28 Flashcards

1
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Mesa de cabeceira

A

Nightstand, bedside table

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2
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minha bolsa estourou

A

my water broke

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3
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pandeiro

A

tambourine

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4
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adega

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wine cellar, winery

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5
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pedra no rim

A

kidney stones

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6
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long shot

A

tiro no escuro (difícil de acontecer)

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7
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thee

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ti (you)

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8
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Minha atenção está voltada a

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My attention is drawn to / is turned to

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9
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Bexiga urinaria

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Bladder

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10
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Offbeat (adj)

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unusual and strange and therefore surprising or noticeable

Incomum, excentrico

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11
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not according to schedule : late

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behind schedule

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12
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On and off

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Esporadicamente, de vez em quando

If something happens on and off during a period of time, it happens sometimes:
I’ve had toothache on and off for a couple of months.

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13
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Alem disso (3)

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Besides that, moreover, furthermore

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14
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Asa delta

A

Hang-gliding

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15
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Era uma vez

A

Once upon a time

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16
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sair de casal

A

to double date

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17
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repetidas vezes : time and … …

A

time and time again

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18
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Allot

A

atribuir, destinar

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19
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Well-rounded

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Having experience and knowledge in a number of different areas

20
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Bicarbonado de sodio

A

baking soda

21
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Compreender

A

comprise

22
Q

Let me break it down to you

Break down something

A

Deixe-me explicar detalhadamente para você

To divide something into smaller parts

23
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Ao longo do tempo

A

over time

24
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Principal cliente

A

major costumer

25
Q

Long-haul

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longa distancia

long-haul flights aren’t cheap

26
Q

Negligible

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Insignificante

The difference between the two products is negligible.

27
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ate a data presente

A

up to now / to date

28
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Feira de profissões

A

career fairs

29
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xará

A

namesake

30
Q

leg up

A

help that you receive that gives you an advantage over other people or makes it possible for you to do something difficult:

i guess you could say I had a leg up, genetically speaking.
This technology will give it a leg up on the competition.
This way you can give a child a leg up in the world

vantagem, head start

31
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Hearse

A

Carro funebre

32
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Slick (adj)

A

Habilidoso, eficiente

done in a very impressive way that seems to need very little effort

They ran a very slick promotion campaign, you must admit.

33
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Coisas que alguém particularmente odeia/se incomoda

A

Pet peeves

34
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All riled up

A

Annoyed or angry

35
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Nastiness

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Maldade

She was wary of the nastiness of politics

36
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Uptick

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An increase in something:
uptick in sth We can see some uptick in activity in the marketplace.

37
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Disheartening

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causing a person to lose confidence, hope, and energy; discouraging

38
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Vetting

A

Avaliacao

Vetting is the process of thoroughly investigating an individual, company, or other entity before making a decision to go forward with a joint project. A background review is a vetting process

39
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To undergird

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Reforçar, fortalecer

to support something by forming a strong base for it:
These are the four major theories that undergird criminal law

40
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Contentious

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causing , involving, or likely to cause disagreement and argument:
a contentious decision/policy/issue/subject
She has some very contentious views on education.

41
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Partidario

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partisan

42
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Insustentavel

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Untenable, unsustainable

43
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Spark

A

faisca

to cause the start of something, especially an argument or fighting:
This proposal will almost certainly spark another countrywide debate about immigration.

44
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Vitória régia

A

Waterlily

45
Q

Primo de segundo grau

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Second cousin

46
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Tribunal

A

Court

47
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To elope

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to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent

Or (just) scape