19 Flashcards

1
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Ponto crucial

A

Crux

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2
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Vertice

A

Vertex

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3
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Whereas

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Enquanto que

compared with the fact that; but:
He must be about 60, whereas his wife looks about 30.
You eat a huge plate of food for lunch, whereas I have just a sandwich

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4
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Cai fora (2)

A

Beat it, bugger off

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5
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Banca de jornal

A

Newsstand

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6
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Analfabeto

A

Illiterate

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7
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Artesanato

A

Craft, handcraft, craftwork

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8
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Artesao (3)

A

Craftsman, handicraftsman, artisan

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9
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Expectativa de vida

A

Life expectancy

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10
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Indigena

A

Indigenous

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11
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Proponent

A

Pessoa que propoe

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12
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used to descibe people who work at home, instead of in an office in a company

A

Home-based (business, professionals)

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13
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Stiff

A

rígido

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14
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Crowd out

A

Expulsar / sair de um lugar apertado

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15
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Thrust

A

Empurrar, enfiar, golpear

They thrust a microphone in front of me and fired questions at me.
She thrust the papers at me (= towards me).

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16
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Sem qualificacao

A

Unqualified, unskilled

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17
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Explorar alguém (com fins ilicitos e injustos)

A

Exploit

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18
Q

Traço -

A

Dash

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19
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Tease

A

Provocar, importunar

20
Q

Carro blindado

A

Armored car

21
Q

To have a beef with

A

Ter um problema com…
Ter algo contra…

22
Q

Regata

A

Tank top

23
Q

Amass (verbo)

A

Acumular

She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels.

24
Q

Mero, simples

A

mere

25
Q

Presença de espírito

A

Presence of mind

26
Q

Hash sth out

A

Discutir, debater (a fim de estabelecer um acordo)

The detectives hashed out their theories about who committed the murder

27
Q

Stride

A

Passo, avanço

28
Q

Ebb

A

Vazante (maré) (quando ela abaixa

29
Q

Gather steam

A

to become more active, important, or full of energy

Ganhar força

30
Q

For one thing

A

used when mentioning one reason for something as an example, when there are several reasons

Celluloid film wasn’t perfect – for one thing, it was flammable.

Para começar, …
Primeiro porque…

31
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To downplay

A

Minimizar, subestimar

32
Q

Deceptive

A

Enganoso

33
Q

Far-fetched

A

Improvavel, forçado

34
Q

Engulf

A

Engolir, tomar conta de

The flames rapidly engulfed the house.

Northern areas of the country were engulfed by/in a snowstorm last night.

35
Q

Libell

A

difamação

36
Q

Cast (substantivo e verbo)

A

Elenco, lançar

The knight cast the sword far out into the lake.

37
Q

Cofrinho (bunda)

A

Butt crack

38
Q

Setback

A

Contratempo, revés

39
Q

Peruano

A

Peruvian

40
Q

Backlash

A

Repercussão, reação

41
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Sindicato

A

Trade union

42
Q

To curb

A

Controlar, impor limites

43
Q

Daunt

A

Assustar, intimidar

to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about his or her ability to achieve something; to discourage:
She’s not at all daunted by criticism.

44
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Cabine aerea

A

Cockpit

45
Q

To diss

A

Desrespeitar

Don’t diss me, man!