random videos Flashcards
1
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to prime (to refresh
A
/praɪm/
main or most important
- This is a prime example of 1930s architecture.
- the prime suspect in a murder investigation
- a prime source of evidence
of the best quality:
- prime beef
- The hotel is in a prime location in the city center.
2
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spill the beans
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SPILL THE BEANS em português é abrir o bico, dar com a língua no dentes. Ou seja, revelar um segredo, abrir a boca e falar algo que deveria ser mantido em segredo.
- So, who spilled the beans about her affair with Carlos? (E aí que abriu o bico sobre o caso dela com o Carlos?)
3
Q
snap back to reality, snapchat
A
snap verb (BREAK)
C2
to cause something that is thin to break suddenly and quickly with a cracking sound:
- You’ll snap that ruler if you bend it too far.
snap your fingers
the sound when sth snaps
estalo [ masculine ]
- The dry twig broke with a snap.
O galho seco se quebrou com um estalo.
snap out of it
informal
to stop yourself from being unhappy or upset
recuperar-se
sair dessa
- You have to snap out of it – you can’t sit around all day.
Você tem que sair dessa – não dá para ficar sem fazer nada o dia todo.
4
Q
receipts
A
/rɪˈsits/
5
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card declining
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6
Q
blatantly
A
/ˈbleɪ.tənt.li/
in a way that is very obvious and intentional, when this is a bad thing
descaradamente
- It was blatantly obvious that she was telling a lie.
- He has made some blatantly bad decisions.
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7
Q
phlegm
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/flem/