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Question 1

Endowed

A men richly endowed

Answer 1

Dotado

Question 2

As its excuse

Answer 2

Como desculpa

Question 3

Pitfalls

A case like this is full of pitfalls

Answer 3

Armadilhas

Question 4

Even though

I’m not crazy… even though they thought I was

You’re still mad, even though you pretend not to be.

Answer 4

Embora, Apesar, Mesmo que

Question 5

Crave

People crave water, food and medicine.

You simply crave attention, applause, fan mail.

Answer 5

desejar, ansiar, implorar

Question 6

Regardless

But regardless, she’s coming with me.

Our job is to pass them along, regardless…

Answer 6

Independentemente, indiferentemente

Question 7

Willingly

Experience suffering willingly

Purcell willingly returned and confessed.

Answer 7

De bom grado, voluntariamente, com prazer

Question 8

Insurmountable

I know the situation seems insurmountable.

It is not an insurmountable obstacle, however.

Look, I know the problem seems insurmountable… but we are making progress.

Answer 8

Insuperável, incontrolável, intransponível

Question 9

Tempt

You might be tempted to turn away from your values

Not handsome enough to tempt me

Answer 9

Tentar, Provocar, Seduzir

“Turn away from your values” = virar às costas para seus valores

Question 10

Misplaced

We seem to have misplaced the address

Misplaced Negativity

This was not a misplaced feeling

Answer 10

Equivocada, Mal colocada, Deslocada, Descabido

Misplaced Negativity (negatividade equivocada)

Question 11

Hasty

Making a hasty decision

Maybe you shouldn’t be so hasty

Answer 11

Precipitado, apressado

Question 12

Chastisement

Self-Chastisement

They’ll suffer shame in this world and a mighty chastisement in the next

Answer 12

Castigo, Punição

Question 13

Hone

It gives us a chance to hone our arguments.

Editing can hone that, sharpen that.

You can continue to hone your skill.

Answer 13

Aprimorar, Aperfeiçoar, Afiar

Question 14

Smuggling

He provides guides along the desert smuggling routes.

China sentences canadian man to death for drug smuggling

Answer 14

Contrabando, tráfico

Question 15

Harsh

Don’t be harsh on my friend.

Your law has given a very harsh punishment.

So the judge’s sentence was pretty harsh, I thought.

Answer 15

Duro, severo, cruel

Sin: rough, hard, unkind, brutal

Question 16

Shortcoming

There is therefore a significant shortcoming.

It has to be more effective and we recognise that shortcoming.

Answer 16

Deficiência, limitação, falha, insuficiência

Question 17

Detached

It isn’t necessary to be detached from the world.

Just because I’m not as detached as you are.

Katie’s brother, he was so detached.

Answer 17

1) Imparcial / Desapegado / Desligado –> Not feeling involved with.
“Jimmy felt curiously detached from what was going on.”

2) Separado / Destacado
“a four-bedroomed detached house”

Question 18

Swallow

Instruct patients not to swallow NEVANAC.

If you accidentally swallow Aldara cream please contact your doctor.

Answer 18

Engolir, digerir, aceitar

Question 19

Lofty

Magic comes at a lofty price.

That’s a lofty goal for a teenage girl.

I have a noble and lofty office.

Answer 19

Elevado, grandioso, pomposo, alto

Question 20

Rise above

Human beings can rise above their instincts, Joe.

Fortunately, Kris could rise above the problem.

Suggest that they must rise above it as you have done.

Answer 20

Superar, ultrapassar, se erguer, ser superior

Question 21

Hardship

That, for me, will not be a hardship.

Surely that must have been his greatest hardship?

Embracing hardships

Answer 21

Dificuldades, apuros, miséria, mal-estar

Question 22

Willing

I am perfectly willing to talk about transition periods.

The Foreign Minister is willing to elaborate.

He’s still willing to help you.

Total willing acceptance of hardship

Answer 22

Disposto, pronto, disponível

Question 23

Regrettably

The report, very regrettably, ignores state terrorism.

Described as a regrettable incident

Mr President, regrettably the principle of ‘sustainable development’ is becoming devoid of meaning.

Answer 23

Lamentavelmente, deplorávelmente, lastimavelmente, Infelizmente

Question 24

Forsaken

What brings you to this forsaken desert?

I thought my God had forsaken me.

a journey into forgotten and forsaken places

Answer 24

Abandonado, Renunciado

Question 25

Handed

Jury handed her five dollars

Pigafetta handed the King of Spain his journals.

Answer 25

Entregou, deu

Question 26

Feel like weeping

Answer 26

Sentir vontade de chorar

Question 27

Shun

I must shun all company of men

I seek to shun, not hate mankind

The subject is now isolated and shunned.

McCall shunned the business world…

Answer 27

Evitar

I seek to shun, not hate mankind (Eu tento evitar não odiar a humanidade)

Question 28

Summed Up

It’s all summed up on the last page there.

You just summed up my 20s.

Answer 28

Resumido, Sintetizado

Question 29

Indulge

Money Mom served to indulge your whishes

You are not to indulge these requests.

I choose not to and indulge certain appetites.

Answer 29

Satisfazer, ceder, saciar

Question 30

Pace

Telecommunications are changing our lives at a fast pace.

The fast-paced nature of the modern world…

Pick up the pace!

Answer 30

Ritmo, passo, andamento

Pick up the pace! (acelere o passo!)

Question 31

Grasp

Please make an effort to grasp our situation.

Their brains just aren’t wired to grasp it.

We should grasp these opportunities.

Answer 31

1) Compreender –> To understand something
“He was finding it difficult to grasp the rules of the game.”

2) Agarrar, Pegar –> take and hold something or someone very tightly
“He grasped her firmly by the shoulders.”

3) Aproveitar –> to take advantage of an opportunity when it happens
“We must grasp every opportunity if we are going to succeed.”