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Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Well off

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Rico

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2
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Penniless

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Pobre

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3
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Wealthy

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Rico

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Impoverished

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Pobre

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5
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Stingy

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Mao de vaca

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6
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Loaded

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Rico

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7
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Tight-fisted

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Mao de vaca

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8
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Penny-pinching

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Quem faz muita economia

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9
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Miserly

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Miserável: faz economia de tudo

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10
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Loan

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Empréstimo

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11
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Grants

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

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12
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Mortgage

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Hipoteca

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13
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Fees

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Fixed price for a profissional service

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14
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Bus fares

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Tarifa de ônibus

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15
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Wages

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Salário de quem recebe por hora trabalhada

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16
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Endless

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Sem fim

17
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Denied

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

18
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“he saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech”

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effort, worry, or difficulty.

19
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her family is quite well-off

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Rico

20
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a penniless young student

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Pobre

21
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the wealthy nations of the world

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Rico

22
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impoverished villages

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Pobre

23
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his employer is stingy and idle

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Mao de vaca

24
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she doesn’t really have to work—they’re loaded

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Rico

25
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Don’t wait for Gillian to buy you a drink - she’s too tight-fisted.

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Mao de vaca

26
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I became tired of his penny-pinching friends.

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Quem faz muita economia

27
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a miserly person

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Miserável: faz economia de tudo

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29
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The average annual rainfall in this region is 750 mm.

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rain, or the amount of rain that falls:

30
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Everybody had a whale of a time

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they’re enjoying themselves very much

31
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John’s agreed to go to the meeting in my place so that gets/lets me off the hook

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

fora do gancho

32
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You can only see the beach when the tide is out

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

33
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Niagara Falls plunges 55.5 metres.

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

34
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People have lived in this valley since ancient times.

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

35
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The roads were full of traffic and we were travelling at a snail’s pace for two hours.

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passo de caracol

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