Vocabulary Flashcards

(115 cards)

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obtain something from a particular source

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Draw from

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Rapidamente/ imediatamente

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Promptly

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Promover/ divulgar/ vender

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Peddle

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acontecimento importante que inicia uma nova época

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landmark

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Incumprimento/ transgressão

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breach

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Infamemente

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Infamously

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Mudar de ideias/ arrepender-se/ retroceder

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Backtrack

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apoiar; favorecer; proteger; defender

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uphold

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Demonised/ defamed

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Vilified

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Deste modo/ portanto

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Thus

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ask you to leave because they are angry with you.

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Show the door

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usar algo/alguém como exemplo de (show off)

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Hold up

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Dealing with

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Facing

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estar sob observação

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Under scrutiny

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Espantoso/ fantástico

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Astounding

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Primeiro

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Foremost

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17
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Basically

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Come down to

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18
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welsh, scotish

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Peasent tongues

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19
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Notoriamente

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Overtly

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20
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Ansiar

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Yearn

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21
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Influenced by the West

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Westernised

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22
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to diminish or destroy by degrees

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Erode away

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azer convergir; concentrar

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funnel

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retirada

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Withdrawal

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escape
flee
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prisão domiciliária
House arrest
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pull back
retreat
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execute with a rope around the neck
hang
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Greet approvingly
welcome
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official orders
edicts
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making stronger
strenghtened
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armed forces
troops
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fight between two armed forces
combat
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move suddenly and powerfully
spread/ strike
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Encenando
staging
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Fogo cruzado
Crossfire
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Take by force
Seize
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Force to leave their homes
displaced
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Rapid increase in intensity
escalation
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expor argumentos/ planear
Lay out
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esforçar-se seriamente por
To be at pains
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Absoluto
Outright
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Invadir
Overrun
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Canos
Pipe
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Vistoso
Garish
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Estreito
Narrow
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relações de amizade
amity
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tratado
treaty
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aumentar
bolster
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hostilidade
enmity
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massacre
slaughter
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lança
spear
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arco
bow
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conflito
clash
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guerra
warfare
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instrução militar
drill
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gangue/ exercícios militares
mob
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fileira
rank
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inimigo
foe
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em que particular
wherein
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pombo
dove/ pigeon
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esforço/ iniciativa
endeavour
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procurar resolver um problema
tackle
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sangue derramado
gore
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inovador/ pioneiro/ revolucionário
cutting-edge
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rápido/ pronto/ imediato
prompt
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feliz acaso
serendipity
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barco à vela
yawl
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naufragado
foundered
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mastro
mast
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vela
sail
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navio à vela
windjammer
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buraco/ lacuna
loophole
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por isso
hence
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position two or more items at an equal distance from one another.
space out
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atirar violentamente
hurl
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taken
wrest
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prevent
hinder
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sodomia/ pederastia
sodomy
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situação difícil
predicament
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adormecer
drift off
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apoiar alguém
back up
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afastar/ dissidir
break away
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encontrar por acaso
stumble on/ upon
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perceber/ entender
see through
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desiludir
let down
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contente
delighted
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receoso
apprehensive
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eufórico
elated
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radiante
thrilled
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choroso
weepy
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cheio de alegria
overjoyed
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frieira
frostbite
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enganador
deceptive
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impecável/ irrepreensíivel
impeccable
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perplexo
perplexed
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reboque
hauling
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farsa/ recheio
farce
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sarcástico/ cruel
scathing
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poblemático/ preocupado
fraught
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paladar agradável
relish
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ter uma ambição
fulfill/ realize an ambition
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ter sucesso
enjoy/ achieve success
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enfrentar um desafio
rise to/ take up a challenge
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falhar
end/ result in failure
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ter/ não ter motivação
improve/ lack motivation
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apoio
prop
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imundo
foul
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acontecer/ suceder
befall
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afastar/ disperssar
dispel
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desapontar
disappointment
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incerto
unreliable
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retroceder
backtrack
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hipoteca
mortgage
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minuncioso
thorough