Group 411 Vocabulary - Day 05 Flashcards by Daniel Yencken

Q

facetious (adjective)

A

brincadeira deliberada sobre assuntos sérios

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to resign from

A

demitir-se

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readily

A

prontamente

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to tiptoe

A

andar cuidadosamente e silenciosamente

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intersectionality

A

intersetorialidade

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consciousness raising

A

conscientização

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overwhelmed

A

sobrecarregado

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to come back down to earth

A

voltar à realidade

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to well with tears

A

encher de lágrimas

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lofty

A

nobre

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intractable

A

intratável

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board meeting

A

reunião de diretoria

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to found (an organization)

A

fundar (uma organização)

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soothing

A

calmante

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to loom over

A

assombrar (parecer maior que) algo/alguém

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fishnet stockings

A

meia arrastão

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Q

swish (of a skirt)

A

ruge-ruge (de saia)

Q

to sober up (literally)

A

ficar sóbrio

Q

wealth disparity

A

disparidade de riqueza

Q

pay equity

A

igualdade salarial

Q

cachet

A

prestígio

Q

to be fulfilled

A

sentir realizado

Q

strike

A

greve

Q

demonstration

A

manifestação

to protest

protestar

to march

fazer passeata

to reclaim

tomar de volta

promptly

de imediato

to be indebted to

estar endividado a

shoulder pads

ombreiras

merchandise

mercadoria

to stumble upon

descobrir acidentalmente

to stumble

tropeçar

trafficking of women

tráfico de mulheres

whiplash

movimento semelhante a chicotada

caseworker

assistente social

welfare system

sistema de bem-estar

to suck your thumb

chupar seu dedo polegar

carpool

sistema de carona organizado

to look far afield

procurar em lugar distante

to sober up (figuratively - to a situation)

chegar a perceber a realidade ou gravidade de uma situação