#76 🐻❄️ Polar bears are getting thinner and having fewer cubs 🐻❄️ Flashcards
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the type of weather that a country or region has
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CLIMATE
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CLIMATE
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clima
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an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
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CRISIS
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CRISIS
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crise
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clear to almost anyone
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OBVIOUS
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OBVIOUS
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óbvio, evidente, claro
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a plant or animal group whose members all have similar general features and are able to produce young plants or animals together
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SPECIES
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SPECIES
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espécie
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(often passive) to have a bad effect on someone or something
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HIT (v.)
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HIT (v.)
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atingir, afetar
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(rely on something) to need something in order to continue living, existing, or operating
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RELY ON
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RELY ON
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depender de, contar com
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a large ocean animal that eats fish and lives mainly in cold parts of the world
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SEAL (n.)
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SEAL (n.)
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foca
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the home of some wild animals
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DEN
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DEN
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toca
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if one animal mates with another, or if two animals mate, they have sex
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MATE (v.)
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MATE (v.)
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acasalar
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to change a solid substance into a liquid
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MELT (v.)
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MELT (v.)
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derreter
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information that you discover, or opinions that you form after doing research
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FINDINGS
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FINDINGS
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conclusões, resultados
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to give the main ideas of a plan or a piece of writing without giving all the details
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OUTLINE (v.)
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OUTLINE (v.)
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esboçar, delinear, traçar
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a research project that examines a problem or a particular subject
STUDY (n.)
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STUDY (n.)
estudo, pesquisa
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someone who is thin has very little fat on their body
THIN
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THIN
magro, magra
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a young bear, lion, fox, wolf, or other wild animal
CUB
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CUB
filhote
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to combine things, or to form a connection between them
TIE (v.)
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TIE (v.)
vincular, associar, ligar
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a teacher in a college or university
PROFESSOR
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PROFESSOR
Professor, Professora
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the industry or occupation devoted to the catching, processing, or selling of fish, shellfish, or other aquatic animals
FISHERY
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FISHERY
pesca
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a type of animal or plant that may soon become extinct
ENDANGERED SPECIES
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ENDANGERED SPECIES
espécie ameaçada de extinção
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a gradual change or development that produces a particular result
TREND (n.)
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TREND (n.)
tendência
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to reduce the amount of something or the number of things
DEPLETE
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DEPLETE
esgotar, reduzir
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to become smaller in size
SHRINK (v.)
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SHRINK (v.)
encolher
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the type of place that a particular animal usually lives in or a particular plant usually grows in, for example a desert, forest, or lake
HABITAT
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HABITAT
habitat
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to do something, to act in order to get a particular result
TAKE ACTION
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TAKE ACTION
agir, tomar uma atitude, tomar providência
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happening or done now, without any delay
IMMEDIATE
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IMMEDIATE
imediato
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wide; including many different things or people
BROAD
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BROAD
amplo, largo
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at the end of a process or period of time in which many things happen
EVENTUALLY
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EVENTUALLY
um dia, mais cedo ou mais tarde, uma hora, futuramente
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to make a place or container clean or neat by removing things that are not wanted and getting rid of any dirt or dust in it
CLEAR OUT
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CLEAR OUT
remover, esvaziar
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the important ideas, facts, or actions from which something can develop
BASIS
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BASIS
base, fundamento
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the state of not having something anymore because it has been taken from you or destroyed
LOSS
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LOSS
prejuízo, perda
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to follow the development or progress of something
TRACK (v.)
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TRACK (v.)
rastrear, monitorar, acompanhar
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someone who is no longer a child and is legally responsible for their actions
ADULT
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ADULT
adulto
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close to something; in a part of the ocean that is near the land
OFF
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OFF
na (costa)
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an autonomous Danish territory located between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans
GREENLAND
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GREENLAND
Groenlândia
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the amount, level, standard, etc. that is typical of a group of people or things
AVERAGE (adj.)
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AVERAGE (adj.)
média
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used for showing that something is in addition to what already exists, what has been used, or what has already been mentioned
MORE
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MORE
mais
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the speed at which something happens within a particular period of time
RATE (n.)
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RATE (n.)
velocidade, ritmo, rapidez
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(mainly literary) to become bigger or stronger and then smaller or weaker
WAX AND WANE
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WAX AND WANE
vem e vai
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(formal) to start living somewhere
TAKE UP RESIDENCE
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TAKE UP RESIDENCE
fazer morada
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only a short distance away, or separated by only a short distance
CLOSE (adj.)
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CLOSE (adj.)
próximo, perto
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the land that is on the edge of a lake, river, or ocean
SHORE (n.)
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SHORE (n.)
margem, orla, praia
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to consider that someone or something has a particular quality or has achieved a particular standard or level
RATE (v.)
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RATE (v.)
avaliar, classificar
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to be the reason for something that happens
BE TO BLAME
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BE TO BLAME
ser culpado, ser responsabilizado
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a supply of something that is kept to be used later
STORE (n.)
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STORE (n.)
reserva
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to eat no food or very little food for a period of time, often for religious reasons
FAST (v.)
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FAST (v.)
jejuar
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a group of baby cats, dogs, or other animals that are born at the same time
LITTER (n.)
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LITTER (n.)
ninhada
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1. the end of a serious relationship or marriage; 2. the division of something such as an organization or country into smaller parts
BREAKUP
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BREAKUP
1. separação, rompimento; 2. divisão, separação
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something that is usual or expected
NORM
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NORM
padrão, comum, regra, esperado, habitual
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to watch or study someone or something with care and attention in order to discover something
OBSERVE
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OBSERVE
observar
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the process of counting how many people or things there are in a group
COUNT (n.)
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COUNT (n.)
contagem
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used when someone does not know which of two possibilities is true
WHETHER
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WHETHER
se
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a rise in the number, amount, or degree of something
INCREASE (n.)
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INCREASE (n.)
aumento
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despite a fact or idea that you have just mentioned: used as a way of showing how a sentence, phrase, or word is related to what has already been said
NEVERTHELESS
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NEVERTHELESS
no entanto, contudo, não obstante
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likely to be successful or very good
PROMISING (adj.)
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PROMISING (adj.)
promissor
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to notice someone or something
SPOT (v.)
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SPOT (v.)
avistar, identificar, detectar, localizar, perceber
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to follow and watch someone all the time in a threatening way, because of an extremely strong interest in them
STALK (v.)
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STALK (v.)
rondar, ameaçar, estar à espreita
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to come closer to a particular place
NEAR (v.)
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NEAR (v.)
aproximar-se
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a lack of food that can cause illness or death, especially among large numbers of people
HUNGER
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HUNGER
fome
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to cause someone to do something
LEAD (v.)
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LEAD (v.)
conduzir, levar, direcionar, criar (condições), acarretar, proporcionar
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the speed at which something happens or is done
PACE (n.)
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PACE (n.)
ritmo, velocidade, marcha
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surprising, or very unusual
STARTLING (adj.)
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STARTLING (adj.)
assustador, impressionante, surpreendente, alarmante
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a reaction
RESPONSE
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RESPONSE
reação, resposta
