Ruth Manus Book 3 Flashcards
the throw, the hurling
o arremeso
“sick puppy”
surtado-a
the pearl
a pérola
avaricious, greedy (5 adjectives)
ganancioso-a *Fran uses cobiçoso-a avaro-a avarento-a fominho-a
the hurricane, typhoon, ciclone (3 words)
o furacão
o tufão
o ciclone
the drill, drill bit (two nouns, first at dentists, second at hardware store)
a broca
a furadeira
- to drill (in the wall)
2. to drill (in the ground)
- furar
2. perforar
to go beyond the limits in speech or behavior, overflow
extravasar-se
to escape, run away (4 verbs)
escapar
fugir
escapulir
safar
incredulity, unbelief
a descrença
to sprinkle, splash, splatter (2 verbs)
salpicar
respingar
the table, chart schedule
a tabela
to compress, squeeze, squash
esmagar
compressed, squeezed, squashed
esmagado-a
the deadline, term
o prazo final
to tie, bind, belay, frap
amarrar
the interest (money)
o juro
the padlock, portable lock
o cadeado
to lock with a padlock
fechar com cadeado
drinking binge (3 words)
o porre
a bebedeira
o pileque
the seed, kernel, pit, core, lump
o caroço
the Surinam cherry
a pitanga
the mulberry, blackberry
a amora
the awning, canopy (two words)
o toldo
o sobreceu
- the lawn, field, pitch
2. grassy
o gramado
gramado-a
the carpenter (2 words)
o carpinteiro
o marceneiro
the obstretrician
o/a obstetra
the pillbug, sowbug (two words)
o tatu-bola
o tatuzinho
the armadillo
o tatu
sunbeam (two words)
feixe / raio de sol
swimsuit/bathing suit (3 words)
o maiô (mulheres - cobra barriga)
o calção de banho/sunga (homens)
laziness (3 words)
a preguiça
a indolência
a vagabundagem
to follow, obey, comply with, respect
acatar
the slope, hill (geography) (2 words)
a ladeira
o declive
the fiancé, fiancée
o/a noivo/a
the branch, twig, limb, bough
o galho
the guava
a goiaba
the toll, tollbooth, tollgate
o pedácio
to chip off (paint, ice, wood)
lascar
the lamb (literal or figurative)
o cordeiro
to bounce (ball) 3 verbs
quicar
rebotar
repicar
the speech, lecture (two words)
a palestra
o discurso
to go on, hold out, live on
perdurar
the lint, fuzz ball
o fiapo
the corner, edge (in architecture)
a aresta
to catch, trim, sharpen
aparar
the foundation, base, basis
o alicerce
the screw (the fastener) to screw (to screw in a screw)
o parafuso
aparafusar
to press, tighten, squeeze, push down
apertar
youngest son, electrical adapter
o benjamim
