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Tr.V: Lambaste

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Eng: To cane, flog, punish, criticise
Port: Punir, criticar

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Adj: Weary

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Eng: Fag out, tire out, fatigue, jade
Port: Cansado

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Adj: Wary

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Eng: See careful, suspicious, untruting, suspecting
Port: Alerta, que suspeita dos outros

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Verb: Flower into

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Eng: Blossom into, bloom into, burgeon into
Port:

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Adj: Erstwhile

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Eng: Onetime, previous, former, quondam
Port: Antigo

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N: Sham

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Eng: Cover, fake
Port: Não genuino

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N: Deed

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Eng: Notable achievement, feat, exploit, triumph, conquest, achievement
Port: Conquista, triunfo

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N: Woefully

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Eng: Deplorably, lamentably, sadly
Port: Lamentavelmente

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Adj: Gridlocked

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Eng: Logjammed, was at standstill
Port: Impossibilitado de agir

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Tr.V: Spouted

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Eng: Released, eject
Port: Liberar, ejetar

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N: Benefit

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Eng: Grant, boon, subsidy
Port: Beneficio

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Adj: Paramout

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Eng: Principal, prime, main, primary, supreme, outstanding, crucial
Port: De suma importancia

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Adv: Mere

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Eng: Simple, bare, measly
Port: Uma mera, um mero

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Adj: Stodgy

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Eng: dull, unimaginative, commonplace;
Old-fashoned and stuffy
Port: Retrógrada

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V: Irks

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Eng: Irritating, wearisome, vexing, annoying
Port: Irritante

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Adj: Quirk

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Eng: Unusual, strange, peculiar
Port: Não usual, estranho

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N: Fizzy

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Eng: Effervescent
Port: Enfervecente

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V: Swindled

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Eng: Fraud, cheat
Port: Fraudado, Enganado

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Adj: Fuzzy

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Eng: Not clear, indistinct
Port: Incoerente

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Adv: Savage

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Eng: Fierce, brutal
Port: Brutal, crucial, muito forte

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Tr. V: Bound

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Eng: Demarcate, confined
Port: Demarcar, confinar.

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N: Maneuver

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Eng: Tatics
Port: Tática (de guerra)

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V: Wallop

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Eng: Bash, hit, beatt, strike, slug,
Port: Bater, atacar

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Adv: Utterly

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Eng: Completely, absolutely, entirely
Port: Completamente, inteiramente

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N: Woes

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Eng: Misery, suffering, trouble, pain disaster, depression
Port: Miséria, problemas, disastre

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Adj: Stubborn

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Eng: Obstinate, dogged, inflexible, fixed, persistent, unyielding
Port: Difícil, resistente, “cabeça dura”

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N: Admonition

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Eng: Warning, advice, counse;
Rebuke, reproach, reproof, scolding
Port: Conselho, recomendação;
Repreensão, advertência

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Adv: Hitherto

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Eng: So far, until now, yet
Port: Até agora, até este momento

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N: Bulwark

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Eng: Barricade, breastwork, rampart bastion, parapet
Port: Barreira de proteção

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V: Undo

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Eng: Reverse, cancel, offset, neutralize
Ruin, defeat, destroy
Port: Desarmar, reparar, anular
Arruinar

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Adj: Untrustworthy

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Eng: Untrusty
Port: Alguem que não se pode confiar

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V: Transmogrified

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Eng: Metamorphose, transfigure, convert, mutate
Port: Transformar

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Adj: Onward

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Eng: Forward
Port: Para frente

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N: Culprit

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Eng: Offender, criminal, villain, sinner, delinquent
Port: Acusado, culpado

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Adj: Brittle

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Eng: 1 – fragile, delicate, crumbling, shivery, friable

2 – tense, nervous, edgy, stiff, wired

3 – harsh, rough, jarring, grating, raucous, strident, rasping

4 – cold

Port: 1 – frágil, delicado

2 – difícil de lidar, tenso, nervoso

3 – pessoa fria

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Adj: Rampant

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Eng: Unrestrained, wild, violent, raging, aggressive, dominant
Port: Galopante, desenfreada

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N: Shape

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Eng: Configuration, conformation, contour, form
Port: Forma, configuração

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N: Practitioner

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Eng: Practician
Port: Praticante

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Adj: Inward

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Eng: Inbound, incoming, entering, penetrating, personal, inside
Port: Interior

She gave an inward sign – suspirou para dentro

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N: Endowment

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Eng: Natural endowment, talent, gift

Provision, fund, award, income

Port: Talento

Doação, capital

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