English

Answer 1

desajeitado “ultraviolet radiation penetrates the clumpy clouds”

Question 2

nonground

Answer 2

Not of or pertaining to the ground (surface of land). Not having been ground. nonground meat.

Question 3

pristine

Answer 3

original, imaculado, antigo

The vehicle’s previous owner bought it 16 years ago and restored it to pristine condition.

Happiness is Fresh air, fresh food and pristine furnishings.

Everything will be clean and pristine and beautifully packaged.

Its pristine condition suggests that it has been rarely handled in the intervening centuries.

It seemed such a short time for it to have lost its pristine condition.

Question 4

reckoning

Answer 4

avaliação, reconhecimento, acerto de contas Pierre walked along, looking from side to side, counting his steps in threes, and reckoning them off on his fingers. On the works of men here below a strict reckoning will be held in heaven (according to later representations, by Rashnu, the genius of justice, and Mithra). Their reckoning shows the same peculiarity. In the ecclesiastical reckoning the year begins on the 11th of August. From Moscow to Vyazma the French army of seventy-three thousand men not reckoning the Guards (who did nothing during the whole war but pillage) was reduced to thirty-six thousand, though not more than five thousand had fallen in battle.

Question 5

whims

Answer 5

caprichos

Question 6

mast

Answer 6

mastro

Question 7

moldiness

Answer 7

mofo

Question 8

coonass

Answer 8

forma ofensiva de se referir a um cajun (raccoon + ass = bunda de guaxinim)

Os cajun são os descendentes dos acadianos expulsos do Canadá e que se fixaram na Luisiana, um estado do sul dos Estados Unidos da América. Esta população tem uma cultura própria, em especial uma variedade de música popular e de culinária que já ultrapassaram as fronteiras daquele país.

Ainda há uma certa identidade cajun no extremo sul da Luisiana. No censo de 2000, 13,8% da população do município de Lake Arthur declararam ascendência acadiana ou cajun. Outros municípios da região também têm uma substancial população com essa origem.

Question 9

silver lining

Answer 9

expressão sobre algo positivo que surge de uma situação triste ou desagradável.

The fall in inflation is the silver lining of the prolonged recession.

every cloud has a silver lining.

The silver lining has been more bar work?

But it seems like his particular cloud has a silver lining.

So look for the silver lining!

There is a silver lining, of course.

European politicians have struck a plan to find horsemeat’s silver lining.

Question 10

assessment

Answer 10

avaliação, tributação, multa

Avaliação

There is little assessment of the damage to the natural environment.

The tests are supposed to provide a basis for the assessment of children.

At the moment his department is doing damage assessment.

Continued risk assessment complete with internal and external audits are essential best practices to complete any compliance programme.

Today it takes about four assessments, independent review panels and possibly a complaint to the ombudsman to get a fair result.

Tributação/Multa
The losses were due to lenders’ inflated assessments of mortgaged property.

The former chief executive of a rival offered an acerbic assessment.

Question 11

conundrum

Answer 11

enigma, dilema

…this theological conundrum of the existence of evil and suffering in a world created by a good God.

This show leads you into the world of one of the great cultural conundrums.

It is the family home that is the central question in this conundrum.

This year he faces a similar conundrum.

There is an attacking conundrum to solve.

How you remain positive in the face of another defeat is a great coaching conundrum.

It is no longer his conundrum to answer.

Question 12

cloudiness

Answer 12

nebulosidade

Question 13

enmeshed

Answer 13

enredado

All too often they become enmeshed in deadening routines.
…as her life gets enmeshed with Andrew’s.
enmeshed in a debate over the wording of the resolution
A major company is thought to be enmeshed in the scandal.
He became enmeshed in corruption and extortion.
All too often they become enmeshed in deadening routines.

Question 14

tenth

Answer 14

décimo

Question 15

stringent

Answer 15

rigoroso, severo

He announced that there would be more stringent controls on the possession of weapons.
Its drug-testing procedures are the most stringent in the world.
He is determined to see the Act enforced more stringently.
More stringent financial regulations were approved and introduced in September.
…times of financial stringency.

Question 16

bode

Answer 16

presságio

Question 17

albeit

Answer 17

embora

Question 18

fusty

Answer 18

fedorento

Question 19

bailed

Answer 19

fiança release or secure the release of (a prisoner) on payment of bail. “his son called home to get bailed out of jail” “Fine. I can hardly wait to get elected so I can get rid of those two winners you hired before you bailed out.” “Of the 3 charged, 1 was police bailed and 2 were refused bail.” “Meg bailed out early feigning an injured paw which left the rest of us to head on.” scoop water out of a boat or ship. “when we started bailing, the boat was filled with water”

Question 20

preemptive

Answer 20

preventivo

The part of me that is Petra sees what’s going on behind her eyes and decides to make a preemptive strike.

Khodorkovsky said the authorities are taking preemptive action against the opposition, fearing that the September election could trigger protests.

In a preemptive strike, Israel attacks Egypt and later Jordan and Syria, capturing Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula.

Question 21

eager

Answer 21

ansioso “the man was eager to please”

Question 22

hammock

Answer 22

rede de dormir, maca

Question 23

thy

Answer 23

teus archaic or dialect form of your. “honor thy father and thy mother” “May each evening see that all thy wishes have been performed.” “Both worlds are illumined by thy rays.”

Question 24

sourdough

Answer 24

fermento

Question 25

tacky

Answer 25

pegajoso, viscoso, brega “the paint was still tacky” “even in her faintly tacky costumes, she won our hearts”

Question 26

coroner

Answer 26

legista be the borough coroner, who holds office during good behaviour. The coroner is appointed by the circuit court for a term of two years. The city coroner is a corporate officer. Each county has the following officers: a board of supervisors, a clerk, a treasurer, an auditor, an assessor and tax-collector, a sheriff and coroner, and an attorney. In 1826 he fixed his residence at Cambridge, and in 1836 was elected coroner of the borough.

Question 27

backlash

Answer 27

repercussão, manifestação, folga There was an inevitable backlash of incredulity. Given the popularity and public backlash of the show, you can bet that any Jersey Shore book will be equally as popular and equally as despised. It is impossible to say whether the children felt that way, but the wave of popularity of talent contests is beginning to have a bit of backlash.

Question 28

hull

Answer 28

casco

The hull had suffered extensive damage to the starboard side.

For two days they had clung to the oily hull of the ship.
Military divers blasted new holes in the upturned hull yesterday as the search continued for the missing.
People can be seen scrambling over the ship ‘s upturned hull before sliding into the sea.
In its place stood the ship ‘s hull.

Question 29

staples

Answer 29

grampos

Question 30

serfs

Answer 30

servos

In rural areas, many people worked and lived as serfs on the land of the wealthy.

To make things harder, there were three main constraints on the marriage of serfs.

There were then 9 sokemen, 8 villeins (each with 7.5 acres), 15 cotters and 7 serfs.

Serfs formed the lowest social class of feudal society.

Question 31

fend off

Answer 31

afastar

Question 32

outsource

Answer 32

terceirizar

Question 33

carton

Answer 33

caixa de papelão “a carton of milk”

Question 34

rule of thumb

Answer 34

regra de ouro

Question 35

restraint

Question 36

fight tooth and nail

Answer 36

Engage in vigorous combat or make a strenuous effort, using all one’s resources. For example, I’m going to fight tooth and nail for that promotion. This expression, with its allusion to biting and scratching, was first recorded in 1576.

Question 37

sugarloaf

Answer 37

Pão de Açúcar (Rio de Janeiro)

Question 38

forfeited

Answer 38

renunciado, confiscado, perdido

He was ordered to forfeit more than £1.5m in profits.

He argues that murderers forfeit their own right to life.
He has forfeited a lucrative fee but feels his well-being is more important.

Do you think that they would forfeit profit in the name of safety?

Yet if management has failed spectacularly, the unions have forfeited any right to public support.

But if you don’t get yourself involved and try to do something about it then you forfeit your right to moan.

The New Zealand governing body said that he had received an official warning and would forfeit his selection fees.

Question 39

deters

Answer 39

impedir, desencorajar

Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns.

Arrests and jail sentences have done nothing to deter the protesters.

Jeremy was not deterred by this criticism.

Business leaders argue that the sanctions deter investment that could help to lift the country out of poverty.

Many people from poorer backgrounds may be deterred from going to university under the new proposals.

It makes no sense to overload energy companies with commitments that deter them from investment.

Question 40

grits

Answer 40

grãos

Question 41

pounce

Answer 41

atacar

Question 42

feining

Answer 42

fingindo

Question 43

botched

Answer 43

fiasco

Question 44

curb

Answer 44

meio-fio, guia, freio, beira, restringir We’ve gotta curb the damage as much as possible. Dean pulled away from the curb, keeping his speed to a parade crawl. She had nothing to offer him to curb whatever ambition he had. He shoved the door open with all his might, revealing the steely skies of winter and the grey cement curb outside. The old man grabbed a metal trashcan from the curb and in one motion swung it at the car, scoring a direct hit on the windshield.

Question 45

verge

Answer 45

beira “they came down to the verge of the lake” “despair verging on the suicidal” “his style verged into the art nouveau school” “I was on the verge of tears”

Question 46

pantry

Answer 46

despensa

Question 47

gaze

Answer 47

olhar, contemplar His gaze shifted away from her. Alex shifted a faintly amused gaze to Carmen. Her wandering gaze came up to his face and warmth shot painfully up her neck. His gaze became guarded. His gaze shifted reflectively to nothing in particular.

Question 48

clingy

Answer 48

pegajoso

Question 49

seize

Answer 49

apreender, aproveitar

Question 50

(to) chap

Answer 50

rachar “his skin is very dry and chaps easily” “dry climates, altitude, and many other factors can chap your lips”

Question 51

peel off

Answer 51

descascar

It was their customary practice to fly at high altitude in level formation, then peel off successively in near-vertical dives.

Could probably buy five Porsches, peel off the two hundred thou in big bills and never miss the cash.

You peel off one layer only to find several others hidden beneath.

He crawled into the unmade bed, then reached down to peel off his socks.

Question 52

buttressed

Answer 52

apoiado “To the outside it presents a heavy buttressed wall, with little of either grandeur or grace.” “The government barrack is a rather imposing structure in the middle of the town, as is the cathedral church to the east, built of stone and buttressed with brick.” “On the south the plateau is buttressed by the Taurus range, which stretches in a broken irregular line from the Aegean to the Persian frontier.”

Question 53

bittersweet

Answer 53

agridoce, expressão para designar algo que tem coisas boas e ruins

Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?

The bittersweet flavour of glazed chicory is the perfect foil for gamey roast partridge.

Oh, the bittersweet taste of irony.

Did you leave office with a bittersweet taste, or did you feel it was time?

This gently paced love song is bittersweet, grungy indie without any raw edges.

Question 54

reacquainting

Answer 54

reaproximação make (someone) acquainted or familiar with someone or something again. “he wants to reacquaint himself with the public”

Question 55

aisle

Answer 55

corredor, ala “the musical had the audience dancing in the aisles”

Question 56

nigh

Answer 56

perto “To get unanimity in 25 Member States would be well nigh impossible.” “This seemingly straightforward desire seems difficult, nigh impossible, to implement.” “Both you and we knew that you were taking on a well-nigh impossible task.”

Question 57

wade

Answer 57

prosseguir com dificuldade

Rescuers had to wade across a river to reach them.

Spencer waded through the debris of broken chairs and bottles.

We had to wade the river Genal and then climb out of the valley to get to Juzcar.
It has taken a long time to wade through the ‘incredible volume’ of evidence.

It could be a tremendous tool for scientists who have to wade through tons of data.

One of the government’s most senior legal advisers also waded into the row.

But they need time to wade through complex computer files and evidence in many languages.

He also waded into the row over executive pay.

Question 58

quaint

Answer 58

estranho, pitoresco, singular

…a small, quaint town with narrow streets.

That’s how concepts like general welfare start to sound quaint in this age.
This may seem a quaintly old-fashioned idea.
…the quaintness of the rural north.
Close to a quaint fishing village.

There is lots of green space, dotted with quaint village pubs that have open fires.

Why did the organisers choose the quaint seaside town?

She remembered a quaint little intruder who had made his way into the attic once before.

Question 59

dazzling

Answer 59

deslumbrante

He gave Alberg a dazzling smile.
The view was dazzlingly beautiful.
He shielded his eyes against the dazzling declining sun.
The loading bay seemed dazzlingly bright.
We scooped an award for each of our quartet of dazzling displays.
There are a dazzling variety to choose from this year.
He had a dazzling smile and cheeky personality.

Question 60

stacked against

Answer 60

expressão usada para descrever uma situação em que uma pessoa ou grupo está em desvantagem ou enfrenta circunstâncias difíceis em comparação com outros, muitas vezes de uma forma injusta.

But when it comes to wagering your money on racehorses, the odds tend to be stacked heavily against you.

In my experience, the odds of a successful compensation claim are stacked heavily against the public.

Question 61

damned

Answer 61

expressão usada para enfatizar o que está sendo falado, condenado, maldito

The damned meeting seemed endless.

They’re a damned nuisance.

We are making a damned good profit, I tell you that.

According to some religions, the damned are people whose punishment is to stay in hell for ever after they have died.
a damned good try

a damned liar

I should damned well think so!

Question 62

clumps

Answer 62

aglomerados “This is a a highly condensed clump of neutral matter, spinning in the distant universe.” “Clumps of grass dance while cheetahs prowl the savannah, all against a dream-like backdrop of golden light.”

Question 63

strandings

Answer 63

encalhe (pode ser de animal marinho)

The boat stranded on the rocks.

The convoy was stranded in the desert.

stranded in the middle of nowhere.

the whale got stranded.

Question 64

imbibe

Answer 64

embeber, absorver

They were used to imbibing enormous quantities of alcohol.
No one believes that current nondrinkers should be encouraged to start imbibing.
As a clergyman’s son he’d imbibed a set of mystical beliefs from the cradle.

Question 65

steadfast

Answer 65

firme “steadfast loyalty”

Question 66

essay

Answer 66

ensaio, dissertação

Question 67

siege

Answer 67

cerco

Question 68

assets

Answer 68

ativos

Question 69

broiler

Answer 69

grelha, frango She turned on the broiler and buttered some bread. I’m doing some work at a broiler farm down the road a piece. The broiler pan is used in place of the wire rack for models of toaster ovens that have a broiler setting.

Question 70

rancid

Answer 70

rançoso

Question 71

facade

Question 72

shove

Question 73

spoiled

Answer 73

estragado “he acts like a spoiled brat” “the smell of spoiled milk”

Question 74

tuition

Question 75

freshman year

Answer 75

ano de calouro

Question 76

ruse, ruses

Answer 76

ardil, ardis It was only a ruse to get her alone. Was he gold digging, or was it simply a ruse to spend the night? Damian gritted his teeth, remembering how tempted he’d been by the same ruse a few nights before. It was simply a ruse to keep her from exploring that path and what lay beyond. Even if the bones were discovered and it was known the drowning was a ruse, no one would have suspected you boys.

Question 77

fizz

Answer 77

efervescer

After a while their mother was back, holding a tray of glasses that fizzed.
I wonder if there’s any fizz left in the lemonade.
When I started the engine it sparked, fizzed and went dead.
A Brazilian public relations firm has brought some fizz into his campaign.
…a bottle of fizz.

Question 78

slur

Answer 78

calúnia, injúria

He repeated himself and slurred his words more than usual.

The newscaster’s speech began to slur.

‘Hey, you’re gorgeous,’ he slurred.
Her speech was so slurred as to be almost incomprehensible.
The use of racial slurs is pervasive and persistent.

It is all a slur on my character.

Your speech will be slurred and you will become very emotional.

His insults are an outrageous slur on our brilliant nurses.

Question 79

real estate

Answer 79

imobiliária, algo relativo a imóveis Real estate is the land along with any permanent improvements attached to the land, whether natural or man-made—including water, trees, minerals, buildings, homes, fences, and bridges. Real estate is a form of real property.

By investing in real estate, he was one of the richest men in the United States.
…the most spectacular piece of real estate he had ever imagined.
By Thursday, Todd was calling every major real estate firm in London.
It was a friend of his father’s who had helped him start in real estate.
About Scott, and my brief career as a travel guide, about going to America with him and working in real estate.

Question 80

wail, wailing

Answer 80

lamento, lamentação “Christopher let out a wail”

Question 81

floodlight

Answer 81

holofote

In the evening the facade is floodlit.

A police helicopter hovered above, floodlighting the area.
It has a floodlit tennis court, pool, spa and library.

Work was still continuing last night under floodlights.

The message was that he wanted a race at night and under floodlights.

The team came out on to the floodlit pitch.

Question 82

fudge

Answer 82

doce de açúcar, falsificar, lorota If you’re in the middle of a blistering guitar solo on an electric, you can fudge the details a little bit in a way that would never fly on an acoustic. Corn dogs, turkey legs, ice cream, pizza, taffy, and fudge are other decadent delights to curb the hunger of eager park guests. Amaretto or cappuccino, chocolate, fudge, hazelnut, and custard fillings all impart rich, warm flavors perfect for a cool weather wedding.

Question 83

lid

Answer 83

pálpebra (eyelid), tampa, cobertura She replaced the lid and glanced up again. She replaced the lid and looked at him. She lifted a lid and checked the broccoli. Carmen carried the basket of eggs to the counter beside the sink and watched as Alex took the lid off the roasting pan.

Question 84

slick

Answer 84

liso, escorregadio, macio, gorduroso, habilidoso, lustroso “a slick piece of software” “the slick is a serious threat to marine life” “his damp hair was slicked back”

Question 85

flaky

Answer 85

escamoso

Question 86

awe

Answer 86

admiração, respeito, temor

Question 87

stubborn

Answer 87

teimoso

Question 88

husk

Question 89

leap

Answer 89

salto “I leaped across the threshold” “she came downstairs in a series of flying leaps”

Question 90

uphold

Answer 90

sustentar 1. To hold aloft; raise: “upheld the banner proudly.” 2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support:” beams that uphold the roof.” 3. To maintain or affirm: “uphold a standard of behavior.”

Question 91

to deploy

Answer 91

implantar “forces were deployed at strategic locations” “they are not always able to deploy this skill” “the air force began to deploy forward”

Question 92

bleak

Answer 92

desolador “In the winter the landscape is bleak and the house is drafty.” “The surrounding country is bleak, and the coast is low.” “The feeling of failure settled into her bleak thoughts.”

Question 93

fraught

Answer 93

carregado

The earliest operations employing this technique were fraught with dangers.

It has been a somewhat fraught day.

a venture fraught with peril

a life fraught with hardship

City have done enough with a draw but finishing second is fraught with danger.

she looks rather fraught

a fraught situation

Question 94

boastful

Answer 94

orgulhoso “he always seemed to be rather boastful and above himself”

Question 95

brunch

Answer 95

café da manhã reforçado

Question 96

cup holder

Answer 96

porta-copo

Some people wedge the device between the seats or put it in the cup-holder.

There is, according to the designers, room for a vase, cup-holder, pen-holder and paper tray.

Question 97

recap

Answer 97

recapitular

Question 98

omen

Answer 98

presságio

Question 99

protracted

Answer 99

prolongado “a protracted and bitter dispute”

Question 100

hustler

Answer 100

The definition of a hustler is a person who is aggressively hard-working who knows how to get around problems, or a person who makes money by doing something dishonest. A person who will stop at nothing to get what he wants and who has aggressively trying to get it is an example of a hustler.

Question 101

strap

Answer 101

cinta, correia, alça She watched him tighten a strap around the horse’s belly. It tore my strap off. Then, having tied the wooden creature securely, the boy buckled the strap and tossed his prisoner into the buggy. It had a strap over the top to keep the cell phone from falling out. He fingered a heavy strap attached to the head.

Question 102

huddle

Answer 102

amontoado, coberto “The tornado sirens would go and then my parents would huddle us all in our storm shelter in the middle of the house.” “It’s the guys you get to go into the huddle with, and at the end of the day, those guys you’ve got to trust.”

Question 103

bulldozing

Answer 103

derrubando, arrasando

The tranquillity of countless thousands of people will be harmed, homes will be bulldozed and air quality degraded.

The couple were given two hours to clear out their belongings before their home was bulldozed.

Fans originally feared the properties would be bulldozed to make way for new builds.

Walls and parts of royal buildings were bulldozed.

Both the residential block and the school buildings should be bulldozed.

Hundreds of homes will be bulldozed.

Up to 3,500 houses could be bulldozed in all.

Question 104

earnest

Answer 104

sério

Question 105

molasses

Answer 105

melaço

You may find it easier to measure the molasses and syrup in tablespoons.
The group will now try to sell its molasses and Vietnamese sugar businesses for the same reason.
Sugar, honey and molasses can help to soothe a sore throat.
Tea, flour, sugar and molasses.

Question 106

(to) repeal

Answer 106

revogar “the House voted in favor of repeal” “the legislation was repealed five months later”

Question 107

cantharidin

Answer 107

cantaridina a toxic fatty substance secreted by blister beetles. It causes blistering and has been used in various traditional remedies including Spanish fly. Cantharides owe their value to the presence of a peculiar chemical principle, to which the name cantharidin has been given. It is most abundant in large full-grown insects, while in very young specimens no cantharidin at all has been found.

Question 108

predicament

Answer 108

dilema

Hank explained our predicament.

The decision will leave her in a peculiar predicament.
She was startled to realize that she was not surprised by the predicament in which she found herself.

Her mummified presence and occasional comments served merely to make him more aware of his predicament, while resolving nothing.

Despite his own precarious position, he was still enjoying my predicament.

Derec wanted to keep them busy, not occupied with thinking about their predicament.

Question 109

upon

Answer 109

sobre “I will handle her upon my return,” he said. He stooped and picked up a bird’s nest that had fallen upon the ground. Then he jointed together the blades of his sword and balanced it very skillfully upon the end of his nose. His method upon arrival at home had remained the same. Once upon a time - “ “The leader of the Council does not discuss these things!”

Question 110

very willing

Answer 110

1: inclinado ou com disposição favorável em mente: pronto, disposto e ansioso para ajudar. 2: pronto para agir ou responder dando uma mão de boa vontade. 3: feito, suportado ou aceito por escolha ou sem relutância um sacrifício voluntário. 4: de ou relacionado com a vontade ou poder de escolha: volitivo

Question 111

epoch

Answer 111

época

Question 112

carving up

Answer 112

dividindo

Question 113

slang

Answer 113

gíria

Question 114

parcooked

Answer 114

cozido no forno

Question 115

rehash

Answer 115

refazer, revisitar, remake “His new book is just a rehash of his previous ones.” “The information in the report is a rehash of old discussions and misconceptions.” “The actor does not feel bad about doing a rehash of an old movie.” “A sequel doesn’t mean a rehash of a previous plot.” “This is just a wordy rehash of the standard textbook view.”

Question 116

hubristic

Answer 116

arrogante “a hubristic belief in his own self-proclaimed genius”

Question 117

relapse

Answer 117

recaída When the news of this relapse reached Paul, matters had evidently not yet gone too far. Another operation brought him some relief; but a relapse occurred during the night of the 15th, and on the following day he peacefully breathed his last.

Question 118

smugglers

Answer 118

contrabandistas

There are also secret passages reputedly used by fleeing smugglers.

I’VE no sympathy for drug smugglers caught abroad.

On one hand there is pressure on them not to be seen to be dealing with convicted smugglers.

They were chasing suspected drug smugglers.

All of which meant that Italy had the men and the equipment to take on the smugglers.

Britain has been keen for Kabul to begin arresting top drug smugglers in its ranks.

Question 119

edicts

Answer 119

decretos

In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism.
He issued an edict that none of his writings be destroyed.
The edict was issued to cleaners across the capital.
It issues edicts, micro and macro.
For the most part, that edict was ignored.

Question 120

levees

Answer 120

diques

Water poured over a levee and flooded about 75 percent of Montegut.

The levee might fail in hurricane conditions.

Question 121

spin out

Answer 121

fazer algo durar o maior tempo possível; perder o controle de um carro, especialmente em uma derrapagem.

My wife’s solicitor was anxious to spin things out for as long as possible.

The Government will try to spin out the conference into next autumn.
He knows I want to spin out the climax, thought Heighway.

I tried to spin out the goodbyes: `What was it you’d wanted to talk to me about?

He was hoping to spin out his illegal parking until the same man emerged from the Embassy.

The longer we sit on this thing, the greater chance it will spin out of control,” she continued.

Question 122

hamstring

Answer 122

tendão da coxa Hence a favourable posture of the limb for eliciting the jerk is one ensuring relaxation of the hamstring muscles, as when the leg has been crossed upon the other. Adding extra hamstring exercises can correct this muscular imbalance. So a machine and a workout that gives you the most effective glute and hamstring workout available, while also allowing you to target your lower back and your core is a big plus.

Question 123

plethora

Answer 123

abundância 1. An abundance or excess of something: “[the pitcher’s] sinker that clocks in the low nineties … resulting in a plethora of weakly hit groundballs” (Buzz Bissinger). 2. An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.

Question 124

bulge, bulging

Answer 124

protuberante, bojudo “he stared with bulging eyes” “my bulging suitcase is sitting by the door”

Question 125

relentless

Answer 125

implacável

Question 126

handy-dandy

Answer 126

conveniente e útil

As a public service, Digital Dispatch would like to provide this handy-dandy clippable guide.
I’ve a friend who works at an office in Jamestown. I knew he would gladly allow me to use his computer. I used my handy dandy phone to find the address.

Question 127

mongrel

Answer 127

vira-lata, mestiço “Once she had missed it and turned it away, any mongrel could take it,” Ilagin was saying at the same time, breathless from his gallop and his excitement. The Turkoman is the purest form of the Turk element, and his language is the purest form of the Turkish tongue, which is represented at Constantinople by a comparatively mongrel, or mixed, dialect. And I like walking my dog, a very old mongrel.

Question 128

equity market

Answer 128

mercado de ações

Question 129

dent

Answer 129

chanfradura, dente, recorte dentado As much as she ate, she didn’t seem to dent the plate of food. dent by the movement of the index needle. Sometimes the well dent is visible, where once a spring oozed; now dry and tearless grass; or it was covered deep–not to be discovered till some late day–with a flat stone under the sod, when the last of the race departed.

Question 130

puncture

Answer 130

perfurar

Question 131

posh

Answer 131

elegante, fino It would cost the price of a car payment for the early evening special, if the posh place had such a thing! Imagine a posh office with marble floors or wall-to-wall carpeting. cardamom tea in a posh vegetarian restaurant. It was a posh room for Hell, carved of smooth ebony stone that was characteristic of all the buildings in Hell. Clear diction, not a “posh voice”, was what was wanted.

Question 132

retail

Answer 132

varejo

Question 133

sheer

Answer 133

puro, completo

Question 134

hedge fund

Answer 134

A hedge fund is a pooled investment fund that trades in relatively liquid assets and is able to make extensive use of more complex trading, portfolio-construction and risk management techniques in an attempt to improve performance, such as short selling, leverage, and derivatives.

Question 135

scholarship

Answer 135

bolsa de estudo

Question 136

highbrow

Answer 136

intelectual

Question 137

custard

Answer 137

quindim, flan, manjar, creme Among fruit trees, besides the wild fruits already mentioned, are the pineapple, mango, papua, guava, grenadilla, rose apple, custard apple, soursop, loquat, naartje, shaddock and citrous fruits. Desserts include chocolate mousse, apple fritters, custard and fruits. No posh accents on T.V. No sharks swimming in the custard.

Question 138

butt up

Answer 138

butt (up) against (someone or something) 1. To be positioned physically next to someone or something. “The table is just a little too long—it butts up against the wall over here.” “Our neighbor’s new addition butts against our bushes, unfortunately.” 2. To crash into someone or something. “My daughter got hurt when another girl on the soccer field butted against her.” “My car is in the shop because I butted up against a barricade on the highway.”

Question 139

hoarded

Answer 139

acumulado, angariado

“his hoarded treasure”
They’ve begun to hoard food and gasoline and save their money.
Consumers did not spend and create jobs; they hoarded.
The tea was sweetened with a hoarded tin of condensed milk.
Most hoarders have favorite hiding places.
The case involves a hoard of silver and jewels valued at up to $40m.

Question 140

rote

Answer 140

mecânica, hábito Francis Wayland Parker (1837-1902), who abolished learning lessons by rote, and introduced Froebelian principles. Francis Wayland Parker (1837-1902), who abolished learning lessons by rote, and introduced Froebelian principles.

He is very sceptical about the value of rote learning.
You are merely reciting facts that you have learned by rote.

Question 141

keen

Answer 141

ansioso, rápido “I have keen eyesight” “the body of Johnny was taken by his own people who keened over him”

Question 142

photo op

Answer 142

uma oportunidade, pré-planejada ou acidental, para a imprensa fotografar um político, celebridade ou evento

His spin team mastered the photo op.

Their health and wellbeing should not be sacrificed for a photo op.

That knack for a photo op will definitely come in handy.

Both dads should be placed on a serial photo-op offenders’ register.

Traditional marriage is out of fashion, except perhaps as a celeb photo op.

Question 143

feel blue

Answer 143

feel blue also have the blues. Meaning. to feel sad or depressed; to miss something or someone to a great extent; the feeling of desperation because of sadness.

Question 144

fish-eye

Answer 144

sendo, tendo ou produzido por uma lente fotográfica grande angular que tem uma frente saliente altamente curva, que cobre um ângulo de cerca de 180 graus, e que dá uma imagem circular

Question 145

clung

Answer 145

agarrado (passado de cling)

The shock of them sat visibly on his rigid shoulders, clung to the hard, tightened line of his lips, stared out of his eyes.
Alpiew wrapped her arms round Rebecca’s waist and clung on as the woman skilfully raced her horse along the Strand.
Hundreds of soldiers, most of whom presumably were unable to swim, still clung ant-like to the great hull.

Question 146

bristle

Answer 146

cerda, pelos The axis is often continued beyond the last flower or glume as a bristle or stalk. The effect of the study on Mr Spottiswoode’s own methods was most pronounced; there is scarcely a page of his mathematical writings that does not bristle with determinants.”

Question 147

flashpoint

Answer 147

ponto de centelha

The immediate flashpoint was Wednesday’s big rally in the city centre.

There are still plenty of potential flashpoints in relations between the two countries.
The more serious flashpoints are outside the capital.

It could become the next Balkan flashpoint.
The avoidance of formal organisational changes has also avoided a political flashpoint.

The fixture list had been arranged to keep matches with potential flashpoints away from the ground until December, but the cup draw has changed all that.

And the next flashpoint will inevitably be over environmental issues.

Question 148

outward

Answer 148

exterior “the vehicle’s outward and interior appearance” “the outward voyage” “a window that opens outward”

Question 149

mugged

Answer 149

assaltado, atacar, fazer careta

“he was mugged by three men who stole his bike”

“he mugged for the camera”

They were no match for four men, and Pius was blissfully unaware that he was being mugged at the time, having been told by Thabang to “just co-operate.

Question 150

hedge

Answer 150

cerca

Question 151

outcome

Answer 151

resultado

Question 152

stale

Answer 152

velho

Question 153

strife

Answer 153

luta, contenda

Question 154

caveats

Answer 154

ressalvas

Question 155

shaky

Answer 155

trêmulo

Question 156

hefty

Answer 156

robusto “hefty Christmas bonuses” “a hefty 10 million” “a hefty young chap”

Question 157

devoid

Answer 157

desprovido, isento de When he finally lifted his head and spoke to Adrienne, his voice was devoid of any emotion. Most of the time his tone was devoid of any emotion. Again the question was devoid of implication. The eyes are devoid of lids. Her knees were trembling as if they were going to give way at any moment, and her face felt devoid of blood.

Question 158

esque

Answer 158

The suffix -esque means “like” or “resembling.” You can add -esque to almost any noun, including proper nouns. Use restraint. Too many -esque words in the same passage may seem clumsy and repetitive. Don’t pile on redundant suffixes that mean the same thing as -esque (e.g., “picturesque-like”).

Question 159

Interspersed

Answer 159

Intercalado

Question 160

void

Answer 160

vazio

Question 161

neutered

Answer 161

castrado

We ask the public to have their dogs neutered and keep them under close supervision.
…the Government’s ‘hidden agenda’ to neuter local authorities.
Their air force had been neutered before the work began.
His weather segments always ended with a reminder for people watching at home to spay or neuter their pets.
The legendary weatherman, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 89, spent 55 years at WJW Channel 8, letting viewers know to expect sunshine, rain or snow – sometimes all three in one day – and reminding them to spay or neuter their pets.

Question 162

napkin

Answer 162

guardanapo

Question 163

bragging

Answer 163

se gabar excessively proud and boastful talk about one’s achievements or possessions.

she interrupted their endless bragging

He’s always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer.
He’ll probably go around bragging to his friends.
He once bragged that he would become the world’s richest man.
In the past two weeks no fewer than five countries have been bragging about their nuclear weapons.
The weakness of productivity is not just a statistical curiosity or a matter of international bragging rights.

Question 164

securities

Answer 164

títulos

Question 165

strides

Answer 165

passos largos

Question 166

threshold

Answer 166

batente de porta

Question 167

lean

Answer 167

magro, inclinar “his lean, muscular body” “he leaned back in his chair” “the vehicle has a definite lean to the left”

Question 168

rear

Answer 168

traseiro “the kitchen door at the rear of the house” “the car’s rear window” “the field at the rear of the church” criado “he was born and reared in New York City” levantar “at once the mast we rear, at once unbind the spacious sheet”

Question 169

dandruff

Answer 169

caspa

Question 170

lukewarm

Answer 170

morno, desinteressado, indiferente He took a long shower, exhausted, before retrieving his now lukewarm dinner from the house. The lukewarm are rebuked, the enemies threatened with terrible punishment, both temporal and eternal. Some of the Democratic senators were lukewarm in their support of the party policy of tariff reduction, and joined with the Republicans in mitigating the changes.

Question 171

cramming

Answer 171

amontoando

Question 172

prowl

Answer 172

rondar, espreitar “Mr President, Mrs Angelilli’s report will help all parents to protect their children from paedophiles who prowl the Internet.” “We’re supposed to always be on the prowl.” “I love to hunt, prowling the streets looking for fair game.” “Adults and kids alike prowl the streets with water cannons.”

Question 173

formulaic

Answer 173

formulaico constituting or containing a verbal formula or set form of words. “a formulaic greeting” “much romantic fiction is stylized, formulaic, and unrealistic”

Question 174

cradle

Answer 174

berço

“She placed the phone back on its cradle.”

“A number of ships were resting in their cradles in the shipyard.”

I dropped the receiver back in the cradle.
He fixed the towing cradle round the hull.
Mali is the cradle of some of Africa’s richest civilizations.
I cradled her in my arms.
He was sitting at the big table cradling a large bowl of milky coffee.

Question 175

cashew

Answer 175

caju Both our choices of mushrooms with cashew nuts and tofu in black bean sauce were excellent and full of flavor. The storm swamped 23,000 hectares of crops, and uprooted over 28,000 cashew trees. The three main sources of poison plant rash-poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac-are members of the Anacardiaceae, or cashew, family.

Question 176

wetback

Answer 176

um mexicano residente nos Estados Unidos, principalmente sem autorização.

Question 177

stimulus check

Answer 177

A stimulus check is money sent to a taxpayer by the U.S. government to stimulate the economy by providing consumers with some spending money.

Question 178

shiver

Answer 178

arrepio, calafrio “they shivered in the damp foggy cold” “the world seemed to shiver into a million splinters of prismatic color” “she gave a little shiver as the wind flicked at her bare arm”

Question 179

hollowing out

Answer 179

deixar oco; deterioração do setor manufatureiro de um país quando os produtores optam por instalações de baixo custo no exterior. Alguns economistas argumentam que as economias do Japão, dos Estados Unidos e de outras nações mais desenvolvidas estão sendo esvaziadas (hollowed out - ficando ocas), representando uma ameaça ao pleno emprego.

Someone had hollowed out a large block of stone.

Bake some big red peppers and hollow them out.

Question 180

routledge

Answer 180

roteirização

Question 181

amnesty

Answer 181

anistia

Activists who were involved in crimes of violence will not automatically be granted amnesty.

The government has announced an immediate amnesty for rebel fighters.

Of the latter, half had been granted amnesty and the other half were undergoing more screening.

Which leads to the question of general amnesty.

Amnesty is a pardon for an offence.

Question 182

spacious

Answer 182

espaçoso

Question 183

abroad

Answer 183

no exterior, fora, amplamente, largamente

I would love to go abroad this year, perhaps to the South of France.

He will stand in for Mr Goh when he is abroad.

About 65 per cent of its sales come from abroad.

There’ll still be a feeling abroad that this change has to be recognised.

Most students have the opportunity to study abroad.

We want the option of getting work experience abroad.

She has been coming to us in the holidays because our parents live abroad.

The parents go abroad because they have no choice.

Question 184

pundit

Answer 184

um especialista em um determinado assunto ou campo que é freqüentemente chamado para dar opiniões ao público.

We should trust a doctor more than a political pundit or a stockbroker.

He is now an esteemed pundit (largely because his preparation is so meticulous) and a successful businessman.

He impresses as a football pundit on TV and would undoubtedly command the respect of the current crop of England players.

Some pundits were predicting a triumph at the next election.

Question 185

beneath

Answer 185

abaixo He was pale beneath the golden skin. She burrowed even deeper beneath his arm. Talon’s flush grew darker beneath the red of exertion on his face. He thinks it is beneath his dignity to help around the house and watch the kids. In a second bedroom, he sees himself, cowering beneath the cover, and biting back tears.

Question 186

slack

Answer 186

folga

The boy’s jaw went slack.
The workload can be evened out, instead of the shop having busy times and slack periods.
Many publishers have simply become far too slack.
He accused the government of slackness and complacency.
He had never let a foreman see him slacking.
If someone slacks off, Bill comes down hard.

Question 187

son of a gun

Answer 187

uma forma jocosa ou afetuosa de se dirigir ou se referir a alguém.

“he’s a pretentious son of a gun, but he’s got a heart of gold”

On the other hand, after calming down and looking at it again, he could say to her, grinning,” You son of a gun.

Question 188

spoilage

Answer 188

resíduo, deterioração

Question 189

conflated

Answer 189

confundido

Question 190

hue

Answer 190

matiz “her face lost its golden hue”

Question 191

poignantly

Answer 191

pungentemente

Question 192

sear

Answer 192

selar “sear the chicken livers in a pan for a few minutes on each side”

Question 193

blistering

Answer 193

empolando (inflando) His gaze was blistering, his voice controlled. A very large number of other insects belonging to the same family possess blistering properties, owing to their containing cantharidin.

Question 194

alas

Answer 194

aliás an expression of grief, pity, or concern. “alas, my funds have some limitations.”

Question 195

red tape

Answer 195

burocracia

The little money that was available was tied up in bureaucratic red tape.

What we need is to be cutting red tape.

So it becomes a question of which corners they cut red tape say it protects the public.

Much depends on whether the government chooses to prioritise energy efficiency or cutting red tape.

The proposals are likely to anger GPs who will see them as extra red tape.

Question 196

rebuked

Answer 196

repreendido, censurado He rebuked both parties in the state for their shortcomings, but he did not break with either. “I will die in my nest” were the memorable words with which he rebuked those counsellors who advised him to seek safety in flight. He indignantly rebuked his rival’s language and demeanour.

Question 197

kitsch

Answer 197

art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way. “the lava lamp is an example of sixties kitsch” considered to be in poor taste but appreciated in an ironic or knowing way. “the front room is stuffed with kitsch knickknacks, little glass and gilt ornaments”

Question 198

despised

Answer 198

desprezado

I can never, ever forgive him. I despise him.

She secretly despises his work.

How I despised myself for my cowardice!
She cried hysterically, and said that he would always despise her.

Can she lose weight, improve her health and learn to love the body she has always despised?

Question 199

tore

Answer 199

rasgou, rompeu She tore her gaze from his chest. She wrote it lots of different times and tore it up. She tore her gaze from him.

Question 200

tide

Answer 200

maré

Question 201

holster

Answer 201

coldre (cada um dos dois estojos de couro suspensos de ambos os lados do arção da sela, ou aplicáveis à cintura, nos quais se guardam armas de fogo) Pulling the cell phone from the holster on her side, she called Felipa. Tucking it in the holster and strapping it down, she headed for the hospital. Along with the other items, she purchased a phone holster that clipped to her waistband.

Question 202

rig out

Answer 202

desequipar, desvestir, uma roupa estranha

his car is rigged out with gadgets

rigged out smartly

the regulation punk rig-out of septic leather jackets and torn jeans

Her damaged bow planes required three hours to rig out, where they were left.