Vocabulary _ Level 3 to 8

Question 1

drill (verbo e subst.)
drill down _ examinar a fundo, detalhar

Level 3 _ p.9 (synonyms 1)

Answer 1

1. furar, perfurar, furadeira, broca / Linda is putting up some shelves this weekend, so she’ll need her drill. _ James drilled (perfurou) a hole for the screw (parafuso) to go in. // 2. simulação, exercício simulado, treinamento, sabatinar _ The soldiers spent the afternoon doing drills. _ The sergeant is drilling the new recruits. _ The teacher drilled (sabatinar) the students in French grammar.

Question 2

thoroughly

Answer 2

cuidadosamente, minuciosamente // totalmente, completamente _ Patricia checked all the details thoroughly (cuidadosamente) _ Robert was thoroughly (completamente) fed up after a day of dealing with unruly (incontrolável, desregrado) teenagers.

Question 3

ongoing

Answer 3

contínuo _ Updating the dictionary is an ongoing job.

Question 4

slight (adj, e verbo)

Answer 4

1. pequeno, leve, ligeiro, fraco, pouco importante // 2. Esnobar, desprezar, não dar atenção _ There was a slight (leve) breeze blowing. _ We’ve run into a slight problem, but we should be able to fix it very soon. _ Peter didn’t like John and slighted (esnobava) him at every opportunity. _ Agnes hadn’t been invited to the wedding, and she complained about the slight for years.

Question 5

chore (corvée)

Answer 5

afazer (doméstico, rotineiro), chatice, atividade tediosa, chata _ Doing math problems is a chore. _ Mallory spends every Saturday morning doing chores.