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bear
ostenta/suporta
resemblance
semelhança
rainfall
amount of rain that falls
plains
planicies
as much as
the same quantity as
adorned
decorou
proponents
defensores
terraced
aterração/terraço
detractors
difamadores
conceivably
de maneira concebivel
receded
recuou
the river receded during the time
Aside from some
além de
cohesiveness
coesao/coevisidade
garrisons
guarnicoes
realm
dominio/reino
utterly
completamente
utterly destroyed
stark
forte/gritante
lay in
estava em
The key to the Greek world lay in
subtlety
sutileza
predisposed
pre disposto
novelty
inovacao
desperation
desespero
alike
parecido
the same
similar
meadow
campina
vegetation
interspersed with
having something in several places among something else
affords
oferece
mileage
kilometragem
encroachment
the act of gradually take away someone’s rights or place
feisty
forceful
energetic
determine
boring (mal-humorada)
rodent
like a rat
stepness
declividade
used in math
how much it is step
slope
declive
demeanor
way of looking or behaving
by virtue of
because of
captivity
is kept somewhere and is not allowed to live
seeming
aparente
given the seeming intelligence of cetacens
tempted
inclined
very human concept
conceito muito humano
ratio
proportion
empirical
based on what’s seen or experienced as opposed to theory
they advocated
eles defendiam
the act of defend
slum
brazil has a lot of slums
urged
incitou // asked
bring about
result/trazer
prompt
incitar/induzir
sem demora
forfeited
confiscado/perdeu
accordingly
adequadamente
She’s an expert in her field, and is paid accordingly.
Curb
Restringir