Ruth Manus Book 3 Flashcards

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1
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the throw, the hurling

A

o arremeso

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2
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“sick puppy”

A

surtado-a

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3
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the pearl

A

a pérola

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4
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avaricious, greedy (5 adjectives)

A
ganancioso-a *Fran uses
cobiçoso-a
avaro-a
avarento-a
fominho-a
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5
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the hurricane, typhoon, ciclone (3 words)

A

o furacão
o tufão
o ciclone

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6
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the drill, drill bit (two nouns, first at dentists, second at hardware store)

A

a broca

a furadeira

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7
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  1. to drill (in the wall)

2. to drill (in the ground)

A
  1. furar

2. perforar

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8
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to go beyond the limits in speech or behavior, overflow

A

extravasar-se

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9
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to escape, run away (4 verbs)

A

escapar
fugir
escapulir
safar

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10
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incredulity, unbelief

A

a descrença

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11
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to sprinkle, splash, splatter (2 verbs)

A

salpicar

respingar

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12
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the table, chart schedule

A

a tabela

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13
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to compress, squeeze, squash

A

esmagar

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14
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compressed, squeezed, squashed

A

esmagado-a

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15
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the deadline, term

A

o prazo final

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16
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to tie, bind, belay, frap

A

amarrar

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17
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the interest (money)

A

o juro

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18
Q

the padlock, portable lock

A

o cadeado

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19
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to lock with a padlock

A

fechar com cadeado

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20
Q

drinking binge (3 words)

A

o porre
a bebedeira
o pileque

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21
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the seed, kernel, pit, core, lump

A

o caroço

22
Q

the Surinam cherry

A

a pitanga

23
Q

the mulberry, blackberry

A

a amora

24
Q

the awning, canopy (two words)

A

o toldo

o sobreceu

25
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  1. the lawn, field, pitch

2. grassy

A

o gramado

gramado-a

26
Q

the carpenter (2 words)

A

o carpinteiro

o marceneiro

27
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the obstretrician

A

o/a obstetra

28
Q

the pillbug, sowbug (two words)

A

o tatu-bola

o tatuzinho

29
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the armadillo

A

o tatu

30
Q

sunbeam (two words)

A

feixe / raio de sol

31
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swimsuit/bathing suit (3 words)

A

o maiô (mulheres - cobra barriga)

o calção de banho/sunga (homens)

32
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laziness (3 words)

A

a preguiça
a indolência
a vagabundagem

33
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to follow, obey, comply with, respect

A

acatar

34
Q

the slope, hill (geography) (2 words)

A

a ladeira

o declive

35
Q

the fiancé, fiancée

A

o/a noivo/a

36
Q

the branch, twig, limb, bough

A

o galho

37
Q

the guava

A

a goiaba

38
Q

the toll, tollbooth, tollgate

A

o pedácio

39
Q

to chip off (paint, ice, wood)

A

lascar

40
Q

the lamb (literal or figurative)

A

o cordeiro

41
Q
to bounce (ball)
3 verbs
A

quicar
rebotar
repicar

42
Q

the speech, lecture (two words)

A

a palestra

o discurso

43
Q

to go on, hold out, live on

A

perdurar

44
Q

the lint, fuzz ball

A

o fiapo

45
Q

the corner, edge (in architecture)

A

a aresta

46
Q

to catch, trim, sharpen

A

aparar

47
Q

the foundation, base, basis

A

o alicerce

48
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the screw (the fastener)
to screw (to screw in a screw)
A

o parafuso

aparafusar

49
Q

to press, tighten, squeeze, push down

A

apertar

50
Q

youngest son, electrical adapter

A

o benjamim