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Incerteza

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NA: Uncertainty
A incereteza e o risco sempre foram inesparáveis do erro.
Uncertainty and risk have always been inseparable from error.

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Testamento

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NO: Will; testament证明,证据;遗嘱
Esses retratos, ele havia de os deixar, em testamento, aos amigos.
He was going to leave those portraits to his friends in his will.

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Feroz

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ADJ: Fierce; ferocious
Seguiu-se uma feroz perseguição a todos os que veneravam ícones.
A fierce persecution ensued for all those who worshipped idols.

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Comercialização

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NA: marketing; commercialization
O mercado da arte favoreceu a comercialização das obras.
The art market favored the marketing of the works.

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Despejar

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V: to pour; evict
Ela apanhou um copo e despejou um gole na boca.
She took a cup and poured a big gulp into her mouth.

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Encosta

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NA: Slope; hillside
As águas desceram pelas encostas das montanhas.
The waters flowed down the sides of the mountain.

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Aprendizagem

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NA: Learning
Os golfinhos têm grande capacidade de aprendizagem.
Dolphins are capable of a great deal of learning.

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Aproveitamento

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NO: act of taking advantage
O aproveitamento das oportunidades era um ponto capital em negócios.
Taking advantage of opportunities used to be a critical aspect of business.

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Escritura

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NA: scriptures, legal document
Segundo a crença, as escrituras religiosas deverão ter sido fruto de inspiração.
According to belief, religious scriptures经文,圣典 must have been the fruit of inspiration.

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Pancada

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NA: Blow; hit
O lutador fora deitar-se com o corpo moído de pancadas.
The fighter went to lie down, his body tired out by the blows.

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Cansaço

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NO: fatigue; exhaustion
Fui fechando os olhos, vencido pelo cansaço, e acabei por dormir.
My eyes slowly closed as i was overtaken by fatigue, and i ended up falling asleep.

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Racional

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ADJ: rational
Os animais não são seres racionais.
Animals are not rational beings.

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Virtural

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ADJ: Virtual
A realidade virtual é uma simulação em computador.
Virtual reality is a computer simulation.

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Disciplinar

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V: to discipline
O relator vai sugerir regras mais rigorosas para os disciplinar.
The representative will suggest more rigorous rules to disciple them.

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Fornecimento

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NO: Supply; furnishing
O fornecimento de água à cidade for feito através do aqueduto durante vários séculos.
The supply of water to the city was furnished by an aqueduct[水利] 渡槽;导水管;沟渠 for several centuries.

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Monarquia

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NA: monarchy
A monarquia foi abolida em 1946 e proclamada a república.
The monarchy was abolished in 1946 and a Republic was declared.

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Esforçar

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V: to strive; try hard
Gandhi esforçou-se para apaziguar os distúbios inter-religiosos.
Gandhi strove to pacify inter-religious disputes.

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Repartição

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NA: Office; distribution
Um bocejo ecoou pela repartição e foi acordar todos os empregados.
A yawn echoed through the office and woke up the employees.

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Indireto

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ADJ: indirect
Os efeitos indiretos do não cumprimento desta lei recaem diretamente sobre a população.
The indirect consequences of not obeying this law directly affect the population.

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Característico

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NA: characteristic (feature)
As flores têm um odor agradável característico.
Flowers have a pleasing characteristic odor.

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Quinta-feira

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NA: Thursday
A viagem do governador está prevista para quarta ou quinta-feira.
The governor’s trip is planned for Wednesday or Thursday.

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Fraude

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NA: fraud
Os oposicionistas denunciaram fraudes eleitorais e, em setembro, organizaram protestos.
The opposition claimed there had been electoral fraud and, in Setember, organized protests.

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Especiaficamente

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ADV: specially
Alguns sistemas operativos foram escritos especificamente para determinados computadores.
Some operating systems were specially written for certain computers.

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Júri

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NO: Jury
O júri tomouo a decisão por unanimidade.
The jury made the decision unanimously.

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Sétimo

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ADJ: seventh
Por isto repousamos no sétimo dia.
For this reason, we rest on the seventh day.

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Cela

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NA: Cell (building)
O denunciante está preso numa cela de segurança máxima.
The whistle blower is incarcerated in a maximum security cell.

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Pousar

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V: to land; rest
O avião não conseguiu pousar por causa da forte neblina.
The plane was not able to land because of the heavy fog.

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Sanção

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NA: Sanction
Eles exigiram, ainda, o fim imediato das sanções impostas ao Iraque.
In addition, they demanded an immediate end to the sanctions placed on Iraq.

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Empenho

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NO: dedication; effort; focus
Suplicaram-lhe empenho e rapidez no andamento do inventário.
They requested dedication and speed in the preparation of the inventory.

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Afastado

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ADJ: cut off; removed; distanced
O excomungado fica afastado da participação nos ritos e sacramentos.
The excommunicated被逐出教会的 remain cut off from participation in rites and sacraments圣礼;圣餐.

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Decoração

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NA: decoration; embellishment
A decoração das louças apresenta flores e pássaros pintados a vermelho.
The decoration on the dished include flowers and birds painted in red.

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Ponderar

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V: to ponder
Eu estava absorto em meus pensamentos,ponderando todas as possibilidades.
I was absorbed in my thoughts, pondering all of the possibilities.

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Fogueira

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NA: bonfire
A lenha estalava na fogueira.
The wood crackled in the bonfire.

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Exceder

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V: to exceed
A produção no Brasil, neste período, excedia muito o consumo mundial total.
The production in Brazil, during this period, greatly exceeded total worldwide consumption.

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Mentir

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V: to lie
Tive de mentir e de inventar que estávamos de passagem.
I had to lie and pretend that we were just passing through.

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Polémica

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NA: controversy
A investigação destas células estaminais acarreta uma enorme polémica. (EP)
Stem cell research is surrounded by an enormous controversy.

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Acessível

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ADJ: accessible
Os livros só se tornaram mais acessíveis depois da invenção da impressão.
Books only became more accessible after the invention of the printing press.

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Confrontar

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V: to confront
As tropas governamentais e os rebeldes confrontaram-se.
The government troops and the rebles confronted each other.

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Secretário-geral

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NO: secretary-general
O secretário-geral do Partido Comunista era Zhao Ziyang.
The secretary-general of the Communist Party was Zhao Ziyang.

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Requisito

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NO: Requirement; requisite
A simpatia e o profissionalismo são requisito cada vez mais necessários.
Friendliness and professionalism are requirements that are becoming ever more necessary.

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Valorização

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NA: appreciation (in value)
Essa situação contribuiu para a valorização de 0.1% do índice.
This situation contributed to the appreciation of 0.1% of the index.

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Litro

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NO: Liter
O coração bombeia seis litros de sangue por minuto.
The heart pumps six liters of blood per minute.

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Criativo

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ADJ: Creative
O trabalho do artista é realmente criativo e inovador.
The artist’s work is truly creative and innovative.

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Constituinte

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NA: constituent; part of; member
É um mineral constituinte de várias rochas.
It is constituent mineral of various rocks.

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Silencioso

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ADJ: Silent
Veronica permanecera imperturbável e silenciosa, fechada como um túmulo.
Veronica remained inaccessible and silent, shut off like a tomb.

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Salarial

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ADJ: relating to salary
Os manifestantes em greve há 27 dias reivindicam 27% de aumento salarial.
The demonstrators, who have been on strike for 27 days, are demanding a 27% salary increase.

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Adjunto

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NA: assistant; adjunct
Passados dois meses da derrota, viria a ser nomeado adjunto do governador.
Two months after the defeat, he would be named assistant to the governor.

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Caridade

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NA: Charity
Se não fosse a caridade das pessoas das aldeias próximas, morreria à fome.
If it were not for the charity of people from nearby villages, he would die of hunger.

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Carência

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NA: lack of; need
A carência de habitações adequadas constitui um dos problemas mais graves da sociedade brasileira.
The lack of adequate housing is one of the most serious problems in Brazilian society.

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Grávida

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ADJ: Pregnant
Depois eu casei-me; fiquei logo grávida.
Later i got married; i soon became pregnant.

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Preterit and Imperfect
Some verbs refer to actions that naturally have a clear, sudden endpoint(to close/die/fall)-Highly preterit

Decidir: to decide
Publicar: to publish
Eleger: to chose; elect
Contribuir: to contribute
Conquistar: to conquer
Adoptar: to adopt
Introduzir: to introduce
Optar: to opt
Influenciar: to influence
Divulgar: to make known
Fundar: to found
Convocar: to summon
Demitir: to resign; quit
Falecer: to pass away
Olhar: to look at
Representar: to represent
Correr: to run
Acompanhar: to keep company; go with
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Salientar: to point out
Herdar: to inherit
Ingressar: to enter
Derrotar: to defeat; overthrow
Comparecer: to attend; show up
Detectar: to detect
Restaurar: to restore
liberar: to release
Culminar: to culminate
Baptizar: to baptize 
Contactar: to contact
Aperfeiçoar: to perfect
Accionar: to set in motion
Abdicar: to abdicate
Atualizar: to update
Fracassar: to fail
Solucionar: to solve
Sucidar: to commit suicide
Achar: to find; think; suppose
Procurar: to look for; seek
Trazer: to bring
Servir: to serve
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Some refer more to actions or states without clear endpoints (to believe/ to know/ to have)-Highly imperfect

Estar: to be 
Dever: must; to owe
Parecer: to seem
Precisar: to need
Pretender: to plan to; intend
Morar: to live (in or at); dwell
Depender: to depend
Possuir: to possess
Importar: to mind; care
Costumar: to be in the habit of
Necessitar: to need
Temer: to fear
Visar: to have in sight
Competir: to compete
Aguardar: to await
Desconhecer: to ignore; not know
Convir: to be suitable to
Fumar: to smoke
Arder: to burn
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Cheirar: to smell
Compreender: to understand
Tocar: to touch. play (an instrument)
Valer: to be worth
Discutir: to discuss; dispute
Buscar: to search for; seek
Julgar: to judge
Exigir: to require; demand
Oferecer: to offer; give
Assemelhar: to be similar to
Ferver: to boil
Moer: to mill; grind
Flutuar: to fluctuate; float
Vigiar: to watch over; oversee
Englobar: to encompass
Diferir: to differ
Suprir: to supply
Fluir: to flow
Detestar: to detest
Escorrer: to trickle; drain; drip
Carecer: to need
Cozer: to cook by boiling
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Mix of Preterit and imperfect

Ser: to be
Vir: to come
Falar: to speak; talk
Encontrar: to find; meet
chamar: to call
Pensar: to think
Conhecer: to know; be familiar with
Viver: to live
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Continuar: to continue
Sentir: to feel
Preparar: to prepare
Constituir: to constitute
Comer: to eat
Funcionar: to function
Prestar: to render (aid); be useful 
Preferir: to prefer
Repetir: to repeat
Imaginar: to imagine