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Question 1

de bolinha

Answer 1

polka dot

Question 2

dust sth off

Answer 2

to prepare something for use, especially after it has not been used for a long time

Question 3

Arame farpado

Answer 3

Barbed wire

Question 4

above reproach

Answer 4

perfect; beyond criticism

acima de qualquer suspeita

Question 5

last ditch

Answer 5

ultima tentativa

In a last-ditch attempt to win the election, he promised sweeping tax cuts

Question 6

to filibuster

Answer 6

(políticos) consiste em fazer longos discursos para atrasar os debates, adiando assim a votação de uma lei, ou forçando uma aprovação por maioria de três quintos, em vez de maioria simples.

He started a filibuster to stop the drafting of young men into military service.

Question 7

finding it difficult to choose between two possibilities

estar dividido(a)

Answer 7

To be torn

Question 8

pessoa indecisa

Answer 8

indecisive

Question 9

burgeoning

Answer 9

crescente

A burgeoning tourist industry lifted the state’s economy.

Question 10

mooning

Answer 10

the act of showing your naked bottom in public as a joke or as a protest

Question 11

stingy

Answer 11

mesquinho, avarento

He’s really stingy and never buys anyone a drink when we go out

Question 12

high and dry

Answer 12

desamparado, sem recursos

We were left high and dry, without any money or credit cards.

Question 13

sleazy

Answer 13

Desprezível, de baixa categoria

This part of town is full of sleazy bars and restaurants.

Question 14

marrow

Answer 14

medula

Question 15

to pique

piqued

Answer 15

to excite or cause interest

despertar (o interesse: it piqued my interest)

slightly angry, especially because someone has damaged your feeling of being proud of yourself

Question 16

slump

Answer 16

(of prices, values, or sales) to fall suddenly:

The value of property has slumped.
Car sales have slumped dramatica

Question 17

Apolice de seguro

Answer 17

Insurance Policy

Question 18

Cessao de crédito

Answer 18

Credit assignment

Question 19

Ramal

Answer 19

Extension line

Ext.

Question 20

Brânquia

Answer 20

Gill

Question 21

Porque está demorando tanto?
(What’s ……)

Answer 21

What’s taking so long?

Question 22

está incerto, indefinido - expression

Answer 22

it’s up in the air

Question 23

herdeiro

Answer 23

heir

Question 24

commendation

Answer 24

praise, or an official statement that praises someone (such as a certificate)

Question 25

bespoke

Answer 25

sob medida
made for a particular customer or user.

Question 26

intently

Answer 26

atentamente

She was listening intently to everything he said.

Question 27

Smocking

Answer 27

Tux

Question 28

Lagarta

Answer 28

Caterpillar

Question 29

sheer

Answer 29

absoluto, completo, puro

used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except

Question 30

slab

Answer 30

placa, chapa

a concrete/marble slab

He ate a whole slab of chocolate.

Question 31

poignant

Answer 31

comovente, emocionante

The photograph awakens poignant memories of happier days.

It is especially poignant that he died on the day before the wedding.