A politica

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decretar

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to enact

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entrar em vigor

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to go into effect

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estar à frente

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to be in charge

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a adesão

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adhesion/adherence

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a treta

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bogus

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a ênfase

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emphasis

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prorrogar

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to postpone

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a bobagem

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nonsense

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ressaltar

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to emphasize

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encarar

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to face/look at

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a pane

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failure

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pegar o leme

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to take the helm

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abastecer

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to fuel

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calhar

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to suit

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o acaso

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chance

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carente

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needy

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boicote

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boycott

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o afastamento

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separation

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ditar

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to dictate

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constranger

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constrain

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ludibriar

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to fool

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abranger

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to include/encompass

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encomendar

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to order

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englobar

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to encompass

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reivindicar

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to demand/take back

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reger

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to rule

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proferir

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to state

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teimar

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to insist

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empenhar

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to employ/use/pledge

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desmentir

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to refute

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atrasar

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to delay

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a lacuna

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gap

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mofar

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to mock

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o aparelhamento

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rigging

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rejeitar

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to reject

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acuar

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to intimidate

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a relutancia

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reluctance

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o plebiscito

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referendum

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as urnas

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polls

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a enmenda

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amendment

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a isenção

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exemption/impartiality

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o ramo

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branch

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a assinatura

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signature

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em prol de

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in favor of

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a cerimônia de posse

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inauguration ceremony

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contornar

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to circumvent

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o desencontro

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disagreement

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o embate

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clash

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o viés

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bias/slant

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o bicho papão/a cuca

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boogeyman

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a nomeação

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nomination

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o paulistano

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São Paulo native

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o raciocínio

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reasoning

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paulatinamente

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gradually

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a carioca

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Rio de Janeiro native

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o alvo

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target

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ocasionar

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to cause

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a feição

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look/character

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a apuração

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counting

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conversa fiada

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small talk

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a contagem

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count

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a esmola

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handouts

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despencar

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to plummet

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o ápice

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peak/top

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fofoca/boato

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gossip/rumor

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obcecar

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to blind/bewilder

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o padrão

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pattern/standard

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a besteira

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nonsense

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o auge

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peak

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a exploração

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exploitation

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as conquistas

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achievements

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visar

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to aim

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manifestar-se

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to express oneself

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a saia justa

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awkward/messy situation

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apaixonar

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to arouse passion

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irar

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to anger

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realçar

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to highlight

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espalhar/alastrar

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to spread

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apetecer

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to please/appeal

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cumprimentar

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to greet/compliment

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estragar

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to ruin/spoil

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chefiar

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to lead

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homenagear

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to pay homage

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bater palma

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to clap

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o arranjo

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arrangement

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a pesquisa

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survey

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pipocar

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to burst/pop up

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o arremesso

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intimidation/threats

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arremessar

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to throw

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enraizar

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to root/ingrain

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ostentar

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to flaunt/show off

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a postagem

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post

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a pegadinha

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trick question

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a conjuntura

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circumstances/event

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cogitar

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to consider

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vigente

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in effect/incumbent

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prezar

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to esteem/respect

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estarrecer

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to terrify

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desprezar

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to despise/scorn

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agredir

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to attack/assault

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debruçar-se

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to bend oneself over for

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a sondagem

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survey/poll

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dissimular

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to desguise

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louvar

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to praise

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delatar

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to denounce/accuse

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o delator

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whistleblower

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zombar

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to mock

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zombaria

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mockery

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gerir

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to manage

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doar

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to donate

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arcar

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to take responsability

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a ostentação

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bragging

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a tentativa

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attempt