79 Flashcards

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censurado

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censured, censored

CENsãrd

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entrenched

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enraizado, arraigado

Entrenched ideas are so fixed or have existed for so long that they cannot be changed:
It’s very difficult to change attitudes that have become so deeply entrenched over the years.

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to snoop

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Espiar, bisbilhotar

People were sent out to snoop on rival businesses.

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Adulterar (lacre, etc)

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To tamper

I could see immediately that the lock had been tampered with.
They pleaded guilty to tampering with a government record.

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5
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gallbladder

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vesícular biliar

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roteiro (2)

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script, screenplay

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encenado

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staged

We think the break-in could’ve been staged.

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foul

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falta (an act that is against the rules of a sport)
On average, Neymar is fouled five times against Colombia

sujo, desagradável

Those toilets smell foul!
I’ve had a foul day at work.

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provocar algo

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cause, provoke

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ele não faz mais parte

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he is no longer part of

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o acordo foi negociado pelo então primeiro ministro

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the agreement was negotiated by then prime minister

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Mighty

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Poderoso

very large, powerful, or important:
In the next game they will face the mighty Patriots.

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Fritter sth away

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to waste money, time, or an opportunity:
If I’ve got money in my pocket, I tend to fritter it away.
She fritters so much money away on expensive make-up.

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consumo de drogas

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drug use

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15
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estudante universitário

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college student

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direito à privacidade

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right to privacy

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uma série de .. (3)

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a series of
a string of
a number of

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mogul

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magnata, pessoa imporante

an important or powerful person, especially in the motion picture or media industry.
“the Hollywood movie mogul, Sam Goldwyn”

tycoon

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evite comentar …

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avoid commenting..

20
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publicou no twitter e apagou

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posted on Twitter and deleted

21
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reabertura

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reopening

22
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six-figure

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seis dígitos

a salary of between 100,000 and 999,999 pounds, dollars, etc. a year:
As a lawyer she can earn a good six-figure salary.

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To cajole

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to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and (sometimes false) promises:
He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.
I managed to cajole her out of leaving too early.

Persuadir, bajular

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Callous

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unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people:
It might sound callous, but I don’t care if he’s homeless. He’s not living with me!

As callous as it may sound, trying to help some students is a waste of time.

Insensível

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Stork

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Cegonha

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Ressurgir

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Resurface

appear again after being lost, stolen, or absent:
Please contact me if any of the stolen paintings resurface.
Jill resurfaced last week, after spending the past few months doing research in the library.

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Geese

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Plural de goose

28
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desistir da vida

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give up on life

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To be pumped

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excited about something that is going to happen:
Everyone was so pumped before the game.

Animado

Tb psyched

30
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Muck around

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We just mucked around at home all weekend.

Stop mucking about with those ornaments, you’ll break something!

Ficar zanzando, mexendo

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puny

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insiginificante

small; weak; not effective:
a puny little man
My car only has a puny little engine.

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staggering

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very shocking and surprising:
It costs a staggering $50,000 per week to keep the museum open to the public.

impressionante

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drivel

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baboseira

nonsense or boring and unnecessary information:

You don’t believe the drivel you read on the internet, do you?

You’re talking drivel as usual!

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eat up sth (2)

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consumir
A big old car like that eats up petrol.

acreditar
He lied about everything but he was so charming about it that she ate it up.

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A wake

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Velorio

36
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desistir da vida

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give up on life

37
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dormir de conchinha

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spooning

38
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on the warpath

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angry and likely to argue or punish

Em pé de guerra

39
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Wimp (adj)

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Covarde, fracote

I’m afraid I’m a wimp when it comes to climbing up ladders.

40
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Maquina de snacks

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Vending machine

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Underdog

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a person or group of people with less power, money, etc. than the rest of society:
As a politician, her sympathy was always for the underdog in society.

oprimido, desfavorecido, perdedor

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To flounder

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to experience great difficulties or be completely unable to decide what to do or say next:
He lost the next page of his speech and floundered around/about for a few seconds.

Se debater
to struggle through something, such as a mire, swamp, etc. The Jeep floundered through the swamp without getting stuck.

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lox

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smoked salmon

salmao defumado

44
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demote

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rebaixar

to lower someone or something in rank or position:
The captain was demoted (to sergeant) for failing to fulfil his duties.

45
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to further

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promover

to develop or make progress in something:

He has probably done more to further the cause of interracial harmony than any other person.
Additional training is probably the best way to further your career these days.

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gobsmacked

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so surprised that you cannot speak:
He was completely gobsmacked when he won the award.

47
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Prop

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Suporte, apoio

to support something physically, often by leaning it against something else or putting something under it:

I propped my bike (up) against the wall.
She was sitting at the desk with her chin propped on her hands.
This window keeps on closing - I’ll have to prop it open with something.