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40 Flashcards

1
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Azarar

A

Jinx

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2
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to buckle down

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se esforçar, trabalhar duro

He’ll have to buckle down if he expects to pass the course.

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3
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Out of the ordinary

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Unusual or different

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4
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To scour

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Limpar, esfregar
You’ll have to scour out those old cooking pots before you use them.

“Fazer a limpa”:
The police are scouring the area for the missing child.

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5
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Endeavor

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esforço, tentativa

In spite of our best endeavors, it has proven impossible to contact her.

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6
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haunch (substantivo)

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Pernil, coxa

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7
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Far-fetched

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Improvavel, forçado

the theory sounded bizarre and far-fetched

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8
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to shimmer

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Cintilar

luzir com variações rápidas de brilho e de cor

She could see her reflection in the water, shimmering in the moonlight.

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9
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Musgo

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moss

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10
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Pressentimento, intuição

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Hunch

I had a hunch that you’d be here.

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11
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hang on

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Segurar firme, persistir, esperar

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12
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brine

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Salmoura (solucao de agua saturada de sal)

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13
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Ensino superior

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Higher education

Tertiary education

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14
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pail

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balde

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15
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To flutter

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Agitar, palpitar, vibrar

Every time I think about my exams my stomach flutters!

Brightly coloured flags were fluttering in the breeze.

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16
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to swerve

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Desviar

to change direction, especially suddenly:

The bus driver swerved to avoid hitting a cyclist.

17
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pat

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Carícia, tapinha

18
Q

To boast

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to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own

Gabar-se

19
Q

Furtar lojas

A

shoplift

20
Q

Perspectiva (the likely future situation)

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Outlook

The political outlook is still uncertain.
The economic outlook is bleak.

21
Q

Leigo

A

Lay person

22
Q

to stem from

A

resultar de, derivar de

Most of her health problems stem from an accident she had when she was younger

His love of the outdoors stems from his father

23
Q

outflow

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a movement away from a place:

I’m trying to measure the outflow of water/sewage from that pipe.
The central bank has announced controls on capital outflows

vazão, escoamento

24
Q

to grasp

A

agarrar

25
Q

Sueco

A

swedish

26
Q

pitfall

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Armadilha, cilada

The store fell into one of the major pitfalls of small business, borrowing from suppliers by paying bills late.

27
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pivotal

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crucial, fundamental

28
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have yet to (do something)

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used for saying that something has not happened or been done up to the present time, especially when you think it should have happened or been done

The group has yet to find a replacement for the director who left in September.

29
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Utmost

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Máximo

The greatest amount or degree possible

a matter of the utmost importance

30
Q

brawl

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briga

The young men had nothing better to do than brawl in the streets.

31
Q

Samambaia

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Fern

32
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savvy

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experiente

33
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to stop making progress
estagnar

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to stall

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