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Question 1

andar de mãos dadas

Answer 1

walk hand in hand

Question 2

windfall

Answer 2

herança inesperada, sorte grande

an amount of money that you win or receive from someone unexpectedly:
Investors each received a windfall of £3,000.

Question 3

to steel yourself

Answer 3

se preparar

to force yourself to get ready to do something unpleasant or difficult:

She steeled herself to jump out of the plane.

Question 4

falar mal das pessoas pelas costas

Answer 4

talking about people behind their backs

Question 5

areia movediça

Answer 5

quicksand

Question 6

give the third degree

Answer 6

fazer um interrogatório

Miss Raine just gave me the third degree.

Question 7

falar é fácil

Answer 7

talk is cheap

Question 8

to buffet

Answer 8

bater, golpear

The little boat was buffeted mercilessly by the waves.

Question 9

fulcrum

Answer 9

ponto de apoio, eixo

the point at which a bar, or something that is balancing, is supported or balances:

A seesaw balances at its fulcrum.

“fôlcrum”

Question 10

a cheap shot

Answer 10

golpe baixo

a criticism or attack on someone that is unfair:

I think her making fun of his wife was a cheap shot.

Question 11

bebedouro

Answer 11

water fountain, drinking fountain

fountain= FÁUtn

Question 12

timeworn

Answer 12

degastado

(no longer of interest or value because of) having been used a lot over a long period of time:
a timeworn expression/excuse
a timeworn path

Question 13

blithely

Answer 13

alegremente, despreocupadamente

She blithely agreed to the contract without realizing what its consequences would be.

Question 14

to impinge on something

Answer 14

interferir, afetar

to have an effect on something, often causing problems by limiting it in some way:
The government’s spending limits will seriously impinge on the education budget.

Question 15

self-fulfilling

Answer 15

auto-realizável, que se auto concretiza

Question 16

campo de concentração

Answer 16

extermination camp, death camp

Question 17

to perish

Answer 17

to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed:

Three hundred people perished in the earthquake.

Question 18

avowed

Answer 18

declarado, confesso

stated:

The government’s avowed intent/purpose/aim is to reduce tax.
An avowed traditionalist, he is against reform of any kind.
An avowed agnostic died in New York at the age of 74.

Question 19

To settle for less

Answer 19

Se contentar com pouco

Question 20

Forerunner

Answer 20

Precursor

something or someone that acts as an early and less advanced model for what will appear in the future, or a warning or sign of what is to follow:
Germany’s Green party was said to be the forerunner of environmental parties throughout Europe.
The drop in share prices in March was a forerunner of the financial crash that followed in June.

Question 21

To overstate

Answer 21

Exagerar

The impact of the new legislation has been greatly overstated.
The shareholders seem to think that the executive board is overstating the case for a merger.

Question 22

Outgrowth

Answer 22

Consequência, resultado

This conference is an outgrowth of work we have been doing for some years now

Question 23

To vacate

Answer 23

Desocupar

Rooms must be vacated by noon on the last day of your vacation

Question 24

To grasp

Answer 24

Compreender, agarrar

to understand something, especially something difficult:

I think I managed to grasp the main points of the lecture.

Rosie suddenly grasped my hand.

Question 25

To languish

Answer 25

Definhar, enfraquecer

to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time:
He has been languishing in jail for the past 20 years.

to be weak or fail to improve:
Traditional industries continue to languish or disappear.

Question 26

To whipsaw

Answer 26

to move, or to make something move, quickly between two directions :
The rope whipsawed back and forth.

Prices on the stock exchange whipsawed wildly.

Question 27

Desobecendo

Answer 27

Disobeying

Question 28

Recém casados

Answer 28

Newlyweds

Question 29

Lancha

Answer 29

Speedboat

Question 30

Paralisação

Answer 30

Stoppage, shutdown

Question 31

Restos mortais

Answer 31

Remains

Question 32

To fast-forward

Answer 32

Avançar, acelerar

advance (a tape) rapidly, sometimes while simultaneously playing it at high speed.

“people avoid commercial breaks by fast-forwarding material recorded off-air”

Question 33

Pego de surpresa, desprevenido

Answer 33

Caught off guard

Question 34

Não encontro a chave do meu carro

Answer 34

I can’t find the key to my cars.
Ou my key car

Question 35

Trocados na maternidade

Answer 35

Switched at birth

Question 36

Orfanato

Answer 36

Orphanage

Question 37

Mamilos duros

Answer 37

Hard tits

Question 38

Coito interrompido (método)

Answer 38

Pull-out method

Question 39

Enjoo matinal

Answer 39

Morning sickness

Question 40

Fedora

Answer 40

Um tipo de chapéu

a low, soft felt hat with a curled brim and the crown creased lengthwise.

Question 41

Exame de papa nicolau

Answer 41

Pap smear
Pap test

Question 42

apologetic

Answer 42

Arrependido

showing that you feel sorry about having
caused someone problems or
unhappiness:
• She was so apologetic about forgetting my birthday it was almost embarrassing.