Environmental Flashcards

1
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c’elebre

A

adj. eminent

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2
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interessado/ preocupado

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adj. concerned

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3
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sem precedente/ nunca visto

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adj. unprecedented

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4
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tensao

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n. strain

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5
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taxing

…problems that are more taxing

A

desgastante

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6
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eminent scientists

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c’elebres cientistas

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7
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greenhouse effect

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efeito estufa

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8
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ameacar/ por em perigo

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v. threaten /tr’etam/

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9
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fumaca/ gas

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n. fume

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10
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indiscutivelmente

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arguably

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11
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adj.

of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time

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adj. chronic

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12
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cadeia/ corrente

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n. chain

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13
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Earth’s crises is _________.

without the possibility of stopping or prevention/ inevitable.

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adj. inexorable /’inex sorabou/

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14
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pollution is ________

universal/ generalizada

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adj. pervasive /per’ve:isive/

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15
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Our crops are also grown on land that is far from _____.

unspoiled
ser pura

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adj. pristine /pris’ti:ne/

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16
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seca

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n. drought / ‘dr’a:ut/

17
Q

colheita

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crops / ‘cr’ops/

18
Q

antonym of pristine

estragado/ deteriorado

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adj. spoiled

19
Q

Through acid rain and greenhouse gases these same ______ _____ can have a devastating impact on our climate.

fumacas de escapamento de carro

A

exhaust fumes

20
Q

___________ has been shown to cause soil _________.

Desmatamento e erosao

A

Deforestation & erosion

21
Q

Yes it is our quest for _____ that generates so much of the refuse.

A

wealth / u’e:u

22
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synonymous of search

A

n. quest

23
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synonymous of waste

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n. refuse / ‘refiu:s/

24
Q

We are _____ our future as a species.

putting in risk / endangering

A

threatening

25
Q

inviável

A

infeasible

26
Q

synonyms of renowned / distinguished

successful in a positive way

A

eminent

27
Q

irrealizável

It is an _____ goal.

A

unattainable

28
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persistent

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chronic

29
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omnipresent
negative way
ubiquitous - positive or negative way

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pervasive

30
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unavoidably / inevitably

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inexorably

31
Q

take their toll

A

damage / take their price

32
Q

waste gases from machines

negative meaning

A

fumes

33
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crucial

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vital

34
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challenging

A

taxing

35
Q

pedagio

A

toll

36
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colheita

A

crops