Leituras diárias

Question 1

struggle

Answer 1

make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction;
fight

Question 2

unaffordability

Answer 2

affordable

affordability

Question 3

tackle

Answer 3

make determined efforts to deal with sth;

iniciate discussion with someone about disputed or sensitive issue

Question 4

impact of climate change on health

Answer 4

mudança climática

Question 5

draft

Answer 5

a preliminary version of a piece of writing

Question 6

transparency of prices

Answer 6

lucidity, limpidness, limpidity, clarity

Question 7

enforce

Answer 7

compel observance of or compliance with;

cause to happen by necessity or force

Question 8

dogged (adjetivo)

Answer 8

having or showing tenacity and grim persistence

doggedly, doggedness

Question 9

subside (v)

Answer 9

become less intense, violent or severe

Question 10

broad

Answer 10

having a distance larger than usual from side to side; wide

ex the company has a broad range of experience

Question 11

hurdle (subst)

Answer 11

problem or difficulty that must be overcome

Question 12

crushing (adjetivo)

Answer 12

arrasadoras

“they have rejected it three times, by crushing margins”

Question 13

fiendishly

Answer 13

in an extremely cruel, unpleasant way

(informal) in an awkward, complex way

Question 14

seize

Answer 14

aproveitar

Question 15

tentatively

Answer 15

done without confidence, hesitant

Question 16

distinctly

Answer 16

clearly

Question 17

paramount

Answer 17

more important tan anything else, supreme

Question 18

to placate

Answer 18

to make someone less angry or hostile

Question 19

to deploy

Answer 19

to move (troops or equipment) into position for military action

Question 20

to broach

Answer 20

to raise (a sensitive subject) for discussion

Question 21

to play down

Answer 21

minimize

Question 22

teetotal

Answer 22

choosing or characterized by abstinence from alcohol

Question 23

parish

Answer 23

paróquia

Question 24

sought

Answer 24

pat and past participle of SEEK

Question 25

stall

Answer 25

stop (engine, sailing boat without wind); travar negociações