CA3-12 Flashcards

1
Q

scupper

A

Sink (a ship or its crew) deliberately

afundar, aniquilar, inviabilizar

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2
Q

somewhat

A

formal - um pouco, um tanto

informal - Very or very much.

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3
Q

suffice

A

bastar, ser suficiente

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4
Q

led astray

A

desviado

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5
Q

double-dealing

A

the practice of working to people’s disadvantage behind their backs

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6
Q

conspicuous

A

notável, evidente

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7
Q

trend

A

tendência

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8
Q

non-starter

A

a person that fails to take part in race

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9
Q

dampener on

A

efeito inibitório, amortecer

-put a dampener on
Have a depressing, subduing, or inhibiting effect on.

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10
Q

frictionless

A

sem atrito

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11
Q

allure

A

sedução, encanto

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12
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scuppered

A

impossibilitado, inviabilizado, afundado

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13
Q

delight

A

deleite, alegria

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14
Q

heartthrob

A

homem/celebridade que desperta sentimentos românticos em mulheres

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15
Q

endearment

A

afeto

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16
Q

underpin

A

apoiar, sustentar

17
Q

lurching

A

balançando

18
Q

loom

A

avultar

19
Q

held sway

A

dominar, exercer influência

20
Q

at loggerheads

A

em desacordo

21
Q

feats

A

talentos

22
Q

in thrall to

A

em escravidão

23
Q

glued

A

colado/a

24
Q

guise

A

disfarce

25
Q

out of kilter

A

fora de linha

26
Q

dwindle

A

decair

27
Q

derided

A

ridicularizado

28
Q

scavenging

A

limpeza de ruas