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Question 1

sore

Answer 1

/sɔːr/
sore point/spot/subject

sth sb is embarrassed about or ashamed of
(assunto delicado)
- Let’s not talk about failing exams – it’s a sore point with him right now.

inflamed and painful
- Does your throat feel sore?

a painful area on the surface of a body, especially an infected area
(ferida, machucado )
- The poor dog’s back was covered with sores.

painful and uncomfortable because of injury, infection, or too much use
(doído, dolorido)
- All the dust has made my eyes sore.
- I’ve got a sore back.
- My feet were sore with all the walking

• As nouns the difference between sore and wound is that sore is an injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin while wound is an injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.

Question 1

dance-off

Answer 1

An informal competition between two dancers who must progressively dance better than their opponent.

Question 2

settle

Answer 2

/ˈset̬.əl/
1- To reach a decision or an agreement about something, or to end a disagreement
- so let´s settle it right now
(resolver)
- Good, that’s all settled - you send out the invitations for the party, and I’ll organize the food.

2 - To relax into a comfortable position
(acomodar-se)
- After dinner we settled in front of the television for the evening.
- The dentist told her patient to settle back in the chair.

3 - chegar a um acordo
- The details of the contract have not yet been settled.
- Our lawyer advised us that it would be better to settle out of court

4 - to pay, especially money that you owe
pagar uma conta
- Please settle your account/bill without further delay.
- Payment of your account is now overdue, and we must ask you to settle (= pay the money you owe) immediately.

5 - EXPRESSION
settle a score
to do sth in revenge for sth bad sb did to you
(ajustar contas)
- He had an old score to settle.

6 - to go and live somewhere, especially permanently
(estabelecer-se, instalar-se)
- After they got married, they settled in Brooklyn.

Question 3

level-headed

Answer 3

/ˌlev.əlˈhed.ɪd/
sensato

Question 4

save up

Answer 4

“to keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future”.

• I take my food with me so I can save on lunch.
• I stopped eating at restaurants so I can save up for a new car.

1 – Save up no sentido de “acumular” um item qualquer.

• I’m saving up cans for recycling.
• You save up the tokens to get a prize.
  Você pode acumular fichas para ganhar um prêmio.

2 – Save up no sentido de “pôr dinheiro de lado para um fim específico” – ou simplesmente “economizar”.
- I haven’t saved up enough money yet to buy a new TV.
- We’ll have to save up if we want to take that vacation to Greece next summer.

Question 5

demanding

Answer 5

/dɪˈmæn.dɪŋ/

Question 6

shed

Answer 6

/ʃed/
a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things:
- a tool/storage shed

shed tears, blood, etc.
C1
to allow tears or blood to flow:
- She shed a few tears at her daughter’s wedding.
- So much blood has been shed (= so many people have been badly hurt or killed) in this war.