54 Flashcards

1
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pundit

A

conhecedor, erudito

Erudito é algo ou alguém que possui uma cultura vasta, sobre um determinado assunto

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2
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wayward (adjetivo)

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desobediente, rebelde

He was a wayward kid.
A wayward ball bounced into the yard.

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3
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sair de fininho

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sneak out, sneak away

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4
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immolate

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to kill yourself or someone else, or to destroy something, usually by burning, in a formal ceremony

imolar: matar ou morrer como forma de sacrifício ao que é considerado divino e sagrado

Sacrificar

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5
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skinny-dipping

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natação nua

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6
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deadpan

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sem expressão

say something amusing while affecting a serious manner.
““I’m an undercover dentist,” he deadpanned”

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7
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Assimetria

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Asymmetry

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8
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Gargalo de produção

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Production bottleneck

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9
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Odds and ends

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various things of different types, usually small and not important, or of little value:

I took most of the big things to the new house, but there are a few odds and ends left to pick up.

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10
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As and when

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À medida que

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11
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Rough and ready

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produced quickly, with little preparation
simple but good enough:

rough and ready accommodation

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12
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Foremost

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Acima/antes de tudo

First and foremost

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13
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Ditadura

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Dictatorship

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14
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To drift

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to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction

“Flutuar”

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15
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Stilt

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Perna de pau

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16
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Threshold

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Limiar, começo

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17
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Ele não me deu muita escolha (expressão)

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He didn’t give me much a choice

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18
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a person who makes and repairs iron objects

Ferreiro

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Blacksmith

19
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Exposição de arte

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Art exhibition

20
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Pull off

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obter sucesso, apesar das dificuldades; conseguir

Arrancar, puxar

21
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Tabela de horarios (programacao)

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Timetable

22
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Parley

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to meet in order to discuss something, especially how to end an argument or a war

Negociação

23
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To stall

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To stop making progress

to refuse to answer or decide something in order to gain more time
‘Do you know who it was?’ ‘Not yet,’ I stalled

24
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Agiota

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Loan shark

25
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Clusterfuck

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a complete failure or very serious problem in which many mistakes or problems happen at the same time

Desastre, confusão, caos

26
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Thruway

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Auto-estrada

27
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Decoy

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something or someone used to trick or confuse other people or animals into doing something, especially something dangerous

Isca, engodo

28
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Eerie

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Estranho, misterioso

She heard the eerie noise of the wind howling through the trees.
He had the eerie feeling that he had met this stranger before.

29
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Sell someone on something

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to persuade someone that something is good, valuable, or useful:

The filmmakers sold me on the idea that my book would work on the screen.

30
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Dovetail

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Encaixar

Their results dovetail nicely with ours.
We tried to dovetail our plans with theirs.

31
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To debunk

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To expose or ridicule the falseness, sham, or exaggerated claims of

Desmascarar

32
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One-up (adjective)

be/get one up on someone

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having or having scored an advantage or lead over someone or something

They were trying to one-up each other over who had had the worst year.

33
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Concoct

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Inventar, misturar

He concocted the most amazing dish from all sorts of leftover food.

He concocted a story about working late at the office.

34
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Backfire

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to have the reverse of the desired or expected effect

Retrocesso, efeito contrario

Her plans to make him jealous backfired on her when he started dating her best friend

35
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Alas

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Infelizmente

36
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streamline

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agilizar, simplificar

37
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Nada supera a técnica

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Nothing beats/tops the technique

38
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valor agregado

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value-added

39
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fatura

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invoice

40
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seta (do carro), dar a seta

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turn signal

use turn signal

41
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colar no carro da frente

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tailgate

to drive too closely to the drive in front of you

42
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Eu acabei de me mudar

Eles estão se mudando do apartamento deles

A minha irmã se mudou do Rio de Janeiro para Brasília

A

I’ve just moved in

They’re moving out from their apartment

My sister moved from Rio to Brasília.

43
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falar pelo whatsapp

A

chat on whatsapp