Palavras 2 Flashcards
Endowed
A men richly endowed
Dotado
As its excuse
Como desculpa
Pitfalls
A case like this is full of pitfalls
Armadilhas
Even though
I’m not crazy… even though they thought I was
You’re still mad, even though you pretend not to be.
Embora, Apesar, Mesmo que
Crave
People crave water, food and medicine.
You simply crave attention, applause, fan mail.
desejar, ansiar, implorar
Regardless
But regardless, she’s coming with me.
Our job is to pass them along, regardless…
Independentemente, indiferentemente
Willingly
Experience suffering willingly
Purcell willingly returned and confessed.
De bom grado, voluntariamente, com prazer
Insurmountable
I know the situation seems insurmountable.
It is not an insurmountable obstacle, however.
Look, I know the problem seems insurmountable… but we are making progress.
Insuperável, incontrolável, intransponível
Tempt
You might be tempted to turn away from your values
Not handsome enough to tempt me
Tentar, Provocar, Seduzir
“Turn away from your values” = virar às costas para seus valores
Misplaced
We seem to have misplaced the address
Misplaced Negativity
This was not a misplaced feeling
Equivocada, Mal colocada, Deslocada, Descabido
Misplaced Negativity (negatividade equivocada)
Hasty
Making a hasty decision
Maybe you shouldn’t be so hasty
Precipitado, apressado
Chastisement
Self-Chastisement
They’ll suffer shame in this world and a mighty chastisement in the next
Castigo, Punição
Hone
It gives us a chance to hone our arguments.
Editing can hone that, sharpen that.
You can continue to hone your skill.
Aprimorar, Aperfeiçoar, Afiar
Smuggling
He provides guides along the desert smuggling routes.
China sentences canadian man to death for drug smuggling
Contrabando, tráfico
Harsh
Don’t be harsh on my friend.
Your law has given a very harsh punishment.
So the judge’s sentence was pretty harsh, I thought.
Duro, severo, cruel
Sin: rough, hard, unkind, brutal
Shortcoming
There is therefore a significant shortcoming.
It has to be more effective and we recognise that shortcoming.
Deficiência, limitação, falha, insuficiência
Detached
It isn’t necessary to be detached from the world.
Just because I’m not as detached as you are.
Katie’s brother, he was so detached.
1) Imparcial / Desapegado / Desligado –> Not feeling involved with.
“Jimmy felt curiously detached from what was going on.”
2) Separado / Destacado
“a four-bedroomed detached house”
Swallow
Instruct patients not to swallow NEVANAC.
If you accidentally swallow Aldara cream please contact your doctor.
Engolir, digerir, aceitar
Lofty
Magic comes at a lofty price.
That’s a lofty goal for a teenage girl.
I have a noble and lofty office.
Elevado, grandioso, pomposo, alto
Rise above
Human beings can rise above their instincts, Joe.
Fortunately, Kris could rise above the problem.
Suggest that they must rise above it as you have done.
Superar, ultrapassar, se erguer, ser superior
Hardship
That, for me, will not be a hardship.
Surely that must have been his greatest hardship?
Embracing hardships
Dificuldades, apuros, miséria, mal-estar
Willing
I am perfectly willing to talk about transition periods.
The Foreign Minister is willing to elaborate.
He’s still willing to help you.
Total willing acceptance of hardship
Disposto, pronto, disponível
Regrettably
The report, very regrettably, ignores state terrorism.
Described as a regrettable incident
Mr President, regrettably the principle of ‘sustainable development’ is becoming devoid of meaning.
Lamentavelmente, deplorávelmente, lastimavelmente, Infelizmente
Forsaken
What brings you to this forsaken desert?
I thought my God had forsaken me.
a journey into forgotten and forsaken places
Abandonado, Renunciado
