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Vocabulary & Expressions Flashcards

1
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defiant

A

desafiador

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2
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waterspouts

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Tromba d’água

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3
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waterspouts

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Tromba d’água

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4
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near miss / close call

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Quase colisão

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5
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would lay down our lives

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Daria nossas vidas

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6
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  • it is very common to take turns flying the airplane
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Revesar

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7
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DRAWBACKS

A

Desvantagens

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8
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  • the flap ripped off
A

Arrancado

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9
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the engine cowling hanging off

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Pendurado

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10
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  • the icing on the cake.
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Cereja do bolo

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11
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  • São Paulo–Congonhas Airport (CGH), a Gol Boeing 737-800 aircraft (PR-GGR), that was scheduled to fly to Vitória (ES), was stranded due to the crumbling asphalt on the taxiway
A

Retida/deformacao

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12
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occupation hazard

A

ossos do ofício

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13
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There is an old axiom among pilots

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Existe um velho axioma entre os pilotos

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14
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wheelbarrowing

Transferring too much weight onto the nosewheel causes a situation called wheelbarrowing, which can lead to a loss of directional control, prop strike, or nose gear collapse.

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carrinho de mão

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15
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L - anding an F/A-18 Navy fighter jet on an aircraft carrier is a feat (façanha)that demands an extraordinary level of concentration

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Feat: façanha

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16
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STEEP RAVINE

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desfiladeiro ingrime

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17
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we need to LAND LONG

A

Pousar longo

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18
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EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE

A

DE VEZ EM QUANDO

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19
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Delve deeper

A

aprofundar-se mais

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20
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  • on the spur of the moment
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  • no calor do momento
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21
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At the brink

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No limite

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22
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to make matters worse

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pra piorar

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23
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hangar-flying tales

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Fofoca de hangar

24
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plunge into the sea

A

mergulhar no mar

25
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run amok

A

enlouquecrr

26
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  • I remember it as if it were yesterday
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Me lembro como se fosse ontem

27
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  • The plane landed with smoke billowing and exploded into flames moments after passengers were evacuated
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  • O avião pousou com fumaça saindo e explodiu em chamas momentos depois que os passageiros foram evacuados
28
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  • To be blunt
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Para ser franco

29
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water cannon salute

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jato de agua aviao

30
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gut feeling

A

intuição

31
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guesswork

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achismo

32
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achismo

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33
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when an engine emitted loud bangs and streaks of flames

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quando um motor emitia estrondos altos e faixas de chamas

34
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on the brink of

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a beira de

35
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when an engine byemitted a loud bang, streaks of flames and sparks

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quando um motor emitia um estrondo alto, raios de chamas e faíscas

36
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  • emergency services did not find any trace of fire, heat or smoke
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  • os serviços de emergência não encontraram nenhum vestígio de fogo, calor ou fumaça
37
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  • streak of flame
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  • rastro de chamas
38
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  • Conversely
A
  • Por outro lado
39
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The fire was so hot that it burned through the fuselage and the tip of the wing slumped onto the runway

A

Caiu

40
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by contrast

A

em contrapartida

41
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  • at the crash site
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  • no local do acidente
42
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  • At first this bothered me but now I am used to it
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  • No começo isso me incomodou, mas agora estou acostumado
43
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drawback

A

desvantagem

44
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striving to succed

A

empenhar-se

45
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painstakingly

A

meticulosamente

46
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every now and then

A

de vez em qdo

47
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  • engine suffered an uncontained failure
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  • o motor sofreu uma falha não contida
48
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  • came to a stop with a collapsed nose gear
A
  • parou com o trem de pouso dianteiro quebrado
49
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A aeronave parada na lateral da pista

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A aeronave parada na lateral da pista

50
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  • jet’s engine hanging loose after blowout
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  • motor do jato pendurado solto após explosão
51
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  • There has never been a better time to be starting a career in aviation
A
  • Nunca houve um momento melhor para começar uma carreira na aviação
52
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the downsid

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desvantagem

53
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Buzzwords

A

frases de efeito

54
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surpassed

A

ultrapassou

55
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Hard to pinpoint

A

dificil de apontar

56
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leaps and bouns

A

trancos e barrancos

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