week 1 Flashcards

1
Q

postponed

A

adiado

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2
Q

Por conta de

A

On account of

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3
Q

shortsighted

A

míope

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4
Q

to remove something semi-solid with a spoon

A

scooped out

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5
Q

relax

A

idling Away

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6
Q

(to make something seem more attractive or interesting)

A

hyped up

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7
Q

to park too close to another car

A

To block someone in

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8
Q

To walk quickly

A

trotted off

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9
Q

eat with pleasure

A

ticking in

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10
Q

reminiscing about

A

lembrando sobre

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11
Q

lembrando de

A

harking back to

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12
Q

brought him up

A

ensinaram-no

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13
Q

Fugir

A

walk away from

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14
Q

Ela sempre colocava um gerente contra o outro

A

She aways played the two managers off against

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15
Q

encontrou problemas

A

hit problems

run up against problems

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16
Q

para usar em caso de segurança

A

to fall back on

17
Q

recebeu

A

came in for

18
Q

Terminar

acabar

A

wind up

19
Q

patchwork

A

miscelânea

20
Q

Sobressaltos

A

jutting out

21
Q

to have something difficult to do

A

get saddled with something

22
Q

Dar elogios/conselhos/insultos

A

dish out something

23
Q

camuflar

A

blend in

24
Q

voltar ao início

A

go back to the drawing board

25
Q

ser sentido por TODOS

A

to be felt across the board

26
Q

subir abordo

A

get on board

27
Q

argumentar discordar

A

take issue with

28
Q

ultima novidade

A

latest issue

29
Q

genuíno/ real/ sensivel

A

down to earth

30
Q

Que di…. voce estava pensando?

A

what on earth were you thinking?

31
Q

pagar muito caro

A

to pay the earth

32
Q

entrar em vigor

A

came into force

33
Q

A person or thing considered to be strong, powerful, or difficult to defeat

A

force to be reckoned with

34
Q

considerada

A

regarded

35
Q

viver mais que

A

Outlive