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1
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Scrooge

A

Avarento, pão-duro

Tambem tightwid

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Kindle

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Acender, estimular, excitar

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3
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Booty call

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Peguete, ficante

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4
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Fret

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To be nervous or worried

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5
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Slit

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Abrir
To make a long and narrow cut in something

She killed herself by slitting her wrists.
He was found the next day with his throat slit.

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6
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Mantenha-me informado

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Keep me posted

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7
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To brew

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Preparar/fabricar (chá/cafe)

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Riveting

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Interessante, fascinante

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9
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anime-se!

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cheer up!

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se por acaso (…) vc ver Mike

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happen to be

If you happen to see Mike, tell him I wanna talk to him!
I happened to be at home one Saturday morning

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potshot

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a shot that is fired carelessly or with little preparation

a criticism made without careful thought

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to be taken aback

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If you are taken aback by something, you are surprised or shocked by it and you cannot respond at once

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13
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a feather in your cap

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an achievement to be proud of

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14
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ser/fazer um belo par

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to be/make quite a pair.

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splinter

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farpa, lasca

to splinter: to break into small, sharp pieces

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16
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“lats”

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latissimus dorsi muscles

músculo grande dorsal

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17
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accost

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abordar

to approach or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way

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saphead

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a stupid person; fool

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foul

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extremely unpleasant

Foul speech or other language is offensive, rude, or shocking

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Decotado

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Low-cut

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21
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Consulta (médica)

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Consultation

22
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fraught with

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full of unpleasant things such as problems or dangers

The negotiations have been fraught with difficulties/problems right from the start.
From beginning to end, the airlift was fraught with risks.

23
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ex-presidiário

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ex-con, ex-convicted

24
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forsaken

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abandonado

25
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bud

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a small part of a plant, that develops into a flower or leaf

to produce buds

26
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scot-free

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without receiving the deserved or expected punishment or without being harmed

impune

27
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to haul

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to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty (arrastar)

to take something or someone somewhere, especially by force

28
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cipher

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cifra, criptograma

29
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turf

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relva, gramada

the area that a group considers its own (território)

30
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Moer

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Grind

31
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riled up

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irritado

32
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earnest

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Sério, seriedade

serious and determined, especially too serious and unable to find your own actions funny

33
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comely

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gracioso, atraente

34
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munição

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ammunition, ammo

35
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holster

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coldre

36
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to bolster

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reforçar

the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence

37
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terreno baldio

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vacant lot

38
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pothole

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a hole in a road surface that results from gradual damage caused by traffic and/or weather

Buraco

39
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Wad

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To wad- compactar

Maço (wad of paper money, of banking notes)

40
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pilferer

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a thief who steals without using violence

41
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swipe

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steal, deslizar

42
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veredito

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verdict

43
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sweeping (adjective)

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amplo

It is obvious that sweeping changes are needed in the legal system.

44
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roubo

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theft

45
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breach

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violação, quebra, infração

46
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pipeline

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gasoduto

47
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travail

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an unpleasant experience or situation, especially one that involves a lot of hard work or effort

48
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class action

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a legal action (= a case that is decided in a law court) that is organized by a group of people who all have the same legal problem

49
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agua subterranea

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groundwater

50
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shaky

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instável

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