Vocabulary

Question 1

Well off

Answer 1

Rico

Question 2

Penniless

Answer 2

Pobre

Question 3

Wealthy

Answer 3

Rico

Question 4

Impoverished

Answer 4

Pobre

Question 5

Stingy

Answer 5

Mao de vaca

Question 6

Loaded

Answer 6

Rico

Question 7

Tight-fisted

Answer 7

Mao de vaca

Question 8

Penny-pinching

Answer 8

Quem faz muita economia

Question 9

Miserly

Answer 9

Miserável: faz economia de tudo

Question 10

Loan

Answer 10

Empréstimo

Question 11

Grants

Answer 11

a sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose. “a research grant” For study

Question 12

Mortgage

Answer 12

Hipoteca

Question 13

Fees

Answer 13

Fixed price for a profissional service

Question 14

Bus fares

Answer 14

Tarifa de ônibus

Question 15

Wages

Answer 15

Salário de quem recebe por hora trabalhada

Question 16

Endless

Answer 16

Sem fim

Question 17

Denied

Answer 17

state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of. “they deny any responsibility for the tragedy”

Question 18

“he saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech”

Answer 18

effort, worry, or difficulty.

Question 19

her family is quite well-off

Answer 19

Rico

Question 20

a penniless young student

Answer 20

Pobre

Question 21

the wealthy nations of the world

Answer 21

Rico

Question 22

impoverished villages

Answer 22

Pobre

Question 23

his employer is stingy and idle

Answer 23

Mao de vaca

Question 24

she doesn’t really have to work—they’re loaded

Answer 24

Rico

Question 25

Don't wait for Gillian to buy you a drink - she's too **tight-fisted.**

Answer 25

Mao de vaca

Question 26

I became tired of his **penny-pinching** friends.

Answer 26

Quem faz muita economia

Question 27

a **miserly** person

Answer 27

Miserável: faz economia de tudo

Question 29

The average annual **rainfall** in this region is 750 mm.

Answer 29

rain, or the amount of rain that falls:

Question 30

Everybody had a whale of a time

Answer 30

they're enjoying themselves very much

Question 31

John's agreed to go to the meeting in my place so that gets/lets me **off the hook**

Answer 31

If you are off the hook, you have escaped from a difficult situation: fora do gancho

Question 32

You can only see the beach when the **tide** is out

Answer 32

the rise and fall of the sea that happens twice every day:

Question 33

Niagara Falls plunges 55.5 metres.

Answer 33

to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something:

Question 34

People have lived in this valley since **ancient** times.

Answer 34

of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time:

Question 35

The roads were full of traffic and we were travelling at a **snail's pace** for two hours.

Answer 35

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