business Flashcards
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/skeɪl/
a device for weighing things or people:
- kitchen/bathroom scale
foto de scale
CLIMB
to climb up a steep surface, such as a wall or the side of a mountain, often using special equipment:
- The prisoner scaled the high prison wall and ran off.
unleashing
/ʌnˈliːʃ/
to suddenly release, or let happen a violent force that cannot be controlled:
- At worst, nuclear war could be unleashed.
- Cutting taxes, especially on the upper brackets, would unleash entrepreneurial spirit, resulting in greater savings, wages, and economic growth.
força de vontade
/wɪl/
1. Strength of will
- Does he have the strength of will to complete such demanding training?
- I have strength of will.
- It takes strength of will to do that
- Willpower
- He has a lot of willpower.
- It takes willpower, but it’s worth it.
arise
/əˈraɪz/
arose arisen
formal
to happen, begin:
- Should the opportunity arise, I’d love to go to China.
- Could you work on Saturday, should the need arise
- If any complications arise, let me know and I’ll help.
- When the opportunity arose, he decided to take it.
Get up - out of bed
Rise means ‘go up’. The three forms of rise are rise, rose, risen
- the prices have risen alot
endeavor
verb [ I + to infinitive ]
/enˈdev.ər/
to try to do something:
- Engineers are endeavoring to locate the source of the problem.
- I endeavored to explain the legal consequences of his action.