Engvid Flashcards

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Afford

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afford
v. permitir-se; arcar com as despesas, bancar; suprir, prover, fornecer; proporcionar
afford
dar
verb: dar, proporcionar, dispor, conceder, poder, permitir-se
dispor, proporcionar, conceder, pagar
afford
dar
verb: dar, proporcionar, dispor, conceder, poder, permitir-se
dispor, proporcionar, conceder, pagar
afford
v. ■ verb
(can/could afford) have sufficient money, time, or means for. ▶be able to do something without risk of adverse consequences.
provide (an opportunity or facility).

OE geforthian ‘promote, perform’, later ‘manage to do’, from ge- (prefix implying completeness) + forthian ‘to further’, from

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Essay

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essay
n. ensaio; composição
essay
v. tentar, experimentar
essay
ensaio
noun: ensaio, dissertação, composição, tentativa, experiência, esboço 
verb: ensaiar, experimentar 
dissertação, composição, redação, essay
essay
n. ■  noun 'ɛseɪ 
    a piece of writing on a particular subject. 
    formal an attempt or effort. 
    a trial design of a postage stamp. 
■  verb ɛ'seɪ formal attempt: he essayed a smile.
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Reward

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reward
reward
n. prêmio; recompensa; gratificação; retribuição
reward
v. recompensar; retribuir; premiar
reward
recompensar
verb: recompensar, premiar, remunerar, retribuir, pagar
noun: recompensa, prêmio, remuneração, retribuição, paga, gratificação
premiar, recompensa, remunerar, retribuir
reward
n. ■ noun a thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement. ▶a fair return for good or bad behaviour. ▶a sum offered for the detection of a criminal, the restoration of lost property, etc.
■ verb give a reward to. ▶show one’s appreciation of (an action or quality) by making a gift. ▶(be rewarded) receive what one deserves.

go to one’s reward euphemistic die.

rewardless adjective

ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr., var. of OFr. reguard ‘regard, heed’, also an early sense of the Engl. word.

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