Arcane - Ep. 8 Flashcards
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Lâmina, espada n.
Blade n.
The effects and results of something bad or important n.
The aftermath n.
Ex.: The storm and its aftermath.
Ex.2: How would they cope with the aftermath of the war?
(Formal) recuperar, reaver, pegar algo de volta, trazer algo de volta v.
Retrieve v.
Skill in managing state and political affairs; política, democracia, governo, etc n.
Statecraft n. /ˈsteɪtkræft/
Ex.: He had little real experience of statecraft.
To persuade someone to let you do or avoid something i.
Talk your way into/out of something i.
Ex.: She eventually talked her way into a part in a film.
Informal
- To believe that you are very attractive, clever, or good at something in a way that is annoying v.
- To believe, usually wrongly, that you have the qualities or abilities of a particular person or type of person v.
Fancy yourself v.
- You lot really fancy yourselves, don’t you.
- She fancies herself as another Madonna.
(Old-fashioned) used for telling someone to listen carefully to what you are saying, especially because you will be proved right in the future i.
Mark my words, mark me i.
Ex.: He’ll be back, mark my words.
Someone who governs a country in the place of a king or queen who is ill, young, or not available to govern, regente n.
Regent n. /ˈriːdʒ(ə)nt/
To deliberately make someone like you so that they do what you want them to do v.
Charm v.
Ex.: He was able to charm my mother into helping him financially.
- Able to bend or change shape easily without breaking, able to be bent, stretched or pressed, flexible a.
- Easy to persuade or influence a.
Pliable a.
- The plant has long pliable stems.
- She has to be pliable, so we can mold her.
Ex.2: He’d always thought of her as pliable.
To take something away using force or authority v.
Strip of v.
Ex.: They stripped the prisoners of weapons and cash.
Misericordioso, piedoso a.
Merciful a.
A person or thing that is not in the right place or is separated from others of the same kind n.
Stray n.
Órgão, entidade, organização, instituição n.
Body n.
The most important person in a group or organization n.
Kingpin n. /ˈkɪŋˌpɪn/
Used for saying that someone or something needs a particular thing very much i.
Could use something i.
Ex.: You both look as if you could use a drink.
Exigente, rigoroso, difícil, complexo a.
Demanding a.
Misericórdia, piedade, graça, benção n.
Mercy n.
Talk to someone, especially with great eagerness or in order to ask a favor i.
Bend someone’s ear i.
Ex.: She regularly bent Michael’s ear with her problems.
To be currently doing or involved in something i.
Be up to something i.
Ex.: What’s he up to?
(Am., informal) a person who behaves in a stupid way, idiota n.
Knucklehead n. /ˈnʌklhed/
Ex.: Anybody but a complete knucklehead could do the job.
To organize something in a very efficient way, controlling other people very closely i.
Run a tight ship i.
To make something, especially somebody’s confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective; prejudicar, enfraquecer v.
Undermine something/somebody v.
Ex.: Our confidence in the team has been seriously undermined by their recent defeats.
Ex.2: This crisis has undermined his position.
Ex.3: Recent changes have undermined teachers’ morale.
Ex.4: The director saw this move as an attempt to undermine his authority.
Ex.5: It’s all a plot to undermine me.
Done without care or effort, not well planned, stupid / “meia boca” a.
Half-assed a. /ˈhæf æst/
Half-arsed a. /ˌhæf ˈɑːrst/
