Verbs Flashcards
Agilizar
to speed up
to sigh
Suspirar
to chuckle
Rir abafado
to moan
Gemer
to groan
Gemer
Ofegar X ficar ofegante
to pant X panting
to fulfill
Preencher
Ex.: Aschoolfailsif it does not fulfill theneeds/requirementsofitsstudents.
Exercer
Ex.: Zoos fulfill animportantfunctionin theprotection of rare species
He hasfailedto fulfill his dutiesas afather
To do something aspromisedorintended, or tosatisfyyourhopesorexpectations
Ex.: She said thepresidenthadfailedto fulfill hiscampaignpromises
to weep
to cry (chorar)
to remark (verb) remark (noun)
Verb -> to give a spoken statement of an opinion or thought
Ex.: He remarked that she was looking thin
Noun -> something that you say, givingyour opinion about something or statinga fact
Ex.: The children made rude remarks about the young man
Resumir
to summarize
to sum up
to unwind
to relax, especially the mind, especially after working
Ex.: Musichelpsme to unwind
to resort
to appeal
“Recorrer a”
Traçar
to trace
to forbid
forbidden
proibir
proibido
to deceive
enganar, iludir
to hand
Entregar
to issue
Emitir
to undergo
toexperiencesomething,especiallyachangeor medicaltreatment.
to experience something, especially unpleasant
(“passar por”, “submeter-se a”)
to gaze
to stare, tolookat someone or something for a long time.
“contemplar”, “fitar”
to compute
tocalculateanansweroramountby using a machine or using mathematics.
(“computar”, “calcular”)
to equate
toconsiderone thing to be the same as orequalto another thing
(“equiparar”)
to convene
tobringtogether agroupofpeoplefor ameeting, or tomeetfor ameeting
(“convocar”, “reunir-se”)
Ex.: Theprimeministerconvened (ameetingof) his cabinet todiscussthematter.
to glance
to look somewhere for a short time
to read something quickly
(“olhar de relance”, “dar uma olhada”)
acontece que eu sei que…
I happen to know that…
to assume
to suppose to be the case
“presumir”
to giggle
tolaughin anervousorsillyway
“rir tolamente”
to major (in something)
tostudysomething asyourmainsubjectat college oruniversity
(“especializar-se em algo”)
Ex.: She majored inphilosophyat Harvard.
to peel
to take of the skin of fruit or vegetables
“descascar”
engasgar
to choke
