2024 Set 6 Flashcards
asunder
Meaning: divided into parts
Example: The building was torn asunder by the explosion.
Translation: separado
bough
Meaning: large branch of a tree
Example: The boughs of the oak tree swayed gently in the wind.
Translation: galho
lithely
Meaning: moving gracefully
Example: She moved lithely across the dance floor.
Translation: agilmente
froth
Meaning: small bubbles or foam
Example: The sea was covered with froth as the waves crashed.
Translation: espuma
throbbing
Meaning: beating strongly
Example: His heart was throbbing after the race.
Translation: pulsando
to collide
Meaning: to crash into each other
Example: The two cars collided at the intersection.
Translation: colidir
To spur up
Meaning: to stimulate or urge
Example: The speech spurred up the crowd’s enthusiasm.
Translation: incitar
sturdy
Meaning: strong and solid
Example: The hiker’s sturdy boots helped him on the rough trail.
Translation: robusto
to clutch
Meaning: hold tightly
Example: She was clutching her bag as she ran.
Translation: agarrar
shears
Meaning: large scissors
Example: He used the shears to trim the hedge.
Translation: tesouras grandes
windings
Meaning: twisting paths
Example: The windings of the mountain road were dangerous.
Translation: curvas
sodden
Meaning: soaked with liquid
Example: His clothes were sodden after the rain.
Translation: encharcado
gruesome
Meaning: horrifying and disgusting
Example: The crime scene was gruesome.
Translation: horrível
to traipse
Meaning: to walk wearily
Example: They traipsed through the mud all day.
Translation: caminhar cansadamente
To squirt
Meaning: to eject liquid in a stream
Example: The child squirted water from the toy gun.
Translation: esguichar
digs
Meaning: living space or residence
Example: She loved her new digs in the city.
Translation: moradia
biddies
Meaning: elderly women
Example: The biddies were gossiping in the corner.
Translation: velhinhas
to cackle
Meaning: loud, harsh laugh
Example: The witch cackled as she cast the spell.
Translation: rir histericamente
to pluck
Meaning: to pull off or out
Example: He plucked the guitar strings gently.
Translation: arrancar
unerringly
Meaning: without error
Example: She aimed unerringly at the target.
Translation: infalivelmente
braided
Meaning: woven strands
Example: She wore her hair in a braided style.
Translation: trançado
taut
Meaning: pulled tight
Example: The rope was taut from the strain.
Translation: tenso
strung
Meaning: arranged on strings
Example: The pearls were strung together delicately.
Translation: enfiado
sinews
Meaning: tendons or muscles
Example: His sinews were visible as he flexed.
Translation: tendões
to plop
Meaning: to drop heavily
Example: The stone plopped into the water.
Translation: cair com força
sawdust
Meaning: tiny wood particles
Example: Sawdust covered the workshop floor.
Translation: serragem
for keeps
Meaning: permanently
Example: They kept the trophy for keeps after winning.
Translation: para sempre
rowdy
Meaning: noisy and disorderly
Example: The rowdy crowd was hard to control.
Translation: turbulento
to whoop
Meaning: to shout with excitement
Example: The fans whooped when their team scored.
Translation: gritar
drawn
Meaning: appearing tired or stretched
Example: His face was drawn from exhaustion.
Translation: abatido
sloth
Meaning: laziness
Example: His sloth kept him from achieving his goals.
Translation: preguiça
forbearance
Meaning: patience and restraint
Example: She showed great forbearance in dealing with the situation.
Translation: tolerância
to abase
Meaning: to lower in dignity
Example: He refused to abase himself before the king.
Translation: humilhar
heaped
Meaning: piled up
Example: The leaves were heaped in the corner of the yard.
Translation: amontoado
