Week Three Flashcards
1
Q
a benfeitoria (f)
A
improvement
2
Q
o balneário (m)
A
spa
3
Q
a procuradoria (f)
A
attorney’s office
4
Q
a absolvição (f)
A
acquittal
5
Q
um mal súbito (m)
A
a sudden illness
6
Q
a carreata (f)
A
motorcade
7
Q
a largada (f)
A
start
8
Q
a pernada (f)
A
leg (also as in segment of journey)
9
Q
o padroeiro (m)
A
patron saint
10
Q
um apanhado de resultados (m)
A
a results overview
11
Q
avistar (v.)
A
to catch sight of
12
Q
travar (v.)
A
to brake
13
Q
a reta final (f)
A
final stretch
14
Q
a encrenca (f)
A
trouble
15
Q
famigerado (adj.)
A
infamous
16
Q
reza a lenda (phrase)
A
legend has it
17
Q
despencar (v.)
A
to plummet
18
Q
resvalar (v.)
A
to slip, to slither
19
Q
a espelunca (f)
A
dump
20
Q
a aniquilação
A
anarchy
21
Q
prestar depoimento (v.)
A
to give testimony
22
Q
cumprir (v.)
A
to accomplish, to fulfill
23
Q
a espingarda (f)
A
shotgun
24
Q
protocolado (adj.)
A
registered
25
banir (v.)
to ban
26
a grande sacada (f)
great thing, great idea, great insight
27
comprometer com (v.)
to compromise with
28
de fato (adv.)
indeed
29
a viela (f)
alley
30
queixar-se (v.)
to complain
31
vistoriar (v.)
to inspect
32
a curodaria (f)
curatorship
33
vigente (adj.)
in force
34
estufado (adj.)
stuffed
35
ousado (adj.)
daring
36
o contrassenso (m)
contradiction, nonsense
37
o estrupício (m)
massive problem, noise
38
o fracasso (m)
failure
39
fazer vitrine (v.)
to showcase
40
sossegar (v.)
to rest, to settle, to calm down
41
o assessor (m)
advisor, aide
42
o constrangimento (m)
embarrassment
43
a empreitada (f)
endeavour, contract
44
a arranhão
scratch
45
a cilada (f)
trap
46
enrascada (adj.)
distracted
47
a têmpora (f)
temple
48
em suplência (adv.)
in substitution
49
Que judiação! (phrase)
What a deal!
50
atazanar (v.)
to torment, to attack
