17 Flashcards
Embeber, encharcar
Soak
De cabeça pra baixo
Upside down
Serrar
Saw
Menial
Menos importante (menial work - trabalho braçal)
To probe
Investigar, sondar
The interviewer probed deep into her private life.
Detectives questioned him for hours, probing for any inconsistencies in his story.
Smother
Sufocar
Vingativo
Revengeful, vindictive
Foil (subs)
Papel aluminio
Loose cannon
someone who behaves in an uncontrolled or unexpected way and is likely to cause problems for other people:
Bomba relogio, esquentado
Parched
Ressecado
Atropelar
Ser atropelado
Run over
To be run over
Bland (adj)
Suave, brando, sem graça
not having a strong taste or character or not showing any interest or energy:
I find chicken a little bland.
Pop music these days is so bland
Notwithstanding
Contudo, apesar de, não obstante
Notwithstanding some members’ objections, I think we must go ahead with the plan.
Coleira
Leash
Trem de carga
Freight train
Feel like death warmed up
To look or feel very ill