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Question 1

penúltimo

Answer 1

penultimate, second to last

piNÁUtimét

Question 2

poise

Answer 2

equilíbrio

alm confidence in a person’s way of behaving, or a quality of grace (= moving in an attractive way) and balance in the way a person holds or moves their body:

Her confidence and poise show that she is a top model.

Question 3

to circumvent

Answer 3

Contornar, enganar

Ships were register abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulations.

Question 4

desconforto (2)

Answer 4

discomfort, unease

Question 5

encobrir, acobertar (algum crime, etc)

Answer 5

to cover up

cover-up: an attempt to prevent the public from discovering information about a serious crime or mistake:
Allegations of a cover-up of the effects of pollution have been strongly denied.

Question 6

outpouring

Answer 6

an expression of strong feeling that is difficult to control:
His death at the age of 35 has occasioned an outpouring of grief.

onda, demonstração

Question 7

beringela

Answer 7

eggplant

Question 8

to shore up

Answer 8

to make something stronger by supporting it:
The plan will enable his company to shore up its financial position

fortalecer, reforçar

Question 9

to chalk something up to something

Answer 9

to consider something as being caused by something else:
He was clearly lying, and now he’s trying to chalk it up to a poor memory

He chalked up the incident to the pandemic: Bustillo atribuiu o incidente a pandemia

Question 10

pebolim

Answer 10

foosball

Question 11

hound

Answer 11

a type of dog used for hunting. cão de caça

to chase someone or to refuse to leave someone alone, especially because you want to get something from them:
The reporters wouldn’t stop hounding her.

perseguir

Question 12

ser revistado (por policial)

Answer 12

to be frisked

Question 13

yahoo (adjective)

Answer 13

a rude, loud, unpleasant person, especially one who has little education

brutamonte

used to express excitement, pleasure, or approval :
“Yahoo! I passed!” he shouted.

Question 14

na pele de outra pessoa

Answer 14

in someone’s shoes

Question 15

to eventually become

Answer 15

to end up

Question 16

do away with

Answer 16

to abolish

these ridiculous rules should have been done away with years ago

Question 17

dread

Answer 17

pavor (a dread of drowning)

to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen:
He’s dreading the exam - he’s sure he’s going to fail

dread to think:
used to say that you do not want to think about something because it is too worrying:
I dread to think what would happen if he was left to cope on his own.

Question 18

ele apanhou/levou uma surra

Answer 18

he got beaten up

Question 19

deitado de costas

Answer 19

lying on his/her/my back

Question 20

oar

Answer 20

remo, remador

Question 21

voiceover

Answer 21

narração

Famous actors often provide voice-overs for ads.

Question 22

have it out with sb

Answer 22

se entender

to talk to someone about something they have done that makes you angry, in order to try to solve the problem:

She’d been late for work every morning and I thought I’d better have it out with her.

Question 23

caça ilegal

Answer 23

poaching

Question 24

Vidro fosco

Answer 24

Frosted glass

Question 25

posthaste

Answer 25

rapidamente, o mais rápido possível

as fast as possible:
They travelled posthaste to Rome to collect the award.

Question 26

processo judicial

Answer 26

Lawsuit

Question 27

casa de repouso, asllo

Answer 27

nursing home

Question 28

civilian rule

Answer 28

regime civil

Question 29

recuperação na demanda

Answer 29

recovery in demand

Question 30

coloque no canal 5

Answer 30

turn on channel 5

Question 31

teia de aranha

Answer 31

spider web, cobweb

Question 32

supostamente

Answer 32

supposedly, alledgely

Question 33

thyme

Answer 33

tomilho

Question 34

to square away

squared away

Answer 34

to complete all necessary arrangements for something or someone:
I’ve got my tickets and hotel squared away.
The dishes are done and the kids are all squared away.

resolvido

Question 35

contention

Answer 35

disputa, discórdia

the disagreement that results from opposing arguments:

There’s a lot of contention about that issue - for every person firmly in favour, there’s someone fiercely against it.

The issue has been settled - it’s no longer in contention

Question 36

bewildered

Answer 36

confused and uncertain:

Arriving in a strange city at night, I felt alone and bewildered.
I came out of the movie a bit bewildered, but I enjoyed it

Question 37

quest

Answer 37

busca, missão

a long search for something that is difficult to find, or an attempt to achieve something difficult:
Nothing will stop them in their quest for truth.
She went to India on a spiritual quest.

Question 38

to ram

Answer 38

to hit or push something with force:
Someone rammed (into) my car while it was parked outside my house.

bater

Question 39

councillor

Answer 39

vereador

Question 40

visão positiva

Answer 40

positive view, outlook

Question 41

Dar-se bem (have a good relationship)

Answer 41

Get along

I don’t really get along with my sister’s husband

Question 42

Bring sth forward

Answer 42

to change the date or time of an event so that it happens earlier than planned:
The elections were brought forward by three months.

antecipar

Question 43

Get sth across

Answer 43

to manage to make someone understand or believe something:

This is the message that we want to get across to the public.

transmitir (mensagem)