English Flashcards
Be rid of
keep something away from you
call of
cancel something
toss out
throw out / discard
understanding
secret pact
reach an understanding / come to an understanding
make an agreement
straight away
immediately
thoroughly
completely
in the meantime
equal “at the same time” but it is used to describe something that happens while someone is waiting for something.
by the time
when the hour arrives
to be put off
postpone or discouraged
toss it out
get rid off
put up with
tolerate something
compliance
means that anyone is acting according to the law o what someone request
could means that someone is a “pau mandado”
put off
postpone something
dispose of
disposable
something you want to get rid of
something that you can use only once and after that you throw it away
plead
to beg for something in a desperate way being respect or fear
plead guilty
“he pleads guilty”
you assume that you were wrong to a higher authority
stagger
it’s to shock anyone with news.
“it was a stageering news”
whose
cujo
premisses
ex: The theory is based on three basic premises.
predictions
previsões
thin face, forehead, eyebrow, thick, shaved, hair pinned up
rosto fino, testa, grosso, raspado, cabelo preso
gathers
reune
shareholders
acionistas
besides
além do mais
boost
impulsionar
regaining
recuperando
obey
obedecer
suit
traje
suitful
adequado
household
tarefas domesticas
mop
esfregar
vacuum cleaning, do the laundry, do the ironing, mowing the lawn.
aspirador de pó, lavar roupa suja, passar roupa, cortar a grama
interest rates
taxa de juros
picky
exigente
tagged
marcado
rewarding
recompensador
hitchhiked
pegou carona
staggering
impressionante
struggle
dificil de lidar, uma luta, complicado
fairy tales
conto tales
at half-past three in the morning
às três e meia da manhã
great shame
grande vergonha
onto
para, para cima de –> indica que algo se move para a superfice de alguma coisa
newborn
recém-nascido
budget caps
limites de orçamento
a raw deal
uma injustiça
a square deal
um acordo justo
within a matter of months
em questão de meses
whenever
sempre que
approached
aproximaram
bloomer
a cheerful person who just saw the bright side of life, and the opposite of bloomer is doomer
miscarriage of justice
when injustice occurs
ex: what a miscarriage of justice
remarkable
you can: have done remarkably well or performed remarkably something
unforgettable
vain (is a negative way)
a person who likes too much himself, and like that people praise him –> vaidoso
if a person is vain, he has a lot of vanity
leader role
papel principal (em filmes, peças etc.)
charmed
encantado
hardly ever
quase nunca
yet
indica até o presente momento,
ex: “Have any holiday guests arrived at the house yet?”
make a mess of
bring disorder and can also mean making a lot of something.
drawing attention
chamando atenção
on purpose
de propósito
filthy
imundo (a)
to reach
alcançar
to threaten
ameaçar
unbearable
insuportavel
bother
preocupar
struck a deal
reach an agreement
run into
can be meet anyone unexpected
scraps
restos
holes
buracos/furos
match
partida (de futebol, basquete, volei etc)
throw away
can be get it off something or lose an opportunity
put up with
accepting an unpleasant situation
plaid
xadrez (estampa)
buttoned
abotoada
wool
lã
tie
gravata
light blue, green, red…
(cor) claro
ex: azul claro
denim
jeans
knee-high
meias que vão até o joelho
short sleeved
long sleeved
manga curta
manga longa
rim
aro/ armação de oculos
revelers
foliões
convey
comunicar/transmitir
surveys
pesquisas
telltale
reveladora
indeed
na verdade
indeed undergo
de fato sofrer
randomly
aleatoriamente
outstanding
fora do comum
Lackluster
sem brilho
awkward
estranho
gauges
alargador
“What does fulano like”
is about her personality
“what does fulano look like”
is about her apperence
make yourself at home
sinta-se em casa
guts
pode ser usada como “vontade”
misunderstandings
mal-entendidos
come down
you’re physically moving in a downward manner
ex: come down the ladder
could be also used to say about a travel to south or to somewhere less important
coming down on fulano
criticize or punish
boils down to = cook down to = come down to
means the most important, is the main point of something, significa resumir
get up
can be use as “tomar coragem” and when something starts (like rain or wind).
getting something up
you’re organizing a group to do an activity
get up to
you’re doing something that no one else like’d do
further
até mais tarde como “further work”
go for
travel to do something “go for shop” , decide to do something “go for it”, you’re choosing something than other options or you like something too much
write down
write in a piece of paper, or write simply
markdown (UK)= Write down (US)
means you’re reducing the price of something
takeaway
comida pra viajem
ex: “i bought a chicken to takeaway”
take away something
take something off of your life, your way or from some place… (can be also to subtract something)
take away from something
means to harmful something
sheer
pura
oversaw
supervisionar
loathed
odiou
chores
tarefas
cast aside
is a person or ideia that is rejected for anyone
ex: He cast aside all advice that we gave him and came back with his ex girlfriend
cast
throw
ex: He cast the line far out into the lake
released
lançou
as time went on
com o passar do tempo
befriend
fazer amizade
boastful
orgulhosa
agree upon
concordar sobre
common ground
it’s one thing that two or more people agree with even if they disagree with many other things
ex: My mom and I are always arguing about clothes, our only common ground is related to movies and series.
otherwise
caso contrário
middle ground
it’s a common opinion between two or more people who have totally different opinions
ex: democrats and republicans reached a middle ground among their ideas.
beliefs
crenças
sudden
de repente
dodge
is when one does an unexpected movement, or dodge a question that none want to answer
ex: She dodges all of the questions that I asked her
SE ESQUIVAR
approaching
se aproximando
dodgers
trapaceiros
dodge a bullet
when you scaped of a dangerous situation
alter ego
it’s a person who substitutes another or a someone’s best friend.
ex: Doctor Jule is absent in the clinic today, but he sent his alter ego, Doctor Mathew
shame
vergonha
live something down
overcome some embarrassing situation
ex: When I was leaving school, I fell down in front of everyone, I will never live that down!
live up to
cumprir as expectativas
ex: My mom said that the cake I did by myself was tasty but when I tried it, it didn’t live up to what she said.
ensure
garantir
endure
aguentar
Biscoiteiro
Attention beggar
Ta na Disney?
living in la-la land
dar ruim
backfire
perdi tudo
lost it
vazar
gotta bail
relaxa
chill out
dump
jogar fora
rubbish
lixo
mend
emendar/concertar
big-headed
someone who is very proud of something
ex: She knows she is gorgeous, and she’s really big-headed about her beauty.
let something go to someone’s head
to become big-headed about something
purposefully
propositadamente
breed
the social group you’re associated with (where you raise)
ex: Because he was bred in a Jewish family, he’s gonna have a bar mitzvah.
wide range
ampla variedade
dump
the place where you dispose of rubbish or the action of disposing junk
Darla dumped me yesterday and broke my heart
Darla me deu um pé na bunda ontem e quebrou meu coração
at once
de uma vez
whereas
enquanto que
nonetheless
não o bastante
binominal pair
two words in a phrase in English that work together and generally cannot be changed. usually joined by the words and or or.
five by five
I understood you perfectly
bear
if you’re able to hold up a burden you can bear it
suportar
bear with
is the idea of someone is waiting patiently for a long time
hiring committee
comitê de contratação
conceited
is a person who thinks he is better than others and has a lot of pride in his achievements
conceit
could be an unnecessary pride about something or a great idea
ex: The conceit of the film was…
unanimity
unanimous
when everyone agrees on something
ex: the votes were unanimous
pulling someone’s leg
it’s like “are you kidding me?”
when something that someone is telling is not true as a way of joking.
baby shower
chá de bebe
wrapped
unwrapped
embrulhado
desembrulhado
wanderlust, cosmopolitan, savvy backpacker
people who really loves to travel
easy-going
suave na nave
layover
escala (de voo)
none
used to answer questions like “how many” or “how much”
cushion
almofada
seniors
55-70
elderly
71+
dare
when you have the courage to do something
ex: I would dare to parachute
dare say
when you’re sure about what you’re saying
queasy
enjoada
receipt
recibo
courier
entregador
change
troco
over
durante um determinado período de tempo
by
é o mais tardar - indica um evento acontecendo em ou antes de um determinado horario
every one
all of them
tablecloth
toalha de mesa
main course
prato principal
overcooked
queimado (comida)
fell asleep
adormeceu
cheer up
alegrar
comb
pentear
whoever
seja quem for
whereby
através do qual
is not a big deal
não é nada demais
seized
apreendeu
nearly all of
quase todo
ex: Taliban took control of nearly all of Afghanistan
gunmen
pistoleiros
flee
fugir
overthrew
derrubada
ex: derrubada do poder
unfounded
infundada ( sem fundamentos)
misguided
mal orientado
array of
variedade de
leap year
ano bissexto
reveal
revelar
grave
cova
harmless
inofensiva
despite
apesar de
relief
alivio
necklace
colar
crewneck tee
camisa de gola redonda
tailored
sob medida
endangered
ameaçada de extinção
broadband
banda larga
bothering
incomodando
care for
tomar conta de
can be used to say how much you like or dislike something
ex: I don’t care for anything with nuts
remains
permanecer
circle
seu grupo de amigos
put forward
when you propose a plan or idea you’re putting it forward
press release
comunicado de imprensa
you crack a code
you found the solution for any problem
stain
mancha
chest of drawers
comoda
Quando tem 2 substantivos juntos e são mais de um, apenas o primeiro vai para o plurar
ex: he wrote two letters of recommendation this week
Para criar um substantivo latino que termine com -is no plural, remova o -is e adicione -es no final
analysis–> analyses
oasis –> oases
heal
curar
longer and further
longer is used to time and further to distance
ex: how much longer is it to London (quanto tempo falta para chegar em Londres)
how much further is it to London (Quanto falta para chegar em Londres).
mid week
meio da semana
stand out
se destacar
dim
escuro/escurecer
fill up
encher
ex: fill up with people quickly
along and a long
along= ao longo
a long= periodo ou caminho longo ex: It’s been a long day without you my friend.
some time
sometime
sometimes
some time- algum tempo (it will take some time to get better)
sometime- at an time in the future (you should visit us sometime)
sometimes- as vezes
look after
can means “care for” or just look someone going out
homesick
com saudades de casa
live and let live
is an expression of tolerance
like: viva e deixa isso pra la
absence
absent
ausência
ausente
browser
pode ser o navegador ou consumidor
charm
charming
a person who causes delight and joy.
ex: she charmed everyone who she talked at the party.
lucky charm/ magic charm
an object used as a superstition to keep bad luck away from you
crowd someone
is to get too close to someone
ex: please don’t crowd me
throng
multidão
swear or swear like a sailor
can be “talk using offensive words”
so do i
me too
we can use the word “so” to say me too
so do I | so does she/he
so did I | so did she/he
so will I | so will she/he
so can I | so can she/he
accomplish
realizar