Voc-4

Question 1

tenure

Answer 1

posse, mandato

Question 2

frontline

Answer 2

The military line or part of an army that is closest to the enemy. ; The most important or influential position in a debate or movement.

Question 3

ultimately

Answer 3

Finally; in the end.

Question 4

duly

Answer 4

In accordance with what is required or appropriate; following proper procedure or arrangement.

Question 5

tear up

Answer 5

Pull or rip (something) apart or to pieces with force.

‘I tore up the letter’

Question 6

shredder

Answer 6

A machine or other device for shredding something, especially documents.

Question 7

to come round

Answer 7

Be converted to another person’s opinion.

Question 8

grumble

Answer 8

Complain or protest about something in a bad-tempered but typically muted way.

Question 9

cram

Answer 9

Completely fill (a place or container) to the point that it appears to be overflowing.

Question 10

keen

Answer 10

highly developed. ; (of the edge or point of a blade) sharp.

Question 11

to cap

Answer 11

Put a lid or cover on.

Question 12

unshackled

Answer 12

Not chained or shackled.

Question 13

sweeping effects

Answer 13

efeitos abrangentes

Question 14

to counterfeit

Answer 14

Made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud.

Question 15

force-feed

Answer 15

Force (a person or animal) to eat food.

Question 16

enthralling / to enthrall

Answer 16

Capturing and holding one’s attention; fascinating. // Capture the fascinated attention of

Question 17

treasure chest

Answer 17

baú do tesouro

Question 18

redraft

Answer 18

reformular

Question 19

breadth

Answer 19

he distance or measurement from side to side of something; width.

Question 20

interspersed

Answer 20

Scatter among or between other things; place here and there.

Question 21

at sea

Answer 21

Confused or unable to decide what to do.

Question 22

ably

Answer 22

Skilfully; competently.

Question 23

soaring

Answer 23

Flying or rising high in the air. // Increasing rapidly above the usual level.

Question 24

swift

Answer 24

Happening quickly or promptly.

Question 25

bustling

Answer 25

full of activity. / Moving about in an energetic and busy manner.

Question 26

staple crops

Answer 26

colheitas principais

Question 27

replenish

Answer 27

Fill (something) up again.

Question 28

lay off

Answer 28

Give up or stop doing something.

‘I laid off smoking for seven years’

Question 29

to devise

Answer 29

Plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

Question 30

maize

Answer 30

milho

Question 31

households

Answer 31

A house and its occupants regarded as a unit. Família/lar/residência

Question 32

hardship

Answer 32

dificuldade. Severe suffering or privation.

Question 33

thwart

Answer 33

Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something. / Oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully. . —> FRUSTAR os planos de alguém

Question 34

lest

Answer 34

With the intention of preventing (something undesirable); to avoid the risk of.

‘he spent whole days in his room, wearing headphones lest he disturb anyone’

Question 35

ledger

Answer 35

A book or other collection of financial accounts.

Question 36

in the nick of time

Answer 36

Only just in time.

Question 37

credence

Answer 37

Belief in or acceptance of something as true.

Question 38

rift

Answer 38

A crack, split, or break in something. / A serious break in friendly relations.

Question 39

proxy

Answer 39

The authority to represent someone else, especially in voting.

Question 40

to spurn

Answer 40

Reject with disdain or contempt.

Question 41

to rattle

Answer 41

Make (someone) nervous, worried, or irritated.

Make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds.

Question 42

to knuckle under

Answer 42

Submit to someone else’s authority.

Question 43

to bluster

Answer 43

Talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect.