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| corporate social responsibility n | (business: social good) | responsabilidade social corporativa loc sf |
| Department of Health and Social Security n | UK, obsolete (DHSS: former government ministry) | Departamento de Saúde e Segurança Social loc sm |
| DHSS n | UK, initialism, obsolete (Department of Health and Social Security) (Reino Unido) | Departamento de Saúde e Segurança Social loc sm |
| loss of social position n | (decrease in status) | perda da posição social loc sf |
| | What upset him most was not the loss of his fortune but the resulting loss of social position. |
nonsocial,
non-social adj | (not social) | não social loc adj |
| SJW n | initialism, pejorative, informal (social justice warrior) | justiceiro social sm + adj |
| social activist n | (campaigner for justice or welfare) (ativista por justiça e bem-estar) | ativista social sm, sf |
| social activity n | ([sth] done in company) (algo feito em companhia) | atividade social sf |
| | Some people enjoy walking in the countryside as a social activity. |
| social activity n | (interaction with others) (interação com outros) | atividade social sf |
social anthropology,
cultural anthropology n | (study of human culture) (estudo da cultura humana) | antropologia social loc sf |
| | | sociologia sf |
| social assistance n | (welfare program) (programa de bem-estar social) | assistência social loc sf |
| social bias n | (class discrimination) (discriminação devido à classe social) | discriminação social sf |
| | | preconceito social sm |
| social butterfly n | figurative, informal (sociable person) | sociável adj |
| | She was a social butterfly, talking to everyone at the party. |
| social capital n | (value of contact with other people) (valor de contato com outras pessoas) | capital social sm |
| social class n | (economic group within society) (grupo econômico na sociedade) | classe social sf |
| | Teachers belong to a higher social class than factory workers. |
| social class injustice n | (discrimination due to social status) (discriminação devido à classe social) | injustiça social sf |
| social climber n | ([sb] who aspires to higher classes) (alguém que aspira classes mais elevadas) | emergente sm |
| | (figurado) | alpinista social sm |
| | Jane's such a social climber! - she only goes out with upper-class men. |
| social climbing n | (advancement of one's social status) (avanço de status social) | ascensão social sf |
| social conduct n | (behaviour in company) (comportamento na empresa) | conduta social sf |
| | | comportamento sm |
| social convention n | (custom, courtesy) (costume, cortesia) | convenção social sf |
| | (informal) | costume sm |
| | Social conventions vary from country to country. |
| social director n | ([sb] who organizes social activities) | diretor de atividades sociais sm |
| | | diretor de atrações sm |
| | The cruise ship's social director planned a dance, a talent show and a game night. |
| social disease n | (sexually-transmitted condition) (doença transmitida pelo sexo) | doença sexualmente transmissível sf |
| | (sigla) | DST sf |
| social distance n | (space between people) | distância social sf + adj |
social distance,
socially distance v expr | (maintain space between people) | manter distância social vt + sf + adj |
social distancing,
physical distancing n | (maintaining space between people) | distanciamento social sm |
| social divide n | (separation between rich and poor) (separação entre ricos e pobres) | divisão entre ricos e pobres sf |
| social drinker n | ([sb] who drinks alcohol to be sociable) (alguém que ingere bebidas alcoólicas para ser sociável) | bebedor social sm |
| | I'm a moderate social drinker: I generally have one or two beers when I go to the pub. |
| social event n | (gathering: party or function) (reunião: festa ou função) | evento social sm |
| social gathering n | (party, get-together) | encontro social sm |
| | Sue is a shy person who often feels uncomfortable at social gatherings. |
| social gradient n | (impact of class on health) (impacto de classe na saúde) | desigualdade social na saúde sf |
| social interaction n | (contact or relationships with people) (contato ou relacionamentos com pessoas) | interação social sf |
| | | convívio social sm |
| | Children without siblings often have difficulties with social interaction in school. |
| social isolation n | uncountable (alienation, segregation) (alienação, segregação) | isolamento social sm |
| | (informal) | alienação sf |
| | Social isolation can have psychological consequences. |
| social justice n | (fairness in society) | justiça social sf + adj |
| social justice warrior n | pejorative (person with progressive views) | justiceiro social sm + adj |
| social life n | (leisure time spent with other people) (momento de lazer vivido com outras pessoas) | vida social sf |
| social media n | (communication networks) | mídia social sf |
| | Footage of the incident was shared widely on social media. |
| social mores npl | (traditional values and customs) (valores tradicionais e costumes) | valores tradicionais sm pl |
| | | moral e bons costumes expres |
| social network n | (contacts: friends, family, colleagues) (contatos: amigos, família, colegas) | rede social sf |
| | Of the hundreds of people in my social network, only a few are real friends. |
| social networking n | (use of internet to make contacts) (uso da internet para fazer contatos) | relacionamento nas redes sociais sm |
| | | contatos nas redes sociais sm pl |
| | Facebook and MySpace are two websites used for social networking. |
| social order n | (structure or hierarchy of society) (estrutura ou hierarquia social) | ordem social sf |
| | | estrutura social sf |
| social outcast n | (misfit, pariah) (pária, inadequado) | marginal sm |
| | | pária sm |
| | Heroin addicts are often social outcasts. |
| social overhead capital n | (money invested in the community) (dinheiro investido na comunidade) | investimento em obras públicas sm |
| social position n | (standing) | posição social sf |
| | The banker is conscious and proud of his social position. |
| social pressure n | (others' expectations) (expectativas das pessoas) | pressão social sf |
| | Some communities place a great deal of social pressure on women to get married. |
| social relations npl | (human interaction) (interação humana) | relações sociais sf pl |
| social science n | (humanities subject) (assunto da humanidade) | ciências sociais sf pl |
| | | sociologia sf |
| | I did a couple of social sciences at university: sociology and anthropology. |
| social scientist n | ([sb]: studies human society) (alguém que estuda sociologia) | sociólogo sm |
| social security n | (welfare program) | segurança social sf |
| | | seguridade social sf |
| | | previdência social sf |
| | Without social security, a lot of British people would be living in abject poverty. |
| Social Security n | (welfare system) | seguridade social sf |
| | I won't be eligible for Social Security until I'm 62. |
| social services npl | (amenities and assistance to community) (assistência à comunidade) | serviço social sm |
| | Some people think that immigrants shouldn't have automatic access to social services. |
| Social Services npl | (government department giving community assistance) | assistência social sf |
| social skills npl | (ability to interact) (habilidade em interagir com outros) | habilidades sociais sf pl |
| | In preschool children learn social skills like sharing. |
| social smoker n | (person: smokes only in company) (alguém que fuma cigarros somente em companhia de alguém) | fumante social sm |
| social status n | (position in society, class) (posição na sociedade, classe) | status social sm |
| | People make assumptions about Sophie's social status because of her accent. |
| social studies npl | (school subject: study of society) | estudos sociais sm pl |
| | For social studies class we had to learn all the world capitals. |
| | Na aula de estudos sociais, tivemos que aprender todas as capitais do mundo. |
| social utility n | (internet: networking site) (internet: site na rede) | utilidade social sf |
| | | utilidade pública sf |
| social welfare n | (system of pensions and benefits) (sistema de pensões e benefícios) | previdência social sf |
| social work n | (assistance to local community) (assistência à comunidade local) | trabalho social sm |
| | Social work involves dealing with people from all walks of life. |
| social worker n | ([sb] who assists local community) | assistente social sm + adj |
| | Social workers visit families if there are suspicions that the children are at risk. |
| | Assistentes sociais visitam famílias se tiverem suspeitas de que as crianças estão em risco. |
| wider social context n | (society at large, world in general) (sociedade em geral) | amplo contexto social sm |