38 Flashcards

1
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Ploy

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Manobra

He only said he had a meeting as a ploy to get her to leave.

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2
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I’m at my wit’s

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Estou no meu limite (paciência)

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3
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ensnare

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to capture in, or involve as in, a snare (armadilha)

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4
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To soar

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To rise quicky

Voar, planar

All night long fireworks soared into the sky.
Temperatures will soar over the weekend, say the weather forecasters.
House prices soared a further 20 percent.

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5
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teimosamente

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Stubbornly

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6
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Churn

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to move something, especially a liquid, with great force

to mix milk until it becomes butter

If your stomach is churning, you feel ill, usually because you are nervous

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7
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to be cast out

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ser banido, expulso

Cast out by his family, he was forced to fend for himself.

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8
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To cope

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lidar

to deal successfully with a difficult situation:
It must be really hard to cope with three young children and a job.

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9
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vespa

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wasp or hornet (a kind of wasp)

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10
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Siphon off

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• extrair, drenar, sugar:
Surgeons siphoned off fluid from his left lung

• Desviar (recursos):
Over the years, she siphoned off hundreds of thousands of dollars from various accounts.

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to hobnob

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to spend time being friendly with someone who is important or famous

She often has her picture in the papers, hobnobbing with the rich and famous

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12
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outrageously

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absurdamente

outrageously high prices

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13
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Já estava na hora

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It’s about time

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14
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To cow

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Intimidar

to frighten someone into doing something, using threats or violence

The dictator has succeeded in cowing his public opponents into near silence

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15
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bury the hatchet

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fazer as pazes

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16
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stack up (mais de um significado)

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se comparam: How do the population numbers stack up?

acumular: Traffic stacked up behind the bus.

empilhar: The books had been stacked up in neat piles.

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17
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Como foi (tal coisa)?

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How did it go?

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18
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pump up

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“encher” de ar ou “bombear” um certo objeto: This tire needs pumping up

“exercitar” os músculos, ou seja, “fazer musculação”

“aumentar” o volume (de uma música, geralmente) ou de uma história, fato ou narrativa, para causar comoção: The media was pumping it up a fair bit.

“aumentar” uma certa qualidade ou quantidade de algo: The US was able to pump up exports.

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19
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Chama

Labareda

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Flame

Blaze

20
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money paid as a reward

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Bounty

21
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To urge

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Estimular, incitar, tentar persuadir

Party leaders urged her to run for Congress

22
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batten down the hatches

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to prepare for a difficult situation

23
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catchphrase

A

bordão

24
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latch on

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Os cinco sentidos de latch on são, resumidamente: 1) “agarrar-se a” ou “segurar-se em” algo; 2) “adquirir” algo; 3) “apegar-se a” algo; 4) “seguir” ou “encontrar” alguém; 5) “entender” algo.

The wire was latched on to the car handle.
I have to latch onto a hundred bucks by Friday night.
He latched onto music as a way to relax.
Two boys tried to latch onto us as we were leaving.
Sue doesn’t quite latch onto the proper stance in golf.’

25
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Trapdoor

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a hinged or removable panel in a floor, ceiling, or roof.

26
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Keetle

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chaleira

27
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reason out

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eliminar, dar cabo de um problema ou questão, usando o raciocínio.

28
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keel over

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desmaiar
derrubar, cair
tombar, virar

After running the marathon, Jasper keeled over with exhaustion.

29
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maçaneta

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handle

30
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Pegar (alguém) de surpresa

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Take one by surprise

31
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hubris

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a way of talking or behaving that is too proud; arrogancia

He was punished for his hubris.

“Riubrãs”

32
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stance

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the way in which someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted (as in baseball, golf, and other sports); a person’s posture.

33
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hinge on

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“depender de”, ou “estar centrado/dependente em
This plan hinges on her approval.

to depend on (something) The outcome of the election hinges on how the candidates perform in the debate.

34
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plough through

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plough: arar

“enfrentar” ou “encarar”: Do you waste too much time ploughing through paperwork?

“abrir caminho por entre”: I managed to plough through the crowds and get to the information desk.

“colidir com”: The plane ploughed through the trees.

35
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Fasten

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to (cause something to) become firmly fixed together, or in position, or closed:

Make sure your seat belt is securely fastened.

APERTAR

36
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Swindle (subs)

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Fraude

to get money dishonestly from someone by deceiving or cheating them

Fraud squad officers are investigating a £5.6 million swindle.

37
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To stick out

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to be very noticeable because of being different.

Sobressair-se, chamar a atenção

Dye your hair orange and you’ll really stick out in a small town like this.

38
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Latch on to

Latch (subs)

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1- to begin to understand something:
It took me ages to latch on to what she was talking about.

2 - attach oneself to (someone) as a constant and usually unwelcome companion (Grudar)
Soon after she got to the party, some strange man latched on to her and wouldn’t go away.

Trinco

39
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Scavenge

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to look for or get food or other objects in other people’s rubbish

If a wild animal scavenges, it feeds on the flesh of dead decaying animal

40
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to carouse

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Farrear

to enjoy yourself by drinking alcohol and speaking and laughing loudly in a group of people

They were out carousing till dawn.

41
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fend for

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defender ou cuidar

fend for oneself: cuidar de si mesmo

42
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to manage to live without things that you would like to have or with things of a worse quality than you would like

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make do

43
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Skittish

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ˈ(of people and animals) nervous or easily frightened:
My horse is very skittish.

Investors are skittish about the impact of an economic downturn..

44
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teller

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a person employed in a bank to receive and pay out money

45
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xadrez (tecido)

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plaid (xadrez)

46
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nata do leite

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cream of milk

47
Q

Queimadura por frio

A

Frostbite

“Fróstbite”