104 Flashcards

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quando passar a anestesia

A

when the anesthetic wears off

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Bougie

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belonging to or typical of the middle class (= a social group between the very rich and the poor), especially in giving a lot of importance to money, education, and social class, or in liking and wanting expensive and unusual things:
.
It’s one of those places where you pay a lot of money but don’t get much. Too bougie for me!

Burguesia

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Scofflaw

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Scofflaw é um substantivo cunhado durante a era da Lei Seca, que originalmente denotava uma pessoa que bebe ilegalmente ou ignorava as leis antibebidas

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Candor

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Honestidade, franqueza

“We really don’t know what to do about it,” she said with surprising candor.

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Se sentir no direito

believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.

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To feel entitled

Because men feel entitled to be sexist and they benefit from it.

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Regras básicas (pra algo acontecer)

the principles on which future behaviour is based:

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Ground rules

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Estar numa situação dificil

To be …. spot

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To be tight spot

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Chupar uma mulher

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To go down on a woman

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Wrap my head around

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To comprehend something that one considers challenging, confusing, or a foreign concept.

Kate is willing to pay full price for an expensive handbag, but I just can’t wrap my head around that.

Entender, se conformar

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To be canned

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Ser demitido

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Treason

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Traição

the crime of) showing no loyalty to your country, especially by helping its enemies or trying to defeat its government:
In 1606 Guy Fawkes was executed for treason.

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To hit someone up

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to ask someone for something:
She hit me up for $20.

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To get the ball rolling

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Dar o pontapé inicial

to set an activity in motion; make a start.
“to get the ball rolling, the government was asked to contribute a million dollars to the fund”

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Someone’s two cents

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someone’s opinion about something, esp. when it was not asked for or wanted:

If the changes are going to affect me, then I want to put my two cents in.

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To be right up someone’s alley

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to be what someone likes or is good at doing

That kind of music is right up our alley.

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Naftalina

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Moth ball

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Trickling in

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Começar a chegar

to arrive or move somewhere slowly and gradually, in small numbers:

Gradually people trickled back into the theatre for the second half.

The first wave of refugees is trickling in.

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Wacko

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mad; insane.

his willingness to pursue every wacko idea that enters his mind

a trailer park peopled by exotic wackos and misfits

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To be strung up

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nervous or worried:

She always gets strung up before a performance.

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Ganhei meu dia

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… made my day

to make someone feel very happy: Seeing those little kids having so much fun just made my day.

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Airy fairy

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not practical or not based on the situation as it really is:
She’s talking about buying an old castle in Ireland. It all sounds a bit airy-fairy to me.

Conto de fadas, fantasioso

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To show the ropes

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to show someone how to do a job or activity:
Lynn spent an afternoon showing the new girl the ropes.

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To be gunning for

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to be looking for an opportunity to blame or attack someone:

I don’t want your father gunning for me if we’re back late

24
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To decamp

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Levantar acampamento, fugir

to leave suddenly and unexpectedly, usually without telling anyone:
He decamped from the hotel with someone else’s luggage.

25
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Navel

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Umbigo

26
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Draw the line

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to put a limit on what you will do or allow to happen, esp. because you feel something is wrong:
I’ll do whatever my company asks me to, but I draw the line when someone asks me to lie for them.

to never do something because you think it is wrong:
I swear a lot, but even I draw the line at saying certain words.

Definir o limite

27
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Mortadela

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Bologna

28
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to walk across a street at a place where it is not allowed or without taking care to avoid the traffic

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Jaywalk

29
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Pecan

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Noz pecã

30
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Pochete

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Fanny pack

31
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Candidíase

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Yeast infection

32
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Sink in

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to become completely known

I had to tell him what to do over and over before it finally sank in.

The fact that she’s left me still hasn’t really sunk in.

33
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To surmise

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Presumir

suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.

‘he surmised that something must be wrong”

34
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Onesie

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Macacão bonitinho

an infant’s one-piece close-fitting lightweight garment,
usually having sleeves but leaving the legs uncovered and
fastening with snaps at the crotch.

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Lay off the sauce

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Give up alcohol. It is usually said of
someone who drinks too much.

You’d rather lay off the sauce, Jack, or else you’ll soon count worms.

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Avesso ao risco

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Risk-averse

37
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Papel amassado

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Crumpled paper

38
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estou sem luz (energia acabou)

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The power is out

39
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Jaleco

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Lab coat / scrubs

40
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Fodder

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food that is given to cows, horses, and other farm animals (forragem)

people or things that are useful for the stated purpose:
Politicians are always good fodder for comedians (= they make jokes about them).

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prática sexual no qual uma mulher faz sexo anal em um homem utilizando uma cinta peniana

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Pegging

42
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Smokescreen

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something that hides the truth about someone’s intentions:

Instead of doing something about the problem, the city council is hiding behind a smokescreen of bureaucracy.

Fachada

43
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To clasp

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Agarrar

to hold someone or something firmly in your hands or arms:

He was clasping the vase tightly, terrified of dropping it.

Clasp: fecho, fivela

44
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Sem supervisão (uma palavra só)

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Unattended, unsupervised

not supervised or looked after.
“it is not acceptable for parents to leave children unattended at that age”

45
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To measure up

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Estar a altura

to be good enough, or as good as someone or something else:

She could never measure up to her mother’s expectations.

46
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Futile (pronuncia)

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Fiudãl

47
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To hack (além de hackear)

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to cut into pieces in a rough and violent way, often without aiming exactly:

Three villagers were hacked to death in a savage attack.
The butcher hacked off a large chunk of meat.