RC Flashcards

(10 cards)

1
Q

What is the meaning of the word “Crops”?

A

Safras, plantações agrícolas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What is the meaning of “Subsistence crops”?

A

Culturas de subsistencia, plantações de subsistencia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Na frase “ Most scholarships into the sudden dissppearance of the Olmeca Civilization…” o que Scholarship significa?

A

Produção intelectual, estudos, pesquisas científicas.

(No contexto acadêmico não significa “bolsa de estudos”)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Na frase “ Most scholarships into the sudden dissppearance of the Olmeca Civilization…” o que into significa?

A

Sobre, a respeito de

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

In the sentence “Many Olmec contrued this sudden change in the river’s course…”
What does the word construed means?

A

Interpretar, interpretaram

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Na frase: “Some scholars theorize that many Olmec contrued this sudden change in the river’s course, and the resulting lack of crops, as an omen…”

What does the word “Omen” means?

A

presságio ou sinal (geralmente divino ou místico)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What does the word “Strife” means?

A

Conflitos, revoltas, brigas, guerras

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What “The Finishing Blow” means?

A

O golpe final, o golpe da misericórdia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

“…for a civilization already wracked by ecological catastrophe.” O que wrakced means?

A

Wracked by: Assolada, destruída ou atormentada por algo. É uma expressão forte para sofrimento intenso.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Terse

A

Straight to the point.
Concise.

. Positivo: objetivo e direto ao ponto.
∙ “a terse reply” = uma resposta curta e direta
2. Levemente negativo: tão breve que parece frio ou rude.
∙ “He was terse with me” = Ele foi seco/grosseiro comigo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly