Inglês Flashcards
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Showcase
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Vitrine
- [usually singular] showcase (for somebody/something) an event that presents somebody’s abilities or the good qualities of something in an attractive way
. The festival was a showcase for young musicians.
. a showcase of young talent
- a box with a glass top or sides that is used for showing objects in a shop, museum, etc.
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Ladder
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- a piece of equipment for climbing up and down a wall, the side of a building, etc., consisting of two lengths of wood or metal that are joined together by steps or rungs
. to climb up/fall off a ladder
- [usually singular] a series of stages by which you can make progress in your life or career
. to move up or down the social ladder
. the career ladder
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Whether
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Se (conjunção)
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Aside (adverb)
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- to one side; out of the way
Ex: Stand aside and let these people pass. - to be used later
Ex: We set aside some money for repairs. - (after nouns) used to say that except for one thing, something is true
Ex: Money worries aside, things are going well.
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Assign (verb)
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ATRIBUIR
- to give somebody something that they can use, or some work or responsibility
- assign something (to somebody); Ex: The teacher assigned a different task to each of the children.
- to provide a person for a particular task or position
- assign somebody (to something/as something); Ex: They’ve assigned their best man to the job.
- [usually passive] to send a person to work under the authority of somebody or in a particular group
- be assigned to somebody/ something; Ex: I was assigned to B platoon.
- to say that something has a particular value or function, or happens at a particular time or place
- assign something to something; Ex: Assign a different colour to each different type of information.
- assign something to somebody (law) to say that your property or rights now belong to somebody else
- The agreement assigns copyright to the publisher.
- be assigned something to be said to have a particular gender when you are born
- They were assigned male at birth but identify as female.
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Assumption (noun)
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SUPOSIÇÃO
- a belief or feeling that something is true or that something will happen, although there is no proof
- It was impossible to make assumptions about people’s reactions.
- [countable, uncountable] assumption of something (formal) the act of taking or beginning to have power or responsibility
- their assumption of power/control
- the assumption of responsibility by the government for the disaster
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Quote (verb)
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CITAR
- to repeat the exact words that another person has said or written
- quote something to quote Shakespeare
- to mention an example of something to support what you are saying
- quote (somebody) something Can you quote me an instance of when this happened
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astonishing (adjective)
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very surprising; difficult to believe
synonym - amazing
She ran 100m in an astonishing 10.6 seconds.
