105 Flashcards

1
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grilagem de terras (falsificação de documentos para, ilegalmente, tomar posse de terras)

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Land grab

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2
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Isolamento (acustico, calor, etc)

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Insulation

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3
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Landfill

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Aterro sanitário

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4
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Não é pouca coisa (pequeno feito, etc)

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This is no small feat

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5
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Bode

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Goat

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6
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Cadeia alimentar

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Food chain

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7
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Válvula

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Valve

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8
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Eu te levo (de carro)

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I’ll drive you

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9
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Tenner

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a ten-pound note (british)

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10
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Criar um clima (botando uma música por exemplo)

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Some candles would SET THE MOOD

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11
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Veneno de cobra

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Snake venom

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12
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Skive off sth

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to not go to work, school, etc. when you should:

skive off work/school
It’s easy to exaggerate an illness in order to skive off work.

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13
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Até que enfim

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Finally, at last

At last I’ve discovered how to print envelopes on my printer!

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14
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Giddy

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feeling silly, happy, and excited and
showing this in your behaviour:
• She was giddy with excitement.

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15
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Afterthought

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Reflexão tardia, algo secundário

Accessibility and inclusivity cannot be an afterthought for media companies

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16
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Plywood

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Madeira compensada

Madeira compensada: são várias camadas de madeira sobrepostas em número ímpar e em direção alternada, que unidas formam uma placa resistente;
Madeira maciça: são peças de madeira serrada que não sofreram intervenção de processos industriais.
MDF: são placas de madeira produzidas por meio de fibras selecionadas de madeira, as quais são unidas com o auxílio de uma resina por meio de um processo industrial que envolve muita pressão e calor;

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17
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Sirena

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Siren

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18
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Remiss (adj)

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Negligente, descuidado, desleixado

it would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information

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19
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Ele foi morto a tiro

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He was shot dead

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20
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To spurn

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Desprezar

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that thing or person is not worth having:

She spurned my offers of help.
Ellis plays the part of the young lover spurned by his mistress.

21
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To balk

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to be unwilling to do something or to allow something to happen:
I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.

to check or stop by or as if by an obstacle : BLOCK
… had neither been balked nor been frightened

Recusar, estagnar

22
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To unfurl

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(of a flag, sail, etc.) to become open from a rolled position, or to cause something to become open from a rolled position

Desdobrar, enrolar

23
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Hastear a bandeira

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Fly the flag

24
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Desfralde (… ….)

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Potty training

25
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To leave or exit (some place) in a very angry and animated manner

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To storm out

I told Mark that we should break up, and he stormed out of the restaurant without saying a word.

26
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Verdade ou desafio (a brincadeira, tem duas opções)

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Truth or dare
Spin the bottle

27
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Girth

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Circunferência, perímetro

the distance around the outside of a thick or fat object, like a tree or a body:

The oak was two metres in girth.
humorous

His ample girth was evidence of his love of good food.

28
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Em sua maioria, na maior parte

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For the most part

This facility is, for the most part, just like its predecessor.

29
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To reminisce

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Relembrar, recordar

to talk or write about past experiences that you remember with pleasure:

My grandfather used to reminisce about his years in the navy.

“réminiss”

30
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Liberdade condicional (2)

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Probation, parole

She hopes to be eligible for parole in three years.
The judge put him on probation for two years.

31
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To go rogue

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Se revoltar

to start behaving in a way that is not normal or expected, especially by leaving your group and doing something dangerous:

A Special Forces unit had gone rogue and was trying to free the hostage.

32
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To get jiggy with

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to have sexual relations with.

33
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Corvo

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Crow

34
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Lad

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Rapaz

35
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To rake in

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to earn or get a large amount of money:

He rakes in over $200,000 a year.
She’s really raking it in (= making a lot of money).

36
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Smugness

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Presunção, convencimento

excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements.

It was the smugness of the doctor that got my goat.
Foi a presunção do médico que me incomodou.

37
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Mapa astral

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Birth chart

38
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Lábio vaginal

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Labia

39
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Be running on fumes

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(of an engine or vehicle) to have almost no fuel left:
By the end of the day many of the drivers were running on fumes or had experienced mechanical problems.

40
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Remit (subs)

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Competência, responsabilidade

the types of activity that a person or organization has responsibility for:

The Treasury’s remit has never been more wide-ranging than it is now.

As broadcasters, it is part of our remit to cater for minority audiences and promote diversity.

41
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Thorny (adj)

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Espinhoso, complicado

A thorny problem or subject is difficult to deal with:
the thorny issue of taxation

42
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Entrar no ônibus

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Get on the bus

43
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A partir da semana que vem

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From next week

44
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Frail (adj)

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Frágil

weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed:

a frail old lady
the country’s frail economy

45
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Apenas um conhecido

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Just an acquaintance

46
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Eu chutaria que ela está nos seus 20 e poucos anos

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l’d guess she’s in her twenties.

47
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Cogitar fazer algo

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Consider doing something

48
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Madrasta
Avôs por parte de mãe

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Stepmother
Maternal grandparents