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1
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Passar da conta

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Be out of line

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Dar um chilique

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Give a tantrum

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Senão

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If not (otherwise)

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Por padrão

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By default

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Tomar chá de cadeira

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Wait forever

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6
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Pera

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Wait!

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7
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Tirar alguém do sério

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Set someone off, anger someone

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8
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Tirar o pó

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To dust

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9
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Bater o papo

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Chat

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10
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Tirar sarro

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Joke, make fun

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Efeito em cascata

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Domino effect

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12
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Tomara que sim

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I hope so

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13
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Quem me dera que

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I hope that (god willing)

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14
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(Tirar) um dia de folga

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(Take) a day off

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15
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Sossegar o facho

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Settle down

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16
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Estar certo

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To be right

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17
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Assando e comendo

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Paycheck to paycheck

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18
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E aí

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What’s up

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19
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Estar a fim de

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To feel like

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20
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Às escondidas

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On the sly

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21
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A beira de

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On the verge of

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22
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Por um fio

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By a thread

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23
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Combinar de fazer algo

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Agree to do something

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24
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À toa

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For nothing (in vain)

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25
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Tomar conta de

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Take care of

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26
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Aliás

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By the way

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27
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Baita de algo

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A great/huge something

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28
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Se dar bem com alguém

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To get along well with someone

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29
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Ter nojo

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To be disgusted

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30
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Linguagem chula

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Foul language

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31
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Sacô

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You know?

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32
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Jacaré que dorme vira bolsa

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Opposite of early bird advantage

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33
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Faz tempo que…

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It’s been a while since…

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34
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Não adianta…

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It’s no use…

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35
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Morder a isca

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Take the bait

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36
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Eca que nojento

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Yuck how disgusting

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37
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Por dó

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For pity

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38
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Abrir mão

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Let go

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39
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Ter um jacaré no bolso

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To be stingy

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40
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Dar raiva

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Anger, enrage

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41
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Seu cuzão

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You asshole

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42
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Tomar porrada

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Take a beating

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43
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Botar a mão em alguém

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Put a hand on someone

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44
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Em tese

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In theory

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45
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Valeu

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Thanks

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46
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Está dez graus

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It’s ten degrees

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47
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Fazer o gênero de alguém

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To be someone’s type

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48
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Vulgo

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Commonly known as

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49
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De plantão

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On duty

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50
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Cabe a você

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It’s up to you

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51
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Já deu

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It’s over

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52
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Dois a cada cinco

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Two out of five, two in five

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53
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Por querer

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On purpose

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54
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Oxalá

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I hope that

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55
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Ainda bem

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Thanks god

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56
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Estar prestes a

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To be about to

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57
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Seu trouxa

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You dumbass

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58
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Ficar de olho em…

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Keep an eye on…

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59
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Ao redor

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Around

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60
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Ao invés

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Contrary to

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61
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Vé se…

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(We’ll) see if

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62
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Ficar fulo con alguém

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Get super angry at someone

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63
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Trazer à tona

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Bring up, highlight

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64
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Acerto de conta

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Account settlement

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65
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Zé bundinha

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Badass

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66
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Conversa fiada

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Small talk

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67
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À risca

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To the letter, strictly

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68
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Soltar gosma

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Ooze

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69
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Toque de recolher

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Curfew

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70
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Estar do avesso

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To be inside out

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71
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Filho do capeta

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Devil’s son

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72
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Pucha

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Wow

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73
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Na marra

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By force (no choice)

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74
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Tirar de letra

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Knock it out of the park

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75
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À risca

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Strictly, to the letter

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76
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Dar calote no pagamento

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Default/skip out on the payment

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77
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Fazer uma guinada

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Make a turn, change one’s position

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78
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A beça

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A lot

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79
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Estar ciente de

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To be aware of

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80
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De praxe

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Usual, customary

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81
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De grife

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Designer label

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82
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Pairar no ar

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Hover in the air

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83
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Em decorrência de

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As a result, because of

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84
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Do avesso

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Inside out

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85
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Em meados

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By mid….

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86
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Levar a sério

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Take seriously

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87
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Fazer pirraça

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Call attention on yourself, throw a tantrum

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88
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De bruços

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Face down

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89
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Meter em sarilhos

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Get in trouble

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90
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Arredar pé

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Relent, move away

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91
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De esguelha

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Sideways

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92
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De chofre

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Out of the blue

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93
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Dar um fôlego

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Breathe new life into

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94
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Sem ser nesse domingo no outro

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Not this Sunday but next

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95
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Pelos cocos / pelas coxas

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In a haphazard way

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96
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Às apalpadelas

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By groping (without seeing), in the darkness

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97
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Teimar em fazer algo

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To insist on doing something

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98
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Aos poucos

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Little by little

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99
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De cara rente a algo

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Face to face

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100
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Quem não arrisca não petisca

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Who doesn’t take risks doesn’t eat

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101
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Dar azo a…

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Give rise to, generate…

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102
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Rente a algo

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Close to/near something

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103
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A esmagadora maioria

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The vast majority

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104
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Levar numa boa

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Take it well (criticism)

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105
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Distorcer os fatos

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Distort facts

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106
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De cócoras

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Squatting

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107
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À cata

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On the lookout, in search of

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108
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A gota de água que transbordou o copo

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The straw that broke the camel’s back

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109
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Com sangue nos olhos

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Furious

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110
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Pular a cerca

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Cheat with somebody

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111
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Estar no papo

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To be a done deal, easy

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112
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Sair de baixo

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Get out of the way

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113
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Pegar no flagra

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Catch on the act

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114
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Ele não presta

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He’s not worth it, he’s good for nothing

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115
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Colocar em alguma roubada

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Put in a tough spot

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116
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Estar barril

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To be difficult (Bahia expression)

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117
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Não pega nada

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It’s ok, no problem

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118
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Pessoa devagar

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Laid back, chill

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119
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Comer pelas beiradas

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To be cautious, go slowly

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120
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Puxar o bonde

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Be the first to do something

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121
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Estar pegado, estar garrado

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To be very busy, fully booked

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122
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Vaza

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Vai embora

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123
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Oxente

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Oh dear

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124
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Tirar um cochilo

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Take a nap

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125
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Dar as caras

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Show up

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126
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Ter lado

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To have a favorite, to take sides

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127
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Ter uma queda por alguém

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To have a crush on someone

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128
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Não sou muito chegado em

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I’m not a big fan of

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129
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Não é a minha praia

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It’s not my piece of cake

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130
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No mais das vezes

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Most of the time

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131
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Estar na reta

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To be on the line

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132
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Por que carga d’água

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Why the hell

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133
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Em riste

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In the air

134
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Mirabolantemente

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Miraculously

135
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Tô nem aí

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I don’t care

136
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Depilar o buço

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Shave the mustache (women)

137
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Se liga

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Check it out

138
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Se pegar

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Make out (kiss)

139
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Ficar de olho em alguém

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Keep an eye on someone

140
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Ser a fim de alguém

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Tô have a crush on (like) someone

141
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Droga

A

Damn!

142
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Por via das dúvidas

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Just in case

143
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Dar em cima de alguém

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To hit on someone (flirt)

144
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Eu hein

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What???!!!

145
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Ter tudo de mão beijada

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To have a life of privilege

146
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Aqui o bicho pegou

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Things are tough here

147
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Vai tomar no cú

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Go to hell, fuck off

148
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Ai é que tá

A

Here’s the thing…

149
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Vé se pode

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As if!

150
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De quebra

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As a bonus

151
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Pro que der o vier

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No matter what

152
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Dar rédea longa

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Give a long rein

153
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Bater na tecla

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Insist, repeat

154
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Deixar na mão

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Stand up, fail to honor commitment

155
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Pode ir na boa

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You can go, it’s all good

156
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Um bocado de coisa

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Lots of things

157
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Segurar as pontas

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To manage, to make do

158
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Dar mole

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Call attention, provoke

159
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Tomar um pé na bunda de…

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To be dumped by…

160
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Estar pegado

A

Be angry

161
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Bode expiatório

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Scapegoat

162
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Dar uma causada

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Create a commotion, have a lot of impact

163
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Na moral

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For real, really

164
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Dar a volta por cima

A

To bounce back, to get back on your feet, to come back

165
Q

Maria Gasolina

A

Gold digger

166
Q

Estar (ficar) de bobeira

A

To be idle, with nothing to do

167
Q

Ralar no cu na ostra

A

Work very hard

168
Q

Ser derradeiro

A

To be critical, very important

169
Q

Por um triz

A

By a hairline

170
Q

Dar um lance

A

To bid (auction)

171
Q

Ir em cana

A

Go to jail

172
Q

Estar atrelado a

A

Be attached/related to, connected with

173
Q

Calcanhar de Aquiles

A

Achilles’ heel

174
Q

Sair do meio

A

Get out of the way

175
Q

Dar uma força

A

Show some respect

176
Q

Toda pessoa que se preze

A

Anyone with self respect

177
Q

A despeito

A

Despite

178
Q

Bicho-grilo

A

Outcast, eccentric

179
Q

É mole

A

It’s easy

180
Q

Peitar durão

A

Beat up

181
Q

De porre

A

Drunk

182
Q

Levar a sério

A

Take seriously

183
Q

Ficar de boa

A

Stay cool

184
Q

Do naipe de

A

Of the same type as

185
Q

Aversão figadal

A

Bitter aversion

186
Q

É cafona

A

It’s tacky/corny

187
Q

Que coisa brega

A

What a cheesy thing

188
Q

Estar de olho com

A

To watch, keep an eye on

189
Q

Fazer a faxina

A

Do the cleaning

190
Q

Jogar tudo pro alto

A

Throw it all away

191
Q

Por um triz

A

Barely

192
Q

Nos calcanhares

A

On your heels (right behind you)

193
Q

Magote de

A

Bunch of (many)

194
Q

Barba abastada

A

Trimmed beard

195
Q

Chororó

A

Cry

196
Q

Cara amarrada

A

Grumpy/tough guy

197
Q

Atear fogo

A

Set alight, set fire

198
Q

Na tranca

A

In a rough way

199
Q

De cócoras

A

Squatting

200
Q

No murro

A

By force

201
Q

Separar o joio do trigo

A

Discern the good from the bad

202
Q

Dar sorte ao azar

A

Provoke a bad situation

203
Q

Dar mole

A

Provoke a bad situation

204
Q

Arrastão

A

Serial robbery, e.g. in a bus

205
Q

Acertar na mosca

A

Hit on the nail

206
Q

Pau mandado

A

Lap dog

207
Q

Apertar o passo

A

Quicken the pace

208
Q

Não me faça essa desfeita

A

Don’t insult me

209
Q

Cara de pau

A

Shameless

210
Q

Passar pelo crivo

A

Pass through the filter

211
Q

Dar com a língua nos dentes

A

To talk too much, tell a secret

212
Q

Uma mão lava a outra

A

We help each other

213
Q

Estar com a faca e o queijo na mão

A

To be very easy, piece of cake

214
Q

Linguarudo

A

Big mouthed

215
Q

Ficar com a pulga atrás da orelha

A

To be suspicious of something

216
Q

Tirar o cavalinho da chuva

A

Don’t hold your breath, it’s impossible

217
Q

Para de implicância

A

Stop teasing

218
Q

Dar teto preto

A

Faint, pass out

219
Q

Acode aqui

A

Help me

220
Q

A carapuça serviu

A

The accusation works for you too

221
Q

Você não bate bem (de cabeça)

A

You’re crazy

222
Q

Tintim por tintim

A

With all the details

223
Q

Estar cheio de marra

A

To have a lot of gall, to be full of nerve

224
Q

Ficar chapado

A

Get high

225
Q

Fazer uma gambiarra

A

To cheat

226
Q

Dar (tomar) esporro

A

To scold (to be reprimanded)

227
Q

Dar zebra

A

Turn out bad, not what I expected

228
Q

Papo 10

A

True story, swear to god

229
Q

Grilar terras

A

Land grabbing

230
Q

Estar afim de

A

To be in the mood for

231
Q

Fazer questão de

A

To make the point of

232
Q

Fazer jus

A

Do justice

233
Q

Bolar algo

A

Plan, ponder algo

234
Q

Pegar no pé de alguém

A

To pick on someone

235
Q

Fazer o sonso

A

Play dumb

236
Q

Esborrar em alguém

A

Bump into someone

237
Q

Caiu a ficha

A

The penny dropped

238
Q

Daqui em diante

A

From now on

239
Q

Amiúde

A

Often

240
Q

Alhures

A

Elsewhere

241
Q

De paletó

A

In a jacket

242
Q

Tér ensejo

A

To have the opportunity

243
Q

Voto de minerva

A

Tie break vote

244
Q

Quase vingou

A

It almost won/succeeded

245
Q

Bater na madeira

A

Knock on wood

246
Q

Cara de pau

A

Shameless, cheeky

247
Q

Ter o pavio curto

A

Be impatient

248
Q

Aos prantos

A

Crying

249
Q

Cassetete

A

Truncheon

250
Q

Pra caramba

A

A lot

251
Q

Puxar a ponta

A

Lead the way

252
Q

Matar dos coelhos com uma porrada

A

Kill two birds with one stone

253
Q

Botar a mesa

A

Set the table, prepare a meal

254
Q

Cair na real

A

Face reality

255
Q

Meter a caneta

A

Stick your nose where you don’t belong

256
Q

Qual é a boa?

A

What’s up, how are you doing?

257
Q

Enrolar um baseado

A

Roll a joint

258
Q

Dar bobeira

A

Let your guard down, not pay attention

259
Q

Deixa pra lá

A

Let it go

260
Q

Sujou nossa barra

A

Things got ugly

261
Q

Dar uma pilha pra alguém

A

Nudge, provoke someone to do something

262
Q

Na surdina

A

Quietly, on the sly

263
Q

Pintar em algum lugar

A

Show up somewhere

264
Q

Dar um fora em alguém

A

Turn someone down

265
Q

Ideia de jerico

A

Silly idea

266
Q

Abanar o rabo

A

Wag the tail

267
Q

Vai cuidar da sua vida

A

Mind your own business

268
Q

Prestar vestibular

A

Take the university entrance examination

269
Q

Onde é que já se viu

A

Since when

270
Q

Estar bambo

A

To be wobbly

271
Q

Cair um pé d’água

A

It’s going to downpour

272
Q

Tomado de mato

A

Overrun by vegetation

273
Q

Não é pro seu bico

A

It’s none of your business

274
Q

Virar do avesso

A

Do everything I can and more

275
Q

Estar com uma catinga

A

To stink

276
Q

Eu me viro

A

I’ll manage, I’ll take care

277
Q

Atentado

A

Daring

278
Q

Vai que

A

What if?

279
Q

Fiquei feito idiota

A

I felt like a fool

280
Q

De devasso

A

Profligate

281
Q

Amolado

A

Sharpened (knife)

282
Q

Com sofreguidão

A

Eagerly

283
Q

Achincalhar com vaias

A

To boo

284
Q

Afoitamente

A

Boldly

285
Q

De tocaia

A

Lying in wait

286
Q

No encalço

A

On the trail, following

287
Q

Estar a par de

A

Be aware of

288
Q

Estropiado

A

Mangled, crippled

289
Q

Se me desse na veneta

A

If I had the craving, the impulsive desire

290
Q

Fazer lambança com

A

Make a mess with

291
Q

Fazer algo a fio

A

To do something for years/a long time

292
Q

Sem mais nem menos

A

Just like that

293
Q

Batom na cueca

A

Something obvious, caught in the act

294
Q

De birra

A

Out of anger, because of a tantrum

295
Q

Abanar a cabeça

A

Shake your head

296
Q

Se pejar de fazer algo

A

Stop doing something

297
Q

De supetão

A

Suddenly

298
Q

Mas eis

A

But behold

299
Q

Gente de mau bofes

A

Bad people

300
Q

Vir a calhar

A

Come in handy

301
Q

Espichar as pernas

A

Stretch your legs

302
Q

Atochar a rolha

A

Pop the cork

303
Q

Aos olhos vistos

A

Visibly

304
Q

Volta e meia

A

Every now and then

305
Q

No quesito

A

When it comes to, with regards to, on the topic of

306
Q

Caber a saia curta de

A

To have to ensure the embarrassment of

307
Q

Às moscas

A

In vain, doing nothing, idle

308
Q

Em pandareco

A

In chaos, a mess

309
Q

Me toquei que

A

I realized, it dawned on me

310
Q

Deixar na mão

A

Leave hanging

311
Q

Que se dane

A

Screw it

312
Q

Bancar o palhaço

A

Play the clown/fool

313
Q

Ter um treco/troço

A

Have a small indisposition/small thing

314
Q

Papo furado

A

Bullshit

315
Q

Pegar o bonde andando

A

Come in the middle of something

316
Q

Espiar pelas frestas

A

Spy through the cracks

317
Q

Ficar no preju

A

Get the short end of the stick

318
Q

Ficar no preju

A

Get the short end of the stick

319
Q

Levar de muamba

A

Take as contraband

320
Q

Levar de muamba

A

Take as contraband

321
Q

Quebrar o galho

A

Solve or help with a difficult situation

322
Q

Dar o cano

A

Bail out

323
Q

Dar o cano

A

Bail out

324
Q

Ir em cana

A

Go to jail

325
Q

Passar pano para alguém

A

Turn a blind eye on someone

326
Q

Passar pano para alguém

A

Turn a blind eye on someone

327
Q

Deixar cismado

A

Leave wondering

328
Q

Deixar cismado

A

Leave wondering

329
Q

Levar para o brejo

A

Take down the drain

330
Q

Precisar ter culhão

A

Have to have balls

331
Q

Pagar uma merreca

A

Pay a pittance

332
Q

Ter a cara de pau

A

To have the nerve, gall

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