14.11.13 Flashcards
- [no obj., with adverbial of direction] (of a person) move by jumping on one foot
■ (of a bird or other animal) move by jumping with two or all feet
Hop
Hop on
Hop off
Hop off
young cat
Kitten
involving secret work within a community or organization, especially for the purposes of police investigation or espionage
Undercover
A paizana
covered with dirt; grimy
Grubby
An untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other in a pyramid way / pile
Heap
What babies do before they can walk
Crawl
Similar a fence but made of trees
Hedge
Similar to fence made of metal and in a hexagonal mesh
Chicken wire
an expedition to keep watch over an area, especially by guards or police walking or driving around at regular intervals
Patrol
To patrol
Toys like teddy bear
Stuffed toys
Soft toys
a small stone made smooth and round by the action of water or sand.
Pebble
- a loose aggregation of small water-worn or pounded stones.
Gravel
of a job or situation) undemanding, easy, or secure
Cushy
A job without opportunities to grow in the career
Dead-end job
lacking unusual or special aspects; ordinary / boring
Run-of-the-mill
To pay almost nothing in a job - expression
To pay a pittance
Unusual in an attractive and interesting way
Quirky
dissatisfied, especially with people in authority or a system of control
Disaffected
To perform better than
Out-do
Out-perform
the established set of attitudes held by someone / way of thinking
Mindset
Formal and big differences
Decidedly more A good deal more Significantly more Distinctly more Considerably more
Formal and small differences
Slightly more
Somewhat more
Marginally more
Barely any difference
Informal and big difference
Way more Loads more Heaps more Miles more Not....half/nearly/anywhere near as dangerous as
Informal and small differences
A tiny bit more
Pretty much / more or less / much…the same as
Job requiring much skill or effort
Demanding
Work - hard menial (of work not requiring much skill and lacking prestige) or dull (lacking interest or excitement) work:
Drudgery
associate or come into contact with another person:
he…..TV stars at the party.
To rub shoulders with
the extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body or water
Brink
Beira/borda
A solemn promise or undertaking
Pledge
Penhor/empenhar/
formally request or demand; say that one owns or has earned (something)
To claim
Reivindicar
remove a veil or covering from, in particular uncover (a new monument or work of art) as part of a public ceremony
To unveil
Revelar
withdraw from a commitment
To back out
a person who receives or entertains other people as guests.
Host
Anfitrião
send off to a destination or for a purpose
Dispatch
Despachar
of little depth
Shallow
Raso / superficial
having previously been a particular thing
Former
Anterior / antigo
discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal
Scrapped
Scrap
Sucata
feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong
To blame
Culpar
express warm approval or admiration of
To praise
Elogiar
extract (liquid or a soft substance) from something by compressing or twisting it firmly
To squeeze out
Espremer
not straight; crooked or askew
Wonky
Vacilante
A final test or confrontation intended to settle a dispute
Showdown
Confronto
[with obj.] remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist
Withstand
Resistir / agüentar
a person, typically a lawyer, appointed to act for another in business or legal matters
Attorney
Procurador
supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something)
To stint
Restringir
bring or come to an abrupt stop
To halt
cause (a train or tram) to leave its tracks accidentally
Derail
clearly visible
conspicuous
Notável
carry out (a task) badly or carelessly Adj
Botched
belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence
Ancient
Antigo
A reversal or check in progress
Setback
Revés
succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty)
Overcome
Superar
a sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease
Outbrake
Surto/eclosão
restrain or keep in check
To curb
Conter
- prove to be the case
2. go somewhere in order to attend a meeting, vote, play in a game, etc.:
Turn out
A moral or legal obligation; a responsibility
Or
A payment levied on the import, export, manufacture, or sale of goods
Duty
a large accumulated stock of goods or materials, especially one held in reserve for use at a time of shortage or other emergency.
Stockpile
A state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour
Frenzy
place (a revered or precious object) in an appropriate receptacle
Or
preserve (a right, tradition, or idea) in a form that ensures it will be protected and respected
Enshrine
fall suddenly and uncontrollably
Plunge
prevent (someone) from accomplishing something
Or
■ oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully:
Thwart
Frustrar
institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress
To sue
Processar
become greater or more successful than
Overtake
Ultrapassar
with or involving direct confrontation
Head-on
confirm or support (something which has been questioned)
Uphold
Apoiar
become greater or more successful than
Overtake
Ultrapassar
with or involving direct confrontation
Head-on
confirm or support (something which has been questioned)
Uphold
Apoiar
Rubbish on the ground
Litter (v) (n)
Go in front of the queue
Cut the line or
To jump the queue
When way run fast and become tired without air
Out of breath
To recover when you are tired
Catch your breath
Expression for over expect in a positive way
Above and beyond
Just imagining a situation
For argument sake
When you are angry with someone and tell him what you think
To give someone a piece of your mind
After abuse of drugs and alcohol and lose everything
To hit rock bottom
To keep thinking about sth
Dwell on sth
Someone who look for hard things to do
Beggar for punishment
Expression to say that you are afraid of sth
Freak me out
To be or get freaked out
Creeped out
Chilled out
Give me the shits
Or the creeps
To become not sensitive for sth
Desensitize
Expression to say that you want to do sth
I feel like
Dancing
To encourage someone
To lead someone on
Word used for like or want sth
Keen on noun or ing (repeated/habits)
Keen to verb (just once) - want
To be disconnect from reality (drunk, no sleeping, etc)
To be out of it
To invent a word
To coin
Expression to say that sth doesn’t suit to you
It’s not my cup of tea
Expression to say that different things and experiences are good for life
Variety is the spice of life
Kind of wall - for the inner part of a house
Gib
A window with two panes of glass
Double glazing
To smile in a naughtily/different way
To grin
To clim a wall for example
To shin up a wall
To spend money in a negative sense
To blow money
To close the curtain
To draw the curtain
Expression to say nothing special (eg what did you buy?)
Odds and ends
Used to express surprise about what someone is telling you
Now that’s saying something
Expression to say that we have to accept. We can’t change it
There it is
Expression used when you wait to long for something and it happens
It’s about time
A pattern in clothes or curtain with big balls
Polka dots
