Palavras 1 Flashcards

1
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Bolster

“You will bolster our lines of defense”

“More money is needed to bolster the industry”

“She tried to bolster my confidence”

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Reforçar, apoiar, sustentar, fortalecer

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Come up with:

He had been instructed to come up with a solution

You were quick to come up with that name

I was hoping he would come up with a solution

We’ve been working hard on this problem for a week, so I hope the next teacher could come up with some ideas.

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Inventar
Propor
Elaborar
Encontrar

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Due:

This requires due process

The latest report was due in spring

He was due to be born in a few

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Previsto

Devido

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4
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Flood:

overflow of a great body of water.

In floods of tears she cried

A flood of negative ads

You are preparing for a flood in biblical proportions

Flood Advisory issued for Oahu

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Inundação, enchente

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5
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Get along:

I told you they will get along

You would get along beautifully together

You two do not seem to get along

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Se dar bem
Conviver
Se entendem

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6
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Grieve for:

we dont need to grieve for It

dont make me grieve for You

a man shouldnt grieve for that length of time

She could grieve how she wants

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Sofrer por
Chorar por
Pesar por
Luto por…

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7
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Mourn

How long shall we mourn in the dark?

he came to mourn over their dead friend

We’ll have the time to mourn for our Lost friend

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Chorar
Lamentar
Velar

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8
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Outweigh:

It would outweigh my lack of qualificativos

The advantages outweigh the drawbacks

A witness(testemunha) can outweigh a Ton of documentary evidence

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Superar
Compensam
Ultrapassam

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9
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Regard:

We regard only the facts

Would You regard this as good?

He must regard the customers as the source

Local authorities regard these procedures

The news does not regard the explosion
.

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Considerar

Encarar

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10
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Remain:

The weapons remains here

Please remain connected to the telephone

The passengers remains seated.

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Permanecer
Ficar
Restar
Sobrar

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11
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Would ever:

Much more than You would ever guess

She wondered If she would ever fit into her jeans

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Em algum momento
Alguma vez
Jamais
Voltaria

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12
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Quarrel:

My quarrel is not with You

It’s time to end your quarrel

Don’t quarrel with him

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Briga
Discussão
Disputa

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13
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Soon after:

Soon after, music was added to his words

He died soon after without regaining consciouness

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Logo depois
Logo em seguida
Pouco depois

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14
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Steadily:

Sam walked slowly and steadily

The temperature is below zero and dropping steadily

That number has been declining steadily since the 1950s.

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Regularmente
Gradualmente
Constantemente

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15
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Greed:

Competition leads to fear and greed

His pathalogical fear of poverty became greed misunderstood.

Tom and his greed to earn more wealth

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Ganância
Ambição
Avareza

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16
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Statement:

Please see the statement and next read it.

If You truly realize the significance of that statement

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Declaração
Afirmação
Depoimento

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Unleash:

Let go and unleash all the bad vibes inside.

Otherwise… it’ll unleash complete chaos.

You’re about to unleash a horrible force.

A policeman who unleashes a killer, because he has no faith in the courts.

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Liberar
Libertar
Desencadear

18
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Enhance:

It helps to enhance its healing power

The first priority should be to greatly enhance energy efficiency.

A well-chosen sculpture can help enhance the tone and theme of the ceremony.

A

Melhorar

Reforçar

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Expect to:

I can expect to live another 30 years…

Can’t expect to live here free forever.

Managers should expect to retrace their steps

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Esperar

Regard as likely to… (Considerar como provável)

To look forward to (aguardar, esperar ansiosamente)

20
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Gather / Gather

Information gathered through marketing research

And gather evidence that Tumbleweed exist

Friends and family will gather tonight…

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Reunir
Recolher
Coletar

21
Q

Self-Restraint

“You’ll have to practice a little self-restraint”

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Auto-controle, Autodomínio

22
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Harness

“I teach you to harness the power of your mind”

“We can harness our will power”

There is a great deal of interest in harnessing wind and waves as new sources of power.

Organizations need to harness the skills and knowledge of people who are retired or unemployed.

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to control something, usually in order to use its power:

Aproveitar, utilizar, explorar

23
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Shudder

“Do you shudder when you hear me say those words?”

“That’s the shudder you felt”

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Estremecer, tremer, arrepio

24
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Prevailing

This is prevailing all over the world

I don’t share the prevailing understanding

That was the prevailing view

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Predominante, dominante

25
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Rendition

This is my first time to hear this rendition

Stoicism is a rendition of cynism

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Representação, versão

26
Q

Stifling

This city can be stifling

It’s a little stifling in this apartment

I can’t bear this stifling humidity.

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Sufocante, abafado, asfixiante

extremely hot and unpleasant;
extremely hot, with a lack of fresh air.

27
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Meagre

It survived by the meagre scraps (restos) of others

Famed for your meagre talent

This is a very meagre result

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Escasso, magro, fraco

28
Q

Contend

Sapiens had to contend with the power of the nature

We still have my boss to contend with

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Enfrentar, lutar

29
Q

Reward / Rewarded

The nature rewarded cooperative sapiens

With great risk comes greater reward

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Recompensa, Prêmio, Retribuição

30
Q

Snore

John snored a little

Michael used to (costumava) snore when he was drunk

A

Roncar

31
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Tiptoe

I won’t make a sound. I promise I’ll tiptoe

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Andar na ponta dos pés, mansinho

32
Q

Ceiling

Building walls and ceilings

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Teto, telhado

33
Q

It would take too long

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levaria muito tempo

34
Q

it might turn into real happiness

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poderia se transformar em verdadeira felicidade

35
Q

Are likely to be affected

Tsunami waves are likely to occur in the areas located near the sea.

Dose- dependent side effects are likely to occur.

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é provavel que seja afetado

são sucetíveis

são propensos

36
Q

That’s what we’re going over in this video

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É o que vamos ver neste vídeo

37
Q

You can’t just lump everything into two categories

It is dangerous to lump everything together.

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É perigoso colocar tudo junto

Lump: to group indiscriminately