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Question 1

Ao todo

Answer 1

In all

Question 2

Ser pego desprevinido

Answer 2

To be caught off guard

Question 3

Associar algo a algo

Answer 3

Associate sth with

Question 4

Maneira discreta

Answer 4

Discreet manner/way

Question 5

Votar no seu favorito

Answer 5

Vote for your favorite

Question 6

To outwit

Answer 6

to obtain an advantage over someone by being more intelligent; to outsmart:

It is impossible to negotiate if one side feels that the other side is trying to outwit them.

Enganar, ser mais importante

Question 7

Beyond the pale

Answer 7

Além dos limites

If someone’s behaviour is beyond the pale, it is unacceptable:

Her recent conduct is beyond the pale.

Question 8

Take stock

Answer 8

Avaliar/analisar a situação

To take stock (of something) is to think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion about it, so that you can decide what to do:

After two years spent teaching overseas, she returned home for a month to take stock of her life.

Question 9

Plena luz do dia

Answer 9

Broad daylight

Question 10

To be tapped out

Answer 10

having spent all your money :

After paying our daughter’s college tuition, we’re tapped out.

Question 11

Olho roxo

Answer 11

Black eye

Question 12

ser despejado da minha casa

Answer 12

to be evicted from my house

Question 13

na Casa Branca

Answer 13

in/at THE White House

Question 14

potencial da China de acessar dados dos usuários

Answer 14

potential for China to access users’ data

Question 15

resíduo

Answer 15

waste (product)

Question 16

outlandish

Answer 16

strange and unusual and difficult to accept or like:

an outlandish hairstyle/outfit

Question 17

cameo

Answer 17

“Quémiou”

Aparição

a small but noticeable part in a film or play, performed by a famous actor:

He appears briefly towards the end of the film in a cameo role as a priest.

Question 18

to burn the midgnight oil

Answer 18

trabalhar até tarde

He was burning the midnight oil to finish his paper.

Question 19

give some lip

Answer 19

To make disrespectful comments to one; to sass one.

Just take out the trash like Dad asked you to—you’ll get in trouble if you give him any lip.

Question 20

to deride

Answer 20

Ridicularizar

To laugh at someone or something in a way that shows you think they are stupid or of no value:

He derided my singing as pathetic.

This building, once derided by critics, is now a major tourist attraction.

Question 21

passar dos limites

“Vc pssou dos limites”

Answer 21

cross the line

go too far

Question 22

lip service

Answer 22

apenas palavras
Is this a real promise, or is this just lip service?

to say that you agree with something but do nothing to support it:
She claims to be in favour of training, but so far she’s only paid lip service to the idea.

Question 23

silver bullet

Answer 23

a simple solution to a complicated problem:
There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the atrocities.

Solução milagrosa

Question 24

to torpedo

Answer 24

to destroy:

He accused them of trying to torpedo the peace process.

Question 25

glitch

Answer 25

falha, problema

a small problem or fault that prevents something from being successful or working as well as it should:

We’d expected a few glitches, but everything’s gone remarkably smoothly.

The system has been plagued with glitches ever since its launch.

Question 26

output

Answer 26

produção

Question 27

packed (adj)

Answer 27

completely full:
The train was so packed that I couldn’t find a seat.
This book is packed with useful information.

a fun-packed day
an action-packed film

Question 28

bake-off

Answer 28

a competition between companies to win a contract
The company did a bakeoff to choose the technology platform for its operations.

a competition in which contestants have to prepare baked goods that are then judged
Here are the brownies that got me 3rd place in the bakeoff.

Question 29

full-fledged

Answer 29

completo, verdadeiro

completely developed or trained:

Washington wants to avoid a full-fledged war.

Within months the student had become a full-fledged instructor.

Question 30

talk sth up

Answer 30

to speak with enthusiasm about something:

If we talk up the event, people will come.

Question 31

pristine

Answer 31

new or almost new, and in very good condition:
pristine new offices
Washing machine for sale - only two months old and in pristine condition.

intocado, imaculado

Question 32

enfeebled

Answer 32

enfraquecido
made very weak:

The president had never before appeared so isolated or enfeebled.

Her grandfather is enfeebled with palsy and dementia.

Question 33

Uma semana de vida (restante)

Answer 33

A week to live

Question 34

Vida de merda

Answer 34

Shit life

Question 35

Upturn

Answer 35

(especially in economics) an improvement or a change to a higher level or value:
a sharp upturn in the economy

Reviravolta, recuperação

Question 36

Barreira de entrada

Answer 36

Barriers to entry

Question 37

Minted

Answer 37

recently produced or made:
Today the freshly minted hotels sit empty.
newly minted law graduates

extremely rich:
The directors of the company are absolutely minted.

Question 38

Mudar para melhor

Answer 38

Change for the better

Question 39

Wondrous

Answer 39

Admirável, surpreendente

extremely and surprisingly good:

a wondrous sight/sound/thing

Question 40

Traipse

Answer 40

to walk from one place to another, often feeling tired or bored:

I spent the day traipsing around the shops, but found nothing suitable for her.

More than 6 million people traipse through the national park each year.

Question 41

Não é a toa que…

Answer 41

No wonder

No wonder the children are excited - this is the first time they’ve been abroad

Question 42

Conceited

Answer 42

Convencido, metido

Without wishing to sound conceited, I am the best salesperson in the company.