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1
Q

Make amends

A

to compensate, as for an injury, loss, or insult

to do something to correct a mistake that one has made or a bad situation that one has caused

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2
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Squander

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Desperdiçar

entrepreneurs squander their profits on expensive cars

the team squandered several good scoring chances

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3
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Brazen

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obvious, without any attempt to be hidden.
marked by shameless (descarado)

brazen cheating
He told me a brazen lie

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4
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To spawn

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Desovar

to produce or deposit (eggs, sperm, or young)

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5
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pamper

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mimar

to give someone special treatment, making that person as comfortable as possible and giving them whatever they want

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6
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have your hands full

A

to be so busy that you do not have time to do anything else

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7
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To canoodle

A

Ficar abraçadinho

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8
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encordoar (ex: raquete)

A

to string

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9
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fantoche

A

puppet

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10
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insofar

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na medida em que

She had done her best to comfort him, insofar as she was able.

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11
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scalpel

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bisturi

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12
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To be at stake

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If something is at stake, it is being risked and might be lost or damaged if you are not successful.

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13
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someone who is not suited to a situation or who is not accepted by other people because their behaviour is strange or unusual

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misfit, pessoa desajeitada

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14
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Subpoena

A

Intimação

A friend of the victim was subpoenaed as a witness by lawyers representing the accused.

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15
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wheelbarrow

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carrinho de mão

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16
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altogether

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de modo geral, complamente

The government ought to abolish the tax altogether.

I’m not altogether sure I want that

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shindig

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festa

They’re going to their neighbours’ for a shindig.

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18
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Raspberry

A

Framboesa

19
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Beef up something

A

to make something stronger or more effective, esp. by adding more support:

The company has beefed up its e-mail service.

20
Q

Nunca vi mais gordo

A

not know sb from Adam

Why should she lend me money? She doesn’t know me from Adam.

21
Q

Triagem

A

Screening

22
Q

Curry favour

A

Puxar saco

He’s always trying to curry favour with the boss.

23
Q

Truancy

A

Absenteísmo

My daughter’s school has very good exam results and hardly any truancy.

24
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psychiatrist (another word)

A

shrink

25
Q

A plan that can be used if other plans do not succeed or other things are not available

A

fallback

Do we have a fallback position for these negotiations?

26
Q

Acumen

A

Visão, perspicácia

She has considerable business/financial acumen.

27
Q

Flophouse

A

An extremely cheap hotel for poor people who have no home in a city

Espelunca

28
Q

Imprudente

A

Reckless

He was found guilty of reckless driving.

29
Q

ringleader

A

chefe do bando

30
Q

to be out of sorts

A

In an irritable, grouchy, or unhappy mood; not feeling well or in good spirits
DE MAL HUMOR

31
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derail

A

descarrilar, atrapalhar, to stop something from succeeding

32
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Festa do pijama (2)

A

Sleepover, slumber party

33
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gutter

A

calha, sarjeta (curb gutter)

onde passa agua

34
Q

Mangy

A

Sarnento

Sarna: mange

35
Q

pissy

A

recatado

caring too much about behaving and dressing in a way that is considered correct and that does not shock

36
Q

barge in

A

to walk into a room quickly, without being invited

intrometer-se

37
Q

a type of glove with a single part for all the fingers but the thumb, which is in a separate part

A

Mitten

38
Q

the games were played back to back

A

Seguido, consecutivo

39
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to squeal

A

gritar

40
Q

Vanquish

A

Vencer, derrotar

41
Q

mortician

A

agente funerário

42
Q

want for ….

to have everything one needs

A

want for nothing

43
Q

make a pass at

A

to flirt with or suggest sexual activity with someone

44
Q

debacle

A

fracasso, fiasco

The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in U.S. history.

Inglês (131 decks)

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