4000 Essencial English Words (6) Flashcards

0
Q

Disrupt

A

Desfazer, pertubar, interromper

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

Alleviate, relieve

A

Aliviar, minorar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

To err

The pilot erred in his estimate of the time it would take to make the trip.

A

Errar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Hull

Aftet the wreck at sea, the ship’s hull was the last part to sink.

A

Casco

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Inadvertent, unintended, unintentional, unwitting

She made an inadvertent error when she knocked over the nail polish.

A

(error) inconsciente, involuntário

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Mariner, sailor

A

Marinheiro

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Nuisance

It’s such a nuisance having to rewrite those letters.
The teenager considered her noisy little brothers to be quite a nuisance.

A

Aborrecimento, saco!

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

To revolve

My life revolves around sports.

A

Girar, orbitar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

To soothe

The mother soothed her crying baby by rocking him in her arms.

A

Acalmar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Stranded

When the plane left, my sister and I were stranded in China.

A

Preso

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Volatile

When something is volatile, it is likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly.

A

Volátil, imprevisível

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Arduous, hard, stiff, difficult

A

Difícil

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

To attain, achieve

A

Alcançar, atingir

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

To coexist

Our pets coexist at our home with little or no problems.

A

Coexistir, conviver

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

To concieve

A

Imaginar, criar, ficar grávida

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Dubious

A

Suspeito (de alguma coisa),

Alguém que está em dúvidas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Endeavor

A

Esforço, tentativa, empenho

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

To endeavor to do

A

Esforçar-se para fazer, tentar fazer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

To excavate, to dig

A

Escavar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Jagged

A jagged surface

A

Irregular, denteado

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Locale

The spa was the perfect locale for my mother to relax and enjoy her vacation.

A

A locale is a small area or place where something specific happens.

Pronúncia: “locál”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Perfect local

A

Cenário perfeito

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Plaster

A

Reboco, gesso, esparadrapo, band-aid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Shovel

A

Pá, escavadeira

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Terrestrial [formal]

earthly, worldly, terrene

A

Terrestre

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Vicious, brutal, cruel, violent

A

Feroz, violento

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Feud

A

Rixa, inimizade

Pronúncia: fíud

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Familiar fiud

A

Rixa familiar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Attire

A

Roupa de gala

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Craze

A

Mania, moda, modismo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Enlarge

A

Crescer, aumentar de tamanho

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Hallmark

Different types of pasta and tomato are hallmarks of italian food.

A

A hallmark is a unique characteristic of something.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Pad

A

Bloco de papel, almofada de carimbo, acolchoado

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

To pad in/about

A

Entrar/andar sem fazer barulho

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Reputable

A

Bem conceituado, de boa reputação, de confiança, honrado, respeitado

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

To signify

A

Significar - Nobody really knows what the marks on the ancient stones signify.
Mostrar - She signified her agreement by nodding her head
Ser importante ou importar - Don’t worry about being late. It doesn’t signify.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Strap

A

Correia, alça

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Tangle

A

Emaranhado

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

To get entangled in

A

Ficar enrolado em

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

To get into a tangle

A

Meter-se num rolo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

To vie, to compete

A

Competir

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

Heel

A

Calcanhar, salto

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

Filth, dirt

A

Sujeira

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

Hip

A

Quadril

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

Waist

A

Cintura

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

To be serious

A

Falar sério, levar a sério

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

Chunk

A

Pedaço de alguma coisa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

Descent

A

Descida

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

Ascent

A

Subida

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

Din

A

Barulho

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

To din something into somebody

A

Meter algo na cabeça de alguém

51
Q

Dissatisfy

A

Desagradar

52
Q

To please X dissatisfy

A

Agradar X desagradar

53
Q

Please God

A

Querendo Deus, se Deus quiser

54
Q

Please yourself

A

Fique à vontade

55
Q

Fuss

A

Rebuliço, estardalhaço, escândalo, fusuê

56
Q

Gourmet food

A

Comida elaborada, elegante

57
Q

Hence

A

Por conseguinte

Lembrar de “ensuing”

58
Q

Kettle

A

Panela

59
Q

Ordeal

A

Má experiência, provação, “trial”

Pronúncia: “ordíal”

60
Q

Outspoken

She was an outapoken critic about the new banking laws.

A

Franco, sem rodeios, desbocado

61
Q

Overworked

A

Esgotado, por excesso de trabalho

62
Q

Pungent

A

De sabor forte, acre

Mordaz

63
Q

Soundly

A

Completamente

(sleep) dormir profundamente

64
Q

To toil

A

Trabalhar arduamente

65
Q

To alternate

A

Alternar

66
Q

Apologetic

A

Arrependido, cheio de desculpas

67
Q

Benign

A

Benigno

Pode ser usado para coisas diferentes de “tumor”.

68
Q

To char

A

Tostar, queimar até ficar preto

69
Q
To clarify (formal)
To make clear, to explain
A

Esclarecer, explicar

70
Q

Dogged

A

Persistente, incessante

71
Q

To ensue

A

Seguir-se, resultar

72
Q

To gasp

A

To gasp means to make a noise by quickly breathing in when surprised.

73
Q

Relay

A

Corrida de revezamento

74
Q

Restate / Restate a question

A

Repetir uma coisa já dita.

75
Q

Sip

A

Gole, trago

76
Q

Straw

A

Canudo

77
Q

Verge

John was on the verge of leaving her house when the phone rang.

A

Beira, margem, iminência

78
Q

To waver, to be wary about

A

Hesitar

79
Q

Weary

A

Cansado, deprimido

80
Q

To weary

A

Aborrecer

81
Q

To weary of

A

Cansaço de

82
Q

Bet

A

Aposta

83
Q

To ashore

A

Sair da água para a terra

84
Q

To Contradict

A

Contradizer

85
Q

Counterpart

A

Sócia, contrapartida

86
Q

Devoid of

A

Destituído de, sem

87
Q

To diverge

A

To diverge is to become different or to follow a different direction.

88
Q

To elude

The rabbit eluded the wolf by hiding in a bush.

A

Escapar de, esquivar-se de, evadir

89
Q

To fend off

Dave spent all night fending off bugs instead of sleeping.

A

Defender-se de

90
Q

Gazette, newspaper

A

Jornal

Pronúncia: gazét

91
Q

Plunge

A

Salto, queda, mergulho (bruscos)

92
Q

To plunge

A

Enfiar, meter, mergulhar

93
Q

To prolong

A

Prolongar

94
Q

To publicize

A

Divulgar, promover

95
Q

To publish

A

Publicar

96
Q

Sparse

A

Esparse, escasso

(cabelo) ralo

97
Q

Weed

A

Erva daninhha

98
Q

To weed

A

Capinar

99
Q

Surplus

A

Excedente, superávit

100
Q

Vigorous, strong

A

Vigoroso

101
Q

Vigorous, strong X week, feeble

A

Forte X fraco

102
Q

Credible

A

Digno de crédito

103
Q

Deceased, dead

A

Morto

104
Q

Deception

A

Engano, fraude, enrolada

105
Q

Decepção X Disappointment, Disillusionment

A

Fraude X decepção

106
Q

Dung

A

Estrume

107
Q

Dusk

A

Crepúsculo, anoitecer

108
Q

To gratify, to please

A

Agradar

109
Q

To hone

A

Afiar, amolar, melhorar uma coisa

110
Q

To mash

A

Amassar, fazer purê

111
Q

To ornate

Kim’s prom dress was very expensive since it was so ornate.

A

If something is ornate, it is decorated with a lot of fancy things.

112
Q

Psychic

A

Médium

113
Q

Sinister, evil, baleful

A

Sinistro

114
Q

Strife (formal)

Fight

A

Violent or angrydisagreement

115
Q

Scope

A

Âmbito, alcance

(of person) competência

116
Q

With the scope of

A

Dentro dos limites de

117
Q

Congested

Tom didn’t get home until after dark because the road was so congested.

A

Full, blocked

118
Q

Courier

Before trains, most couriers used horsed to travel.

A

Someone who takes and delivers mail or packages.

Guia de turismo

119
Q

Etiquette

A

Etiqueta (social)

120
Q

Freight

Trade ships only carried valuable freight like silk and spices.

A

Carga de um avião, navio etc

121
Q

Freight forward X freight inward

A

Frete pago na chegada X frete incluído no preço

122
Q

Garment

A

Peça de roupa

123
Q

Liable to
Liable for
Liable to do
To be liable to

A

Sujeito a
Responsável
Capaz de fazer
Ser passível de ou sujeito a uma multa

124
Q

Reliable

A

Confiável

125
Q

To obsess

A

Pensar em alguma coisa todo o tempo