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Question 1

Ponto crucial

Answer 1

Crux

Question 2

Vertice

Answer 2

Vertex

Question 3

Whereas

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Cai fora (2)

Answer 4

Beat it, bugger off

Question 5

Banca de jornal

Answer 5

Newsstand

Question 6

Analfabeto

Answer 6

Illiterate

Question 7

Artesanato

Answer 7

Craft, handcraft, craftwork

Question 8

Artesao (3)

Answer 8

Craftsman, handicraftsman, artisan

Question 9

Expectativa de vida

Answer 9

Life expectancy

Question 10

Indigena

Answer 10

Indigenous

Question 11

Proponent

Answer 11

Pessoa que propoe

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Home-based (business, professionals)

Question 13

Stiff

Answer 13

rígido

Question 14

Crowd out

Answer 14

Expulsar / sair de um lugar apertado

Question 15

Thrust

Answer 15

Empurrar, enfiar, golpear

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

Question 16

Sem qualificacao

Answer 16

Unqualified, unskilled

Question 17

Explorar alguém (com fins ilicitos e injustos)

Answer 17

Exploit

Question 18

Traço -

Answer 18

Dash

Question 19

Tease

Answer 19

Provocar, importunar

Question 20

Carro blindado

Answer 20

Armored car

Question 21

To have a beef with

Answer 21

Ter um problema com…
Ter algo contra…

Question 22

Regata

Answer 22

Tank top

Question 23

Amass (verbo)

Answer 23

Acumular

She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels.

Question 24

Mero, simples

Answer 24

mere

Question 25

Presença de espírito

Answer 25

Presence of mind

Question 26

Hash sth out

Answer 26

Discutir, debater (a fim de estabelecer um acordo)

The detectives hashed out their theories about who committed the murder

Question 27

Stride

Answer 27

Passo, avanço

Question 28

Ebb

Answer 28

Vazante (maré) (quando ela abaixa

Question 29

Gather steam

Answer 29

to become more active, important, or full of energy

Ganhar força

Question 30

For one thing

Answer 30

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…

Question 31

To downplay

Answer 31

Minimizar, subestimar

Question 32

Deceptive

Answer 32

Enganoso

Question 33

Far-fetched

Answer 33

Improvavel, forçado

Question 34

Engulf

Answer 34

Engolir, tomar conta de

The flames rapidly engulfed the house.

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

Question 35

Libell

Answer 35

difamação

Question 36

Cast (substantivo e verbo)

Answer 36

Elenco, lançar

The knight cast the sword far out into the lake.

Question 37

Cofrinho (bunda)

Answer 37

Butt crack

Question 38

Setback

Answer 38

Contratempo, revés

Question 39

Peruano

Answer 39

Peruvian

Question 40

Backlash

Answer 40

Repercussão, reação

Question 41

Sindicato

Answer 41

Trade union

Question 42

To curb

Answer 42

Controlar, impor limites

Question 43

Daunt

Answer 43

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.

Question 44

Cabine aerea

Answer 44

Cockpit

Question 45

To diss

Answer 45

Desrespeitar

Don’t diss me, man!