70 Flashcards

1
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Telefone fixo

A

Landline

Her cell phone’s switched off. I’ll try her on her landline.

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2
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the crime of stealing a car while someone is in it by using physical force or threats

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Carjacking

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3
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to roll out

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to make a new product, service, or system available for the first time:
A media campaign is expected to roll out early next year.

to be rolled out: ser implantado/implementado

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4
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Se a carapuça serviu

A

If the shoe fits..

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5
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Bicicleta de rodinhas

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Bike with training wheels

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6
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Unfettered (“Unférãrd”)

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Irrestrito, sem limites, não se abala:

Poets are unfettered by the normal rules of sentence structure.

Do not panic, this solar system is well Tough, is unfeterred by anything.

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7
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To come to a head

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To reach a crisis

The situation finally came to a head when she failed to show up at school.

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8
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Num piscar de olhos

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In the blink of an eye

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9
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Skosh

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Pouquinho

“A skosh the left”

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10
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Corda bamba

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Tightrope

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11
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Cruzamento (de ruas)

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Intersection

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12
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Drowsy

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Sonolencia, sonolento

the wine had made her drowsy

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13
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Mothball

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Bolas de naftalina

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14
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Países vizinhos

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Neighbouring countries

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15
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Não esfregue na minha cara

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Don’t rub it in my face

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16
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Somber

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Sombrio (tb dark)

17
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No pior dos casos

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Worst-case scenario

18
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Toldo (com a)

A

Awning

19
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To hook up

A

Conectar (eletrecidade)

First you have to kook up the mike to your computer

Se encontrar (amorosamente)

20
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Isso não é demorado

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It doesn’t take long

21
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Isso tem custo-benefício

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It is cost-effective

22
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Eu imaginei

A

I figured

23
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contrário de top 10

A

bottom 10

24
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to be vicious

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ser mal, cruel, perigoso

Vicious people or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly:
a vicious thug
a vicious dog

25
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vidente

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psychic

26
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Pessoa sem tempo

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Time-poor person

27
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dearth

A

escassez

an amount of something that is too small: a lack:
The region is suffering from a dearth of medical specialists.

28
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to envision

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imaginar, visualizar

to imagine or expect that something is a likely or desirable possibility in the future

29
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In hindsight

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Olhando para trás, pensando bem

the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened:

In hindsight, it would have been better to wait.

30
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make/put a dent in sth

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Diminuir, reduzir

The holiday made a big dent in our savings.

We tried our best to fix the problem, but nothing we did seems to have made a dent.

31
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meandering

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moving slowly in no particular direction or with no clear purpose:
a meandering river (sinuoso)
a long meandering speech

“miÃNdering”

32
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fechado até segunda ordem

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closed until further notice