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Question 1

Pull a fast one

Answer 1

to successfully deceive someone:

You paid too much - I think he pulled a fast one on you

Question 2

Underlying

Answer 2

Fundamental, de base

Question 3

To atone

Answer 3

Reparar, compensar

he was being helpful, to atone for his past mistakes

Question 4

Enviar por correio

Correios (agencia)

Answer 4

Send by mail

Post office

Question 5

To plug away

Answer 5

Dar duro

To work hard and in a determined way, especially at something that you find difficult

Katie has been plugging away at her homework for hours

Question 6

Embroidery

Answer 6

Bordado

Let me show you Pat’s embroideries.
It was a beautiful piece of embroidery.

Question 7

Zest

Answer 7

Entusiasmo, gosto

It’s wonderful to see the children’s zest for life

Question 8

Dough

Answer 8

Massa (de bolo, de pao, etc)

Question 9

Have a go at someone (british)

Answer 9

Atacar, criticar

Question 10

Trowel

Answer 10

Espatula

Tbm spatula

Question 11

Pagamento de entrada

Answer 11

Down payment

Question 12

Bailarina

Answer 12

Ballerina

Question 13

have a bone to pick with sb

Answer 13

to want to talk to someone about something annoying they have done:

I’ve got a bone to pick with you - you’ve been using my shaver again.

Question 14

stye

Answer 14

terçol

Question 15

banister

Answer 15

corrimão (tbm handrail)

Question 16

conjecture

Answer 16

a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof:
There’s been a lot of conjecture in the media recently about the marriage

suposição

Question 17

fazer desistir

to persuade someone not to do something, or to decide not to do something

Answer 17

talk someone out of something

I talked him out of running on his sore ankle.

Question 18

to get someone out of a jam

Answer 18

to free someone else from a troublesome or difficult situation

He got himself of out a jam by calling his friends for help.

“enrascada”

Question 19

sheeple

Answer 19

or to BE LIKE A SHEEPLE: people compared to sheep in being docile, foolish, or easily led.

maria vai com as outras

Question 20

to flaunt

Answer 20

exibir, ostentar (to show off)

He’s got a lot of money but he doesn’t flaunt it

Question 21

parched

Answer 21

seco, ressecado, com muita sede

dried out because of too much heat and not enough rain:
parched earth/fields/corn

I must get a drink - I’m absolutely parched

My lips were parched

Question 22

power user

Answer 22

usuário avançado

Question 23

de alguma forma

Answer 23

somehow

Question 24

to pass up something

Answer 24

to fail to take advantage of an opportunity:
I can’t believe she passed up the chance to go to South America

desperdiçar, deixar passar

Question 25

furar fila

Answer 25

cut in line

Question 26

to look at someone with sexual interest: to ……. eyes …. someone

Answer 26

to make eyes at someone

She was making eyes at him all evening.

Question 27

se recompor, se controlar

To p… … ….

Answer 27

to pull yourself together

to become calm and behave normally again after being angry or upset:
Just pull yourself together. There’s no point crying about it

Question 28

Faxineira

Answer 28

Cleaning lady

Question 29

Ele é faixa preta em karate

Answer 29

He is a black belt in karate

Question 30

TDAH

Answer 30

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Question 31

Redução de pessoal

the practice of making a company or an organization smaller by reducing the number of people working for it, or an occasion when this is done:

Answer 31

Downsizing

Question 32

To bail someone out

Answer 32

Resgatar, socorrer alguém (de algum problema)

When the airlines began to fail, they asked the government to bail them out

Question 33

Em meia hora

Answer 33

In a half an hour

Question 34

To be in the same unpleasant situation as other people

To be …. the …. ….

Answer 34

To be in the same boat

Question 35

To nag someone

Answer 35

to criticize or complain often in an annoying way:
My mum’s always nagging me to get my hair cut

Atormentar

Question 36

Belated

Answer 36

Atrasado

A belated apology

Question 37

Fetching

Answer 37

Atraente, bonito

Question 38

Grilo

Answer 38

Cricket

Question 39

Catcall

Answer 39

Whistle or yell something sexually suggestive to a stranget, usually in passing

Question 40

to upset (outro sentido além de chatear)

Answer 40

to change the usual or expected state or order of something, especially in a way that stops it from happening or working:
Any mechanical problems would upset our plans of driving across the desert.

alterar

Question 41

liberdade economica

Answer 41

economic freedom

Question 42

altough / tough - diferença

Answer 42

ambos significam “embora”, mas altough é mais formal

Question 43

dezenas de

Answer 43

tens of