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1
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Mais frequentemente

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More often

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Caducar

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Lapse

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pull back

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recuar, retirar

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sacar (a bola)

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to serve

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voleio (tênis)

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volley

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To be second to none

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Ser incomparavel

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Colirio

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Eye drops

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Conservante

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Preservative

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In stride

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Com calma, numa boa

Take the situation in a stride

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School function

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Apresentação

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Nemesis

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Arqui-Inimigo

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Rivaldade

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Rivalry

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Deixar de lado

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Put aside
Set aside

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Unhinged

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Desequilibrado

I sometimes think that your mother is a little unhinged.

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To delve

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Mergulhar
Aprofundar/investigar

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Revogar

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Revoke

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Na internet

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on the internet

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Sneaky

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Sorrateiro

Doing things in a secret and unfair way

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“O tiro saiu pela culatra”

to suffer harm from a plan by which you had intended to harm someone else

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To be hoisted by your own petard

“Germany is effectively hoisted by its own petard”

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uma coisa rara (várias possibilidades)

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uncommon, atypical, unusual, unlikely

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“Aí sim”

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now you’re talking

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cesta de basquete

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hoop

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helicoptero (c/ C)

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chopper

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ponha seus óculos

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put your glasses on

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Debacle

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Fracasso, desastre

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

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Guaxinim

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Racoon

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Rudderless

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Sem rumo, à deriva

A country or a person that is rudderless does not have a clear aim or a strong leader to follow.

The country was politically rudderless for almost three years

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Ressentimento

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Resentment

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Adamant

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Inflexível, determinado

I’ve told her she should stay at home and rest but she’s adamant that she’s coming.

She was adamant about becoming a dancer

30
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Jab

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Soco, golpe

The doctor jabbed the needle into the dog’s leg.
Watch out! You nearly jabbed me in the eye with your umbrella
She gave me a sharp jab in the ribs with her elbow to stop me from saying any more.

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To be mauled

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Ser atacado por um animal

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To spite someone

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To intentionally upset, annoy or hurt someone

Irritar, ofender

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To stage a coup

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Realizar/dar um golpe

In 1990 the group attempted to stage a coup, seizing the parliament and two radio stations

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To toss out something

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Jogar fora, remover

She tossed out my old chair.

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Follow through

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the action of completing something

They made a good start at improving prison conditions, but unless there’s follow-through, the reforms won’t last

Cumprir, levar a cabo

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To deflect

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Desviar

The ball deflected off my shoulder, straight into the goal.

The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the shot.

37
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Butler

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Mordomo

38
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Vida sexual

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Sex life

39
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To nuke

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Bombardear

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Platitude

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Trivialidade, lugar-comum

He doesn’t mouth platitudes about it not mattering who scores as long as the team wins.

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Coveted (adj.)

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Cobiçado

Greatly desired

The Nobel prizes, the most coveted of international awards, offer celebrity and money to the winners of the priority race in the sciences.

COvired

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To faze

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Incomodar, afetar

Speaking in public does not faze her

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Bluntly (adverbio)

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Abertamente, francamente

She told me bluntly that I should lose weight.
To put it bluntly, I can’t afford it.

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Beliscar

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To pinch

45
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Cuidado com a cabeça (pra não bater)

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Watch your head

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Em grande parte

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to a large extent, mostly, largely

Racism and xenophobia are to a large extent avoidable.

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put out (adjective)

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annoyed, offended, or upset by something that someone has said or done

He seemed a bit put out at not having been invited.

48
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saldo bancário

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bank balance

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