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44 Flashcards

1
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Nubbin

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Mamilo supernumerario

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2
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Scrabble

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Palavras cruzadas

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3
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deadbeat

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caloteiro, aproveitador

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4
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chorar de soluçar

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sob = to cry noisily, taking in deep breaths

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5
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hemorragia

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bleeding, hemorrhage

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6
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bolsa (de estudos)

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scholarship, grant

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7
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Funil

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Funnel

Verb: to send something directly and intentionally (canalizar):
No one knows who has been funnelling weapons to the terrorists.

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“que tal? pode ser?”

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“how about?”

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9
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Meadow

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Prado

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10
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whisker

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bigode de animal

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11
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Frothy

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Espumuso

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12
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Ser acusado (crime)

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To be indicted

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13
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Scrape together

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To collect with difficulty

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14
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maduro (fruta)

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ripe

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15
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To stash

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guardar/esconder

to store or hide something, especially a large amount

“The stolen pictures were stashed (away) in a warehouse.”

“He needed a place to stash some cash.”

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16
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pedir um aumento

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ask for a raise

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17
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disenfranchised

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marginalizados, sem direitos

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18
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Em resumo, em poucas palavras

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In short, in brief
to sum up, to summarize
In a nutshell

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19
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Chupão

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Hickey, love bite

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A bitter pill

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(to swallow)
something that is very unpleasant but must be accepted:

Losing to a younger player was a bitter pill to swallow.

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21
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To lay off

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Afastar, despedir

22
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Wallflower (person)

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A wallflower is someone with an introverted personality type (or in more extreme cases, social anxiety) who will attend parties and social gatherings, but will usually distance themselves from the crowd and actively avoid being in the limelight.

23
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reformar

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renovate

24
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Stewardship

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someone’s stewardship of something is the way in which they control or take care of it

care or management

25
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palito de fosforo

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matches

26
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Não existe a menor duvida.

There is not the …. doubt

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There is not the slightest doubt

27
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to tank

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fail completely, especially at great financial cost.

28
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maca hospitalar

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stretcher or gurney

29
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Merriment

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an occasion when people laugh or have an enjoyable time together (divertimento)

30
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stuffy

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Abafado

A stuffy room or building is unpleasant because it has no fresh air

31
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Grampeador

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Stapler

32
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To bonk

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To have sex

33
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uncanny

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strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain

It was uncanny the way that she always knew what he was thinking.

Estranho, sinistro

34
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Lather

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Espuma de sabao

35
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well trodden

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much used or visited

36
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Astounding

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Espantoso, chocante

37
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fachada

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facade

38
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To appal

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Horrorizar, apavorar

The state of the kitchen appalled her.

39
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To expose a private part of your body

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To flash someone

40
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to stay overnight in someone’s else’s home while traveling

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couch-surfing

41
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have a blast

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Have a blast é associado a uma boa experiência, se divertir, um momento de felicidade,

42
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curb, to curb

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guia (de calcada), controlar, refrear

43
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Coleslaw (comida)

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Salada de repolho

44
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Corrigir/revisar antes de publicar

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Proofread

45
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to end a relationship or agreement suddenly or completely.

to …. ties with

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Sever ties with

46
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To endure

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Aguentar
to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful:

We had to endure a nine-hour delay at the airport.

47
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Murky

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Obscuro

used to describe a situation that is complicated and unpleasant, and about which many facts are not clear

48
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Daqui a diante

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From now on

49
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DST / doenca venerea

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STD Sexually Transmitted Diseases / V.D.

50
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to dim

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escurecer, esmorecer, diminuir

Someone dimmed the lights

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