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1
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vierem do avião

A

they came by plane

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molhado

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wet

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estou com cabelo molhado

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My hair is wet. “I am with wet hair”

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Parecer

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Perceptions: to look like/to resemble/to seem /”to sound” For example, the restaurant sounds good. A restaurante parece bem.

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O meu cabelo esta molhado

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My hair is wet

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6
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morecego

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bat

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7
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dissertação

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dissertation

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8
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o tempo voa

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the time flies

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9
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tese

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thesis

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10
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cristão/cristãos

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Christian/Christians

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Acompanhamento

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accompaniment. Also maintains the same meaning as “side dish” to a food spread.

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prato principal

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main dish “principal dish”

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13
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Não sabem se podem vir

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They do not know if they can come

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14
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Eles não sabem se vêm

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They do not know if they come

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15
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a vapor

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steam

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16
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Maria fumaça

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steam train (steam locomotive)

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17
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carvão

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charcoal

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18
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na epoca

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at that time (in those days)

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19
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por enquanto/até ago

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at this time

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20
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fez muito calor

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A weather reference: it was very hot “It made a lot of heat”

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21
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estava muito quente

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It was a lot of heat.

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22
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quente

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(adjective) heat, warm

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23
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calor

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(noun) hot

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24
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sombra

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shade / shadow

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25
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lagos alpinos

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Alpine lakes

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26
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assombração

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haunt

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27
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assombrar

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to haunt

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28
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sombrio

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shady / shadowy

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29
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em volta de

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around

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30
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ao redor de

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around / in the region of

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31
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demos a volta em um lago grande

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we went around a big lake

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32
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truta

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trout

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33
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reembolsável

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refundable

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34
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reembolsar

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to reimburse

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35
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incerteza

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uncertainty

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36
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oferta

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supplies

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37
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escassez

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shortage / scarcity

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38
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dar prioridade

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to give priority (to prioritize)

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39
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vivenciar

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to experience

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40
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contanto que voce encher o tanque

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as long as you fill up the tank

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41
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contanto que (uma condição)

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as long as (a condition)

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42
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superexecutivo

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a big wig executive (note: this is a made-up word, often not used)

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43
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gibi

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comic book (informal)

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44
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revista em quadrinhos

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graphic novel

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45
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escapar

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to escape

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46
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fugir

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to run away

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47
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fugitivo

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fugutive

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48
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picar /picada

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to sting or to prick // a sting or a prink

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49
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morder /mordida

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to bite // a bite or a snap

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50
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picada de mosquito

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mosquito bite

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51
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ala

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wing / side / aisle

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52
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ala de atletas

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a group of athletes

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53
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que decepção

A

what a disappointment “what deception”

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54
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derrotar

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to beat (in sports)

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55
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partida

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game / match

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56
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judoca

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judo player

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57
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saltadora

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jumper

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58
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um salto

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the heel (of a shoe)

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59
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saltar

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to jump

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60
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vela

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sail / candle

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61
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escala

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stopover/layover

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62
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contribuir

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(verb) to contribute

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63
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contribuição

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(noun) contribution

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64
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em vez de

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instead of / rather than

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65
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confiança

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(noun) trust / confidence

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66
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ultimamente

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lately

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67
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tem chovido muito

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it has rained a lot

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68
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tem ficado em casa

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have stayed at home

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69
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ela tem pelo (comprido)

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she has (long) hair / fur

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70
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Ele está no mundo da lua

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He is on the moon

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71
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refeitório

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place to have lunch / a snack

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72
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cafeteira

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a place to drink coffee

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73
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abriu para o consumo

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opened for consumption (it is possible to eat in / at the restaurant

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74
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escassez

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shortage

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75
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o homem da mudança

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the moving man (the mover)

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76
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cobrar

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(verb) to charge money

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77
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uma mudança

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a change

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78
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guarda-móveis

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shortage unit (furniture keeper)

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79
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uma reserva florestal

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a flower reserve

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80
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sentir saudades de

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(verb) to feel homesick (to miss)

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81
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eu sinto saudades de você

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I miss you

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82
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eu sinto saudades suas

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I miss them

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83
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tenho fome

A

I am hungry. (Often a habit; I am hungry every day.)

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84
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estou com fome

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I am hungry now.

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85
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tenho medo de fantasmas

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I have fear of ghosts

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86
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Estou com medo de fantasmas

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I fear ghosts

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87
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estou sem dinheiro

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I do not have money (on me right now)

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88
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Tenho sem dinheiro

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I do not have money (at all).

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89
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Sinto sua falta

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I feel your absence

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90
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descobridor

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discoverer

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91
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tráfico dos escravos

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slave trafficking

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92
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abolir

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to abolish

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93
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derrubar

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to knock down

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94
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perceber

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to notice

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95
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notar

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to notice

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96
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reparar

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to notice

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97
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enlatados

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canned goods

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98
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uma lata de

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a can of

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99
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letras

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letters (of the alphabet)

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100
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letra

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handwriting / calligraphy

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101
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letras

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musical lyrics

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102
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um velhinho

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an old man

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103
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o bom velhinho

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the good old man

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104
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comprimido

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pills

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105
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tranqüilizantes

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pills to calm down a person

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106
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lenço de papel

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paper handkerchief (Kleenex)

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107
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écharpe

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scarf accessory

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108
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negar

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to deny

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109
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gavetas

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drawers

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110
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rasgar

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to tear

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111
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dobrar

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to fold

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112
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sobrar

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to be left / to remain

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113
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as sobras

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leftover food

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114
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não quero dar trabalho

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I don’t want to give you work. (I do not want to burden you.)

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115
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sujar

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to dirty

116
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sujo - limpo

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dirty - limpo

117
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Séra que….

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I wonder if…

118
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O seu pacote chegou

A

Your package arrived (has arrived)

119
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lentes de contacto

A

contact lenses

120
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lentes

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lenses (short for contact lenses)

121
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nunca estive em San Francisco

A

I never was in San Francisco

122
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quando era criança, nunca ia á casa de minha tia

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When I was a child, I never went to my aunt’s house

123
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frutos do mar

A

seafood

124
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conserto

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to fix / correct

125
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ele sempre se veste de preto

A

He always wears black

126
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sobras

A

leftovers

127
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é que interessante que

A

“Interestingly”

128
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O litoral

A

coast / coastal

129
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arco e flecha

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archery

130
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vencedor

A

salesperson / seller

131
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está subindo

A

are rising / going up

132
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O céu está escuro. Será vai chover?

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The sky is dark. I wonder if it will rain?

133
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Será que amanhã vai estar pronto?

A

I wonder if tomorrow it will be ready?

134
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Será que choveu no Brasil ontem?

A

I wonder if it rained in Brazil yesterday?

135
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Dom

A

King!!

136
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Não quis sair ontem

A

I didn’t want to go out yesterday (and in fact I did not)

137
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Não queria sair ontem

A

I did not want to go out yesterday.

138
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Não adianta chorar sobre leite derramado

A

It is not use to cry over spilled milk

139
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coágulo

A

clot

140
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assustador

A

to fear / to scare

141
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casa de repouso

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resting home (retirement home)

142
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cuidadora

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care-taker

143
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falante

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talkative

144
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boas noticias

A

good news

145
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preço acessível

A

accessible price (affordable)

146
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visitar meus sogros

A

visit my parents-in-law

147
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colar

A

women’s necklace

148
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corrente

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chain (men’s necklace)

149
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patinho

A

duckling

150
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caiu como um patinho

A

You fell like a duckling (gullible)

151
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cogumelos

A

mushroom

152
Q

champignon

A

preserved mushrooms

153
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Outubro

A

October

154
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outro

A

other

155
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o Plantão do Jornal Nacional

A

??

156
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estar de plantão / fazer plantão

A

to be on duty / to be on call

157
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alarme falso

A

false alarm

158
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prevalente

A

prevalent

159
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irresponsabilidade

A

irresponsible

160
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(sem) fôlego

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(out of) breath

161
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alojamento

A

lodging / accommodation / housing

162
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sou solteiro

A

I am single

163
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solteirão

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confirmed bachelor

164
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solteirona

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spinster

165
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ele vai ficar para titia

A

She will stay as an auntie

166
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dano permanente no pulmão

A

permanent lung damage

167
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coração

A

heart

168
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ataque cardíaco

A

cardiac arrest

169
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estômago

A

stomach

170
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estomacal

A

stomach (adjective)

171
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fígado

A

lung

172
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hepático

A

lung (adjective)

173
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roteirista

A

screenwriter

174
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curta-metragem

A

short film

175
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lesão

A

lesion

176
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sindicatos

A

union (syndicate)

177
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reinvidicarem

A

they claim / they lay claim to

178
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Amanhã nesse horário já vou ter chegado em casa

A

Tomorrow at this time I will have arrived at home.

179
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puxadinho

A

ill-designed architecture commonly found in favelas

180
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fazer gato

A

to steal a power source (common in favelas

181
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mais instruídos

A

well educated

182
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pensar

A

to think

183
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A Guerra do Secessão

A

The War of Secession

184
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em ruínas

A

in ruins

185
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faxineira

A

cleaning lady

186
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quintal

A

yard

187
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meus vizinhos

A

my neighbors

188
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educados

A

polite

189
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porão

A

basement

190
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um apartamento subsolo

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garden apartment

191
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térreo

A

ground floor

192
Q

falecer

A

to pass away

193
Q

sacrificar

A

to sacrifice / to euthanize

194
Q

Taxa de condomínio

A

Homeowners Association (HOA)

195
Q

sinal vermelho

A

red signal (red flag)

196
Q

consertar

A

to fix

197
Q

suspeitas

A

suspicions

198
Q

inundação

A

flood

199
Q

mofo

A

mold

200
Q

aluguel alto

A

high rent

201
Q

aluguel caro

A

expensive rent

202
Q

não tenho que lidar com

A

I do not have to deal with…

203
Q

proprietário

A

owners / landlords

204
Q

inquilino

A

tenants

205
Q

monge

A

monk

206
Q

padre

A

Father

207
Q

palhaça

A

clown

208
Q

carteiro

A

mailman

209
Q

validar

A

validate

210
Q

bênção

A

blessing

211
Q

reconhecido

A

recognized

212
Q

culto

A

service

213
Q

missa

A

mass

214
Q

perder tempo

A

to waste time

215
Q

não perca seu tempo com isso

A

do not waste time with this

216
Q

fui pura perda de tempo

A

it was a pure (full) waste of time

217
Q

tempestade

A

storm

218
Q

relâmpago

A

lightening

219
Q

psicanálise

A

psychoanalysis

220
Q

desperdiço

A

the waste

221
Q

desperdiçar

A

to waste

222
Q

Ele (subject)

A

He

223
Q

O (object)

A

He (object)

224
Q

lhe (indirect object)

A

to him

225
Q

a ele / para ele (indirect object)

A

to him

226
Q

com ele

A

with him

227
Q

sem ele

A

without him

228
Q

para ele

A

for him

229
Q

dele

A

of him / about him

230
Q

nele

A

in him

231
Q

seu

A

his (yours, hers)

232
Q

gênero

A

gender

233
Q

casas de fado

A

a house to watch the traditional Portuguese music

234
Q

as paredes são feitas de lágrimas

A

the walls are made of tears

235
Q

enforcado

A

enforced

236
Q

cerca

A

gate / fence

237
Q

á vontade

A

at ease

238
Q

perder o medo

A

to lose fear

239
Q

Lar (Lar, doce lar)

A

Home (Home, sweet home)

240
Q

mancar

A

to limp

241
Q

livrar-se de

A

to get rid of

242
Q

o colega / a colega

A

co-worker

243
Q

novidade

A

new

244
Q

notícias

A

newspaper news

245
Q

etnias

A

ethnicities

246
Q

Cidade do Cabo

A

City of Cape

247
Q

para mim é suficiente

A

For me that’s enough

248
Q

o dentista / a dentista

A

the dentist

249
Q

a testemunha

A

the witness

250
Q

Testemunha de Jeová

A

Jehovah’s Witness

251
Q

a vítima

A

the victim

252
Q

o fantasma

A

the ghost

253
Q

-ista (ending that ends in -ista)

A

Can take on the article o/a depending on the occupant’s / worker’s gender

254
Q

o ídolo

A

the idol

255
Q

o gênio

A

the genius (article does not change based on gender)

256
Q

a criatura

A

the creature (article does not change based on gender)

257
Q

o anjo

A

the angel (article does not change based on gender)

258
Q

o monstro

A

the monster (article does not change based on gender)

259
Q

-ente (words that end in -ente)

A

Can take on the article o/a depending on the occupant’s / worker’s gender

260
Q

quando /se + futuro

A

When…/If…. (employs the future subjunctive)

261
Q

tudo indica

A

everything indicates

262
Q

Andar de muletas

A

to walk with crutches

263
Q

enfaixado

A

bandaged

264
Q

beirava ao fanatismo

A

the edge of fanaticism

265
Q

assinar

A

to sign for

266
Q

é legendado

A

it is not subtitled

267
Q

legendas

A

subtitles

268
Q

cansativo

A

tiring

269
Q

Quem é que….?

A

Who was it that….?

270
Q

O que é que….?

A

What is it that….?

271
Q

Onde é que…?

A

Where is it that….?

272
Q

Quando é que….?

A

When is it that….?

273
Q

Por que é que ….?

A

Why is it that….?

274
Q

O que é que é isso?

A

What (the heck) is this…?

275
Q

Como ousa?!

A

How dare you?

276
Q

Como se atreve?

A

How dare you?

277
Q

eixo

A

axis

278
Q

eixo da terra

A

earth axis

279
Q

Apesar de

A

even though, although

280
Q

Apesar de tudo, gostei da viagem

A

In spite of everything, I liked the trip

281
Q

o além (substantivo)

A

the beyond

282
Q

Além disso

A

Other than that…. / Furthermore….

283
Q

loteamentos

A

subdivisions

284
Q

Estou mais perdido do que cego em tiroteio

A

I am more lost than a blind person in a shootout

285
Q

Estou mais perdido do que filho de puto no dia dos pais

A

I am more lost than a son of a whore on father’s day

286
Q

judeu / judia

A

jewish (adjective for a person)

Portuguese | Brasil in Chicago (3 decks)

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