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Rehearsal

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Ensaio (de teatro, peça…)

They didn’t have time for rehearsal before the performance

He’s a producer with 3 plays in rehearsal

The play is current in rehearsal

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Spring

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Mola, saltar, pular

I sprang out of the bed to answer the door

The organization is ready to spring INTO action

I noticed the way you sprang TO his defense when Caroline started joking about his clothes

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Void

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Vazio, sem reconhecimento legal, falta de…

She stood at the edge of the chasm and stared into the void

The lawyer declared the contract void

I’ll just void the check and pay in cash

He’s completely void OF charm

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Chasm

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Abismo (espaço físico ou espaço entre opiniões ou pessoas)

They learned over the rails and peered down into de dizzying chasm bellow

There is still a vast economic chasm between developed and developing countries

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Abyss

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Abismo ou situação que traz problema ou destruição

The country is sinking/plunging into an abyss of violence and lawlessness

She found herself on the edge of an abyss

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Idly

To sit/stand idly by

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Sem propósito, fazendo nada, ociosamente, preguiçosamente

(Ficar de braços cruzados)

I was just glancing idly through a magazine

She lay idly on the grass

We cannot STAND idly BY while the people suffer

I can’t idly by while he takes our son

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Bleak

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Sombrio, sem esperança de futuro, desolador, sem vida

It was a bleak, unpleasant house

With no job, the future looked bleak

I’m an optimist, but everything seemed so bleak

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Enact

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Decretar, ordenar, legalizar, atuar (história ou teatro)

The government is to enact a law aimed at improving safety on construction sites

The stories are enacted using music and dance

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Prank

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Pegadinha, fazer
Uma pegadinha (verbo)

I’ve had enough of your childish pranks

When I was at school we were always PLAYING pranks ON our teachers

He finally realized he’d beed pranked

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Stunt

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Cena perigosa, habilidade publicitaria, impedir o crescimento

Tom Cruise has performed his own stunts for Mission Impossible 2

Their marriage was just a cheap publicity stunt

Drought has stunted this year’s cereal crop

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Hoax

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Farsa (verbo enganar maldosamente)

It is a true hoax to encourage people to think they have a real chance to win the lottery

A fake website was set up and a number of people were hoaxed

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Amenable

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Receptivo

He was amenable to suggestion, and really worked hard to improve himself

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Placate

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Apaziguar, conciliar

Outraged minority groups will not be placated By promises of future improvements

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Poised

Adj, verb TO // FOR

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Parado (posicionado pronto para), pronto para, calmo e confiante

My pencil was poised over the page, ready to take down her words

The military forces are poised FOR attack

The company is poised TO launch its new advertising campaign

She is a polite, poised young woman

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Reverse

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Reverter, inverso, contrário, avesso, revés, mover para o lado oposto

The new manager hoped to reverse the decline in the company’s fortunes

Now that you have a job and I don’t, our situations are reversed

The Court of Appeal reversed the earlier judgment

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Averted

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Evitado, desviar o olhar, prevenido, impedido
(Evitar)

I averted my glaze/eyes while he dressed

We tried to avert out thoughts FROM our massive financial problems

The shy man was standing before me, his eyes averted

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Shuffle

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Embaralhar, misturar, caminhar arrastando os pés lentamente, mudar as coisas de posição

I love shuffling through the fallen leaves

He shuffled into the kitchen, leaning on his walking stick

She shuffled her papers nervously on her desk

It’s your turn to shuffle the cards

Many prisoners have to be shuffled AROUND the police stations because of prison overcrowding

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Baffled

Baffling

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Perplexo, confuso, ficar incapaz de entender e explicar (desconcertante)

She was completely baffled BY his strange behaviour

A baffling mistery

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Raffled

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Sorteado, sortear, rifar, sorteio

A raffle ticket/prize

I have never won anything in a raffle

We are going to raffle OFF a car for the hospital appeal

I have no objection to helping in raffles and making contibution

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Muffled

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Abafado, agasalhado

I could hear muffled voices next door

The house has doubled-glazed windows to muffle the noise of aircraft

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Dingy

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Escuro e sujo, sombrio, surrado

The stores seemed old and dingy, their lights too dim (escuro) and their ceiling too low

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Edgy

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Nervoso, irritado, inquieto

He paced the hallway looking edgy and impatient

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Stilted

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Forçado, artificial, não natural

He writes in a formal and somewhat stilted style

The dialogue sounded stilted and unnatural, perhaps because of the translation from the original Russian

Legal language tends to be very stilted

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Barge

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Entrar ou correr por um ambiente sem pedir licença, de modo rude, barca de transporte de carga pesada

They barged through the crowds

When the doors opened she barged her way to the front of the queue

The man barged INTO her and ran on without stopping

The fuel was transported by barge

You ought to knock instead of barging into my office

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Purge

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Expulsar, purgaf

Party leaders have undertaken to purge the OF extremists

Hard-liners are expected to be purged FROM the administration

The new state governor has promised to purge the police force OF corruption

Girls with anorexia purge the body OF unwanted food

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Abscond

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Fugir se escondendo

Two prisoners absconded last night

She absconded FROM boarding school

They absconded WITH $10.000 OF the company’s money

Two absconded and were returned within 3 days

Two patients absconded whilst on authorized parole (liberdade condicional)

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Acquit

Acquit yourself

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Absolver de um crime (se sair melhor do que esperado em uma situação dificil)

She was acquitted OF all the charges against her

Five months ago he was acquitted ON a shoplifting charge

I thought that he acquitted himself admirably in today’s meeting

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Contenders

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Competidores

He is a top contender FOR Senate majority leader

He is no longer consider a serious contender FOR the title

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Wreak havoc,
Wreak revenge,
Wreak

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Causar estragos
Fazer vingança
Provocar algo de maneira violenta

The storms wreaked havoc ON crops

She was determined to wreak revenge ON both him and his family

Uncontrolled financial markets continue to wreak one disaster after another

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Elusive

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Dificil de definir, lembrar, alcançar, descrever

Elusive memories
Elusive dreams

The answers to these questions remais as elusive as ever

Evidence as to the underlying mechanisms responsible remais elusive

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Riddle

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Enigma, charada
Fazer varios buracos

Scientists may have to solve the riddle OF Saturn’s ring

The guns riddled the wall with bullets

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Marauding

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Saqueadores

Witnesses reported ganga of marauding soldiers breaking into people’s houses

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Gravel

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Cascalho

Gravel covers the driveway

The two settlements are linked by a gravel road

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Cattle

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Gado

Beef cattle
Dairy cattle (gado leiteiro)

These cattle are being fattened up for slaughter

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Bushel

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Alqueire

A bushel of wheat

Each acre yields a minimum of 200 bushels of corn a year

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Stream

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Córrego, fluxo de coisas ou pessoas, verbo juntar um grupo de estudantes para ensinar

There’s a bubbling stream that flows through their property

The level of cholesterol in your blood stream

I had a constant stream of visitors while I was ill

There were tears
Streaming down his face

We start to stream the children in the third form

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Runoff

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Escoamento, esgoto que escoa nos rios

Houses can disturb spring water runoff from the mountains

Stormwater runoff is a major source of water pollution

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Shallow

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Raso, superficial, grupo pequeno de pessoas ou coisas

Fry the onions in a shallow pan

We are dealing with a very shallow pool of candidates

He’s physically attractive, but shallow

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Embedded

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Embutido, fixo a uma superfície, sentimento ou opinião forte e preso a uma pessoa, infiltrado (jornalista na guerra)

The thorn was embedded IN her thumb

A sense of guilt was deeply embedded IN my conscience

An embedded reporter

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Blow over

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Cair no esquecimento, tempestade ficar mais fraca, acabar

I thought that after a few days the argument would blow over

We hope the crisis will soon blow over

The storm raged all night but by the morning it had blown over

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Blow out

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Apagar, “dar bolo/furo”

She was supposed to go to the party with me, but she blew ME out

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Blow away

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Se Surpreender com alguem ou alguma coisa

The ending will blow YOU away

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Blow up

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Explodir
Começar (tempestade), ficar com raiva de repente, encher de ar

My dad blew up AT me when he saw the bill

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Hands down

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Com certeza, transmitir para gerações

If we had a race, he’d win hands down

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Wet blanket

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Estraga prazeres

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Dark horse

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Pessoa com habilidade/segredo que ninguem sabia
Um vencedor improvavel

She’s such a dark horse - I had no idea she’d published a novel

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Wild card

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Coringa, alguem ou alguma coisa que tem um comportamento inesperado

The joker is a wild card

The wild card in this election is the Green Party - no one knows exactly how much support they will get

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Red-handed

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Ser pego no flagra

He was caught red-handed

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Put their stamp

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Se esforçar

Claramente influenciar alguma coisa

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Grit the teeth

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Insistir

I hate going to the gym, but I just grit my teeth and try to get it through

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Draw the line

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Estabelecer limites e nao ultrapassar

I’ll do whatever my company asks me to, but I draw the line when someone asks me to lie for them

I sweat a lot, but even I draw the line AT saying certain words

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Elated

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Extremamente feliz e excitado por algo que aconteceu ou que conseguiu fazer

The prince was reported to be elated AT/BY the birth of his daughter

He was elated BY the news that he had won a full scholarship

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Predicament

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Situação desconfortável dificil de sair, dilema

She is hoping to get a loan from her bank to help her out of her financial predicament

I’m in a bit of a predicament because I’ve accidentally accepted two invitations to dinner on the same night

With no job and no money, he found himself in a real predicament

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Engrossed

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Envolvido, imerso, dando toda a atenção a alguma coisa

She was so engrossed BY the book that she forgot the cookies in the oven

They were so engrossed IN/WITH what they were doing that they didn’t hear me come in

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Assumption

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Suposição que vc acredita ser verdade mesmo sem provas,

People tend to MAKE assumptions ABOUT you when you have a disability

These calculations are BASED ON the assumption that prices will continue to rise

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Retailer

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Vendedor, varejista

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Overwhelming

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Dificil de lutar contra, enorme incontrolável

She felt an overwhelming desire to tell someone about what happened

An overwhelming majority has voted in favor of the proposal

I felt an overwhelming sense of relief when the semester was over

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Suitable

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Adequado

The film is not suitable for children

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Harbor

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Pensar negativamente

Porto, verbo pensar ou sentir algo por um longo período, conter bacterias, acobertar ou dar abrigo

He’s been harboring a grudge (guardando rancor) AGAINST her ever since hos promotion was refused

Bathroom door handles can harbor germs

They were accused of harboring a fugitive

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Steadily

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gradualmente, de modo calmo e controlado

Prices have risen steadily

She returned his gaze steadily

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Faction

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Facção

The president’s advisors represent every faction of his party

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Feature

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Caraterística, aspecto, traço, feição, qualidade, parte
Importante de alguma coisa, verbo - incluir alguem ou alguma coisa como parte importante

Our latest model of phone has several new features

A unique feature of these rock shelters was that they were dry

The Town’s mais features are its beautiful mosque and ancient marketplace

The movie features James Dean as a disaffected teenager

It’s a company whose logo features a red mouse

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Downpour

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Chuvarada

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Muddled

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Confuso, desorganizado

He became increasingly muddled as he grew older

The book’s message is hopelessly muddled

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Outpouring

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Derramamento, sentimento forte dificil de ser controlado, grande produção

Last year saw an outpouring OF cookery books

His death at the of 35 has occasioned an outpouring OF grief (onda de pesar)

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Dams

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Barragens

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Disruptive

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Perturbador, que causa problema e consequentemente interrompe algo, que muda o modo tradicional de modo especial a inovador

His teacher described him as a noisy, disruptive influence in class

The teacher said disruptive behavior would not be tolerated

Disruptive technologies

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Yield

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Produzir algo positivo como lucro, comida ou informação; desistir da responsabilidade ou controle de algo, entregar, se render

Favorable weather yields a good crop

They were forced yield UP their land to the occupying forces

A letter found by the FBI may yield new clues

It’s easy do yield to the temptation to borrow a lot of money

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Nail

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Unha, prego, arranhar com a unha, pegar alguem procurado, fazer algo com sucesso

The police had been trying to nail those guys for months

She nailed her audition and got the lead part in the musical, pregar com prego

Workmen were nailing DOWN the carpet

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Indictiment

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Indiciamento

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Apprise

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Informar

The president has been apprised OF the situation

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Assert

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Afimar, se afirmar

I really must assert myself more in meetings

The prime minister asserted that he had no intention of resigning

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Abide

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Tolerar, viver ou permanecer

I can’t abide her

He couldn’t abide laziness

He abided in the wilderness for forty days

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Comply

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Cumprir ordem, obedecer

There are penalties for failure TO COMPLY WITH the regulations

She says he will comply with the judge’s ruling

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Compliance

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Conformidade

The company said that it gad always acted IN COMPLIANCE WITH environmental laws

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Detract

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Fazer algo ficar menos valioso ou merecedor de admiração

These small faults, however, do not detract overall quality of the book

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Towering

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Muito alto que gera respeito, muito bom

The towering walls of the Acropolis

That was a towering performance

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Soaring

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Que tem crescimento rapido, voando alto

The soaring price of natural gas a a serious concern

It’s a region of soaring eagles

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Encompass

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Abranger, incluir várias coisas

The festival is to encompass everything from music, theater and ballet

The plan encompasses repaving the street and planting trees

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Preposterous

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Absurda

It was a preposterous idea, and no one took it seriously

There are preposterous texts in plenty

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Encase

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Cobrir ou rodear alguem ou alguma coisa completamente

The nuclear waste is encased IN concrete before being sent for storage in disused mines

The medal was encased IN clear plastic

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Envelop

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Envolver completamente

The entire area was enveloped IN fog

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Delude

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DECEPCIONAR ALGUEM

Iludir, enganar, acreditar em algo falso

He’s deluded himself if he thinks he’s going to be promoted this year

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Elude

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Fugir ou escapar de alguem ou algo usando astucia ou habilidade, algo que vc quer mas nao consegue

The gold medal continues to elude her

They eluded the police by fleeing

The bear that had eluded capture for so long was caught at last

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Curtail

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Encurtar antes de acabar e reduzir, limitar

To curtail your holiday

With all the snow, our daily walks have been severely curtailed

He had to curtail his speech when time ran out

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Entail

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Envolver, tornar algo necessário

Such a large investment inevitably entails some risk

Repairing the roof will entail spending a lot of money

Any investment entails risk

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Harvest

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Colheita ou colher da plantação, colher para doação/transplante, colher informações

Winter wheat is harvested in the early summer

Farmers sort the vegetables when they harvest

Stem cells harvested from cord blood have beem used to treat illnesses

The ministry will not harvest data about salaries of foreigners

Personal information harvested from social networks is likely to anger potential costumers

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Hardship

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Dificuldade, sofrimento

The price of cooking gas increased five-fold, worsening the economic hardship

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89
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Withdraw

A

Remover, retirar, recolher, parar de conversar e começar a pensar sem se relacionar com o que acontece em volta

I have to withdraw some money FROM an atm machine

He asked that his name be withdrawn FROM the nomination for golden globe award

After the war, he withdrew INTO HIMSELF and refused to talk to family or friends

As a child, she frequently withdrew INTO her own fantasy world

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90
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Stance

A

Posição em relação a opinião, posição espaço fisico

The doctor’s stance ON the issue of abortion is well known

Jenny took up a stance with her feet slightly apart, ready to catch the ball

He had the stance of a baseball player focusing on the ball

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91
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Bust

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Busto, quebrar

I couldn’t find any blouses in my bust size

There was a bust of Mahler on his desk

I bust my watch!

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92
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Glut

A

Excesso, a mais, suprimento de coisas muito maior do que pode ser vendido/necessario/desejado

The current glut OF graduates means that many of them will not be able to find jobs

The fall in demand for coffee could causa a GLUT IN THE MARKET (superabastecimento no mercado)

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93
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Peer

A

Olhar com cuidado ou com dificuldade, espreitar, par/igual

She peered THROUGH the window to see if anyone was there

The driver was peering INTO the distance trying to read the road sign

The judge peered OVER his glasses at the jury

Do you think teenagers girls are less self-confident than their male peers?

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94
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Foster

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Adotar, encorajar o desenvolvimento de ideias e pensamentos

Would you consider fostering a child?

I’m trying to foster an interest in classical music IN my children

They were discussing the best way to foster democracy IN the former communist countries

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95
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Cut the mustard

A

Dar conta

If he can’t cut the mustard, then we’ll get someone else to do the job

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96
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Spill the beans

A

Contar a fofoca

So who spilled the beans about her affair with David?

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97
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Take a rain check

A

Deixar para a proxima

Mind if I take a rain check ON that drink? I have to work late tonight

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98
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Play hard to get

A

Se fazer de dificil

Why won’t you call him
Back? Are you playing hard to get?

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99
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Hard up

A

Sem dinheiro, be hard up FOR = nao ter o suficiente de algo importante

We are a bit hard up at the moment so we are not thinking about holidays

They are hard up FOR options because of their financial troubles

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100
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Hard-hitting

A

Muito critico, contundente, incisivo

The committee published a hard-hitting report on the bank’s management

It is frank, succinct and hard-hitting, but it is also fair to all concerned

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101
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Hard-nosed

A

Teimoso, intransigente

A hard-nosed negotiator

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102
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Below the belt

A

Golpe baixo

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103
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In hot water

A

Situação difícil

Emails that criticize others can land you in hot water

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104
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Out of line

A

Passar dos limites

You can disagree with her, but calling her dishonest was out of line

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105
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A chip on your shoulder

A

Ficar ressentido, magoado

She’s not going to make any friends if she walks around with a chip on her shoulder like that

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106
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Soft spot

A

Ter uma queda por alguém

She’d always had a soft spot FOR her younger nephew

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107
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Change of heart

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Mudar de opinião

She was going to sell her house but had a change of heart at the last minute

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108
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Laud

A

Elogiar

The German leadership lauded the Russian initiative

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109
Q

Engulf

A

Engolir, envolver completamente

The flames rapidly engulfed the house

The area was engulfed BY / IN a snowstorm

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110
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Stumbling block

A

Obstáculo que impede uma ação ou acordo

Several major stumbling blocks must be resolved

Lack of willingness to compromise on both sides is the main/major stumbling block TO reach a settlement

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111
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Standoff

A

Impasse

She locked herself in the house, but after a brief standoff, police convinced her to come out

The standoff between buyers and sellers has effects throughout the economy

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112
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Loopholes

A

Brecha ou erro (na lei)

The company employed lawyers to find loopholes in environmental protection laws

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113
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Dread

A

Ficar extremamente preocupado ou em pânico, quando vc nao quer pensar sobre algo porque é muito preocupante

He’s dreading the exam - he’s sure he’s going to fail

I’m dreading having to meet his parents

I dread TO THINK what would happen if he was left to cope on his own

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114
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Prick

A

Furar (o dedo ou alguma coisa)

Prick the skin of the potato with a fork before baking them

She pricked the balloon with a pin and it burst with a loud bang

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115
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Trim

A

Cortar rente, aparar, reduzir, decorar com objetos

My hair needs trimming

To trim the hedge

They are trying to trim the costs

The edges of the jacket had been trimmed with sequins (lantejoulas)

Trim OFF the leafy ends of the vegetables

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116
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Lean

A

Se inclinar, magro, curto ou pouco (tempo, comida, dinheiro), eficiente

She leaned over to me and said…

Lean your head back a little

That fence is leaning to the right

He leaned forward to listen more closely

Lean meat has little fat

It has been a lean year for educational department

Even efficient, lean, well-run industries are failing

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117
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Gather

A

Juntar, colecionar, abraçar, acreditar em algo

I went to several libraries to gather information

We gathered blueberries from the busões

She gathered UP the newspapers that were scattered around the floor

He gathered her IN his arms and kissed her

From what I can gather, they’re old school friends

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118
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Odd

A

Estranho, raro, impar

She is an odd person

She does the odd teaching job but nothing permanent

3, 5 and 7 are odd numbers

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119
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Odds

A

Chance, probabilidade

What are the odds ON him being re-elected?

The overall odds OF winning a lottery prize are 1 in 13

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120
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Assemble

A

Juntar, reunir

We assembled in the meeting room

At the staff meeting, the manager told the assembled company that no one would lose their job

This is where the car engines are assembled

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121
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Omen

A

Presságio, um sinal sobre o futuro

Many people believe that a broken mirror is an omen OF bad luck

Scoring that goal was an omen of things to come

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122
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Hunch

A

Palpite, pressentimento, intuição

I had a hunch you would be here

Sometimes you have to follow a hunch / act on a hunch

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123
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Unduly

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Indevidamente, excessivamente

There is no need to be unduly pessimist about the situation

He believes this approach would unduly harm the nation’s economy

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124
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Derogative

A

Depreciativo

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125
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Derogatory

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Depreciativo

He made some derogatory comment about her appearence

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126
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Misguide

A

Orientar mal

He was shot as he made a misguided attempt to stop the robbers single-handed

The company blamed its disappointing performance on a misguided business plan

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127
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Lifespan

A

Vida útil

The average human lifespan in the developed countries has increased over the last years

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128
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Breed

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Reproduzir (sexualmente, multiplicar)

His main income comes from breeding cattle

The blackbird breeds in the spring

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129
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Prey

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Presa (animal que está sendo caçado)

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130
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Slender

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Fino, delgado, delicado

He put his hands around her slender waist

The plant’s sleeves are long and slender

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131
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Hit the bricks

A

Se mandar, ir embora

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132
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Hit the ceiling/roof

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Perder a cabeça, ficar muito irritado

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133
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Hir rock bottom

A

Chegar ao fundo do poço

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134
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Hit pay dirt

A

Encontrar algo inesperado porém valioso

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135
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Salt of the earth

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Pessoa boa e honesta

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136
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Smart cookie

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Pessoa esperta

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137
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Stakeholders

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Partes interessadas (de uma empresa, acionistas, agentes, parceiros)

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138
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Auction

A

Leilão, licitação

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139
Q

Suitable

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Adequado

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140
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Pledge

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Promessa, dívida, garantia, caução, doação

I give you this ring as a pledge of my everlasting love for you

You can go online to MAKE A PLEDGE TO the disaster relief fund

The government has made a pledge never to make deals with terrorists

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141
Q

Cork

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Cortiça

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142
Q

Beam

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Feixe, viga

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143
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Pond

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Lagoa, lago

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144
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Lawsuits

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Processos, litígios, ações judiciais

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145
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Dwelling

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Habitação, morada, alojamento, residência, domicilio

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146
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Ubiquitous

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Onipresente

Mobile phone - the most ubiquitous appliance

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147
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Hoarse

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Rouco

She sounded a bit hoarse

You will make yourself hoarse if you keep shouting like that

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148
Q

Groan

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Gemido, suspiro, lamento doloroso, verbo reclamar, bufar, COM SOFRIMENTO

He looked at the piles of dirty dishes and gave a groan of dismay (desanimo)

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149
Q

Moan

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RESMUNGAR

Gemer, gemido mais baixo, continuo, de dor, sofrimento ou prazer

He moaned WITH pain before losing consciousness

We could hear the moans of someone trapped under the rubble

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150
Q

Sham

A

Farsa, fraude, embuste, fingimento

He wasn’t a doctor, he was just a sham!

They claimed that the election had been fair - but really it was a sham

He isn’t really upset - he’s just shamming

That jewelry looks sham to me

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151
Q

Mock

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Zombar, simular, ridicularizar, fingir

They were mocking him because he kept falling off his bike

Mock leather, mock cream (uma copia)

The boys loved to mock his British accent

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152
Q

Counterfeit

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Falsificado, falsificar

It may be a counterfeit jewelry

Inspect the tickets carefully for possible counterfeits

They have been convicted OF counterfeiting the bills

They can’t counterfeit this document

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153
Q

Evenly

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Uniformemente, igualmente, equitativamente, homogeneamente, calmamente

We are not terrorists, he sad evenly

She breathed evenly

Divide the mixture evenly between the two pans

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154
Q

Coarse

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Grosseiro, rude

Linen is a coarsed-grained fabric

A coarse joke

Coarse language

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155
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Clash

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Brigar, conflito, competir seriamente, nao atrativos (moda)

Students clashed with police

I like red and orange together, though lots of people think they clash

There were violent clashes between the police and people

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156
Q

Spoilage

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Deterioração, resíduo

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157
Q

Forgery

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Falsificação

These banknotes are forgeries

He increased his income BY forgery

He was convicted OF forgery

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158
Q

Levity

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Falta de seriedade

A brief moment of levity amid the solemn proceedings (em meio aos procedimentos solenes)

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159
Q

Novelty

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Novidade, inovação

The novelty of these toys soon wore off and the children became bored with them

Tv still had novelty value

Tourists are still a novelty on this island

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160
Q

Tactful

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Diplomático, delicado, de tato fino

Mentioning his baldness wasn’t very tactful

It has to be sociable, well-mannered, tactful

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161
Q

Withhold

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Reter

The prosecution was accused of withholding evidence FROM the defence

The client’s name have been withheld for security reasons

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162
Q

Defiance

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Desafiar (resistir), provocar, insubordinação, sentido negativo

In defiance OF ceasefire, rebel troops are again firing on the capital

They are continuing to publish their newspaper, in defiance OF government attempts to close it down

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163
Q

Begrudge

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Invejar, dar de má vontade (dinheiro ou tempo)

I don’t begrudge HIM HIS freedom

They begrudged every day they had to stay with their father

She begrudged paying so much for an ice cream cone

We are not begrudging them their money but a number of points arise

No one begrudges the farmes his ability to produce beef

I am not begrudging it to them

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164
Q

Gripe

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Queixa, reclamação
Verbo reclamar, se queixar

Her mais gripe is that she’s not being trained properly

There’s no point griping about the price of things

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165
Q

Terse

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Conciso, resumido, sucinto

He was shouting terse orders for vehicles to pull over

This is a very terse book, only 100 pages

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166
Q

Snarl

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Rosnar (tb serve para pessoas), emaranhado

The dogs started to snarl ate each other

“Take your hands off me!” She said with a snarl

A snarl of blankets on the bed

She tried to COMB the snarls OUT of her daughter’s long hair

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167
Q

Hurl

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Arremessar, atirar violentamente, lançar

Youths hurled stones AT the soldiers

In a fit of temper he hurled the book ACROSS the room

She hurled insults AT his boss

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168
Q

Twirl

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Rodopiar, torcer, enrolar, dar voltas, girar rapidamente

She does a twirl to show her pretty dress

She danced and twirled across the room

He twirled his umbrella as he walked

He twirled the ribbon around the stick

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169
Q

Slip

A

Escorregar, deslizar, sair da posição correta, sair/se mover rápido sem ser notado, erros

She slipped on the ice

Careful you don’t slip - there’s water on the floor

Her hat had slipped over one eye

He slipped a piece of paper INTO my hand with his address on it

Just slip OUT OF the room while nobody’s looking

She’s made one or two slips - mainly spelling errors

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170
Q

Feasible

A

Factível

With the extra resources, the project now seems feasible

It’s no longer feasible to fund this research

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171
Q

Slump

A

Verbo - despencar (valores, vendas..), sentar ou cair repentinamente e com força,

The value of properties has slumped

She slumped INTO the chair, exhausted

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172
Q

Disgruntle

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Desapontado, decepcionado

A disgruntled former employee is being blamed for the explosion

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173
Q

Shortages

A

Escassez, falta de

There’s a shortage OF food and shelter in the refugee camps

The hot summer has led to water shortages

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174
Q

Invigorating

A

Revigorante

These yoga postures are invigorating and good for balance

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175
Q

Undulating

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Ondulante, com formato de ondas

The road undulates for five miles before a steep climb

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176
Q

Absentmindedly

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Distratidamente

He was sitting in a chair, absentmindedly eating popcorn

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177
Q

Outset

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O inicio

I told him AT/FROM the outset I wasn’t interested

FROM the outset we planned to conduct our research together

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178
Q

Onset

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No inicio DE ALGUMA COISA RUIM

The onset OF winter

The new treatment can delay the onset OF the disease by several years

Early-onset dementia

Sudden-onset hearing loss

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179
Q

Inset

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Um detalhe dentro de um coisa maior

The map has an inset in the top corner that shows the city center in more detail (no topo do mapa tem um pequeno mapa extra que detalha), verbo detalhar ou inserir algo dentro

Her bought her a necklace inset WITH rubies

Small lights were inset INTO the side of the stair treads

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180
Q

Offset

A

Verbo compensar, contrabalançar, equilibrar

The extra cost of travelling to work is offset BY the lower price of houses here

The price of petrol products was offset by a decline in motor vehicles prices

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181
Q

Seek out

A

Procurar

Sought out

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182
Q

Conducive

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Propício, favorável, contribuinte

A quiet room is a more conducive atmosphere FOR studying

Our mild climate os conducive TO outdoor entertaining

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Q

Imperishable

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Imperecível, imortal, inextinguível

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Inexhaustible

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Inesgotável

There seemed to be an inexhaustible supply of champagne at the wedding

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Thriving

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Próspero

The island has a thriving community and a rich and tragic history

A thriving economy

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Alleviate

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Aliviar, suavizar

The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain

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Gadget

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Dispositivo, aparelho, engenhoca, invenção, instrumento, aparato, ferramenta

Kitchen gadgets, eletronic gadget, digital gadgets

This handy gadget separates egg yolks from whites

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Gnaw

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Roer, corroer, atormentar, torturar

Babies like to gnaw hard object

I’ve been gnawed BY guilt about not replying to her letter yet

The feeling that I’ve forgotten something has been gnawing AT me all day

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189
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Provenance

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Procedencia, ascendencia, arvore genealogica, origem

Jewels of uncertain provenance

This raised doubts about the provenance of the painting

I don’t need to see a label to identify the provenance of a garment that someone is wearing

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Dwindle

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Decair, diminuir, reduzir

The community has dwindled TO a tenth of its former size

Her hope of success in the race dwindled last night as the weather became worse

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Jeopardize

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Colocar em risco

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Grid

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Grade (tipo papel quadriculado, excel, mapa, grade de ferro com barras
Horizontais e verticais)

A metal grid had been placed over the hole

In Barcelona the streets are laid out IN/ON a grid system

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193
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Devoted

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Devoto, dedicado

A devoted husband

Lucy is devoted TO her cats

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194
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Marshal

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Subst - marechal, pessoa importante por estar envolvida em evento público

Verbo - juntar pessoas ou coisas para um objetivo

The parade’s grand marshal carried and elaborately carved staff

US marchals specialize in finding fugitives and escapees

The company is marshalling its forces/resources for a long court case

They had marshalled an armada of 1000 boats to help clear up the oil

It is unlikely that the rebels will be able to marshal as much firepower as the government troops

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195
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Abridge

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Resumir, reduzir direito/liberdade

The book was abriged for children

Had the state abridged his rights?

He said that the Congress would make no law abridging the freedom os speech

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Year-round

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Durante todo o ano

National Park is open year-round

The Colorado climate normally permits training and operations year/round

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Vessels

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Embarcações, recipiente, vasos sanguineos, reservatorio

Blood vessels that suply the blood to the heart muscle

Vessels anchored in the harbor

We used bowls, pots, bottles, pitchers - any vessels we could find

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Drill

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Verbo - perfurar
Subst - furadeira, broca, furador

We will drill a well

She bored a hole in the tree with a cordless drill

They are going to drill FOR oil nearby

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199
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Thaw

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Descongelar, degelo, aumento na amizade

The sun came out and thawed the ice

Ryan began to feel his ears and toes THAW OUT

Relations between the two enemies may be thawing

There are signs of a thaw in relations between the two countries

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Reap

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Colher (de colheita, “colher frutos”), recolher, receber

The company is poised to reap the benefits of this investments

Large numbers of men were employed to reap harvest

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Cull

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Abate, corte de pessoas, coisas, custos, juntar pedaços ou partes de coisas para outro proposito

The plan to cull large numbers of baby seals has angered environmental groups

She went to strange lands to cull recipes for her book

The company has culled 1000 people from its workforce

The cull will affect almost 15% of the 7000 staff

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Mow, mow sb down

A

Cortar (grama ou gramado)
- mow the grass
- mow the lawn
Ser morto

You can’t MOW THE GRASS if it’s wet

I love the smell ou new-mown hay

The lawn still took a few hours, even with de riding mower

Three shoppers were mown down this afternoon when a drunk driver lost control of his car

The car didn’t stay in its lane, and it mowed down a whole row of traffic cones

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Venture

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Risco, aventura, empreendimento conjunto, empreendimento perigoso, arriscar, capital de risco

She VENTURED OUT into the blizzard

May I venture to add a few comments?

There are many JOINT VENTURES between American and Japanese companies

His most BUSINESS VENTURE ended in bankruptcy

He wanted to VENTURE INTO the mountainous wilderness of the countryside

The firm is looking overseas for more lucrative business ventures

Create/form/set up A venture

Finance/fund/invest IN a venture

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Deed

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Ato, ação, escritura, feito, fato, documento

She had erred in both deed and manner

Whatever his motives, the deed did save a thousand lives

According to the deed, she owns the land from here to the river

She’s always helping people and DOING GOOD DEEDS (praticar boas ações)

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Revile

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Insultar, criticar ferozmente

The judge was reviled in the news papers FOR his opinions ON rape

Works of art are often reviled when they are first produced

He was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead

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Redeem

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Se redimir, resgatar

  • redeem a coupon/voucher/points
  • redeem sth FOR sth (redeem points for discounts)

After his poor performance in the golf tournament two weeks before, he was determined to redeem himself by playing well

She managed to save enough money to redeem her jewellery from the pawn shop

  • redeem a loan/debt/mortgage
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Shrewd

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Astuto, perspicaz, sagaz
Esperto, sensato

He was SHREWD ENOUGH NOT TO TAKE the job when there was the possibility of getting a better one a few months later

She is a shrewd politician who wants to avoid offending the electorate unnecessarily

It was a shrewd move to by your house just before prives started to rise

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Shrill

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Estridente, penetrante

She had a shrill high-pintched voice

He launched a shrill attack on the prime minister

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209
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Outlandish

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Estranho, bizarro

She liked to dress IN outlandish clothes

His behavior seemed a little bit outlandish

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Outspoken

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Direto e sincero, franco, sem rodeios

Outspoken comments

Mr Masak is an outspoken critic OF the present government

He has been outspoken IN his criticism

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Depict

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Representar, descrever, retratar, pintar

Paintings depicting old scenes

In the book, he depicts his father as a tyrant

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Pervade

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Invadir o ar, impregnar, penetrar em, permear

A smell of stale cabbage pervaded the air

The film is a reflection of the violence that pervades our culture

The influence of the early jazz musicians pervades American music

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Peruse

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Ler, folhear, examinar procurando algo

He opened a newspaper and began to peruse the personal ads

He opened the newspaper and perused the sports pages

He has spent countless hours in libraries perusing art history books and catalogues

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Perjure

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Perjurar, mentir

The judge warned the witness not to perjure herself

Perjuring yourself is a criminal offense

Of course, there are police officers who perjure

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Rebound

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Repercutir, Rebater, fazer os preços subirem após uma queda, se recuperar voltando ao estado inicial, repercussão

Cotton rebounded from declines early in the day to end at a higher price

I hit the ball ON THE REBOUND (no rebote, depois dela ter batido em algum lugar)

Older athletes find ir harder to REBOUND FROM injuries

Tourism in the region is expected to rebound after last year’s disastrous oil spill

The group reported a strong REBOUND IN profitability in the first quarter

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Falter

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Quase parar, quase cair, fraquejar, vacilar

The dinner party conversation faltered for a moment

Her friends never FALTERED IN their belief in her

Her voice faltered and she stopped speaking

The nurse saw him falter and made him lean on her

His career began to falter

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Recoil

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Recuar, recolher, desgostar ou desaprovar, se recusar a aceitar, recuo da pistola, fazer um movimento repentino para trás em recuo a algo ruim

He leaned forward to kiss her and she recoiled IN horror

I recoiled FROM the smell and the filth

The muscle has the ability to recoil

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Flourish

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Verbo/subst

Crescer e desenvolver com sucesso
Mover algo de uma mão para a outra
With a flourish - qd vc faz um movimento grande e notavel

My tomatoes are flourishing this summer

Watercolor painting began to flourish in Britain around 1750

Parts of the city continues to flourish

This is the perfect moment for our company to flourish and expand it

He took off his hat with a flourish

She ran up to her father, flourishing her diploma

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219
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Stagger

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Verbo/subt
Andar com dificuldade quase caindo (cambalear), deixar os outros chocados por algum comportamento inusitado (atordoar), fazer determinado cronograma (escalonar)

After he was attacked, he managed to stagger TO the phone and call for help

Ha staggered all his colleagues BY suddenly announcing that he was leaving the company at the end of the month

Some countries have staggered school holidays so that holiday resorts do not become overcrowded

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Recourse

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Subst
Recurso, ato de recorrer

If the company won’t pay me, the only recourse left to me is to sue them

Not everyone has recourse to expansive professional advice

At present, older workers have no legal recourse if they think they have suffered age discrimintation

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Frantically

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Freneticamente, loucamente

I’ve been working frantically all week to get it finished on time

I got home to find Lara frantically searching for her keys

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Knowingly

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Conscientemente, intencionalmente

I’ve never knowingly offended him

Many of them knowingly broke the law

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Allege

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Alegar, afirmar, declarar
Acusar sem provas

She is alleged to have been the center of an international drug ring

It was alleged that Johnson has struck Mr Rahim on the head

The two men allege the police forced them to make false confessions

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Framework

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Sistema de regras e ideias usado para planejar ou decidir algo
Armação, quadro, estrutura

A legal framework for resolving disputes

Most biologists use the same basic framework for classification

The steel framework of a bridge

They’re working WITHIN the framework of a military bureaucracy

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Inception

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Começo, criação, início, inauguração, lançamento

Since its inception in 1968, the company has been at the forefront of computer development

She has been on the board since its inception two years ago

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Honeycomb

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Favo de mel, colmeia

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227
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Scraps

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Verbo/subst
Nao continuar com o sistema/planejamento
Descartar algo que não é mais util
Tralha, sucata, ferro velho, rascunho

We scrapped our plans for a trip to France

Hundreds of nuclear weapons have been scrapped

We sold our car for scrap

Do you have a scrap OF paper i could write on?

I’ve read every scrap of i formation i can find on the subject

There’s not a scrap of evidence to suggest that he committed the crime

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228
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Set shifts

A

Definir mudanças

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Notwithstanding

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A despeito de
Não obstante

Injuries notwithstanding, the team won the semifinal

Notwithstanding some member’s objections, i think we must go ahead with the plan

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Stand aside

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Abandonar cargo permitindo que outro tome o lugar
Dar passagem e espaço para alguem passar

It’s time he stood aside and let a more qualified person on the job

Stand aside, please, the doctor can get through

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Stand back

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Se afastar

Please stand back - then all of you will be able to see what i’m doing

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Stand for

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Apoiar, tolerar, representar (stand FOT STH)

I wouldn’t stand for that sort of behavior from him

He can’t speak to me like that - i’m not going to stand for it!

You have to identify what you want your brand to stand for

This party has always stood for working-class values

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Stand up to

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Se defender contra alguem que quer te tratar injustamente, enfrentar, confrontar, fazer frente a

He wasn’t afraid to STAND UP TO bullies

You’ve got to stand up to people like that

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Q

Pick out

A

Escolher, selecionar, reconhecer

From all the puppies, we picked out the smallest one to take home

We could pick our parents out easily in this old photos

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Pick on

A

Implicar, azucrinar, aporrinhar

He gets PICKED ON BY the other boys because he’s so small

Why are you picking on me?

Stop picking on me!

She felt she was being picked on.

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Pick over

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Examinar para escolher

She picked over the strawberries, selecting the largest ones

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Pick off

A

Atirar em pessoa ou animar dentro de um grupo

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Q

Hit the bottom line

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Ir para o Ponto principal, conclusão

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Q

Hit the brass tacks

A

Ir ao que interessa

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Q

Hit the bull’s eyes

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Acertar o alvo

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Hit the nut and bolts

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Ir aos pormenores e detalhes

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Q

On the ropes

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Em dificuldades

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On the lookout

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Estar atento

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On the sly

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Ter cuidado, secretamente

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On the run

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Fugir

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Stand up for

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Defender

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Put up with

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Aturar, aguentar

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Live up to

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Cumprir

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Come down

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Resumir-se, se resume a…

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Going to the dogs

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Indo de mal a pior

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Going through the roof

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Altissimo

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Going off the deep end

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Indo ao fundo do poço

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Through the motions

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Seguindo o fluxo

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Workload

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Carga de trabalho

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Insurmountable

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Instransponível, insuperável

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Q

Proofread

A

Revisar

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Hassle

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Problema

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Q

Stranded

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Encalhado, abandonado

Sem dinheiro ou transporte

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Q

Grimy

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Encardido, sujo

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Q

Attire

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Traje, vestuário, geralmente formal em evento

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Q

Apologetic

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Se desculpar por falha

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Stunned

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Chocado, surpreso, atordoado

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Overdue

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Atrasado, vencido

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Stray

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Se dispersar do grupo, do pensamento

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Jeopardize

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Pôr em risco

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Petitioned

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Pedir formalmente (legal)

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Strayed

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Se isolou, extraviou, dispersou

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Q

Cope

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Lidar com situação difícil

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Q

Slam

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Bater (a porta)

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Q

Uphold

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Sustentar

Apoiar

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Staged

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Encenado (teatro)

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Rashly

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Precipitadamente

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Q

Whatsoever

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Jeito nenhum, seja o que for

Em nenhuma hipótese

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Praises

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Elogios

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Apportion

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Repartir, dividir, partilhar

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Q

Opportioned

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Oferecido

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Partition

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Divisão, partição

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Q

Doled

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Distribuído

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Q

Resumption

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Retomada

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Q

Consumption

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Consumo

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Assumption

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Suposição

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Presumption

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Presunção

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Accredited

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Autorizado, aprovado

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New comer

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Recém-chegado

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Adhere

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Aderir, concordar

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Comply

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Cumprir

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Lectern

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Púlpito

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Contorted

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Contorcido

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Heartfelt

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Sincero

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Forthcoming

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Próximo, futuro

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Foreboding

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Pressentimento

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Fortuitous

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Casual, incidental

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Subdued

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CONTROLAR AS EMOÇÕES

Subjugado, dominado

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Lingering

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Persistente, prolongado

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Halting

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Hesitante

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Loitering

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Vadiagem

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Recollection

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Lembrança

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Impairs

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Prejudica

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Outsource

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Terceirizar

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Offloading

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Descarregando

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Tackle

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Enfrentar

Equipamento

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Explote

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Explorar

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Amusingly

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Divertidamente

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Burden

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Carga, fardo

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Foremost

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Acima de tudo, mais importante

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Maneuverable

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Monabravel

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Skillful

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Hábil

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Abounded

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Abandonado

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Hanging by a thread

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Por um fio

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Touch and go

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Incerto, delicado, instável

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From left field

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Inesperado, excêntrico, inconvencional

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Out of bounds

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Ultrapassar o limite

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Out of the blue

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Sem mais nem menos

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Out of question

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Fora de cogitação

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Out of sight

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Fora do alcance, fora de vista

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At arm’s lengh

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Em condições de concorrência

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Arm in arm

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Braços dados

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Up in arms

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Com raiva, revoltados, em pé de guerra

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An arm and a leg

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Os olhos da cara

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From day to day

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Dia após dia

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Hand to mouth

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Pouco dinheiro

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Hard to come by

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Difícil de encontrar

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Thin on the ground

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Raros, poucos

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Homerun

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Grande conquista

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Showdown

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Evento final

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Knockout

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Atraente

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Fisticuffs

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Briga de socos

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Furnish

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Mobiliar, abastecer com pessoas ou coisas

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Forthright

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Direto, franco, sincero

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Forasmuch

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Portanto

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Indasmuch

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Na medida em que, enquanto…

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Pitched

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Arremessado

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Livelihood

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Meio de vida

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Mildly

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Suavemente

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Proficiency

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Competência

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Living

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Viva, vivo, vida, sustento

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Lively

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Vivaz, vívido, alegre

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Livable

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Habitável

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Sortie

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Sortido

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Errand

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Incumbência, recado, mensagem

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In all likelihood

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Com toda a probabilidade

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Razing

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Destruindo completamente

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Uprooting

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Desenraizar

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Astounding

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Espantoso

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Revamp

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Renovar

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Whatnot

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Enfeite, “e o que mais for semelhante - etc…”

Pen, pencil and whatnot

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Prone

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Propenso, inclinado, de bruços

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Swindle

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Trapacear

Barganhar

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Spin

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Girar, rodar

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Dwind

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Diminuir

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Saddle (sb with sth)

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Dar missão difícil ou chata

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Tangled

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Emaranhado

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Tumbled

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Tombou, caiu

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Jumbled

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Confuso, misturado, bagunçado

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Stumbled

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Tropeçou

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Burnish

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Polimento

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Varnish

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Verniz

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Garnish

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Guarnição, enfeite, adorno

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Tarnish

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Manchar (imagem ou reputação)

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Counterparts

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Homólogo

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Contestant

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Competidor

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Pleaded

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Implorou, se declarou (culpado, inocente…)

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Dismantled

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Desmontado

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Indelible

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Indelével, permanente

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Impervious

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Impermeável

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Single-minded

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Determinado, obstinado, focado

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Short-sighted

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Míope, que tem visão curta, visão limitada

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Clasp

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Fecho

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Breakthrough

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Avanço, importante descoberta

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Grommets

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Ilhós

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Jarred out

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Sacudido, de fora

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Nestle

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Se aninhar

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Household name

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Nome familiar

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Drawback

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Recuo, desvantagem

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Conveying

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Transportando, transmitindo

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Rod

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Haste, vara

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Unambiguous

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Inequívoco, claro, não ambíguo

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Blunt

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Ponta romba, cega

Brusco

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Trait

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Característica, marca, peculiaridade

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Commence

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Começar

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Prominence

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Subst
Ganhar notoriedade, ser famoso ou importante, proeminencia, saliencia

She came to prominence as an artist

The rocky prominence resembled a snow-capped mountain

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Beams

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Feixes

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Char

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Verbo - carbonizar

Subst - carvão, trabalho esporadico

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Plight

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Subst - Apuro, condição, estado
Verbo - empenhar, comprometer

We must direct our efforts toward relieving the plight of children living in poverty

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Scam

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Subs - fraude
Verbo - = swindle = trapacear

An insurance scam
A guy that scams the eldery out of their savings

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Apron

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Avental

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Harshly

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Duramente, severamente, bruscamente

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Bales

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Fardos

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Downside

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Desvantagem, ponto negativo

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Q

Behold

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Ver, observar, contemplar

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Q

Insolvency

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Falência

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Aesthetic

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Estetica

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Get a word in edgewise

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Ter chance de falar (quando vc esta conversando com uma pessoa que fala demais e não da chance para ninguém falar

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Hereunder

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Abaixo assinado

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Q

Extolled

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Exaltado, enaltecido, louvado

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Q

Renowned

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Renomado

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Q

Eminent

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Famoso, importante

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Q

Imminent

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Que esta para acontecer

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Q

Disclose

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Revelar, divulgar

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Q

On the air

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Ao vivo

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Q

Out in open

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Todos sabem

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Q

Up in the air

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Em aberto

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Q

Bear away

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Afastar, remover, mudar de lugar

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Q

Deal a blow

A

Tirar a chance de ter sucesso, de dar certo

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Q

Thoroughly

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Completamente

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Q

Heinous

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Hediondo

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Q

Endeavor

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Esforço
Se esforçar para
Se empenhar

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Dull

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Adj - Chato = que não é interessante e nem excitante, não chama a atenção
Verb - embotar, entorpecer

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Q

Enliven

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Animar, avivar, alegrar

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Q

Corny puns

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Trocadilhos cafonas

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Q

Retrieve

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Recuperar, recobrar, reaver

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Q

Constrained

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Nao natural, controlado, forçado

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Q

Assign

A

Atribuir, nomear, especificar

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Q

Stumped

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Perplexo

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Q

Forecast

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Verb - prever, predizer

Subs - previsão, prognostico

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Q

Reliance

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Subst - confiança

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Q

Bashful

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Timido

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Q

Inasmuch

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Enquanto..
Usado no inicio da
Frase para justificar algo dito a seguir

Inasmuch as you are the mother, you have to be responsible for the
Baby

Inasmuch as we don’t have money, we will keep at home

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Q

Flustered

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Perturbado, irritado, confuso

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Q

Drawback

A

Desvantagem, ponto negativo

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Q

Allegiance

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Fidelidade, obediencia

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Q

Indulgence

A

Jacada, satisfacao, prazer

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Q

Excel

A

Ser excelente, sobressair

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Q

Early bout

A

Luta, crise, ataque

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425
Q

Abreast

A

Lado a lado

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426
Q

Mishap

A

Acidente, contratempo

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427
Q

Gimmicks

A

Truques

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428
Q

Contraptions

A

Engenhoca; geringonça

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429
Q

Ad nauseam

A

Discutir um assunto sem fim

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430
Q

Anew

A

Um novo, uma nova versão

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431
Q

Dashing

A

Arrojado, confiante, aventureiro

Dashing soldier

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432
Q

Smearing

A

Mancha ou borrão (roupa ou reputação)

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433
Q

Subtle

A

Sutil

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434
Q

Ascribed

A

Atribuiu, imputou, designou

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435
Q

Diligently

A

Com cuidado e atenção

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436
Q

Held out

A

Estender, resistir

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437
Q

Bogged down

A

Atolado de trabalho ou papéis

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438
Q

Interspersing

A

Intercalado

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439
Q

Insuring

A

Ressarcir, se proteger de contingência

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440
Q

Ensuring

A

Garantido

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441
Q

Purport

A

Propósito, intenção, sentido

Reivindicar algo, fingir fazer algo

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442
Q

Alluring

A

Sedutor

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443
Q

Evicted

A

Despejado, expulso, desalojado

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444
Q

Evaded

A

Se evadiu

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445
Q

Jump bail

A

Não aparecer no julgamento

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446
Q

Coalition

A

Aliança politica

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447
Q

Alliance

A

Aliança entre países ou organizações

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448
Q

Liable

A

Responsável por, sujeito a, passível de…

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449
Q

Inheritance

A

O que recebemos de herança

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450
Q

Heritage

A

Herança abstrata, cultural, hábitos

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451
Q

Chanted

A

Cantado

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452
Q

Grumbled

A

Resmungou

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453
Q

Defying

A

Desafiador

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454
Q

Booming

A

Crescendo, prosperando

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455
Q

Thwart

A

Contrariar

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456
Q

Topple

A

Tombar

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457
Q

Totter

A

Cambalear

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458
Q

Flawlessly

A

Perfeitamente

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459
Q

Faultlessly

A

Perfeitamente

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460
Q

Assuredly

A

Com certeza, indubitavelmente

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461
Q

Composedly

A

Serenamente

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462
Q

Break the ice

A

Quebrar o gelo

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463
Q

Break the mold

A

Quebrar o molde, fazer diferente

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464
Q

Break the cycle

A

Quebrar o ciclo

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465
Q

Break the bank

A

Falir, arruinar as finanças

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466
Q

Probe (into)

A

Sonda

Sondar

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467
Q

Menacing

A

Ameaçadora, alarmante

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468
Q

Hew out

A

Talhado

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469
Q

Seeps into

A

Penetrar

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470
Q

Meld into

A

Fundir

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471
Q

Bid (on items)

A

Dar lance em leilão, licitação…

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472
Q

Ascertain

A

Verificar, determinar, averiguar

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473
Q

Drained

A

Drenado

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474
Q

Hereafter

A

Daqui em diante

A seguir

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475
Q

Grossed $$$

A

Arrecadar dinheiro

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476
Q

Hustle

A

Verbo - fazer apressadamente, andar rapido

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477
Q

Hurdle

A

Obstaculo, dificuldade

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478
Q

Toil

A

Trabalho duro, trabalho pesado

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479
Q

Whereas

A

Enquanto isso

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480
Q

Intricate

A

Intricado, complexo, complicado

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481
Q

Boisterous

A

Violento, tempestuoso, rude

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482
Q

Ballpark

483
Q

Precinct

A

Recinto (local com paredes)

484
Q

Vain

A

Vaidoso

Inútil (vain attempt)

485
Q

Butter up

A

Puxar o saco
Bajular
Adular
= fawn over

486
Q

Fend off

A

Se defender
Evitar
(Alguem ou algo)

487
Q

Fawn over

A

Puxar o saco
Bajular
Adular

= butter up

488
Q

Drive sb back

A

Repelir um ataque

489
Q

Hair-raising

A

De cabelo em pé

Horripilante

490
Q

Heartrending

491
Q

Cloak-and-dagger

A

Capa e espada

Quando algo é misterioso, como uma história de suspense e investigação

492
Q

Cliff-hanging

A

Caso importante, excitante, perigoso, uma aventura…

493
Q

Reputed

A

Suposto, renomado

494
Q

Eviction

495
Q

Over the hump

A

O pior já passou

496
Q

Out of line

A

Se comportar mal, de forma inadequada

497
Q

Speak off the cuff

A

Falar de improviso

498
Q

Stately

A

Formal, clássico

499
Q

Blandly

A

Que não desperta interesse

Sem graça

500
Q

Defer

501
Q

Feeble

A

Inadequado, inconveniente

502
Q

Frail

503
Q

Fickle

A

Inconstante, indeciso, instável

504
Q

Fallible (Infallible)

A

Falível, infalível

505
Q

Notorious

506
Q

Stroke of genious

A

Jogada de mestre

507
Q

Skip by

A

Passar rápido por algo

508
Q

Fell through

A

Ir por agua abaixo

509
Q

On cloud nine

A

Muito feliz

510
Q

Over the moon

A

Muito feliz

511
Q

Venue

512
Q

Tease

513
Q

Withal

A

Alem disso

514
Q

Comprise

A

Incluir, abranger

515
Q

Extante

516
Q

Mining

A

Mineração

517
Q

Savvy

A

Adj - experiente
Subst - habilidade, entendimento
Verb - saber

518
Q

Varyingly

A

Variadamente

519
Q

Unevenly

A

Desigualmente

520
Q

Unequally

A

Desigualmente

521
Q

Evasive

522
Q

Deceptive

523
Q

Fugitive

A

Fugitivo, efêmero

524
Q

Assent

525
Q

Derides

A

Ridicularizar

526
Q

Accordance

A

Conformidade, acordo

527
Q

Breadth

528
Q

Surpassed

529
Q

Loot

A

Saquear, saque

530
Q

Compress

A

Compressa, comprimir

531
Q

Crumble

A

Se desfazer (deteriorar)

532
Q

Attainable

A

Alcançável, atingivel

533
Q

Bulk

A

Subs - volume, massa

Verbo - juntar

534
Q

Rebuking

A

Repreensão

535
Q

Retaining

A

Contenção

Manter algo em mente

536
Q

Underway

537
Q

Afoot

A

Ja acontecendo

538
Q

Endured

539
Q

Dispatch

A

Despacho, despachar

540
Q

Dispel

541
Q

Jump the gun

A

Se precipitar

542
Q

Jump on the bandwagon

A

Seguir a moda, entrar na onda

543
Q

Jump through hoops

A

Passar pro tribulações

Fazer esforço

544
Q

Summit

A

Cume, nível de mais alto sucesso

545
Q

Devoid

A

Desprovido

546
Q

Desolate

A

Desolado, deserto

547
Q

Amalgamate

A

Unir para formar uma organização ou estrutura

548
Q

Blow down

549
Q

Let off steam

A

Aliviar o stress

550
Q

Sparsely

A

Escassamente

551
Q

Exempt

A

Isentar, isento

552
Q

Unbidden

A

Espontâneo, não convidado

553
Q

Subjected

554
Q

Blast

A

Explosão, explodir

555
Q

In the wake

A

No rastro, em consequencia

556
Q

Devise

A

Inventar, legado

557
Q

Unquenchable

A

Insaciável

558
Q

Namesake

559
Q

Intermingled

560
Q

Interbred

A

Cruzar raças

561
Q

Interlapped

A

Intercalado

562
Q

Jump in

A

Interromper

563
Q

Economic forecast

A

Previsão econômica

564
Q

Turmeric

565
Q

Dignitaries

A

Pessoas importantes

566
Q

Pitch

A

Tom, arremesso, arremessar

567
Q

Clerk

A

Atendente, balconista, funcionário

568
Q

In due course

A

Em momento oportuno

569
Q

Exclusionary

A

Excludente

570
Q

Cogency

A

Convicção, PESO, força de vontade

THE MESSAGE LACKS COGENCY

I WAS STRUCK BY THE COGENCY OF HIS REASONING

571
Q

Unwillingly

A

De má

Vontade

572
Q

Unflagging

A

Incansável, persistente

573
Q

Compelling

574
Q

Propelling

A

Impulsionando

575
Q

Unswerving

A

Inabalável

576
Q

Ravishing

A

Encantador, arrebatador

577
Q

Feasting

A

Festejando

578
Q

Pursuant to

A

De acordo com, consequentemente

579
Q

Warily

A

Com cautela

580
Q

Bluff

581
Q

Pretense

A

Pretensão, fingimento

582
Q

To pin down

583
Q

Sob

584
Q

Caterpillars

585
Q

Threads

A

Tópicos, fios de seda

586
Q

Disruption

A

Perturbação, ruptura, problema que provoca interrupção

587
Q

Subterfuge

A

Manobra evasiva

Pretexto

588
Q

Deragements

A

Perturbação mental

589
Q

Derailments

A

Descarrilhamento

590
Q

Outbreak

A

Inicio de guerra ou doença

591
Q

Outburst

A

Explosão de emoção

592
Q

Maladroit

A

Desajeitado, desastrado

593
Q

Seditious

A

Que provoca rebelião contra o governo

594
Q

Lose your cool

A

Perder a calma

595
Q

Lose your bearings

A

Perder o rumo

596
Q

Lose your edge

A

Perder a vantagem

597
Q

Lose your grip

A

Perder o controle da situação

598
Q

Fizzled out

A

Fracassar

Chegar ao fim

599
Q

Shoot down

A

Rejeitar ideia ou sugestão

600
Q

Tumble over

A

Queda de preço ou valor

601
Q

Slipped up

602
Q

Subterfuge

A

Manobra evasiva, pretexto

603
Q

Instigation (of sb)

A

Agradecer sugestão ou encorajamento

604
Q

Enunciate

A

Se pronunciar, declarar, expor

605
Q

Annunciate

A

Anunciar, informar

606
Q

Tandem

A

Junto, um na frente do outro

607
Q

Perilous

A

Perigoso, arriscado

608
Q

Grievous

A

Doloroso, penoso

609
Q

Dubious

A

Incerto, desonesto

610
Q

Canny

A

Astuto, sagaz, esperto

= shrewd

611
Q

Covert

A

Dissimulado, escondido

612
Q

Slothful

A

Preguiçoso

613
Q

Frivolous

A

Bobo, leviano

614
Q

Envoy

A

Enviado, emissário

615
Q

Surrogate

A

Substituto

616
Q

Bear the bell

A

Ser o melhor

617
Q

Bear the brunt

A

Aceitar a culpa

618
Q

Bear the burden

A

Enfrentar as consequências

619
Q

Bear the palm

A

Ser vitorioso

620
Q

Enmity

A

Inimizade, hostilidade

621
Q

Amity

622
Q

Counteract

A

Contrariar

623
Q

Alluded

A

Aludir, citar

624
Q

Garner

A

Angariar, celeiro

625
Q

Stuffed

626
Q

Therefore

A

Por isso, portanto

627
Q

Rendered

628
Q

Outfitted

629
Q

Swifter

A

Mais rapido

630
Q

Sturdy

A

Robusto, forte

631
Q

Groundbreaking

632
Q

Burrowing

A

Adj - que cava

633
Q

Impending

634
Q

Brunt

635
Q

Malicious

A

Malicioso, maligno

636
Q

Reckless

A

Irresponsável

637
Q

Outcome

638
Q

Peril

639
Q

Plaintiff

A

Demandante, querelante

640
Q

Draw up

641
Q

Embodies

A

Encarnar, incorporar, incluir

642
Q

Ancillary

A

Adj/subst

Auxiliar, subordinado

643
Q

Pertained

A

Pertencente a

Se refere a

644
Q

Attained

645
Q

Incontrovertible

A

Incontestável

646
Q

Inexorable

A

Impossível de parar ou prevenir

647
Q

Detached

648
Q

Finery

A

Roupas elegantes

649
Q

Pondering

A

Ponderando

650
Q

Brooding

651
Q

To chart

A

Traçar
Mapear
Fretar

652
Q

Thrills

653
Q

Tongue-in-cheek

A

Irônico

Não real

654
Q

Prelude

A

Ato anterior, introdução

655
Q

Precept

A

Preceito

Norma

656
Q

Preface

A

Introdução do livro

657
Q

Preamble

658
Q

Hot under the collar

A

Furioso
Chateado
Envergonhado

659
Q

Under the weather

660
Q

Bent out of shape

661
Q

On pins and needles

662
Q

Brandished

663
Q

Branded

A

Estigmatizado

664
Q

Burnished

665
Q

Bashed

A

Bater

Esmagar

666
Q

Affable

A

De fácil conversa

667
Q

Amicable

668
Q

To bolster

A

Reforçar

Apoiar

669
Q

Mastering

A

Saber controlar a emoção

670
Q

Mustering

A

Juntar coragem e energia

671
Q

Accruing

A

Acumular dinheiro

672
Q

Get around

A

Tornar público

673
Q

Spring up

674
Q

Come across

675
Q

Sink in

A

Entender completamente

676
Q

Remembrance

A

Em comemoração

677
Q

Escalated

A

Se intensificaram

678
Q

Burgeoned

A

Desenvolver rapidamente

679
Q

Squander

A

Esbanjar

Desperdiçar

680
Q

Wane

A

Minguar
Declínio
Diminuir popularidade

681
Q

Innately

A

Inatamente

682
Q

Kinship

A

Parentesco

683
Q

Likeness

A

Semelhança

684
Q

Cloak

685
Q

Conceal

686
Q

Stow

A

Arrumar, guardar

687
Q

Foothold

A

Base, posição firme

688
Q

Thrive

A

Crescer, prosperar

689
Q

Ravage

A

Devastação

690
Q

Clog

691
Q

Indigenous

692
Q

To tickle

A

Fazer cócegas

693
Q

To bore

694
Q

Eavesdropped

A

Ouvir por acaso

Espionar

695
Q

Overt

A

Evidente, claro

696
Q

To render

A

Tornar

Render

697
Q

To bend

698
Q

Cluttered

A

Desordenado

699
Q

Scaremongering

700
Q

Amiable

701
Q

Inkling

A

Pressentimento

702
Q

Extortionate

A

Exorbitante

703
Q

Inflict

704
Q

Afflicted

705
Q

Pestered

A

Importunado, incomodado

706
Q

Constraints

A

Restrições

707
Q

Containments

A

Contenções

708
Q

Restraints

A

Restrições

709
Q

Toilsome

A

Trabalhoso

710
Q

Toilsome

A

Trabalhoso

711
Q

Gambles

712
Q

Entice

713
Q

Endow

714
Q

Loosen up

715
Q

Head off

A

Sair/ir, evitar/desviar

716
Q

To cling to

A

Se agarrar a

717
Q

Stir up

718
Q

Newfangled

A

Novo e moderno porém inútil

719
Q

Quintessencial

A

Exemplo típico

720
Q

Nuisance

721
Q

Allotments

A

Lote, cota, parcela

722
Q

Farcical

723
Q

Debacle

724
Q

Blunder

A

Erro bobo, tolice, mancada

725
Q

Ulterior

726
Q

Scarred

A

Com cicatriz, cicatrizado

727
Q

Scalded

728
Q

Scraped

729
Q

Scorched

A

Chamuscado

Seco, desidratado

730
Q

Utterly

A

Completamente, absolutamente

731
Q

Overtly

A

Abertamente

732
Q

Chastised

A

Castigar, punir, repreender

733
Q

Wide of the mark

A

Incorreto, impreciso

734
Q

Quick of the mark

A

Rápido em responder

735
Q

Up to the mark

A

Bom o suficiente

736
Q

Below the mark

A

Abaixo do esperado

737
Q

Fumigation

A

Desinfecção com fumaça

738
Q

Ruffled

A

Irritado, bagunçado

739
Q

Dispute

740
Q

Disburse

A

Gastar de um fundo

741
Q

Disband

A

Dissolver, desfazer grupo

742
Q

Dissent

A

Divergir, discordar

743
Q

Demote

744
Q

Dogmatic

A

Com forte opinião

745
Q

Adamant

A

Inflexível

746
Q

Biased

A

Com viés, prejudicado, desequilibrado

747
Q

Ease sb way

A

Se deslocar com cuidado

748
Q

Subvert

749
Q

Inquiry

A

Investigação, inquérito

750
Q

Corollary

A

Que deriva de, em decorrência de, desenlace

751
Q

Undermine

A

Minar, enfraquecer

752
Q

Conjunctured

A

Conjunto de coisas acontecendo ao mesmo tempo

A magazine at the conjuncture of music, fashion, art and design

A particular conjuncture of events unleashed the extraordinary destructive power of Nazism

753
Q

Scrutiny

A

Exame minucioso

754
Q

Meager

755
Q

Footage

A

Imagens de video

756
Q

Stubborn

757
Q

Hinder

758
Q

Atonement

A

Reparação, indenização

759
Q

Deep-seated

A

Estabelecido

760
Q

Glimpse

A

Piscar de olhos

761
Q

Ad hoc

A

Quando necessário, com propósito

762
Q

Kindle

763
Q

Flickered

764
Q

Sparked

765
Q

Spark

766
Q

Sparkled

767
Q

Outspread

768
Q

Diverted

769
Q

Mold

770
Q

Flimsy

771
Q

Oddity

A

Estranheza

772
Q

Incongruity

A

Incompatibilidade, incongruência

773
Q

Alterity

A

Alteridades, diferente

774
Q

Quarrel

775
Q

Precluded

776
Q

Lavish

A

Generoso, gastador, luxuoso

777
Q

Voluminous

A

Volumoso (roupa e cortina)

778
Q

Broad

779
Q

Nurtures

A

Encorajar o desenvolvimento de

Nutre

780
Q

Plotted

781
Q

Overthrow

782
Q

Come down

783
Q

Fall through

A

Ir por agua abaixo

784
Q

Give away

A

Revelar segredo acidentalmente

785
Q

Go off

786
Q

Concurrence

A

Concordar, ocorrer ao mesmo tempo

787
Q

Austerity

A

Cortar gastos do governo

788
Q

Paucity

789
Q

Solemnity

A

Seriedade, solenidade

790
Q

Impertinence

A

Falta de respeito

791
Q

Shirk

A

Fugir, evitar

792
Q

Shift

793
Q

Slog

A

Trabalhar duro

794
Q

Slack

A

Não fazer nada, tendo que trabalhar

795
Q

Bitter

796
Q

Broths

797
Q

Demise

798
Q

Widespread

A

Generalizado

799
Q

Insurrection

800
Q

Humble

801
Q

Accolate

802
Q

To get fed up with

A

Saco cheio

803
Q

Dependable

A

Confiável

804
Q

Entrenched

A

Impregnado, arraigado

805
Q

To put (sb) up for (sth)

806
Q

Perish

807
Q

Canopy

808
Q

Recedes

A

Recua, retrocede

809
Q

Stricken

810
Q

Swarming

A

Formando um enxame, um grupo que se movimenta

811
Q

Abounding

812
Q

Lumber

A

Madeira serrada

813
Q

Twigs

814
Q

Barks

A

Casca (de arvore), latido

815
Q

Subsume

816
Q

Upward

817
Q

Staked

A

Apostar dinheiro etc

818
Q

Bereavement

819
Q

Infirmity

A

Enfermidade

820
Q

Stint

A

Tarefa, trabalho curto

821
Q

Ingrained

822
Q

Inferred

A

Concluir baseado em info

823
Q

Barrage (of sth)

A

Enxurrada de perguntas, comentários

824
Q

Shelling

A

Bombardeio

825
Q

Crossfire

826
Q

Knuckle down

A

Trabalhar duro

827
Q

Knock back

A

Shot de bebida (tomar)

828
Q

Crack down

A

Agir contra algo ilegal

829
Q

Kick off

A

Começar (jogo, evento)

830
Q

Excerpts

A

Trecho de um texto

831
Q

Vouches

A

Atestar veracidade

832
Q

Revoke

A

Revogar lei

833
Q

Invoked

A

Fazer uso da lei

834
Q

Evoked

A

Lembrar alguem de algo, ter sentimento

835
Q

Bargain

A

Vender com preço baixo

836
Q

Strike a blow (against sb)

A

Prejudicar

837
Q

Embarked

A

Começar a fazer algo novo ou exigente

838
Q

Sparingly

A

Com moderação

839
Q

Painstaking

A

Meticuloso

840
Q

Commodity

A

Mercadoria

841
Q

Asset

A

Habilidade

842
Q

Quirks

A

Peculiaridades

843
Q

Idiosyncrasies

A

Comportamento peculiar

844
Q

Laudable

845
Q

Estimable

A

Estimável, respeitável

846
Q

Inherently

A

Inerentemente

847
Q

Stalwart

A

Robusto, forte

848
Q

Apprenticeship

A

Aprendizagem

849
Q

Stretches

850
Q

Surmise

851
Q

Deemed

A

Considerado

852
Q

Sneakily

A

Sorrateiramente

853
Q

Cunningly

A

Astutamente

854
Q

Deceptively

A

Enganosamente

855
Q

Mitigate

856
Q

Attempt

857
Q

Capsized

A

Virar, emborcar, capotar

858
Q

Out of sorts

A

Aborrecido

859
Q

Out of place

A

Inadequado para a situação

860
Q

Out of humor

861
Q

Out of things

862
Q

Haul

A

Levantar peso

863
Q

Tug

864
Q

Hoard

A

Estocar, acumular

865
Q

Defacement

A

Danificar a superficie

866
Q

Detriment

867
Q

Disablement

A

Deficiencia fisica

868
Q

Divestement

A

Desinvestimento

869
Q

Pretend

870
Q

Exert

A

Usar poder para fazer trabalho

871
Q

Exhort

A

Incitar alguém a fazer algo

872
Q

Ineffably

A

Indescritivelmente

873
Q

Foretold

874
Q

Foreclosed

A

Hipotecado

875
Q

Foregone conclusion

A

Conclusão precipitada

876
Q

Foreseen

877
Q

Blemish

878
Q

Taint

A

Manchar (imagem ou reputação)

879
Q

Mar

880
Q

Burst

A

Som ou sentimento forte e súbito

881
Q

Dash

A

Correr para alcançar alguém

882
Q

Under the table

A

Ilegal (dinheiro)

883
Q

Above the law

A

Não obedece a lei

884
Q

Skim

A

Ler o principal

885
Q

Simmer

A

Ferver lentamente

886
Q

Shimmer

887
Q

Concocted

888
Q

Exemplary

A

Modelo perfeito

889
Q

Stifled

A

Sufocado, abafado

890
Q

Sorely

A

Dolorosamente, intensamente

891
Q

Whistleblower

A

Denunciante

892
Q

Bedlam

893
Q

Bowl (sb) over

A

Bater e derrubar por acidente

894
Q

Toss (sth) up

A

Jogar cara e coroa

895
Q

Take (sth) in

A

Entender e lembrar info

896
Q

Mull (sth) over

A

Considerar algo antes de decidir

897
Q

Prodigious

A

Grande quantidade

898
Q

Prolific

A

Que produz muitas obras (artista)

899
Q

Profuse

900
Q

Of no account

A

Sem importância

901
Q

On no account

A

Sob nenhuma circunstancia

902
Q

By all accounts

A

Como dizem…

903
Q

On that account

A

Nesse caso…

904
Q

Equivocate

A

Tentar esconder falando de forma confusa

905
Q

Umpire

906
Q

Referee

907
Q

Industrious

A

Trabalhador

908
Q

Mere

909
Q

Sheer

A

Puro e óbvio

910
Q

Feel the pinch

A

Aperto financeiro

911
Q

Skate on thin ice

A

Fazer algo que pode ter graves consequencias

912
Q

Take the plunge

A

Dar um passo perigoso

913
Q

Go up in smoke

A

Plano fracassar

914
Q

Wander

A

Perambular

915
Q

Revenue

A

Renda, receita, rendimento

916
Q

Blueprints

A

Planta (arquitetura)

917
Q

Slump

918
Q

Austere

A

Inflexível, formal, sóbrio, rígido

919
Q

Freight

A

Frete, carga

920
Q

Unembellished

A

Sem embelezamento

921
Q

Streak

A

Risca, onde, sequencia

922
Q

To snap at (sb)

923
Q

Cramped

924
Q

Heedless

A

Desatento, indiferente

925
Q

Oblivious

A

Desatento, alheio

926
Q

Clear head start

A

Bom começo

927
Q

Refrain

A

Evitar, refrear

928
Q

Recur

A

Reaparecer, ocorrer

929
Q

Stem

A

Se origina de

930
Q

Dissimilar

931
Q

Trickster

932
Q

Conniving

933
Q

Hold down a job

A

Manter emprego

934
Q

Hold up

A

Permanecer forte ou com sucesso

935
Q

Hold on

A

Segurar firme, esperar

936
Q

Hold out

A

Continuar apesar das dificuldades

937
Q

Hold back

938
Q

Wails

A

Chorar, lamentação

939
Q

Utters

940
Q

To be held accountable for

A

Se responsabilizar por

941
Q

Ailments

942
Q

Relinquished

A

Abandonar, renunciar

943
Q

Renounced

944
Q

To Repent (of sth)

A

Se arrepender

945
Q

Repeal

A

Revogar lei

946
Q

Formative

A

Em formação

947
Q

Detained

948
Q

Constrained

949
Q

Yearn (for sth)

A

Anseio ou desejo por

950
Q

Crave (sth)

A

Desejo de gravida

951
Q

Long (for sth)

A

Desejar ter algo

952
Q

Lust (for sth)

A

Desejo por algo que não precisa

953
Q

Preside

954
Q

Prevail

A

Prevalecer, triunfar

955
Q

Long-winded

A

Discurso prolixo

956
Q

Hold (sb/sth) up

A

Fazer com que se atrase

957
Q

Gob (sb) down

A

Fazer com que fique preso ao fazer algo

958
Q

Edge (sb) out of (sth)

A

Afastar de

959
Q

Reissue

A

Reeditar, republicar

960
Q

Reinstate

A

Reintegrar

961
Q

Settle on

A

Chegar a um acordo

962
Q

Witty

A

Diálogos espirituosos

963
Q

Subtly

A

Sutilmente

964
Q

Overlook

A

Negligenciar, deixar passar

965
Q

Bantering

A

De brincadeira

966
Q

To lodge (sth)

A

Apresentar à autoridade, alojar

967
Q

Plummeted

968
Q

Couch potato

A

Preguiçoso

969
Q

Swerve

970
Q

Stanzas

971
Q

Understatement

A

Atenuação

972
Q

To strive

A

Se esforçar, lutar

973
Q

Resourcefulness

A

Desenvoltura

974
Q

Appraise

975
Q

Fuss

A

Barulho, confusão

976
Q

Dent

977
Q

Foot the bill

A

Comprar algo caro de forma relutante

978
Q

Bear the expense

A

Arcar com o custo

979
Q

Pick up the tab

A

Pagar a conta (de outro)

980
Q

Pay top dollar

A

Pagar caro

981
Q

Catch up with (sb)

A

Encontrar, causar problema

982
Q

Put up with (sth/sb)

983
Q

Go along with (sth/sb)

984
Q

Obtrude

A

Impor opinião, intrometer

985
Q

Tamper

A

Estragar, adulterar

986
Q

Incumbent

A

Necessario para, obrigatorio (on), responsavel

987
Q

Off the beaten track

A

Longe da maioria

988
Q

Out in the left field

A

Errado ou estranho

989
Q

Off the wall

A

Divertidamente incomum

990
Q

Shredded

991
Q

Livestock

992
Q

Weeds

A

Erva daninha

993
Q

By leaps and bounds

A

Aos trancos e barrancos

994
Q

Culprit

995
Q

Pungent

A

Forte, intenso

996
Q

Sinewy

997
Q

Sinew

998
Q

Sturdy

999
Q

Burn up

1000
Q

Burn down (sth)

1001
Q

Burn off (sth)

A

Queimar para gastar

1002
Q

Burn out

A

Parar de funcionar

1003
Q

Put away (sb)

1004
Q

Put away (sth)

A

Guardar, comer muito

1005
Q

Put aside (sth)

A

Deixar de lado, separar e reservar

1006
Q

Put off (sth)

1007
Q

Put off (sb)

1008
Q

Wear (sb) down

A

Cansar, erodir

1009
Q

Wear (sth) away

1010
Q

Wear off

A

Desaparecer, acabar

1011
Q

Wear (sb) out

A

Cansar

Se tornar inutil

1012
Q

Wear out (sth)

A

Usar ate acabar

1013
Q

Do up

1014
Q

Make up

A

Reconciliar, compensar o tempo perdido (make up the time)

1015
Q

Pun

A

Trocadilho, jogo de palavras

1016
Q

Is beyond me

A

Nao consigo entender

1017
Q

Pool

A

Juntar (unir fontes) dinheiro para

1018
Q

Bears OUT

A

Apoiar teoria/idéia

1019
Q

Bears away

A

Remover sb/sth de algum lugar

1020
Q

Bear with

A

Ser paciente com alguem

1021
Q

Bear down

A

Colocar mais esforço

1022
Q

Pose (a question)

A

Raise a question

1023
Q

Bolting

A

Fugir com medo

1024
Q

Growing pains

A

Dificuldades de empreendedor

1025
Q

Turn down

1026
Q

Turn over

A

Tornar SB responsavel por

1027
Q

Turn against

A

Virar SB conta SB

1028
Q

Turn around

A

Dar a volta por cima

1029
Q

Ordinance

A

Lei (local)

1030
Q

Implicate

A

Sugerir q SB esta envolvido em STH

1031
Q

Infer

A

Concluir a partir de fatos

1032
Q

Wide of the mark

1033
Q

Shirk

A

Evitar fazer o que deve ser feito

1034
Q

Pervasive

A

Penetrante

1035
Q

Devious

1036
Q

Albeit

1037
Q

Gaudy

A

Espalhafatoso, exagerado

1038
Q

Brash

A

Impetuoso, Entulho

Autoritário

1039
Q

Tawdry

A

Bonito mas de má qualidade

1040
Q

Span

A

Toda a extensão

1041
Q

Ploy

A

Estratagema

Ação destinada a tirar vantagem de uma situação

1042
Q

Cosseted

1043
Q

Foul

A

Adj - imundo, desagradavel
Subst - a falta
Verbo - sujar, entupir

1044
Q

Rungs

1045
Q

Bequeath

A

Legado
Deixar como herança
(Hand down)

1046
Q

Willed

A

Free-willed = livre arbítrio

1047
Q

Unfurl

1048
Q

Unwinds

A

Desenrolar

1049
Q

Untwists

A

Desenrolar

1050
Q

Amid

1051
Q

Ominous

1052
Q

Fateful

1053
Q

Dire

A

Terrivel ou urgente

1054
Q

Disregard

1055
Q

Contempt

A

Desprezo, desdem

1056
Q

Coax

1057
Q

Backlog

1058
Q

Stockpile

1059
Q

Hoard

A

Hoard of gold

Tesouro escondido
Provisões ocultas

1060
Q

Cache

A

Coisas escondidas

1061
Q

Overruled

1062
Q

Override

1063
Q

Discretion

1064
Q

Incompliant

A

Incompleto

1065
Q

Insurgent

A

Rebelde

Insurgente

1066
Q

Grudgingly

A

A contragosto

De ma vontade

1067
Q

Impersonate

A

Personificar

Imitar

1068
Q

Bona fide

A

Genuíno, autentico

1069
Q

Strained

1070
Q

Contrived

A

Artificial

1071
Q

Innuendous

A

Insinuações

1072
Q

Shrug

A

Encolher os ombros

1073
Q

Thrash

1074
Q

Ostracize

A

Excluir alguem

1075
Q

Maroon

A

Abandonar (ilha deserta)

1076
Q

Extricate

A

Libertar de restrição ou dificuldade

1077
Q

Overshadow

1078
Q

Spurious

1079
Q

Extraneous

A

Irrelevante ou nao relacionado ao tema

1080
Q

Inclement

A

Frio ou molhado de forma desconfortavel

1081
Q

Withered

1082
Q

Crumpled

1083
Q

Creacked

A

Rangeu, chiou

1084
Q

Crackled

A

Estalar, crepitar

1085
Q

Daunted

A

Intimidar, assustar

1086
Q

Defile

A

Sujar, poluir

1087
Q

Tame

A

Desinteressante

1088
Q

Perpetrator

1089
Q

Persecutor

1090
Q

Tingle

A

Formigamento (tipo de ansiedade)

1091
Q

To cater for

A

Fornecer algo para ajudar

1092
Q

Attune

A

Afinar instrumento

1093
Q

Used up

A

Consumido completamente

1094
Q

Queasy

1095
Q

Fidget

A

Se mover inquietamente

1096
Q

Fidget

A

Ficar inquieto (na cadeira)

1097
Q

Shamble

A

Andar de forma lenta e irregular

1098
Q

Lapse

A

Cair de determinado padrão

1099
Q

Elope

A

Fugir para casar

1100
Q

Flatter

A

Fazer alguém ficar mais atrativo

1101
Q

Flicker

A

Alternância entre brilho e escuro

1102
Q

Tinckle

A

Tilintar (sino)

1103
Q

Tickle

A

Fazer cócegas

1104
Q

Forgo

A

Desistir de algo agradavel

1105
Q

Forestall

1106
Q

Foretell

1107
Q

Forfeit

A

Perder ou ser forçado a desistir como punição

1108
Q

Fine how-do-you-do

A

Usado para expressar decepção ou desaprovação

1109
Q

The icing on the cake

A

Cereja do bolo

Adição desejável

1110
Q

Make away

A

Pegar ou roubar

1111
Q

Do time

A

Passar tempo na prisão

1112
Q

Make haste

A

Se apressar

1113
Q

Bound

A

Limite definido (jogos)

1114
Q

Boundary

A

Linha imaginaria que define perímetros de uma area

1115
Q

Border

A

Divisao entre países

1116
Q

Bank

A

Encosta da colina, terreno inclinado, beira do rio

1117
Q

Sneer

A

Zombar menosprezando

1118
Q

Call off

A

Cancelar (compromisso)

1119
Q

Put (sb) down

A

Fazer alguém parecer estupido na frente dos outros

1120
Q

Put (sb) down

A

Colocar alguem pra baixo

Fazer parecer estupido

1121
Q

Call away

A

Pedir para alguém mudar de lugar

1122
Q

Spout

A

Bico (bule, chá)

1123
Q

Drift

A

Pilha de neve ou areia provocada pelo vento

1124
Q

Stroll

A

Andar de forma calma

1125
Q

Flee

A

Fugir do perigo

1126
Q

To drift

A

Vagar sem rumo

1127
Q

Stingy

1128
Q

Stodgy

A

Enfadonho, desinteressante

1129
Q

Stale

A

Velho e seco (comida)

1130
Q

Streak

A

Marca longa e fina que contrasta com o fundo

1131
Q

Strain

A

Esforço intenso

1132
Q

Stroke

A

Afagar

Golpe

1133
Q

Grope

1134
Q

Graze

1135
Q

Grate

A

Esfregar em superfície aspera

1136
Q

Withstand

A

Sobreviver ou não se render

1137
Q

Herd

A

Fazer um grupo (pessoas ou animais) mover-se junto

1138
Q

Exacting

A

Muito exigente, precisando de muito esforço

1139
Q

Petty

A

Trivial, pequeno e sem importância

1140
Q

Pull up

A

Parar (em um veiculo)

1141
Q

Wait up

A

Esperar em casa alguem chegar antes de ir dormir

1142
Q

Stop up

A

Bloquear um buraco, ralo com alguma coisa

1143
Q

Under wraps

1144
Q

Memento

1145
Q

Veritable

A

Verdadeiro

1146
Q

Bear out

1147
Q

Bear with

A

Ser paciente

1148
Q

Bear up

A

Se manter firme e forte

1149
Q

Bear away

1150
Q

Bear down

A

Se esforçar

1151
Q

Clump

A

Grupo de coisas crescendo juntas

1152
Q

Squad

A

Grupo de pessoas trabalhando juntas como um time

1153
Q

Moldy

1154
Q

Rotten

A

Podre, estragado

1155
Q

Rusty

A

Enferrujado

1156
Q

Musty

A

Cheiro de mofo

1157
Q

Arise

A

Ocorrer (problemas, dificuldades…)

1158
Q

Rise

A

Se levantar, mover para cima

1159
Q

Rouse

1160
Q

Raise

A

Levantar algo

1161
Q

Retract

A

Retrair

Voltar atras em algo dito

1162
Q

Restrain

1163
Q

To mount

A

Montar

Plano ou evento

1164
Q

To advance

A

Propor ou desenvolver teoria ou ideia

1165
Q

Abide by sth

A

Seguir lei ou decisão

1166
Q

Comply with

A

Obedecer regra ou comando

1167
Q

Tentative

A

Sugerido mas não finalizado

1168
Q

Go off the deep end

A

De repente se tornar extremo em comportamento

1169
Q

Go through the motions

A

Fazer por fazer (sem interesse)

1170
Q

Outproduced

A

Produzido em menor quantidade

1171
Q

Outranked

A

Ficar abaixo no ranking

1172
Q

Pick (sb/sth) off

A

Escolher e atirar

1173
Q

Predicate

1174
Q

Prospect

A

Uma possibilidade

1175
Q

Haunting

1176
Q

Sleep like a log

A

Dormir como uma pedra

1177
Q

Sleep tight

A

Wish “sleep well”

1178
Q

Sleep it off

A

Dormir ate melhorar (ressaca)

1179
Q

Concisely

A

Conciso, breve

1180
Q

Convict (sb of sth)

1181
Q

Token

A

Algo que representa sentimento, qualidade….

1182
Q

Insignia

A

Simbolo militar

1183
Q

Crest

A

Simbolo que representa familia, escola… emblema

1184
Q

Conglomerate

A

Negocio composto por varias companhias

1185
Q

Be bound (to do sth)

A

Fazer algo

1186
Q

Senseless

A

Inconsciente

1187
Q

Hearty

A

Grande (refeição)

1188
Q

Rebuke

A

Repreender

Repreensão

1189
Q

Dispense

A

Distribuir algo pra alguem

1190
Q

Dispel

A

Fazer sentimento ou crença desaparecer

1191
Q

Against the stream

A

Contra a corrente

1192
Q

On the trail of sb/sth

A

Procurando

1193
Q

At full blast

A

Alto nivel

1194
Q

Have a monkey on your back

A

Ter um problema/dificuldade que não consegue se livrar

1195
Q

Get your back up

A

Ficar com raiva ou aborrecido

1196
Q

Deposition

A

Demitir alguém de situação de poder

1197
Q

Forbear

A

Antepassado

1198
Q

Punctilious

A

Que sempre tenta se comportar corretamente

Meticuloso, formalista, cumpridor

1199
Q

Amend

1200
Q

Pivotal

A

Essencial, fundamental

1201
Q

Waive

1202
Q

Affluent

1203
Q

Upheaval

A

Agitação, revolta

1204
Q

Conspicuous

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