6ª Ficha Flashcards

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Envy

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1.
a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, or luck.

Inveja

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Dare

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Ousadia

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Bare

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Descoberto
Nu
Também como intensificador

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Numb

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Numb is an adjective that describes a lack of sensation. After skiing all day, your toes might be numb from the cold. You’d feel numb for hours after hearing that your favorite band broke up. People can feel numb in terms of their feelings and emotions.
Dormência

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Resort

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Lançar mão

Recurso recorrer

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Stead = stEd

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in place of someone

No lugar de

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Shed

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As a noun, shed means “hut,” and probably comes from the word shade. But shed is also a verb meaning “to cast off,” like when a snake sheds its skin. If your couch is covered in fur, it might be because your dog is shedding. You can shed non-physical things, like a bad habit.

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Soot # soothing

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1.
a black powdery or flaky substance consisting largely of amorphous carbon, produced by the incomplete burning of organic matter.

Fuligem

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Soothe # soot

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reduce pain or discomfort in (a part of the body). Acalmar tranquilizar

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Burden

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a load, typically a heavy one.

Carga fardo

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Shred

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a strip of some material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been torn, cut, or scraped from something larger.
Desfiado

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Rattle

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make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds, typically as a result of shaking and striking repeatedly against a hard surface or object.

Sacudido

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Cucumber

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a long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, usually eaten raw in salads or pickled.

Pepino

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Liver

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a large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates, involved in many metabolic processes.
Fígado

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Lung

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each of the pair of organs situated within the rib cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed. Lungs are characteristic of vertebrates other than fish, though similar structures are present in some other animal groups.

Pulmão

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16
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Leap

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Salto pulo

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Heed

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pay attention to; take notice of.
“he should have heeded the warnings”
sinônimos: pay attention to, take notice of, take note of, pay heed to, be heedful of, attend to, listen to, notice, note, pay regard to, bear in mind, be mindful

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Utter # utterance

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complete; absolute.
“Charles stared at her in utter amazement

#
a formal or authoritative announcement or declaration.

expressão

  1. dicção
  2. elocução
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Hindrance

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Obstáculo empecilho

20
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Bowed e chant

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Curvar-se e entoar cânticos

21
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Deem

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regard or consider in a specified way.

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Into # in

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Into = movimento

In = presença

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Lap

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the flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person.

Colo
Volta

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Stumbling

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tripping or losing one’s balance while walking; moving with difficulty.

Tropeçar

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Scam

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a dishonest scheme; a fraud.

“an insurance scam”

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Shrewd (shrood) # shred

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having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute.
Astuto.

desfiado

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Threshold

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Limite limiar fronteira

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Dusk

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noun. the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight. partial darkness; shade; gloom: She was barely visible in the dusk of the room.

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Posh

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the quality or state of being elegant, stylish, or upper-class.

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Impaired

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weakened or damaged.
“an impaired banking system”
2.
having a disability of a specified kind.

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Heap

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montão

pilha

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Lore

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lore
noun
traditional knowledge and stories about a subject:
According to local lore, the water has healing properties.

Senso comum

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Wrestle

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1.
take part in a fight, either as sport or in earnest, that involves grappling with one’s opponent and trying to throw or force them to the ground.

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Sheer

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sheer. If people can see through your shirt, it’s sheer. This can also mean something steep, like a cliff, or anything extreme, like sheer nerve. This word has several meanings, but they’re all extreme. A sheer (see-through) shirt is an extreme way to dress — climbing a sheer cliff is almost impossible.

Usado para enfatizar quão grande, importante … é uma coisa ou sentimento …

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Whirr

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whirr
(especially of a machine or a bird’s wings) make a low, continuous, regular sound.
“the ceiling fans whirred in the smoky air”

noun
noun: whirr
a low, continuous, regular sound.
“the whir of the projector”

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Hitherto

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until now or until the point in time under discussion.