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to prime (to refresh

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/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.
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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?)
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snap back to reality, snapchat

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snap verb (BREAK)

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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.
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receipts

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/rɪˈsits/

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card declining

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blatantly

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/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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phlegm

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/flem/

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