14.11.13 Flashcards
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- [no obj., with adverbial of direction] (of a person) move by jumping on one foot
■ (of a bird or other animal) move by jumping with two or all feet
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Hop
Hop on
Hop off
Hop off
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young cat
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Kitten
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involving secret work within a community or organization, especially for the purposes of police investigation or espionage
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Undercover
A paizana
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covered with dirt; grimy
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Grubby
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An untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other in a pyramid way / pile
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Heap
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What babies do before they can walk
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Crawl
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Similar a fence but made of trees
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Hedge
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Similar to fence made of metal and in a hexagonal mesh
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Chicken wire
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an expedition to keep watch over an area, especially by guards or police walking or driving around at regular intervals
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Patrol
To patrol
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Toys like teddy bear
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Stuffed toys
Soft toys
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a small stone made smooth and round by the action of water or sand.
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Pebble
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- a loose aggregation of small water-worn or pounded stones.
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Gravel
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of a job or situation) undemanding, easy, or secure
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Cushy
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A job without opportunities to grow in the career
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Dead-end job
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lacking unusual or special aspects; ordinary / boring
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Run-of-the-mill
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To pay almost nothing in a job - expression
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To pay a pittance
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Unusual in an attractive and interesting way
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Quirky
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dissatisfied, especially with people in authority or a system of control
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Disaffected
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To perform better than
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Out-do
Out-perform
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the established set of attitudes held by someone / way of thinking
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Mindset
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Formal and big differences
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Decidedly more A good deal more Significantly more Distinctly more Considerably more
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Formal and small differences
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Slightly more
Somewhat more
Marginally more
Barely any difference
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Informal and big difference
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Way more Loads more Heaps more Miles more Not....half/nearly/anywhere near as dangerous as
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Informal and small differences
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A tiny bit more
Pretty much / more or less / much…the same as
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Job requiring much skill or effort
Demanding
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Work - hard menial (of work not requiring much skill and lacking prestige) or dull (lacking interest or excitement) work:
Drudgery
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associate or come into contact with another person:
he.....TV stars at the party.
To rub shoulders with
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the extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body or water
Brink
| Beira/borda
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A solemn promise or undertaking
Pledge
| Penhor/empenhar/
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formally request or demand; say that one owns or has earned (something)
To claim
| Reivindicar
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remove a veil or covering from, in particular uncover (a new monument or work of art) as part of a public ceremony
To unveil
| Revelar
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withdraw from a commitment
To back out
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a person who receives or entertains other people as guests.
Host
| Anfitrião
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send off to a destination or for a purpose
Dispatch
| Despachar
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of little depth
Shallow
| Raso / superficial
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having previously been a particular thing
Former
| Anterior / antigo
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discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal
Scrapped
Scrap
Sucata
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feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong
To blame
| Culpar
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express warm approval or admiration of
To praise
| Elogiar
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extract (liquid or a soft substance) from something by compressing or twisting it firmly
To squeeze out
| Espremer
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not straight; crooked or askew
Wonky
| Vacilante
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A final test or confrontation intended to settle a dispute
Showdown
| Confronto
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[with obj.] remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist
Withstand
| Resistir / agüentar
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a person, typically a lawyer, appointed to act for another in business or legal matters
Attorney
| Procurador
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supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something)
To stint
| Restringir
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bring or come to an abrupt stop
To halt
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cause (a train or tram) to leave its tracks accidentally
Derail
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clearly visible
conspicuous
| Notável
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```
carry out (a task) badly or carelessly
Adj
```
Botched
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belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence
Ancient
| Antigo
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A reversal or check in progress
Setback
| Revés
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succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty)
Overcome
| Superar
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a sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease
Outbrake
| Surto/eclosão
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restrain or keep in check
To curb
| Conter
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1. prove to be the case
| 2. go somewhere in order to attend a meeting, vote, play in a game, etc.:
Turn out
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A moral or legal obligation; a responsibility
Or
A payment levied on the import, export, manufacture, or sale of goods
Duty
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a large accumulated stock of goods or materials, especially one held in reserve for use at a time of shortage or other emergency.
Stockpile
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A state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour
Frenzy
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place (a revered or precious object) in an appropriate receptacle
Or
preserve (a right, tradition, or idea) in a form that ensures it will be protected and respected
Enshrine
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fall suddenly and uncontrollably
Plunge
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prevent (someone) from accomplishing something
Or
■ oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully:
Thwart
| Frustrar
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institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress
To sue
| Processar
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become greater or more successful than
Overtake
| Ultrapassar
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with or involving direct confrontation
Head-on
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confirm or support (something which has been questioned)
Uphold
| Apoiar
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become greater or more successful than
Overtake
| Ultrapassar
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with or involving direct confrontation
Head-on
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confirm or support (something which has been questioned)
Uphold
| Apoiar
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Rubbish on the ground
Litter (v) (n)
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Go in front of the queue
Cut the line or
| To jump the queue
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When way run fast and become tired without air
Out of breath
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To recover when you are tired
Catch your breath
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Expression for over expect in a positive way
Above and beyond
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Just imagining a situation
For argument sake
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When you are angry with someone and tell him what you think
To give someone a piece of your mind
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After abuse of drugs and alcohol and lose everything
To hit rock bottom
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To keep thinking about sth
Dwell on sth
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Someone who look for hard things to do
Beggar for punishment
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Expression to say that you are afraid of sth
Freak me out
To be or get freaked out
Creeped out
Chilled out
Give me the shits
Or the creeps
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To become not sensitive for sth
Desensitize
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Expression to say that you want to do sth
I feel like
| Dancing
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To encourage someone
To lead someone on
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Word used for like or want sth
Keen on noun or ing (repeated/habits)
| Keen to verb (just once) - want
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To be disconnect from reality (drunk, no sleeping, etc)
To be out of it
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To invent a word
To coin
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Expression to say that sth doesn't suit to you
It's not my cup of tea
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Expression to say that different things and experiences are good for life
Variety is the spice of life
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Kind of wall - for the inner part of a house
Gib
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A window with two panes of glass
Double glazing
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To smile in a naughtily/different way
To grin
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To clim a wall for example
To shin up a wall
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To spend money in a negative sense
To blow money
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To close the curtain
To draw the curtain
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Expression to say nothing special (eg what did you buy?)
Odds and ends
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Used to express surprise about what someone is telling you
Now that's saying something
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Expression to say that we have to accept. We can't change it
There it is
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Expression used when you wait to long for something and it happens
It's about time
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A pattern in clothes or curtain with big balls
Polka dots
