Random Vocabulary

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Concise

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Conciso

Resumido

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Datum

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A small piece of information (“dado”)

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Meleca (Melecas)

Tirar meleca

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Meleca - booger (Melecas - boogers/boogies), snot

Tirar meleca - nose picking, take a snot out

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Unremarkable

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Ordinary and not interesting
(Banal, comum)
Ex.: An unremarkable town

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Scholarship

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Bolsa de estudos

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Outdoor/indoor sports

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Outdoor sport - ao ar livre

Indoor sport - não ao ar livre

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Composto (químico, por exemplo)

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Compound

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Sobrenome

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Surname

Last name

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suitable

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Acceptable or right for someone or something (“adequado”)
Ex.: This movie is suitable for children.
What is a suitable time to call?

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likely

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Expected (“provável”)

Ex.: I am likely to forget it if you don’t remind me.

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sum

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1) soma (cálculo matemático de somar)

2) an amount of money (“quantia”, “quantidade”)
Ex.: He sold the jewelry for a large sum of money.

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income

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renda

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esquema

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scheme

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Premises

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thelandandbuildingsownedby someone, especially by a companyor organization.
(“local”, “instalações”).

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Cheerful

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Animado, alegre

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it “flew past”

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passou voando

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comprimidos

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pills

tablets

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invoice

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alistthatshowsyou how much you have topayfor work someone has done or for things someone has given you.
(“fatura”)

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slushy

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partly melted

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mist

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smalldropsofwaterin theairthat make itdifficult tosee objectsthat are not near.
(“nevoeiro”, “cerração”)

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beam

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feixe de luz, raio

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misfortune

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somethingbadthathappensto you

“infelicidade”, “desgraça”, “infortúnio”

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faulty

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not working correctly

“defeituoso”, “com defeito”, “quebrado”, “falho”

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waterlogged

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fullofwaterandalmostcoveredby alayerof it

“encharcado”, “alagado”

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jogging

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the activity of running slowly for exercise | "cooper"

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instance

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an example of a particular type of event, situation, or behaviour. ("caso", "ocorrência") Ex.: There have been several instances of violence in the school.

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slope

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encosta | declive

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stretch X sketch

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stretch - alongar, esticar sketch - rascunho

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grid pattern

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horizontal and vertical lines crossing each other to form squares

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lucro prejuízo orçamento despesa

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profit loss budget expense/expenditure

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extrovertido

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outgoing | extrovert

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outspoken

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expressing strong opinions very directly without worrying if other people are offended. Ex.: Outspoken comments. Mr Masack is an outspoken critic of the present government.

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outpatient X inpatient

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paciente ambulatorial X paciente intrahospitalar

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exhausting X exhaustive

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"cansativo" (making you feel very tired) X "exaustivo" (complete and including everything) Ex.: What an exhausting day! This book is realy exhaustive for this subject.

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bureau

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an organization or a business that collects or provides information. ("departamento", "seção", "agência") in the US, a government organization ("agência federal")

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pacote de férias

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package holiday

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voo programado X voo fretado

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scheduled flight X charter flight

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meia pensão X pensão completa

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half-board X full-board

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departure time

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the action of someone or something leaving a place | "partida", "saída"

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timetable

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a list of dates and times that shows when things will happen | "horário"

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arrangements arrangement

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plans for how something will happen ("preparativos", "planos") Ex.: I made arrangements to meet her on Saturday. an agreement between two people or groups ("arranjo", "acordo") Ex.: We have an arrangement that he cleans the house and I do the cooking.

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insurance (insurance policy)

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seguro (apólice do seguro)

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self-catering apartment

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having cooking facilities avaiable so that you can cook meals for yourself rather than having them provided for you ("sem serviço incluído") Ex.: We decided to go for self-catering rather than stay in a hotel.

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poça de água

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puddle of water

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``` salgado doce azedo amargo cremoso ```

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``` salty sweet tart/sour bitter creamy ```

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seda

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silk | a type of cloth that is light and smooth

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macio X duro

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soft/smooth X hard/tough

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liso X áspero

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straight/smooth X coarse/rough

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posh

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expensive and for rich people ("chique", "luxuoso") Ex.: a posh hotel from a high social class ("rico") Rafael said that posh meant something more "nariz em pé", olhando os outros como inferiores

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chefe de família

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breadwinner | householder

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mimado

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spoiled | mollycoddled

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tarefas domésticas

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household chores | housework

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crammed

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very full of people or things ("cheio") Ex.: A crammed train/room My pockets were crammed with money

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narrow

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being only a small distance from one side to the other ("estreito") Ex.: A narrow street Narrow shoulders

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narrowly

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only by a small amount ("por pouco") Ex.: An apple fell from the tree, narrowly missing my head.

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past of strike e o significado

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struck to strike -> to hit someone or something ("golpear", "atingir") Ex.: Two climbers were struck by falling rocks.

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vestibular

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entrance examination

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calouro

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freshman/freshwoman

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sophomore

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a student in his or her second year of high school or college in the US ("estudante de segundo ano de faculdade")

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diretor

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headmaster/headmistress principal director

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provided

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only if ("contanto que", "desde que") Ex.: He’s welcome to come, provided that he behaves himself.

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tycoon

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very powerful business man ("magnata") | A person who has succeeded in business or industry and has become very rich and powerful.

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remetente X destinatário

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sender X addressee

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composite

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"composto", something made of various different parts

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find something "by chance"

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"por acaso"

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untidy

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desarrumado (not neat or well arranged) Ex.: an untidy room She’s really untidy at home.

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neat

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arrumado (well arranged and clean) Ex.: He always looks very neat and tidy.

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ensaio (preparatório para jogos ou performances)

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rehearsal

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remo

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paddle