17 Flashcards

1
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Embeber, encharcar

A

Soak

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2
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De cabeça pra baixo

A

Upside down

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3
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Serrar

A

Saw

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4
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Menial

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Menos importante (menial work - trabalho braçal)

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5
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To probe

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Investigar, sondar

The interviewer probed deep into her private life.
Detectives questioned him for hours, probing for any inconsistencies in his story.

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6
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Smother

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Sufocar

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7
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Vingativo

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Revengeful, vindictive

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8
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Foil (subs)

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Papel aluminio

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9
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Loose cannon

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someone who behaves in an uncontrolled or unexpected way and is likely to cause problems for other people:

Bomba relogio, esquentado

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10
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Parched

A

Ressecado

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11
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Atropelar
Ser atropelado

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Run over
To be run over

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12
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Bland (adj)

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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

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13
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Notwithstanding

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Contudo, apesar de, não obstante

Notwithstanding some members’ objections, I think we must go ahead with the plan.

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14
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Coleira

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Leash

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15
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Trem de carga

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Freight train

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16
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Feel like death warmed up

A

To look or feel very ill

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17
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Breakthrough

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Avanço, progresso

18
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Crocante

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Crunchy, crispy

19
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get to the bottom of sth

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find an explanation for (a mystery).
“he hopes to get to the bottom of the scam”

20
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Reino animal

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Animal kingdom

21
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Wretch

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Desgraçado, infeliz

The poor wretches had no chance to survive

Who trampled on my flowers? I bet it was those two little wretches who live next door

22
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Separado para reciclagem

A

Separated/sorted for recycling

23
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Nutrasweet

A

Aspartame

24
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Grueling

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Esgotante, exaustivo

Runners are taking part in a grueling 100-mile race in the mountains above Los Angeles.

25
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Defacement

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Desfiguracao, estrago

He was fined for defacing library books.

26
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Tote

A

Sacola

27
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Overly

A

Excessivamente

28
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Torneira

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Faucet (us)
Tap (england)

29
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Pram

A

Carrinho de bebe

Tbm “stroller”

30
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Painstaking

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Meticuloso, árduo, trabalhoso

extremely careful and correct, and involving a lot of effort:

It took months of painstaking research to write the book.

31
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Fiscal (de prova)

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Proctor

32
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Bloat

A

Inchar

33
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Bushed

A

Very tired

I mowed the lawn this morning, and now I’m bushed.

34
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Halt

A

Parar, deter

35
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Independentemente

A

Regardless

36
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Carnudo, carnoso

A

Meaty

37
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Entupido, congestionado (nariz)

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Stuffed up

38
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Shattered

A

Despedacado

Shattered glass lay all over the road.

39
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Selvagem

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Feral, wild

40
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Falta de ar

A

shortness of breath
to be short of breath

41
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To trample

A

Pisotear

to step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury:
Somebody trampled all over my flowerbeds!
Eight people were trampled to death (= killed) when the stadium collapsed and the crowd rushed out onto the football pitch