vocabulário Flashcards

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profits

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lucros, ganhos, rendimento

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breakneck speed

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velocidade frenética/alucinante

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navvy

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trabalhador braçal (ing britânico)

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4
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haul

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verbo: puxar, transportar

substantivo: carga, transporte

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5
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ensure

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assegurar, proporcionar

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mainstream

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tendência dominante, opinião majoritária

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prompt

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substantivo: instrução, comando

verbo: estimular, provocar

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pace

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ritmo, geralmente usado para dizer “modere o ritmo”

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fate

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destino, sorte

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dweller

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habitante

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longing

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desejo intenso, anseio, saudade

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wound

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machucado

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13
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acknowledged

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recinhecido, confirmado

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14
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coming-of-age

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amadurecimento

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amid

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no meio de, no decorrer de

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indeed

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de fato, realmente

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deceptive

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enganoso, ilusório

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rear

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criar, educar (tipo, “criar animais”, “me criei no interior”)

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herald

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anunciar, preceder

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thief

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chief

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chefe, líder

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trigger

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cloth

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tecido, pano, seu plural é cloths (não confundir com roupas)

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short-cut

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cattle
gado
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fine arts
belas artes, referem-se a algo sem muita funcionalidade e sim estética
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widly
amplamente
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diminish
diminuir
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evaluate
analisar/avaliar
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misleading
enganoso, que induz ao erro