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Question 1

hostages

Answer 1

/ˈhɑː.stɪdʒ/
- someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants:
- She was taken/held hostage by the gunmen.

Question 2

cooks up a storm

Answer 2

cook up = to cook ADD THE OTHER MEANINGS OF THIS PHRASAL VERB TO TANDOM STUFF
1 – Cook up no sentido de “inventar” ou “bolar” uma desculpa. Podemos traduzir como “vir com” uma desculpa, assim
- Don’t cook up an excuse just because you’re late.
- save it don´t cook up an excuse
- trust her ,She’ll cook up a convincing explanation

Question 3

you´ve missed a spot

Question 4

i have vision and i get everyone else to carry them out

Answer 4

executar, realizar
- /ˈker.i/
- The hospital is carrying out tests to find out what’s wrong with her
- Don’t blame me, I’m only carrying out orders.
- An investigation is being carried out by the prison director.

Question 5

profitable

Answer 5

/ˈprɑː.fɪ.t̬ə.bəl/
profit = lucro
profitable = lucrativo
- She makes a big profit from selling waste material to textile companies.
- profitable investments
- how profitable can that be?
- The company had to eliminate 200 jobs to stay profitable.