Definite article Flashcards
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The is used:
Countable and uncountable nouns.
E.g. the man, the water
Something that has already been mentioned.
E.g. There was a fire in a local house. The fire is thought to have been started deliberately.
A specific example.
E.g. The water in the well was polluted.
Things that are unique.
E.g. the sun, the Internet
Oceans, rivers, canals, deserts, mountain ranges.
E.g. the Pacific, the Nile, the Suez canal, the Gobi desert, the Andes
Superlatives. E.g. the longest river, the earliest invention.
Countries with United and groups of islands.
E.g. the USA, the UK, the Netherlands, the Phillipines.
Organisations:
E.g. the United Nations, the World Health Organisation
Specific groups of people or nations
E.g. the elderly, the rich, the French
When referring to musical instruments
E.g. He plays the piano beautifully.
Be careful of usage
E.g. the University of São Paulo, but Bath University (check website)
Human beings have depended on access to water since 1. THE earliest days of civilization, but considering there are 8 billion people on the planet, exponentially expanding urbanisation and development are driving demand as never before.
“Water use has been growing at more than twice the rate of the population increase over the last century”, said Kirsty Jenkinson from 2. THE University of Oxford in 3.THE United Kingdom.
“Water use is predicted to increase by 50 percent between 2007 and 2025 in developing countries and 18 percent in developed ones, whereby much of the increased use can be found in 4.THE
poorest countries with more and more people moving from rural areas to cities”, Jenkinson said in a telephone interview. “It is expected that there will be more severe floods, droughts and shifts from
past precipitation patterns, which are likely to hit 5.THE least wealthy people first and we have a significant challenge on our hands,” Jenkinson added.
Will there be enough water for everyone, especially if 6. the world population continues to rise, as predicted, to 9 billion by the mid-century?
The definite article is used in Portuguese where English would use a possessive
adjective before a part of the body, item of clothing or family member that belongs to
the subject of the sentence.
Ele tirou os óculos.
He took his glasses off.
Coloque a mão na cabeça.
Put your hand on your head.
Ela parece com o pai.
She looks like her father.
Pedro woke up late, combed
his hair with a fork, put his
shirt on backwards, and ran
out the door. On the way, he
tripped over the cat, knocked off his
grandfather’s hat, and accidentally kicked his sister’s shoe. When he got to school, he realized it was Sunday.
Pedro acordou atrasado,
penteou o cabelo com o
garfo, vestiu a camisa ao
contrário e saiu correndo.
No caminho, tropeçou no
gato, derrubou o chapéu do
avô e chutou sem querer o
sapato da irmã. Quando
chegou na escola, percebeu
que era domingo.
Women Physicians: Burnout during the
COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil
Mulheres Médicas: Burnout durante a
Pandemia de COVID-19 no Brasil
Background: COVID-19 has placed a
tremendous burden on physicians
worldwide, especially women physicians,
affected by increased workload and loss of
quality of life.
Fundamento: A COVID-19 adicionou um fardo enorme sobre os médicos ao redor do mundo, especialmente as mulheres médicas, que são afetadas pelo aumento da carga de trabalho e pela perda da qualidade de vida.
Objective: To assess the effects of the
COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life,
burnout and spirituality of Brazilian women
physicians directly or indirectly providing
care to COVID-19 patients.
Objetivo: Avaliar os efeitos da pandemia de
COVID-19 na qualidade de vida, burnout e
espiritualidade de médicas brasileiras que
atendem pacientes com COVID-19 direta ou
indiretamente.
from July 28 to September 27, 2020, in Brazil (not the Brasil)
… in which the most frequent was cardiology
(22.8%), …
Conclusion: This study showed a
high frequency of burnout among
the Brazilian women physicians
who answered the questionnaire
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conclusão: O presente estudo
mostrou uma alta frequência de
burnout entre as médicas brasileiras
que responderam ao questionário
durante a pandemia de COVID-19.
