais).
GIMMICK
An unusual trick or unnecessary device that is intended to attract attention or to persuade people to buy sth (= truque, artifício).
GAP
Lacuna, intervalo, abertura, hiato, brecha, fenda, separação.
Ex.: budget gap (= “rombo” orçamentário).
BONDS
Títulos.
1) government bonds;
2) That would mean selling bonds to cover day-to-day expenses (= Isso significaria vender títulos para cobrir as despesas do dia-a-dia).
TO ACKNOWLEDGE
Reconhecer.
TO PLEAD
To ask sb for sth in a very strong and serious way.
1) She pleaded with him not to go;
2) I was forced to pleaded for my child’s life.
BOND-RATING AGENCIES
Agências de classificação de títulos.
INTEREST PAYMENTS
Pagamento de juros.
TOUGH
Resistente, difícil.
STRETCH
A continuous period of time.
Trecho, extensão, esticamento.
ROLE
Função, papel, cargo.
LONG-LASTING ASSETS
Ativos duradouros (de longa duração).
RAILROAD
Ferrovia.
UNAWARE
Inconsciente.
BLIZZARD
Nevasca, grande quantidade de algo.
A blizzard of documents.
CORE
Parte principal.
TO ENCOMPASS
Cercar, redear, envolver, conter,
GUIDELINE
Instrução, diretriz.
INTEREST RATE
taxa de juros
TRADE
Comércio, negócio, intercâmbio.
TO TRADE = barganhar
WAGE
Salário, recompensa.
TO WAGE = empreender, apostar, promover.
RETAIL
Varejo
MORTGAGE
Hipoteca
SPENDING IN CHECK
Gastos sob controle.
That will be possible only if interest rates fall and the government can keep spending in check.
TURMOIL
Instabilidade
RELIABILITY
Confiabilidade, segurança.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS)
Receita Federal dos EUA
INLAND REVENUE SERVICE (IRS)
Receita Federal da Inglaterra
INCOME TAX RETURN
declaração de imposto de renda
INCOME TAX REFUND
restituição de imposto de renda
FURTHER
mais
ACTUALLY
Na realidade, efetivamente.
HEADQUARTER
sede
COMPELLING
atraente
FORMER
Antigo, anterior.
TO STRESS
Salientar, enfatizar, insistir.
HUMBLE
humilde
ENTITLEMENT
direito (de ter/fazer)
WORKFORCE
mercado de trabalho
BIAS
tendência
SUBMISSION
Submissão, apresentação, sujeição.
BANK DRAFT
cheque
FEE
taxa
HALT
Parada, pausa.
TO HALT = parar, suspender.
TO IMPERIL
Pôr em perigo/em risco, arriscar.
OVERTAKEN
ultrapassado
STILLBORN
nascido morto
TO NURTURE
nutrir
TO VANISH
desaparecer
STRING
Corda, fio.
TO UNRAVEL
Desvendar, desemaranhar, desfiar, resolver.
TO ENACT
Decretar, ordenar, legalizar.
ENACTMENT = decreto, sanção.
OVERTURNED
Derrubado, anulado.
TO ASSESS
Avaliar, taxar, aferir, estimar, tributar, ratear.
MEANINGFUL
significativo
TO SEEK - SOUGHT
Procurar, buscar, empenhar-se, tentar.
THINK TANK
A body of experts providing advice and ideas on specific political or economic problems.
PATH
Caminho, curso, trajeto.
TO SLUMP
Cair bruscamente, falhar.
SLUMP = crise
KEEN
Afiado, agudo, forte.
TO BE KEEN TO
estar interessado em
DOWNTURN
desaceleração
OUTPUT
Saída, produção, vazão.
TO PRAISE
Elogiar, glorificar, enaltecer.
PRAISE = elogio, louvor.
BRENT
1) Classificação de petróleo cru. Se divide em Brent Crude, Brent doce leve, Oseberg e Forties.
2) Tipo de ganso (brent/brant).
TO SOAR
planar, subir muito
TO REIN
Controlar, dominar, governar.
TO BACK
Apoiar, suportar, voltar.
GLUT
Excesso, abundância, saciedade, satisfação.
TO PUT FORWARD
1) To offer an idea, opinion, reason, etc. To make a suggestion.
2) To change the time or date of an event so that it happens earlier than originally planed. Ex.: The meeting has been put forward to Monday.
3) To change the time of a clock or watch to a later time. Ex.: The pilot reminded us to put our watches forward by two hours.
Promover, fomentar, impulsionar, estimular.
UPBEAT
Otimista, movimentado.
STANCE
Posição, postura.
TO FRACK
Inject liquid into (a subterranean rock formation, borehole, etc.) at high pressure so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas.
LORRY
Caminhão, carro, vagoneta.
SHALE
xisto
UNLIKELY
improvável
UNLIKELY TO = improvável que
TO CRAM
empinar, amontoar
FUELLING STATION
posto de abastecimento
FUEL = combustível
TRADE-OFF
A balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features; a compromise.
Ex.: a trade-off between objectivity and relevance.
Troca
TO OWE
Dever, estar em dívida, estar obrigado.
UPRISING
An act of resistance or rebellion, a revolt.
WHATSOEVER
At all (used for emphasis).
Ex.: I have no doubt whatsoever.
DOWNWARD
Moving or leading toward a lower place or level.
TO HOVER
Flutuar, pairar, ficar suspenso no ar, voar lentamente, girar em volta de, rondar em torno de.
TO REAP
Colher, ceifar.
PETROL
gasolina (inglês britânico)
BROW-SWEAT
suor na testa, esforço.
HAND-WRINGING
torção de mão. (wring your hands = to hold your hands together, and twist and squeeze them in a way that shows you are anxious or upset, especially when you cannot change the situation).
SIN TAXES
impostos do pecado. (sin = pecado).
LABOUR
Partido Trabalhista
FISCAL TINKERING
ajuste fiscal
AROUND THE CLOCK
o tempo todo.
ODDLY
estranhamente
TO PRAISE
elogiar
EFFECTIVENESS
eficácia
TO SET UP
configurar, estabelecer, montar, construir.
RELIEF
alívio
DISBELIEF
descrença
MISTRUST
desconfiança
LIKELY
provavelmente
