55 Flashcards

1
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Belligerent

A

Agressivo, eager to fight

She was so belligerent that I gave up trying to explain

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To quip

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Gracejar, fazer uma piada

To make a humorous and clever remark:
It was Oscar Wilde who made the famous quip about life mimicking art.

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Spew out

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Vomitar (tambem throw up, puke)

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Derrapar

A

Skid

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Meu filho nunca foi de colocar as maos na massa

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My son was never one to get his hands dirty.

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To offset

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Contrabalancear, compensar

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Compensar (tempo)

A

Make up the time

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8
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combinado?

A

sound good?

answer: sounds good

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9
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boar

A

javali

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10
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surto (doença)

A

outbreak

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11
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o rei leao

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the lion king

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12
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canhoto

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left-handeded, lefty

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metido

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stuck up, snooty

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ela era muito metida a inteligente pro meu gosto

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shw was too intelligent by half for my liking

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dismissive

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desdenhoso, indiferente

feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration.
“he is too dismissive of the importance of the industrialists”

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16
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Moot

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Questionavel, discutivel

whether they had been successful or not was a moot point

17
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pansy

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an offensive word for a man who behaves in a way that is considered to be more typical of a woman

mariquinha

18
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Aloof

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Indiferente, distante

19
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Dingy

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Sujo, desbotado

The stores seemed old and dingy

20
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Aprontar (criança)

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if a person, especially a child, acts up, they behave badly:

Sophie got bored and started acting up.

If a machine or part of the body acts up, it does not perform as well as it should:

My car always acts up in cold weather.