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Question 1

Sola/planta do pé

Answer 1

Sole of my feet

Question 2

Wholesome

Answer 2

Saudável, seguro

wholesome food
He looks like a nice, wholesome young man.

Question 3

Jump the gun

Answer 3

Se precipitar, adiantar

Question 4

Hand in
Hand out

Answer 4

Hand in: entregar documento, arquivo
Hand out: distribuir (em massa)

Question 5

Nem é preciso dizer que (It goes ….. …..)

Answer 5

It goes without saying (that)

Question 6

Esmalte/acetona

Answer 6

Nail polish (remover)

Question 7

Redeem

Answer 7

Resgatar, redimir; amortizar

She managed to save enough money to redeem her jewellery from the pawn shop.
He was an hour late, but he redeemed himself in her eyes by giving her a huge bunch of flowers.
The amount required to redeem the mortgage was £358,587.

Question 8

bueiro

Answer 8

manhole

Question 9

to heed

Answer 9

pay attention to; take notice of.

please heed this warning.

Question 10

turn (one’s) back on (someone or something)

Answer 10

To ignore, disregard, or exclude someone or something

Question 11

bloodshed

Answer 11

derramamento de sangue, matança

Question 12

nos próximos anos

Answer 12

in the coming years

Question 13

sempre que possível

Answer 13

as much as possible

Question 14

to flunk

Answer 14

to fail an exam or course of study

I flunked my Biology exam.

reprovar

Question 15

Eu não sabia SE acreditava nele ou não

Answer 15

I didn’t know whether to believe him or not

Question 16

Ter mais de dezoito anos

Answer 16

to be over eighteen

Question 17

como diz o velho ditado

Answer 17

as the old saying goes

Question 18

flood in

Answer 18

arrive in great numbers

As soon as the bell rang, kids began flooding into the school building.

Question 19

to bisect

Answer 19

divide into two equal halves

“bifurcate”

The new road will bisect the town.

Question 20

to be struck

Answer 20

ficar impressionado

The first time I saw her I was struck by her beauty.

ser atingido (passado de strike)

Have you ever been struck by lightning?

Question 21

mint

Answer 21

hortela, casa de moeda

Question 22

to like someone or something very much; to like doing something

to be …. of sb/sth

Answer 22

To be fond of sth

Question 23

scorn

Answer 23

desprezo, desdém

She has nothing but scorn for the new generation of politicians

Question 24

Sputter

Answer 24

To make repeated explosive sounds:
The plane’s engine began to sputter.

To sputter is also to speak in a way that is not clear, esp. because you are angry

Falar desarticuladamente

Question 25

Spit out

Answer 25

Desembuchar
“Come on, spit it out, who told you about this?”

Dizer algo com irritação
“Be sure to taste your words before you spit them out.”

Question 26

Unbriddled

Answer 26

Descontrolado, desenfreado

unbridled consumption.

Question 27

Wanton

Answer 27

extreme and showing no care at all (deliberado, desenfreado)
wanton destruction of human life

behaving or appearing in a very sexual way
You are a wanton, lascivious woman! *(imoral)

Question 28

usado pra alguem que estava antes de cama por causa de algum problema de saúde (grave ou não) etc., mas que já está bem

Answer 28

to be up and about

Question 29

bailiff

Answer 29

oficial de justiça

Question 30

stricken

Answer 30

suffering severely from the effects of something unpleasant

acometido, sinistrado

My country has been stricken by war for the past five years.
…a family stricken by genetically inherited cancer

participio de strike

Question 31

to tinker

Answer 31

to make small changes to something, especially in an attempt to repair or improve it:

He spends every weekend tinkering (around) with his car.

mexer, remendar

Question 32

no sentido de

Answer 32

in the sense that

Question 33

flummoxed

Answer 33

completely unable to understand : utterly confused or perplexed

confuso, desorientado

He looked completely flummoxed.
Doctors were flummoxed by the boy’s symptoms.

“FLÃmex”

Question 34

unleash

Answer 34

to let happen or begin something powerful that, once begun, cannot be controlled

liberar, desencadear

it’ll unleash complete chaos.

Question 35

to herald

Answer 35

proclamar, anunciar

to be a sign that something important, and often good, is starting to happen, or to make something publicly known, especially by celebrating or praising it:

The president’s speech heralds a new era in foreign policy

Question 36

brawny

Answer 36

musculoso

Question 37

hoodlum

Answer 37

a violent person, especially one who is member of a group of criminals

Bandido, marginal

Hoodlums robbed two people in a convenience store, police said

Question 38

to sever

Answer 38

cortar, romper

Her foot was severed from her leg in a car accident
The US severed diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961.

Question 39

take in something

Answer 39

to completely understand the meaning or importance of something (assimilar, absorver)

Gazing up into his eyes, she seemed to take in all he said.

Question 40

allegiance

Answer 40

loyalty and support for a ruler, country, group, or belief (fidelidade, obediencia)

Soldiers have to swear allegiance to the Crown/the King.

Question 41

ballsy

Answer 41

brave and determined

the most ballsy woman I know.

Question 42

bevvy

Answer 42

bebida alcoolica

Bévii

Question 43

day of reckoning

Answer 43

dia de acerto de contas

Question 44

BLOCKBUSTER

Answer 44

livro ou filme de enorme sucesso

Question 45

desecrate

Answer 45

to damage or show no respect towards something holy or very much respected

profanar (tratar com irreverência, desrespeitar a santidade)

Question 46

fop

Answer 46

a man who is excessively concerned with fashion and elegance

Question 47

to haggle

Answer 47

pechinchar (também bargain)