Segurança e perigo – Vocabulário de inglês
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- Accidents will happen! /'æksɪdənts wɪl 'hæpən/ (phrase) — acidentes acontecem!
Exemplo:Accidents will happen!
Sinônimos: mistakes happen, it happens, things go wrong - alarm /ə'lɑ:rm/ (noun) — alarme
Exemplo:The fire alarm rang loudly.
Sinônimos: warning, alert, signal - assessment of risk /ə'sɛsmənt əv rɪsk/ (phrase) — avaliação de riscos
Exemplo:The company carried out an assessment of risk before the project started.
Sinônimos: risk analysis, risk evaluation, risk assessment - at stake /æt steɪk/ (phrase) — em jogo
Exemplo:Your job is at stake if you are late again.
Sinônimos: in danger, at risk, on the line - avoid /ə'vɔɪd/ (verb) — evitar
Exemplo:We should avoid that street at night.
Sinônimos: stay away from, steer clear of, shun - avoidable /ə'vɔɪdəbəl/ (adjective) — evitável
Exemplo:The accident was avoidable.
Sinônimos: preventable, avoidable, stoppable - breathalyser /'brɛθəlaɪzər/ (noun) — bafômetro
Exemplo:The police used a breathalyser at the checkpoint.
Sinônimos: breath test device, alcohol tester, breathalyzer - cast-iron /,kæst 'aɪərn/ (adjective) — de ferro fundido
Exemplo:The bridge is cast-iron and very strong.
Sinônimos: very strong, solid, durable - CCTV /,si: si: ti: 'vi:/ (noun) — CFTV
Exemplo:CCTV caught the robbery on camera.
Sinônimos: surveillance camera, video monitoring - chilling /'tʃɪlɪŋ/ (adjective) — arrepiante
Exemplo:The old house had a chilling silence.
Sinônimos: frightening, eerie, spooky - close doors /kloʊz dɔ:rz/ (phrase) — fechar as portas
Exemplo:They had to close doors to new members.
Sinônimos: shut out, exclude - close the door on /kloʊz ðə dɔ:r ɑn/ (phrase) — fechar a porta para
Exemplo:That decision closed the door on any future talks.
Sinônimos: end, rule out - come up against a brick wall /keɪm ʌp ə'ɡɛnst ə brɪk wɔ:l/ (phrase) — esbarrar em um obstáculo
Exemplo:We came up against a brick wall in the negotiations.
Sinônimos: hit a barrier, face an obstacle - damage /'dæmɪdʒ/ (verb) — danificar
Exemplo:The storm damaged the roof.
Sinônimos: harm, break, spoil - danger /'deɪndʒər/ (noun) — perigo
Exemplo:There is danger near the cliff.
Sinônimos: risk, hazard, threat - defuse /,di:'fju:z/ (verb) — desarmar; acalmar
Exemplo:The negotiator helped defuse the tension.
Sinônimos: calm, disarm, diffuse - drastic measures /'dræstɪk 'mɛʒərz/ (phrase) — medidas drásticas
Exemplo:The company took drastic measures to stop the losses.
Sinônimos: extreme measures, strong action, severe measures - drink-driving /'drɪŋk ,draɪvɪŋ/ (noun) — dirigir embriagado
Exemplo:Drink-driving is illegal in many countries.
Sinônimos: drunk driving, driving under the influence, DUI - drug-driving /'drʌɡ ,draɪvɪŋ/ (noun) — dirigir sob efeito de drogas
Exemplo:Drug-driving is a serious crime.
Sinônimos: driving under the influence of drugs, drugged driving - eject /ɪ'dʒekt/ (verb) — ejetar
Exemplo:The pilot had to eject from the plane.
Sinônimos: expel, throw out, push out - enough is enough /ɪ'nʌf ɪz ɪ'nʌf/ (phrase) — chega!; basta!
Exemplo:Enough is enough; stop shouting.
Sinônimos: that's it, no more, I've had it - err on the side of caution /,er ɑ:n ðə saɪd əv 'kɔ:ʃən/ (phrase) — pecar pelo excesso de cautela
Exemplo:We should err on the side of caution and wait.
Sinônimos: be careful, play it safe, take the safer option - evacuate /ɪ'vækjʊeɪt/ (verb) — evacuar
Exemplo:Residents had to evacuate the building.
Sinônimos: leave, clear out, withdraw - evade /ɪ'veɪd/ (verb) — evadir; esquivar
Exemplo:He tried to evade the question.
Sinônimos: avoid, escape, dodge - flinch /flɪntʃ/ (verb) — estremecer
Exemplo:He flinched when the ball hit the wall.
Sinônimos: wince, jerk, shudder - gunman /'ɡʌnmən/ (noun) — pistoleiro
Exemplo:The gunman ran from the bank.
Sinônimos: shooter, assailant, armed man - head-on collision /,hed 'ɒn kə'lɪʒən/ (noun) — colisão frontal
Exemplo:The head-on collision damaged both cars.
Sinônimos: frontal crash, head-on crash - hit-and-run /,hɪt ən 'rʌn/ (noun) — atropelamento com fuga
Exemplo:The driver was charged after a hit-and-run.
Sinônimos: hit and run accident, fleeing the scene - idiot-proof /'ɪdiət pru:f/ (adjective) — à prova de tolos
Exemplo:This idiot-proof guide makes setup easy.
Sinônimos: foolproof, simple, easy-to-use - in the clear (phrase) — livre de perigo
Exemplo:Once the test results came back, I was in the clear.
Sinônimos: safe, out of danger, not guilty
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