22/05 - New words

Question 1

Spill the beans

Answer 1

To reveal a secret

To reveal information that was meant to kept private.

“Espalhar os feijões”

Question 2

Upward

Answer 2

A mais

Higher in amount, degree, rank

Question 3

Stack up

Answer 3

Empilhar

Question 4

Anchor

Answer 4

Porto seguro
(âncora)

“She was his anchor at a difficult time”

Question 5

Batch

Answer 5

Agrupar

Question 6

Spent

Answer 6

Gastar/ gasto

“I’m spent”

Question 7

Beforehand

Answer 7

Antemão/ com antecedência

Question 8

Milestone

Answer 8

Marco

Significant event

Question 9

Hot take

Answer 9

Controversial opinion

Question 10

Scrutinize

Answer 10

Examinar

Question 11

Clunky

Answer 11

Ultrapassado

Question 12

Label

Answer 12

Etiqueta/ rótulo

Question 13

Database

Answer 13

Banco de dados

Question 14

Dagger

Answer 14

Adaga

Question 15

Serendipity

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Outweigh

Answer 16

Pesar mais, compensar mais

Question 17

Doodle

Answer 17

Rabiscos

Question 18

Bleed into

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Dip your toes into something

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Roast somebody

Answer 20

Criticize or reprimand

Question 21

Reprimand

Answer 21

Repreender

Question 22

Rabbit hole

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Crank out

Answer 23

Produzir em série

Work, articles, novels

Question 24

Workaround

Answer 24

Solução alternativa

Question 25

Retrieve

Answer 25

Recuperar

Question 26

Mindless

Answer 26

Inconsequente