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1
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Cabine de pilotagem

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Cockpit

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Lingering

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longo, persistente

lasting a long time:
She gave him a long, lingering kiss

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3
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Grudge

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Rancor

Begrudgingly- de má vontade

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4
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Seamstress

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Costureira

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Taut (adjetivo)

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Esticado

a taut rope

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Rebanho

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Herd

Flock p passaros (bando)

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Boulder

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Enorme pedra

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Tongs

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a device used for picking up objects, consisting of two long pieces joined at one end and pressed together at the other end in order to hold an object between them

Pinça grande (pegador)

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Risqué

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Indecente, chocante

slightly indecent and liable to shock, especially by being sexually suggestive.
“his risqué humor”

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Thorough (adj)

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Minuncioso, detalhado

a thorough revision of the manuscript

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Brisk (adj)

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Rápido, ativo

a brisk walk.
He set a brisk pace and we struggled to keep up.

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Gullible

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Que se deixa levar, ingenuo

There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough to buy them

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Patinete

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Scooter

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Borough

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Distrito

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Rouco

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Hoarse

my voice is hoarse
I have a hoarse voice

“Rórsss”

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Dollop

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a small amount of something soft, especially food:
a dollop of ice cream/whipped cream

punhado

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17
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Esconde esconde

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Hide and seek

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Tropa

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Troop

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come back from

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to become strong, successful, or effective again after (an injury, failure, etc.)
It can be difficult for an athlete to come back from an injury like this.

20
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quando alguem pede seu documento para conferir se você é maior de idade, você é:

A

to be carded

21
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molho shoyu

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soy sauce

22
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hashi

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chopstick

23
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uncanny

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strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain

He has an uncanny ability to pick a winner.
Barb’s uncanny resemblance to Tia is scary.

24
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inodoro

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odorless

25
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“parar de pensar sobre algo”, “esquecer algo”, “tirar a cabeça de algo”

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take my mind of

26
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ride-along

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A ride-along is an arrangement for a civilian to spend a shift in the passenger seat of an emergency vehicle, observing the work day of a police officer, firefighter, or paramedic

27
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almondega

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meatball

28
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hit home

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to cause you to realize exactly how unpleasant or difficult something is:

The full horror of the war only hit home when we started seeing the television pictures of it in our living rooms.

“acertar em cheio”, “bateu-nos a porta”, “perceber”

29
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ivy league

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oito universidades privadas do nordeste dos Estados Unidos.

Harvard – Yale – Pensilvânia – Princeton – Columbia – Brown – Dartmouth – Cornell

30
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colirio

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eye drops

31
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big-break

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A breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers in the entertainment industry.

grande chance

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bater o pé (ser teimoso)

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stomp around

33
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reitor

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dean

34
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você realmente está dizendo isso?

do tipo: está falando sério?

A

do you really mean that?

35
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flimsy

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very thin, or easily broken or destroyed

frágil

You won’t be warm enough in that flimsy dress.
We spent the night in a flimsy wooden hut.

36
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dazzle

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to cause someone to feel strong admiration of something or someone

deslumbrar

37
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overly

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excessivamente

His films have been criticized for being overly violent.

38
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iffy (adj)

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duvidoso

The milk smells a bit iffy.
I was hoping to go to the park but the weather’s looking a bit iffy.

39
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parlance

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linguajar, maneira de falar

Oral contraceptives are referred to as “the pill” in common parlance.
business/legal parlance

40
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Cansativo

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Tiring, tiresome

41
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Play fast and loose with sth/sb

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to treat something or someone without enough care:

Like many movie-makers, he plays fast and loose with the facts to tell his own version of the story.

42
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Infamous

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well known for something bad; notorious

43
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Convene

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to bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting

Convocar

44
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Desembolso

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Disbursement

45
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Conta na corretora

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Brokerage account

46
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akin

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semelhante

They speak a language akin to French.

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