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Question 1

amor não correspondido

Answer 1

unrequited love

Question 2

stellar (adj)

Answer 2

of an extremely high standard:
After two years of stellar performance, he was promoted to the city branch of the agriculture bank.
The company has a stellar reputation for its treatment of its workers.

brilhante, excelente

Question 3

agua doce

Answer 3

fresh water

Question 4

head start

Answer 4

an advantage that someone has over other people in something such as a competition or race:

You’ve got a head start over/on others trying to get the job because you’ve got relevant work experience.

Question 5

estou à sua disposição

Answer 5

I am at your disposal

Question 6

to startle

Answer 6

to do something unexpected that surprises and sometimes worries a person or animal:
She was concentrating on her book and his voice startled her.
The noise of the car startled the birds and the whole flock flew up into the air.

assustar

Question 7

cutting edge

Answer 7

the most modern stage of development in a particular type of work or activity:
a company at the cutting edge of mobile communications technology

very modern and with all the newest features:
cutting-edge design/technology

de ponta

Question 8

o que me motiva/anima/entusiasma

Answer 8

what gets me going

Question 9

de tempos em tempos

Answer 9

from time to time
every now and then

Question 10

privação de sono

Answer 10

sleep deprivation

Question 11

spike (sem ser espinho)

Answer 11

a very high amount, price, or level, usually before a fall:
If price spikes continue, people will not be able to afford the new houses they want.

pico, aumento

Question 12

decreto

Answer 12

decree

Question 13

overhang

Answer 13

something that has a negative effect on a situation:
Prices are unlikely to increase while there is an overhang of 40,000 unsold new houses.
Latin America’s current debt overhang

Question 14

teto de gastos

Answer 14

spending/expenditure ceiling

Question 15

demeanor

Answer 15

a way of looking and behaving:
There was nothing in his demeanor that suggested he was anxious.

comportamento

Question 16

Crime hediondo

Answer 16

heinous crime

Question 17

escuro como um breu

Answer 17

pitch black, pitch dark

Question 18

blatantly

Answer 18

in a way that is very obvious and intentional, when this is a bad thing:
It was blatantly obvious that she was telling a lie.
He has made some blatantly bad decisions.

descaradamente

Question 19

shoddy

Answer 19

badly and carelessly made, using low quality materials:
shoddy goods
shoddy workmanship

de má qualidade

Question 20

to douse

Answer 20

to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid over it, him, or her:
We watched as demonstrators doused a car in/with petrol and set it alight.

encharcar

Question 21

to drum up

Answer 21

to try to increase business activity or get support for something:
drum up business/demand/sales Retailers are trying to drum up sales with price cuts.
drum up enthusiasm/interest/support

atrair, angariar

Question 22

scaffolding

Answer 22

andaime

Question 23

slack off

Answer 23

if someone slacks off, they stop working hard or putting effort into something:
Companies just want to make sure their employees aren’t slacking off.

afrouxar

Question 24

sorteio

Answer 24

draw

Question 25

esconderijo

Answer 25

hideout

We made our hideout under the bushes.

lair

a place where a wild animal lives, often underground and hidden, or a place where a person hides:
a fox’s lair
the thieves’ lair

Question 26

cassetete

Answer 26

baton

“beTÔN”

Question 27

Lupa

Answer 27

Magnifier

Question 28

pallbearer

Answer 28

a person who helps to carry a coffin (= a box that holds a dead body) at a funeral or who walks beside it

Question 29

à moda antiga

Answer 29

We wanted to get married the old-fashioned way

Question 30

Cortina

Answer 30

Drape, curtain

Question 31

Não existe isso de …

Answer 31

There’s no such thing as …

Question 32

Tirar sua vida

Answer 32

Take your life

Question 33

Unprompted

Answer 33

without being told to say or do something:
Jim was remarkably charming this evening - he even said, unprompted, how nice Margot looked in her dress.

Espontaneo

Question 34

Preposterous

Answer 34

very silly or stupid:
The very idea is preposterous!
a preposterous suggestion

Absurdo, estupido

Question 35

Mata leão

a way of holding someone with your arm tightly around their neck so that they cannot breathe easily

Answer 35

Chokehold

The officer had him in a chokehold.

Question 36

Underway

Answer 36

If something is underway, it is happening now:
Economic recovery is already underway.

Em andamento

Question 37

Protractor

Answer 37

Transferidor

Question 38

Purview

Answer 38

Alçada

the limit of someone’s responsibility, interest, or activity:
This case falls outside the purview of this particular court.

Question 39

To scrimp

Answer 39

economizar

to save money by spending less than is necessary to reach an acceptable standard:

There is a risk that the debt-ridden airline may be tempted to scrimp on maintenance or security.

Question 40

Audiência (num tribunal)

Answer 40

Court hearing

Question 41

hamstring

Answer 41

limitar, prejudicar, paralisar

to limit the amount of something that can be done or the ability or power of someone to do something:

The company was hamstrung by traditional but inefficient ways of conducting business.

Question 42

pull rank (on someone)

Answer 42

to use the fact that you are more important or powerful than someone in order to force them to do what you want

He doesn’t have the authority to pull rank on me.
He’s their boss, but he doesn’t like to pull rank (on them) if he can avoid it.