Advanced Portuguese Vocabulary Flashcards by Tom Jayes | Brainscape

Q

sebo

A

tallow / fat

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pixaim (Br)

A

hair

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cara lambuzada

A

sticky face

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uma fresta

A

a slit / gap

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um assunto pífio

A

a lowly affair

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sebo (Br)

A

a used book shop

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Não há espaço para folgas fiscais

A

We can’t slacken our tax systems

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parecer fundamentado

A

reasoned opinion

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destrinchar

A

to pick apart / analyse

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compadecer

A

to pity/feel sorry for

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divisar

A

to descry / see

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verbete

A

dictionary entry

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escoicear

A

to lash out

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são favas contadas

A

it’s a done deal

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guedelha

A

hair

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engendrar

A

to concoct

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indumentária

A

dress-code / costume

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rombo

A

blunt

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amolador

A

knife-sharpener

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desfalque

A

misappropriation

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tísico

A

suffering from tuberculosis

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azelha

A

dork

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alastrar

A

to spread

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engrolar

A

to half-cook / say something quickly

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pranto

A

sobbing

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bugiganga

A

knick-knack / cheap tack

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esganiçado

A

screechy

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alcagoitas

A

peanuts

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vágens

A

green beans / pods

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capelista

A

haberdasher

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esteira

A

wake (from boat)

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zarpar

A

to raise anchor / set sail

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virar o barco

A

to be sick (slang)

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gamo

A

deer

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uma piela

A

drunken night out

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escotilha

A

porthole

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amieiro

A

alder tree

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fazer trinta por uma linha

A

to play up

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maus agouros

A

bad omens

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despudor

A

indecency

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descalabro

A

calamity

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uma sanha punitiva

A

a punishing frenzy

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vergar a cerviz

A

to kowtow

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navegar ao sabor das marés

A

to be a political turncoat

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de boa cepa

A

of good stock

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cerzir

A

to darn

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exíguo

A

meagre

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fazer a faxina

A

to do the cleaning

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uma faca de dois gumes

A

a double-edged sword

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arame farpado

A

barbed wire

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resvalar

A

to slide / be considered less important

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afoito a

A

dedicated to / into s/th