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1 brain drain
(the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc): As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.) fuga de talentos* * *brain drain[br'ein drein] n evasão da intelectualidade (professores, médicos, cientistas) de um país para outro, em busca de melhores salários. -
2 brain drain
(the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc): As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.) êxodo de cientistas/intelectuais -
3 damage
['dæmi‹] 1. noun1) (injury or hurt, especially to a thing: The storm did/caused a lot of damage; She suffered brain-damage as a result of the accident.) dano2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) compensação2. verb(to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) danificar- damaged* * *da.ma.ge[d'æmidʒ] n 1 dano, prejuízo, perda, detrimento, avaria, estrago. 2 injúria, mal que se faz a alguém. 3 sl despesa, preço. • vt+vi 1 prejudicar, causar dano, prejuízo. 2 estragar-se, deteriorar-se. 3 receber indenização ou reparação. what is the damage? quanto devo? quanto custa? -
4 damage
['dæmi‹] 1. noun1) (injury or hurt, especially to a thing: The storm did/caused a lot of damage; She suffered brain-damage as a result of the accident.) dano2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) indenização2. verb(to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) danificar- damaged -
5 toll
I [təul] verb(to ring (a bell) slowly: The church bell tolled solemnly.) dobrarII [təul] noun1) (a tax charged for crossing a bridge, driving on certain roads etc: All cars pay a toll of $1; ( also adjective) a toll bridge.) portagem2) (an amount of loss or damage suffered, eg as a result of disaster: Every year there is a heavy toll of human lives on the roads.) taxa•* * *toll1[toul] n badalada, dobre de sino. • vt+vi 1 soar, dobrar sinos, badalar tristemente. 2 chamar, anunciar por meio de sinos.————————toll2[toul] n 1 taxa, pedágio, peagem, portagem. 2 direito de cobrar taxas. 3 tributo. we had to pay a heavy toll of killed / tivemos grandes perdas em mortos. • vt 1 cobrar taxas, pedágio ou portagem. 2 pagar taxas ou pedágio. toll-bar, toll-gate barreira de peagem. toll-keeper cobrador de direitos, de peagem. to take toll of cobrar direitos de. -
6 toll
I [təul] verb(to ring (a bell) slowly: The church bell tolled solemnly.) dobrarII [təul] noun1) (a tax charged for crossing a bridge, driving on certain roads etc: All cars pay a toll of $1; ( also adjective) a toll bridge.) pedágio2) (an amount of loss or damage suffered, eg as a result of disaster: Every year there is a heavy toll of human lives on the roads.) perda•
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