Ruth Manus Book 3

Question 1

the throw, the hurling

Answer 1

o arremeso

Question 2

“sick puppy”

Answer 2

surtado-a

Question 3

the pearl

Answer 3

a pérola

Question 4

avaricious, greedy (5 adjectives)

Answer 4

ganancioso-a *Fran uses
cobiçoso-a
avaro-a
avarento-a
fominho-a

Question 5

the hurricane, typhoon, ciclone (3 words)

Answer 5

o furacão
o tufão
o ciclone

Question 6

the drill, drill bit (two nouns, first at dentists, second at hardware store)

Answer 6

a broca

a furadeira

Question 7

1. to drill (in the wall)

2. to drill (in the ground)

Answer 7

1. furar

2. perforar

Question 8

to go beyond the limits in speech or behavior, overflow

Answer 8

extravasar-se

Question 9

to escape, run away (4 verbs)

Answer 9

escapar
fugir
escapulir
safar

Question 10

incredulity, unbelief

Answer 10

a descrença

Question 11

to sprinkle, splash, splatter (2 verbs)

Answer 11

salpicar

respingar

Question 12

the table, chart schedule

Answer 12

a tabela

Question 13

to compress, squeeze, squash

Answer 13

esmagar

Question 14

compressed, squeezed, squashed

Answer 14

esmagado-a

Question 15

the deadline, term

Answer 15

o prazo final

Question 16

to tie, bind, belay, frap

Answer 16

amarrar

Question 17

the interest (money)

Answer 17

o juro

Question 18

the padlock, portable lock

Answer 18

o cadeado

Question 19

to lock with a padlock

Answer 19

fechar com cadeado

Question 20

drinking binge (3 words)

Answer 20

o porre
a bebedeira
o pileque

Question 21

the seed, kernel, pit, core, lump

Answer 21

o caroço

Question 22

the Surinam cherry

Answer 22

a pitanga

Question 23

the mulberry, blackberry

Answer 23

a amora

Question 24

the awning, canopy (two words)

Answer 24

o toldo

o sobreceu

Question 25

1. the lawn, field, pitch | 2. grassy

Answer 25

o gramado | gramado-a

Question 26

the carpenter (2 words)

Answer 26

o carpinteiro | o marceneiro

Question 27

the obstretrician

Answer 27

o/a obstetra

Question 28

the pillbug, sowbug (two words)

Answer 28

o tatu-bola | o tatuzinho

Question 29

the armadillo

Answer 29

o tatu

Question 30

sunbeam (two words)

Answer 30

feixe / raio de sol

Question 31

swimsuit/bathing suit (3 words)

Answer 31

o maiô (mulheres - cobra barriga) | o calção de banho/sunga (homens)

Question 32

laziness (3 words)

Answer 32

a preguiça a indolência a vagabundagem

Question 33

to follow, obey, comply with, respect

Answer 33

acatar

Question 34

the slope, hill (geography) (2 words)

Answer 34

a ladeira | o declive

Question 35

the fiancé, fiancée

Answer 35

o/a noivo/a

Question 36

the branch, twig, limb, bough

Answer 36

o galho

Question 37

the guava

Answer 37

a goiaba

Question 38

the toll, tollbooth, tollgate

Answer 38

o pedácio

Question 39

to chip off (paint, ice, wood)

Answer 39

lascar

Question 40

the lamb (literal or figurative)

Answer 40

o cordeiro

Question 41

``` to bounce (ball) 3 verbs ```

Answer 41

quicar rebotar repicar

Question 42

the speech, lecture (two words)

Answer 42

a palestra | o discurso

Question 43

to go on, hold out, live on

Answer 43

perdurar

Question 44

the lint, fuzz ball

Answer 44

o fiapo

Question 45

the corner, edge (in architecture)

Answer 45

a aresta

Question 46

to catch, trim, sharpen

Answer 46

aparar

Question 47

the foundation, base, basis

Answer 47

o alicerce

Question 48

``` the screw (the fastener) to screw (to screw in a screw) ```

Answer 48

o parafuso | aparafusar

Question 49

to press, tighten, squeeze, push down

Answer 49

apertar

Question 50

youngest son, electrical adapter

Answer 50

o benjamim