22/05 - New words Flashcards

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1
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Spill the beans

A

To reveal a secret

To reveal information that was meant to kept private.

“Espalhar os feijões”

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Upward

A

A mais

Higher in amount, degree, rank

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3
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Stack up

A

Empilhar

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4
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Anchor

A

Porto seguro
(âncora)

“She was his anchor at a difficult time”

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5
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Batch

A

Agrupar

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Spent

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Gastar/ gasto

“I’m spent”

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Beforehand

A

Antemão/ com antecedência

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Milestone

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Marco

Significant event

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9
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Hot take

A

Controversial opinion

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10
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Scrutinize

A

Examinar

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11
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Clunky

A

Ultrapassado

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12
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Label

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Etiqueta/ rótulo

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13
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Database

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Banco de dados

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14
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Dagger

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Adaga

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15
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Serendipity

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Make a good discovery that it was unexpected, finding something precious

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16
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Outweigh

A

Pesar mais, compensar mais

17
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Doodle

A

Rabiscos

18
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Bleed into

A

If days bleed into one another, they all seem the same to you

19
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Dip your toes into something

A

Start doing that thing slowly and carefully, because you are not sure whether it will be successful or whether you will like it

20
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Roast somebody

A

Criticize or reprimand

21
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Reprimand

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Repreender

22
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Rabbit hole

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To go down a never ending tunnel with many twists and turns on the internet, never arriving at a final destination

23
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Crank out

A

Produzir em série

Work, articles, novels

24
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Workaround

A

Solução alternativa

25
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Retrieve

A

Recuperar

26
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Mindless

A

Inconsequente