80 Flashcards

1
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To fudge

A

Falsificar

Don’t tell him that I fudged the paperwork to make it look like he had multiple offers

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2
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Caxumba (com M)

A

Mumps

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3
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Livid

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extremely angry:
He was livid when he found out.

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4
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Formigueiro

A

Anthill

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5
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Via lactea

A

Milky way

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6
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Patinador

A

Skater

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7
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Sheen

A

Brilho

a bright, smooth surface:

The conditioner gives hair a beautiful soft sheen.

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8
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Shiv

A

Faca

a knife or other sharp or pointed object used as a weapon, often one that is homemade:
Most often, shivs are used to conduct the business of gangs.
They still might stick a shiv in your abdomen.

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9
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to decimate

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dizimar

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10
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Snarky

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criticizing someone in an annoyed way and trying to hurt their feelings:
There was some idiot at the back of the room making snarky comments.

Sarcástico

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11
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Está indo direto para caixa postal

A

Is going straight to voicemail

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12
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Tomar soro (no hospital)

A

To be on IV

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13
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Fisioterapia

A

Physical therapy (PT)

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14
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Rezar o terço

A

Say the rosary

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15
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Cinzeiro

A

Ashtray

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16
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Taxing (adj)

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difficult or needing a lot of thought or effort:
I just need an entertaining read for the beach - nothing too taxing.

Desgastante

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17
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silver lining

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an advantage that comes from a difficult or unpleasant situation:
When things look black, there’s always a silver lining.

lado positivo

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18
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Dote on someone

A

Amar muito, idolatrar

to love someone very much, sometimes too much:

They dote on their grandchild.

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19
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Plantar bananeira

A

Do a handstand

20
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Antics

A

Palhaçadas

funny, silly, or strange behaviour:
But the rock star, whose stage antics used to include smashing guitars, is older and wiser now.

21
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to impart

A

Transmitir, comunicar, dar

to impart the bad news

Preservatives can impart colour and flavour to a product.

22
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Crassly

A

in a way that is stupid and does not consider how other people might feel:
He is a crassly egocentric politician.
The demonstrations were crassly handled by the authorities.

Grosseiramente

23
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achados e perdidos

A

lost and found

24
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to maim

A

mutilar

One man has lost his life, another has been maimed

25
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To splurge

A

To spend a lot of money on buying goods, especially expensive goods:
I feel like splurging (out) on a new dress.
I can happily splurge 3,000 pounds in one day.

Gastar, ostentar, esbanjar

26
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carob

A

alfarroba

27
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flesh out something

A

to add more detail when describing or explaining something:
Emily should have included these pieces of information to flesh out her argument.

concretizar, dar conteúdo

28
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sunrise (2 synonyms)

A

sunup, dawning

29
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wait in the wings

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If someone or something is waiting in the wings, they are not yet active or important, but are ready or likely to be so soon:
The team has several talented young players waiting in the wings.

30
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antecessor

A

predecessor

31
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blood donation (synonym)

A

blood drive

32
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stymie

A

Frustrar, dificultar, impedir

to prevent something from happening or someone from achieving a purpose:

In our search for evidence, we were stymied by the absence of any recent documents.

33
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to chime in

A

to interrupt or speak in a conversation, usually to agree with what has been said:
“It’s very difficult,” I said. “Impossible,” she chimed in.
Andy chimed in with his view of the situation.

34
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pessoas da minha idade

A

people my age

35
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blizzard

A

nevasca

36
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To bestow

A

to give something as an honor or present:

The country’s highest medal was bestowed upon him for heroism.

The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.

37
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Subornar

A

Bribe, buy off

to pay someone so that they do not cause you any trouble:

They tried to buy the guard at the bank off but he told the police and the gang was arrested.

He bribed immigration officials and entered the country illegally.

38
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misshapen

A

deformado, disforme

having an unusual shape or a shape that is not natural:
The drug caused some babies to be born with misshapen limbs.
His knee is badly misshapen from years of football and seven operations.

39
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steadfastly

A

strongly and without stopping:

She was steadfastly in support of women’s rights.

firmemente

40
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runaround

A

Desculpas

a series of evasive excuses, deceptions, delays, etc.

I’m trying to get a new visa, but the embassy staff keep giving me the runaround.

41
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come to terms with sth

A

to gradually accept a sad situation, often the death of someone you love:
I think he’s still coming to terms with the death of his wife.

42
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maria-chiquinha

A

pigtail

43
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the jury is (still) out

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If the jury is (still) out on a subject, people do not yet know the answer or have not yet decided if it is good or bad:

The jury’s still out on the safety of irradiated food.

44
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gait

A

Andar, porte

a person’s manner of walking.

the easy gait of an athlet

45
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to bungle

A

Estragar

to do something badly, or spoil something:
The police bungled the investigation.