listening Flashcards

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floor vent, vent ot god

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/vent/
- skirts with vents are better
a small opening that allows air, smoke, or gas to enter or leave a closed space:
-If you have a gas fire in a room, you should have some kind of outside vent.

(EXPRESS FEELINGS)
to express a negative emotion forcefully,to express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way:
- Walking relieves a lot of tension and it’s a good way to vent frustration.
- Please don’t shout - there’s no need to vent your frustration/anger/rage/spleen on me.
- I didn’t mean to upset anyone, I just needed to vent

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a year from now

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pull off

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Primeiramente iremos ver exemplos de pull off como obter sucesso,conseguir,fazer… apesar das dificuldades:

  • I know we can pull off a surprise
  • Something you would never have been able to pull off, my dear.(Algo que você nunca teria sido capaz de fazer, meu querido.)
  • No-one thought that she would be able to do it, but she pulled it off in the end.
  • The team pulled off a last-minute victory.

Agora veremos exemplos de pull off com o sentido de arrancar/puxar:

  • Simply pull off the protective film on both sides.
  • I sat down and pulled off my boots.
  • He pulled off his clothes and stepped into the shower.
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i hope they apreciate all the bruises im getting for them

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/bruːz/noun,verb
an injury or mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in colour, often as a result of being hit by something
- His arms and back were covered in bruises.
- How did you bruise your arm?
- Bananas and other soft fruits bruise easily.
- why did you bruise him

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this could puncture someone

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/ˈpʌŋk.tʃɚ/ aspiration
a small hole made by a sharp object, especially in a tyre:
- I (= my car tyre) had a puncture when I was driving back from work.

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when you make a sale

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hide

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hid hidden

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