Nouns Flashcards

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Impressive achievement, “proeza”

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Feat

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Tribulation, painful experience

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Ordeal

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Complain with an inarticulate sound, “gemido” (also verb)

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Groan

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To be without hope, “desespero”

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(Be the) despair (of)

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Question, request of information

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Query

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“Frouxo”, “banana”, weak person, also “moleza”

“Carrie is such a p_______. She never stands up for what she believes in and is always letting people walk all over her.”

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Pushover

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Ânsia, desejo

“A _________ for sweet things”

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Craving (for)

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Pata (de animal)

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Paw

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Decote

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Cleavage

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Descida (opposite of hill)

“Go down the _____”

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Slope

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Sombra (de árvores ou cobertura)
Protection from the sun
Also informal word for sunglasses

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Shade

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Passeio.
“A pleasant family ______”
Tirar um gay do armário

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Outing

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13
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Camiseta regata

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Singlet

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Planilha

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Spreadsheet

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Avental

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Apron

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Pires

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Saucer

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Peruca

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Wig

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Cocô, merda

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Turd

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Rede (de deitar)

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Hammock

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Casca (de árvore)

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Bark

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Desdém, desprezo

“He showed his c_______ for his job by doing it very badly”

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Contempt

22
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Estampa

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Print

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Maçarico

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Blowtorch

24
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Tarefas domésticas
“The children were each assigned different household c_____.”
A hard or unpleasant task
“I find ironing a real _____”

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Chores (pronunciation: tchors)

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Hematoma, machucado

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Bruise

26
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Aparelho ortodôntico/ suspensórios

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Braces

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Atraso

“Forgive my t________, I had some very important business to attend to

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Tardiness

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Atrito, desentendimento

“There’s a lot of f______ between my wife and my mother.”

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Friction

29
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Repercussão negativa

“They feared a b_______ against the new laws.”

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Backlash

30
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Razão, proporção

“The r____ of men to women at the conference was ten to one (10:1).”

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Ratio