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1
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abrandar

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slow down / soften

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salientar

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emphasize

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Mar Vermelho

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Red Sea

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buraco

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hole

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tapetes

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carpets

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asseio

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cleanliness / grooming

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enjoado

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tired / queasy / nauseous

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roer

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chew / gnaw

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palha

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straw

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toca

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den

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palerma

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dumb

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pulo

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jump / leap

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no mato

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in the woods / bush / jungle

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coitadinho

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poor fellow

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se estragar

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to spoil / ruin

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beato

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blessed

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encapuzado

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hooked

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terço

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rosary / bead / third

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cegonha

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stork

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pavão

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peacock

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mercearia

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grocery store

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ratazana

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rat

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rabo

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tail

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cauda

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tail

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comprido

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long

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maluco

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crazy

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caixotes

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bins / crates

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padaria

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bakery

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súmula

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summary

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rescaldo

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wake / aftermath

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cabedais

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uppers (of shoes) / leather

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quintinhas

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rustic houses

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sossego

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peace / quiet

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cão / cães

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dog (s)

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barulho

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noise

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tráfego / trânsito

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traffic

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azáfama

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hustle and bustle

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pacatez

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quiet / peacefulness

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afetado

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affected

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no entanto

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however

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fulgor

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glow

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farfura

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abundance

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aborrecer

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annoy / upset / bore

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esfregão

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mop / sponge

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esfregar

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rub / scrub

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farrapos

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rags / tatters / shreds

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cuecas

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underpants / briefs

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encolher os hombros

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to shrug

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espirrar

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to sneeze

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espreitar

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to peek

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afluência

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affluence / inflow

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bisnaga

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tube

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nódoa

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stain / blot

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uma boleia

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lift / ride

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dormir ao relento

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to sleep out in the cold

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depósito

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tank / store / warehouse

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peditório

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public collection / fundraising campaign

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ovos

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eggs

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espertalhão

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crafty / shrewd operator / sly / sneaky

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ovo mexido

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scrambled egg

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tomar por tolo

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take for a fool

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sem-abrigo

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homeless person

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pegar em

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to pick up / grab

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freguês

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customer / client

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desdenhosamente

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scornfully / contemptuously

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pedinte

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beggar

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estalar

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crack / snap

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crepitar

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crackle

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faca

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knife

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portes de envio

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shipping costs

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o céu

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the sky

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arrojado

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daring / bold

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paixão

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passion

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lidar com

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handle / cope

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rasteira

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creeping / low

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queimaduras de frio

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frostbite

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num ápice

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at a glance / in a flash

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forrado

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lined / padded

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planador

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glider

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faianças

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pottery

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beira

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edge

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loiças

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dishes

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padre

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priest

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monge

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monk

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devasso

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raunchy / kinky

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manso

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gentle / tame

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escárnio

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scorn / contempt / mockery

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desprezo

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contempt / scorn / disdain

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maldoso

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malicious

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casto

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chaste

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engraxar

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polish / shine

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por aí adiante

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and so forth

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agredir

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to attack / beat

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coagir

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to coerce / force

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estar perante

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to be faced with / deal with

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viatura

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vehicle / car

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espancar

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to beat up

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viação

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driving / traffic

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queda

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fall / decline / drop

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alvo

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target / aim

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travar

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to curb / halt / dampen

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alheio

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strange / unconnected

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incúria

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neglect / negligence

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faíscas

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sparks

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rematar

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finish off / wind up

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tabuleiro de ir ao forno

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baking tray

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tigela

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bowl

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lume

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heat / fire

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morno

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warm

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colar

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necklace

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arrefecer

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to cool down

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uma grade

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grill / grid / rack

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latejar

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to throb / pulse

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avestruz

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ostrich

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cogumelos

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mushrooms

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bolotas

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acorns

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colo

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lap

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dádiva

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gift

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após

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afterwards

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a gravidez

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pregnancy

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amamentação

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breastfeeding

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contrariar

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contradict / thwart

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Reza a sabedoria popular que

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Common wisdom says that

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poupar

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to save

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poupanças

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savings

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orçamento

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budget

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despesas

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spending

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entra em falência

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to go bankrupt

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estar ciente

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to be aware

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aquando de

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when / at the time of

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rimar com

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to equate to

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os movéis

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furniture

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adiar

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to postpone

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esdrúxulo

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odd / outrageous / bizarre

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morro

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hill

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guloso

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greedy

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abrir mão de

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to give up / waive / relinquish

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correnteza

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current

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preguiçoso

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lazy

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foguetes

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firecrackers / rockets

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javali

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wild boar

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ir-se-ia

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would have gone

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reviravolta

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twist / turnaround

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avaria

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defect / fault / malfunction

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as escadas

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stairs

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coser

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to sew

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cozer

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to bake

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erguer

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to lift / raise

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decorrer

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to take place

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estremecer

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to shake / shudder

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lavrar

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to plough

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os bois

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oxen

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puxar

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to pull

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empurrar

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to push

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empolgado

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thrilled

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as a result of

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atribulado

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troubled

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matutar

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to mull sth over

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ameno

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mild / pleasant

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tresloucado

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kooky / crazy

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jato

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jet (plane)

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pneu estourado

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burst tyre

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no ermo

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in the wilderness

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sequer

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even

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altifalantes

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speakers

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invulgar

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unusual

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arrumado

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tidy

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à tripa-forra

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freely, to excess, all over the place

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indesmentível

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undeniable

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mais cedo o mais tarde

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sooner or later

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IVA - imposto sobre valor acrescentado

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VAT

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farnel

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snack / merenda

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SCUT

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toll-free road

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apanhar um escaldão

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to get sunburnt

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ameaçar

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to threaten

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ruir

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to collapse / crumble / topple

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aos mil

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by the thousand

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o pôr do sol

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sunset

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tirar férias

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to take a holiday

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preencher o formulário

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fill the form

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os namoros

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dating / relationships

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polvo

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octopus

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pó

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dust

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ficar preso

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to get trapped

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a ria

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river

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robalo

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seabass

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pentear

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to comb

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alugar

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to rent

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tem morrido

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has died

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falhar

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to fail / miss

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palheiro

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haystack / barn

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ginjinha

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sour cherry liqueur

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matrecos

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table football

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enguia

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eel

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o farol

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lighthouse / beacon

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me farto de

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I’m tired of

197
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a tralha

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junk

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atingir

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to reach

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público alvo

A

target audience

200
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abordagem

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approach

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maior que / maior do que

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bigger than

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uma calça

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trousers

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perto

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near - (not perta / pertos / pertas)

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longe

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far

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a toda a hora

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not todo o tempo

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as vogais

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vowels

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longo / longa

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long

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largo / larga

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wide

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estreito

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narrow

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curto

A

short

211
Q

o plano

A

plan

212
Q

sanguessuga

A

leech

213
Q

tornozelo

A

ankle

214
Q

calções

A

shorts

215
Q

meias

A

socks

216
Q

tights

A

collants

217
Q

peúgas

A

socks

218
Q

laticínios

A

dairy products

219
Q

Leite magro

A

skimmed milk

220
Q

leite gordo

A

whole milk

221
Q

leite meio-gordo

A

semi-skimmed milk

222
Q

sobremesa

A

dessert

223
Q

alface

A

lettuce

224
Q

couve

A

cabbage

225
Q

grãos de bico

A

chickpeas

226
Q

o amendoim / oas amendoins

A

peanut(s)

227
Q

o carapau

A

mackerel

228
Q

a amêijoa

A

clam

229
Q

milho

A

corn / maize

230
Q

massa

A

pasta

231
Q

poupança

A

saving

232
Q

sovinice

A

stinginess

233
Q

parcimônia

A

thrift

234
Q

caiu o Carmo e a Trindade

A

the shit has hit the fan

235
Q

resvés Campo de Ourique

A

cutting it close / just in the knick of time

236
Q

fazer coisas à grande e à Francesa

A

to do things big

237
Q

muitos anos a virar frangos

A

to know the ropes / have experience

238
Q

encher chouriços

A

filling time / padding sth out

239
Q

é de caras

A

it’s easy

240
Q

dar de caras com alguem

A

to bump into someone

241
Q

feito num oito

A

messed up

242
Q

bater as botas

A

kicked the bucket

243
Q

esticar o pernil

A

kick the bucket

244
Q

ir desta para melhor

A

to die

245
Q

trabalhar no duro

A

to work hard

246
Q

abalar

A

to shake / shatter / undermine / disturb

247
Q

gíria

A

slang

248
Q

ter com

A

to meet up with

249
Q

fixe

A

cool, nice

250
Q

baril

A

cool, awesome

251
Q

gajo

A

guy

252
Q

bacano

A

guy

253
Q

népia

A

nope

254
Q

cena

A

thing / stuff

255
Q

guito

A

money

256
Q

curtir

A

= gostar (slang)

257
Q

curtir com

A

to make out with

258
Q

estufa

A

greenhouse

259
Q

abranger

A

to comprise

260
Q

ordenado líquido

A

take-home pay

261
Q

parceria

A

partnership / association

262
Q

coligação

A

coalition

263
Q

tráfico de influências

A

influence peddling / lobbying

264
Q

renuncia / demissao

A

resignation

265
Q

cadea

A

chain

266
Q

encadear

A

to link / enchainer

267
Q

íngreme

A

steep

268
Q

fita expresso

A

quickdraw

269
Q

rochas

A

rocks

270
Q

piada

A

joke

271
Q

perceber

A

to realize

272
Q

comediante

A

comedian

273
Q

apurar

A

to determine / establish

274
Q

uma dezena

A

ten

275
Q

uma dúzia

A

a dozen

276
Q

duzentos

A

two hundred

277
Q

capacete

A

helmet

278
Q

embate

A

clash / conflict

279
Q

engulir

A

to swallow

280
Q

taxativo

A

adamant / emphatic

281
Q

geringonça

A

device / contraption / gizmo / gadget

282
Q

artífice

A

orchestrator / author

283
Q

chumbo

A

lead (Pb)

284
Q

indigitar

A

to designate / appoint

285
Q

eximirse de

A

to absolve o.s. of / evade

286
Q

tomar posse

A

to take office

287
Q

posse

A

possession

288
Q

círculo eleitoral

A

constituency

289
Q

cílios

A

eyelashes

290
Q

sobrancelhas

A

eyebrows

291
Q

legenda

A

subtitle / caption / electoral list

292
Q

já quis

A

ever wanted

293
Q

cigana

A

Roma / gypsy

294
Q

a mídia

A

the media

295
Q

pesquisas de boca de urna

A

exit polls

296
Q

o comparecimento às urnas

A

voter turnout

297
Q

apertado

A

tight / cramped

298
Q

frisar

A

to stress / highlight

299
Q

maioria folgada

A

healthy majority

300
Q

folgar

A

to loosen

301
Q

tirar folga

A

to take time off

302
Q

tanto faz

A

whether / whatever / either way

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