Box 17 - E->P Flashcards
tire iron
a chave de pneu
to be on cloud 9
estar nas nuvens
the ciment
o cimento
o cardaço
the shoelace
coffee breath
bafo de café
the horns, the antlers
os chifres
the exclusiveness
a exclusivadade
a commitment
a contracted obligation
o empenho
a snowflake
um floquinho de neve
liberating (adj)
libertador (adj)
the key word
a palavra chave
society standards
os padrões de sociedade
to talk back; to retort
retrucar
a pipe (for smoking)
um cachimbo
to sanitize
higienizar
the superglue
a supercola
idiot-savant
o idiota-prodígio
“fell onto our laps”
caiu no nosso colo
- I was duped
- I was faded
- I was smeckledorfed
me lasquei
a cartoonist
um(a) cartunista
improdutivo
unproductive, non-productive
to feel cool, to cool down
Dar uma refrescada
for hours on end
por horas a fio
unhealthy, unsanitary
insalubre
pre-determined
predeterminado
to exempt, to waive
isentar
I need some space (from her)
preciso de espaço (sem ela)
“there’s a lot of worst things…”
“it could be worse …”
tem coisas bem piores
the selflessness
o desprendimento
unwavering, unshakable
inabalável
“next thing you knew”
“quando me dei conta”
s/he made sure that …
ele(a) fazia questão (de) …
mockery, ridicule
a zombaria
“Who do I look like?”
“Who do you think I am?”
Eu tenho cara de quê?
the flavoring
o aromatizante
an ostrich
uma avestruz
a (virus) strain
uma cepa (do virus)
kidney failure
insuficiência renal
a skilled man, a handy man
um homen habilidoso
the gravy
a astucia
harmless
inofensivo
the pettiness
a mesquinhez
there’s a catch
tem um porem
to run the risk
to be in danger
correr perigo
irreversable
irreversível
carefully
cuidadosamente
a triple
um triplo
paraplegic/ paralyzed
paraplégico
