Vocabulary Flashcards

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N: Beefs

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Eng: Complaint, dispute
Port: Queixa

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N: Bill

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Port: Projeto de Lei

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Adj: Jittery

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Eng: Edgy, nervy, high-strung
Port: Nervoso, ansioso

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Verb: Sway

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Eng: Rock-back, bend
_Persuade, influence
Port: Persuadir, influenciar

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Verb: Purport

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Eng: Claim, Allege, Proclaim, Pretend
Port: Pretender ser

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Verb: Shrink

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Eng: Contract, decrease, lessen, downsize, dwindle, wrinkle, wither
Port: reduzir, retroceder

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Verb: Gallop

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Eng: Boom, increase, expand
Port: Expandir demasiadamente

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Verb: Narrow

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Eng: Pin down, contract
Port: Reduzir-se, estreitar-se

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Verb: Lavish

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Eng: Excessive, exaggerated
Port: Abundante, generoso

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N: Omen

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Eng: Prognostication, portent
Port: Presságio do futuro

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N: Glimpse

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Eng: look, sighting, glance
Port: vislumbrar, vista momentânea

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N: Odds

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Eng 1: Probability, chances
Eng 2: At odds: Arguing, Quarrelling
Port 1: Probabilidade
Port 2: Em conflito

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V: Goad

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E: Provoke, cause
P: provocar, causar

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N: Riposte

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E: Counter attack, response in a hard way, reply, retort, counter
P: Resposta dura

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Adj: Torpor

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E: Lethargy, apathy, languor, inertia
P: Apatia

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V: Stunned

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E: Daze, overwhelm, stupefy, astounded, dumbdounded, flabbergasted
P: Impresionou

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V: Swell

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E: to increase, tumesce, tumefy, expand
P: crescer, inflar, aumentar

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Adj: Daringly

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P: Atrevidamente, ousadamente

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Adj: Unwavering

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E: Firm, steadfast, unbendable, stauch, undying
P: Firme, inquebrável

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V: Entreched

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E: Invulnerable, Established
P: Estabilizado, com raízes profundas

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N: Mindset

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E: Mentaly, outlook
P: Mentalidade, hábito de pensamento

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Adv: Half-heartedly

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E: lackadaisically
P: sem entusiasmo

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Adv: Stealthily

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P: Sigilosamente

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N: Gauge

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E: Standard
P: N => Medida
V => Estimar, julgar

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Adj: Sluggish
E: Sulky, Slow, Lethargic P: Lento, inativo, preguiçoso
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V: Go up (Quantity)
E: Skyrocket, Soar, Go through the roof, Boom (Extreme) | Rise/Surgel/Increase/Wax/Grow/Expand/Swell/Boost/Climb
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V: Go down
E:Down/Decrease/Wane/Shrink/Dwindle/Wither/Lower/Fall/Drop | Plummet/Plunge/Crash/Collapse/Nosedive/Debacle (Extreme)
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N: Scopes
E: Areas, Spheres, Realms P: Âmbitos, contextos
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Adj: Feasible
E: Viable P: Possível, viável
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Adv: Gamut
E: Wide range of/ assortment of/ various P: Diversos âmbitos
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Adv: Utmost
E: Highly, level best, maximum, extreme P: O mais alto, máximo
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V: Esteem
E: Venerate, revere, regard P: Reverenciar, venerar
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V: Breed
E: Procreate, spark, trigger P: Espalhar OBS: Goading = Provoke
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V: Loathe
E: Disdain, scorn, despise P: Odiar, rejeitar
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V: Tinker
E: Fiddle P: Fuçar
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V: Sours
E: Polls, Acerbic => Ex: He has a sour temper P: Ácido, horrível
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N: Upheavel
E: Mayhem, Turbulance, Chaos P: Caos, turbulência
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V: Decamp
E: Fleed, Quit, Depart P: Ir embora de repente
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V: Smoother
E: Suppress, hide, cover, conceal P: Encobrir, esconder
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V: Recede
E: Diminute P: Diminuir, mover
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V: Ravage
E: to destroy, to sack, scourge, menace, nuisance, plague P: Destruir, saquear, pilhar
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V: Unleash
E: Let go, relinquish, free, untie, unloose, unbridle P: Desatar, soltar, desencadear
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Yield
``` Eng: 1 - Give in/Concede 2 - Production/Output - Industrial 3 - Harvest - Agriculture 4 - Profit = Revenue - Costs 5 - Return = investments - costs 6 - Turnover/revenue = sales of products and services of the company 7 - Income, earnings = Individual ```
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V/N: Curb
Eng: V = reduce, cut, diminish, curtail, shrink, | N = Corner edge (Meio fio)
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N: Broadsides
Eng: diatribes, verbal attacks
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N: Pleas
Eng: Solicitations, requests, appeals Port: solicitação
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V: Rebuffed
Eng: Negated, Rejected, spurned Port: Rejeitada
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N: Auctions
Port: Leilão
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V: Gathered
Eng: Raised, Collected, amassed Port: Juntado, colecionado