Ruth Manus Book 5

Question 1

perennial, ageless, evergreen

Answer 1

perene

Question 2

commonplace, trivial (3 words)

Answer 2

commun
trivial
corriqueiro-a

Question 3

the brothel (3 words)

Answer 3

o prostíbulo
o bordel
o lupanar

Question 4

soul sister (3 words)

Answer 4

a parceira
amiga do peito
a mana

Question 5

the bum, little tart, whore

Answer 5

a vadia

Question 6

enmity

Answer 6

a inimizade

Question 7

to step on, tread on, repress, suppress, press down on

Answer 7

recalcar

Question 8

bad language, curse words

Answer 8

o xingamento

Question 9

to tire, weary, fatigue, jade

Answer 9

estafar

Question 10

the shoelace (2 words)

Answer 10

o cadarço

o cordão de sapato

Question 11

the opinion poll, rating

Answer 11

o ibope

Question 12

the headline, head story

Answer 12

o manchete

Question 13

to spread (3 verbs)

Answer 13

estender
ampliar
extender

Question 14

the center half (soccer)

the full back (American Football)

Answer 14

o zagueiro

Question 15

the eyelash (3 words)

Answer 15

o cílio
a pestana
a celha

Question 16

the eyebrow

Answer 16

a sobracelha

Question 17

the sole of the foot

Answer 17

a sola do pé

Question 18

shocked, speechless, amazed, dumbfounded

Answer 18

pasmo-a

Question 19

to discard, do without, give up, sign away

Answer 19

abrir mão

Question 20

to belong

Answer 20

pertenecer

Question 21

to intoxicate, get intoxicated

Answer 21

embriagar-se

Question 22

unnecessary, superfluous (2 words)

Answer 22

desnecessário-a

supérfluo-a

Question 23

inelegant

Answer 23

deselegante

Question 24

make low-necked, trimp, prune (sewing)

Answer 24

decotar

Question 25

low-necked, décolleté

Answer 25

decotado-a

Question 26

the relay (two similar words)

Answer 26

o relé

o relê

Question 27

quotation marks

Answer 27

as aspas

Question 28

open/close quotes

Answer 28

abrir / fechar aspas

Question 29

to snap (fingers) to break, snap, to split, to roar/thunder (thunderstorm), to crackle, pop

Answer 29

estalar

Question 30

snapped/popped

Answer 30

estalado-a

Question 31

to intimidate, to cow (two verbs)

Answer 31

intimidar

acuar

Question 32

the chant, corner (inside of two edges)

Answer 32

o canto

Question 33

to sing softly, hum

Answer 33

cantarolar

Question 34

to bother, annoy, irk, vex (three verbs)

Answer 34

aborrecer
incomodar
irritar

Question 35

the throat (passage inside the neck) (two words)

Answer 35

a goela

a garganta

Question 36

to dismiss, to dispense (machine)

Answer 36

dispensar

Question 37

the groin

Answer 37

a virilha

Question 38

to get the lay of the land

Answer 38

inteirar-se da situação

Question 39

to block, to dam, to keep out

Answer 39

barrar

Question 40

paralyzed, disabled, hindered (three words)

Answer 40

paralisado-a
deficiente
tolhido-a

Question 41

intact, unscathed, unharmed

Answer 41

ileso-a

Question 42

to impose, saddle

Answer 42

impor

Question 43

shallow (water), superficial (wound)

Answer 43

raso-a

Question 44

the shoal (patch of shallow water)

Answer 44

o raso

Question 45

to depilate, shave, wax

Answer 45

depilar

Question 46

the bra/brassiere

Answer 46

o sutiã

Question 47

the essay, dissertation,

Answer 47

a dissertação

Question 48

to get laid

Answer 48

transar

Question 49

to send, forward, remit

Answer 49

remeter

Question 50

to encounter, come across, meet (stumble upon) 2 verbs

Answer 50

deparar,

deparar-se com