Vocabulary Flashcards
Increase
Aumentar
Definição: To (make something) become larger in amount or size.
Examples:
- Incidents of armed robbery have increased over the last few years.
- The cost of the project has increased dramatically/significantly since it began.
- Gradually increase the temperature to boiling point.
Increased/Increasing efforts are being made to end the dispute.
Pace
Ritmo, passo
Definição: the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes.
Examples:
- a slow/fast pace (um ritmo lento/rápido)
- When she thought she heard someone following her, she quickened her pace.
- Could you slow down - I can’t keep pace with (= walk or run as fast as) you.
- For many years this company has set the pace (= has been the most successful company) in the communications industry.
- These changes seem to me to be happening at too fast a pace.
- I don’t like the pace of modern life.
Threaten
Ameaçar
Definição: to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want.
Examples:
- They threatened the shopkeeper with a gun. (Eles ameaçaram o lojista com uma arma.)
- [ + to infinitive ] They threatened to kill him unless he did as they asked.
- Greenpeace works to promote awareness of the dangers that threaten our planet today.
- Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations.
- A masked robber threatened the bank staff with a gun.
- They threatened to blow up the plane if their demands were not met.
- She’s threatening to take me to court for not paying the bill on time.
Accomplish
realizar, alcançar, executar
Definição: to finish something successfully or to achieve something.
Examples:
- The students accomplished the task in less than ten minutes.
- She accomplished such a lot during her visit.
- I feel as if I’ve accomplished nothing since I left my job.
Eu me sinto como se não tivesse realizado nada desde que deixei meu emprego.
Stony
Pedregoso
Example:
- The island has several stony beaches which are usually deserted.
A ilha possui várias praias pedregosas as quais geralmente estão desertas.
Surface
superfície, face
Definição: the outer or top part or layer of something.
Examples:
- Tropical rain forests used to cover ten percent of the earth’s surface.
As florestas tropicais costumavam cobrir 10% da superfície da Terra.
- The marble has a smooth, shiny surface.
- Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the surface of the moon.
Sand
Areia
Definição: a substance that consists of very small grains of rock, found on beaches and in deserts.
Examples:
- a grain of sand
um grão de areia - The children played all day in/on the sand.
As crianças brincaram o dia todo na areia.
- coarse/fine sand
areia grossa, areia fina
- Mix one part sand to three parts cement.
Misture uma parte de areia com três partes de cimento.
Ridges
cume, crista
Definição: a long, narrow raised part of a surface, especially a high edge along a mountain
Examples:
- We walked along the narrow mountain ridge.
Nós caminhamos ao longo do estreito cume da montanha.
- figurative A ridge (= a narrow area) of high pressure will bring good weather this afternoon.
Narrow
Estreito, apertado, limitado
Definição: having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with the length.
Examples:
- a narrow bridge/passage/gap
uma ponte estreita/uma passagem estreita/um buraco estreito
- a narrow road
uma estrada estreita
- The sidewalk is narrow.
A calçada é estreita.
- a narrow selection of products
uma limitada seleção de produtos
- a narrow view of life
uma visão limitada da vida
Retain
Reter, manter
Definição: to keep or continue to have something.
Examples:
- She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.
Ela perdeu a batalha para manter o controle da empresa.
- He managed to retain his dignity throughout the performance.
- She succeeded in retaining her lead in the second half of the race.
- I have a good memory and am able to retain (= remember) facts easily.
- good pay and health insurance to help us retain staff.
um bom pagamento e plano de saúde nos ajudam a manter a equipe.
- her fight to retain the right to residency.
sua luta para manter o direito à moradia.
Run off
fugir, ir embora
Definição: to leave somewhere or someone suddenly.
Examples:
- You can’t run off (home) now, just when I need you!
Você não pode ir para casa agora, logo quando eu preciso de você!
- My wife has run off with another man.
Rates
- Ritmo
Definição: the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a particular period.
Examples:
1.2. Although she’s recovering from her illness, her rate of progress is quite slow.
Embora ela esteja se recuperando de sua doença, a taxa de progresso dela é bastante lenta.
- I told my assistants to work at their own rate.
- The drug has a high success/failure rate.
- Taxa
Definição: the frequency with which sth happens or is done.
Examples:
- the rising/falling unemployment rate
a crescente/decrescente taxa de desemprego
- The rate of cancer deaths has gone up/down.
A taxa de mortes causadas por câncer aumentou/diminuiu.
- Frequência
- the rate of change
a frequência da mudança
- a fast/slow heart rate
uma frequência cardíaca alta/baixa
Further
Mais / comparativo de “far”:, mais distante, mais longe.
Definição: more or extra
Examples:
- Don’t upset him any further.
Não o aborreça mais. - To look further back in history.
Olhar mais para trás na história. - I never got further than the first five pages of “Ulysses”.
Eu nunca fui mais além do que as cinco primeiras páginas do livro “Ulisses”.
Established
Estabelecer / Firmar-se / Estabelecido
- As the plants get established, they will need frequent watering.
À medida que as plantas se firmam, elas precisam de rega frequente.
- an established Internet business
um negócio de internet estabelecido
- a plant with well-established roots
uma planta com raízes bem estabelecidas
Toward
- para / na direção de
- We pray facing toward Mecca.
Nós rezamos virados para Meca.
- em relação a
concerning or about sb or sth
- his attitude toward immigrants
sua atitude em relação a imigrantes
- Perto de
near a time
- toward the end of the month
perto do fim do mês
- Para
as a way of achieving sth
- negotiations toward a better understanding
negociações para um melhor entendimento
Doubt
Dúvida
Definição: (a feeling of) not being certain about something, especially about how good or true it is.
Examples:
- I’m having doubts about his ability to do the job.
Estou tendo dúvidas sobre sua habilidade de fazer o trabalho.
- If there’s any doubt about the rocket’s engines, we ought to cancel the launch.
Se há alguma dúvida sobre os motores do foguete, devemos cancelar o lançamento.
NO DOUBT = sem dúvida (used to emphasize that what you are saying is true or likely to happen)
We will, no doubt, discuss these issues again at the next meeting.
Nós discutiremos essas questões novamente na próxima reunião.
IN DOUBT = na dúvida
The future of the stadium is in doubt because of a lack of money.
O futuro do estádio está incerto por falta de dinheiro.
WITHOUT (A) DOUBT = sem dúvida (used to emphasize your opinion)
She is without (a) doubt the best student I have ever taught.
Ela é sem dúvida a melhor aluna que eu já ensinei.
Rather than
Ao invés de
Definição: instead of; used especially when you prefer one thing to another.
Example:
1 I think I’d like to stay at home this evening rather than go out.
Acho que gostaria de ficar em casa esta noite ao invés de sair.
Resemble
Parecer-se com
Definição: to look like or be like someone or something.
Examples:
- You resemble your mother very closely.
Você se parece muito com sua mãe.
- After the earthquake, the city resembled a battlefield.
Após o terremoto, a cidade parecia um campo de batalha.
Fuel
- Combustível
Definição: a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned.
Examples:
- Wood, coal, oil, petrol, and gas are all different kinds of fuel.
- Plutonium is a fuel used to produce nuclear energy (O plutônio é um combustível usado para produzir energia nuclear).
- Nuclear fuel (combustível nuclear).
- incentivo / estímulo
Definição: sth that encourages an activity.
Example:
- The incident provided the fuel for further protests (O incidente deu o incentivo para novos protestos).
- colocar mais lenha na fogueira
Definição: to make a bad situation worse.
Example:
- The media coverage has just added fuel to the fire (A cobertura da mídia só colocou mais lenha na fogueira).
- abastecer
Definição: to give power to sth or to put fuel into a vehicle.
Examples:
- hydrogen that can be used to fuel a hydrogen-powered car (hidrogênio que pode ser usado para abastecer um carro movido a hidrogênio).
- as they fueled up the military jets (conforme eles abasteciam os jatos militares).
- Alimentar
Definição: to encourage an activity or feeling.
Examples:
- Rising oil prices and falling house prices fueled fears of a recession (Preços do petróleo em alta e preços de casas em queda alimentaram os medos de uma recessão).
- The money needed to fuel the rebuilding of the city (o dinheiro necessário para alimentar a reconstrução da cidade).
Phenomenon
Fenômeno
Definição 1: something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting.
Examples:
- Gravity is a natural phenomenon (A gravidade é um fenômeno natural).
- Do you believe in the paranormal and other psychic phenomena?
- There’s evidence to suggest that child abuse is not just a recent phenomenon.
Definição 2: someone or something that is extremely successful, often because of special qualities or abilities.
Example:
- The Beatles were a phenomenon - nobody had heard anything like them before (Os Beatles foram um fenômeno - ninguém tinha ouvido nada como eles antes).
Definição 3: an event or situation that cannot be completely explained.
Example: the phenomenon of the northern lights (o fenômeno da aurora boreal).
Definição 4: a very popular thing or person.
Example:
- She is the latest pop phenomenon (Ela é o mais recente fenômeno do pop).
Diminish
Diminuir
Definição 1: to reduce or be reduced in size or importance.
Examples:
- I don’t want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help.
- These memories will not be diminished by time.
- What he did has seriously diminished him in many people’s eyes.
- We’ve seen our house diminish greatly/sharply/substantially in value over the last six months.
Definição 2: to reduce or make lessen.
Examples:
- Over time his anger diminished.
Com o tempo, sua raiva diminuiu.
0 Time has diminished the leader’s power.
O tempo diminuiu o poder do líder.
Crop
- cultura, colheita, safra
Definição: (the total amount collected of) a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in large amounts.
Examples:
- The main crops grown for export are coffee and rice.
As principais culturas para exportação são café e arroz.
- A bumper (= very good) potato crop.
Uma colheita de batata muito boa
- Papo
Definição: a part of the throat in many birds where food is stored before going into the stomach.
- aparar / cortar curto
Definição: to cut short.
Example:
- They had cropped her hair.
Eles haviam aparado o cabelo dela.
Susceptible
- suscetível
Definição 1: easily influenced or harmed by something.
Examples:
- She isn’t very susceptible to flattery.
- These plants are particularly susceptible to frost.
- Among particularly susceptible children, the disease can develop very fast.
Definição 2: used to describe someone who is easily emotionally influenced.
Example:
- They persuade susceptible teenagers to part with their money.
Definição 3: (especially of an idea or statement) able to be understood, proved, explained, etc. in a particular way.
Examples:
- Shakespeare’s plays are susceptible to various interpretations.
- The facts are susceptible of other explanations.
Definição 4: likely to suffer from or be damaged by.
Examples:
- Babies are more susceptible to infection than adults.
Bebês são mais suscetíveis a infecções que adultos.
- A computer that is susceptible to attack from viruses.
Um computador suscetível ao ataque de vírus.
Livestock
Criação de animais / animais da fazenda (gado)
Definição: animals and birds that are kept on a farm, such as cows, sheep, or chickens.
Example:
- The drought killed all their livestock.
A seca matou todos os animais deles.
