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questão		resposta
a rule of thumb começar a aprender		a general principle or method for calculating something
at face value começar a aprender		to accept what you are told without thinking carefully first
be a pain in the neck começar a aprender		be very annoying
be in the public eye começar a aprender		someone who is in the public eye is seen a lot on television, written about in newspapers etc
face the music começar a aprender		to be confronted with the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
go hand in hand começar a aprender		to be closely connected
lose your head começar a aprender		to lose control and not act in a calm way
turn a blind eye começar a aprender		to ignore something that you know is wrong
chunky começar a aprender		thick, solid, and heavy
legendary começar a aprender		very famous and admired
musty começar a aprender		having an unpleasant, old, or wet smell
rebellious começar a aprender		deliberately not obeying people in authority or rules of behaviour
underlying começar a aprender		the cause, idea etc that is the most important, although it is not easily noticed
unheard of começar a aprender		something that is unheard of is so unusual that it has not happened or been known before
widespread começar a aprender		existing or happening in many places or situations, or among many people
wiped out começar a aprender		extremely tired
come off well (or badly) começar a aprender		to happen as planned, or to succeed (or not)
come together começar a aprender		to start working successfully with each other
come under (a heading) começar a aprender		to be in a particular part of a book or information system
draw up começar a aprender		to prepare a document
fit in with começar a aprender		if something fits in with other things, it is similar to them or goes well with them
go against (instincts) começar a aprender		to oppose or be in disagreement with something or someone
hold up (evidence/argument) começar a aprender		if information holds up, it is proved to be true
iron out começar a aprender		to put something into a finished state by solving problems, removing differences, or taking care of details
line up começar a aprender		if you line up an event or activity, you arrange for it to happen
rush into começar a aprender		to do something without first thinking carefully about it
show off começar a aprender		to make it possible for others to see and admire something or someone
step up começar a aprender		to take action when there is a need or opportunity for it
take on começar a aprender		to start doing some work or start being responsible for something
wind round começar a aprender		to wrap something around an object several times or twist it repeatedly around itself
boot começar a aprender		an enclosed space at the back of a car, used for carrying bags etc
brand loyalty começar a aprender		the tendency of some consumers to continue buying the same brand of goods rather than competing brands
eccentricity começar a aprender		strange or unusual behaviour
glitch começar a aprender		a small fault in a machine or piece of equipment, that stops it working
knock-on effect começar a aprender		a process in which everything that happens causes something else to happen
lodgings começar a aprender		a room in someone’s house which you live in and pay rent for
maze começar a aprender		a complicated and confusing arrangement of streets, roads etc
nerd começar a aprender		a person who is extremely interested in one subject, especially computers, and knows a lot of facts about it
nonconformity começar a aprender		the quality of living and thinking in a way that is different from other people
scaffolding começar a aprender		a set of poles and boards that are built into a structure for workers to stand on when they are working on the outside of a building
scrutiny começar a aprender		careful and thorough examination of someone or something
soundtrack começar a aprender		the recorded music from a film
spiral começar a aprender		a line in the form of a curve that winds around a central point, moving further away from the centre all the time
stack começar a aprender		a neat pile of things
swish começar a aprender		a movement through the air with a soft sound
cash in (something) começar a aprender		to exchange something such as an insurance policy for its value in money
face value começar a aprender		the value or cost shown on the front of something such as a stamp or coin
go up in value começar a aprender		to increase in price or worth
in circulation começar a aprender		if something is in circulation, it is available
inflated (fare) começar a aprender		inflated prices, amounts etc are high and unreasonable
loose change começar a aprender		coins that a person is carrying
toss a coin começar a aprender		to decide something by throwing a coin up in the air and seeing which side is shown after it lands
compromise começar a aprender		to reach an agreement in which everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first
dapple começar a aprender		to mark something with spots of colour, light, or shade
offload começar a aprender		to get rid of something that you do not want by giving it or selling it to someone else
redesign começar a aprender		to change the design of something
bear in mind começar a aprender		used to tell someone they should not forget a fact or idea
it stands to reason começar a aprender		used to say that something is clearly true
on the subject of começar a aprender		used to refer back to something that has just been said and link it to what you are going to say next
peaks and troughs começar a aprender		a regular series of high and low points
rub shoulders with começar a aprender		to meet and spend time with people, especially rich and famous people
at a loose end começar a aprender		to have nothing to do
at a stretch começar a aprender		only with difficulty or in extreme circumstances
at first glance começar a aprender		when you first look at something
at sixes and sevens começar a aprender		disorganised and confused
by all accounts começar a aprender		according to what a lot of people say
by default começar a aprender		if something happens by default, it happens only because something else does not happen
by no means começar a aprender		not at all
in action começar a aprender		doing a particular job, activity, or sport
in conjunction with começar a aprender		working, happening, or being used with someone or something else
in my element começar a aprender		to be in a situation that you enjoy, because you are good at it
in no time começar a aprender		very soon or very quickly
in turn começar a aprender		as a result of something
in vain começar a aprender		without success
at breakneck speed começar a aprender		carelessly fast and dangerous
beyond recovery começar a aprender		past a point that something or someone can get better
go out on a limb começar a aprender		to do something risky or extreme, which puts you in a position of weakness
have a gut feeling começar a aprender		to have a feeling that you are sure is right, although you cannot give a reason for it
have a mental block começar a aprender		if you have a mental block about something, you cannot understand it or do it because something in your mind prevents you
in its entirety começar a aprender		including every part
yours truly começar a aprender		used humorously to mean yourself
anecdotal começar a aprender		consisting of short stories based on someone’s personal experience
chronic começar a aprender		a chronic problem is one that continues for a long time and cannot easily be solved
clear-cut começar a aprender		certain or definite
continuously começar a aprender		continuing to happen or exist without stopping
conventional começar a aprender		a conventional method, product, practice etc has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type
defeatist começar a aprender		behaving in a way that shows you expect to fail
flawed começar a aprender		spoiled by having mistakes, weaknesses, or by being damaged
gory começar a aprender		involving a lot of violence and blood
inaccessible começar a aprender		difficult or impossible to reach
invaluable começar a aprender		extremely useful
laughable começar a aprender		something that is laughable is impossible to believe or be serious about, because it is so silly or bad
nostalgic começar a aprender		if you feel nostalgic about a time in the past, you feel happy when you remember it, and in some ways you wish that things had not changed
pharmaceutical começar a aprender		relating to the production of drugs and medicines
provoking começar a aprender		causing mild anger; annoying
sighted começar a aprender		someone who is sighted can see, and is not blind
squeamish começar a aprender		easily shocked or upset, or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things
stationary começar a aprender		standing still instead of moving
tactile começar a aprender		if something is tactile, it has a surface that is pleasant or attractive to touch
undeniable começar a aprender		definitely true or certain
undignified começar a aprender		making you look silly and lose people's respect, especially because of not being controlled, serious, or calm
unmanageable começar a aprender		difficult to control or deal with
curiosity começar a aprender		the desire to know about something
dependence on começar a aprender		the fact of needing someone or something in order to exist, be successful, healthy etc
dragonfly começar a aprender		a brightly-coloured insect with a long thin body and transparent wings which lives near water
drought começar a aprender		a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live
empathy começar a aprender		the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems
honeycomb começar a aprender		a structure made by bees, which consists of many six-sided cells in which honey is stored
hunch começar a aprender		a feeling you have that something is true or that something will happen, even if you have no information or proof
inflection começar a aprender		the way the sound of your voice goes up and down when you are speaking
initiative começar a aprender		an important new plan or process to achieve an aim or solve a problem
inscription começar a aprender		words that are written or cut in something
proponent começar a aprender		someone who supports something or persuades people to do something
quest começar a aprender		a long search for something that is difficult to find
rivalry começar a aprender		when people or groups try to show that they are better than each other
threshold começar a aprender		the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect
tile começar a aprender		a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc
wax começar a aprender		a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make candles, polish etc
abound começar a aprender		to exist in very large numbers
backtrack começar a aprender		to change an opinion or promise that you gave so that it is not as strong as it was earlier
compile começar a aprender		to make a book, list etc, using different pieces of information
outdo começar a aprender		to be better or more successful than someone else at doing something
promote understanding começar a aprender		to raise awareness or strengthen someone's understanding
topple começar a aprender		to become unsteady and then fall over, or to make something do this
bypass começar a aprender		to go around something
cater for começar a aprender		to provide a particular group of people with the things they need or want
decommissioned começar a aprender		if something (such as equipment) is decommissioned, it is taken out of use
drive the length of começar a aprender		to travel by car from the beginning to the end of something (e.g. a particular road)
fall into disrepair começar a aprender		buildings, roads etc that fall into disrepair degrade into an unusable condition because they have not been maintained
go off track começar a aprender		to leave the planned route
gravel começar a aprender		small stones, used to make a surface for paths, roads etc
head for começar a aprender		to go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way
make a diversion começar a aprender		to stray from a planned route
memorabilia começar a aprender		things that you keep or collect because they are connected with a famous person, event, or time
spring up começar a aprender		to suddenly appear or start to exist
stretch começar a aprender		an area of land or water, especially one that is long and narrow
trading post começar a aprender		a small place, especially in the past, far from other places in which people live, where goods can be bought and sold or exchanged
circumference começar a aprender		the distance or measurement around the outside of a circle or any round shape
diameter começar a aprender		a straight line from one side of a circle to the other side, passing through the centre of the circle, or the length of this line
hexagon começar a aprender		a flat shape with six sides
miniscule começar a aprender		very small
radius começar a aprender		the distance from the centre to the edge of a circle, or a line drawn from the centre to the edge
rhombus começar a aprender		a shape with four equal straight sides, especially one that is not a square
symmetrical começar a aprender		an object or design that is symmetrical has two halves that are exactly the same shape and size
technological começar a aprender		related to technology
familiarise (someone) with começar a aprender		to learn about something so that you know it well
humorous começar a aprender		funny and enjoyable
misconception começar a aprender		an idea which is wrong or untrue, but which people believe because they do not understand the subject properly
purport começar a aprender		to claim to be or do something, even if this is not true
scare someone half to death começar a aprender		to shock or frighten someone very suddenly and/or severely
gullibility começar a aprender		the quality of being easily tricked
come across as começar a aprender		if someone comes across in a particular way, they seem to have particular qualities
come on começar a aprender		if an illness comes on, you start to be ill with it
come over começar a aprender		if someone comes over, they visit you at your house
come round (after an operation) começar a aprender		to become conscious again
come under (a lot of pressure) começar a aprender		if you come under something, you suddenly experience or suffer it
come up começar a aprender		if a problem comes up, it suddenly happens
exemplify começar a aprender		to be a very typical example of something
in all likelihood começar a aprender		almost certainly
get the impression (that) começar a aprender		to form an opinion or feeling about someone or something
(there's) no indication (that) começar a aprender		an indication is a sign, remark, event etc that shows what is happening, what someone is thinking or feeling, or what is true
commemorative (coin) começar a aprender		done or made to officially remember and give respect to a great person or event
busk começar a aprender		to play music in a public place in order to earn money
to die for começar a aprender		used when saying that something is very good
advise against começar a aprender		to tell someone not to do (something)
understaffing começar a aprender		understaffing is a situation in which an organisation does not have enough employees to do its work properly
accommodating começar a aprender		helpful and willing to do what someone else wants
query começar a aprender		to express doubt about whether something is true or correct
well equipped (with) começar a aprender		supplied with all the necessary equipment
locality começar a aprender		a small area of a country, city etc
shrub começar a aprender		a small bush with several woody stems
gale começar a aprender		a very strong wind
riverside começar a aprender		the land along the sides of a river
a matter of urgency começar a aprender		very important and needing to be dealt with immediately
squeeze out começar a aprender		to force (someone or something) out of a position, place, etc
short-sighted (approach) começar a aprender		not considering the possible effects in the future of something that seems good now
noticeable começar a aprender		easy to notice
debatable começar a aprender		an idea, fact, or decision that is debatable may be right but it could easily be wrong
justifiable começar a aprender		actions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons
edible começar a aprender		something that is edible can be eaten
profitable começar a aprender		producing a profit or a useful result
defensible começar a aprender		a defensible opinion, idea, or action seems reasonable, and you can easily support it
alternatively começar a aprender		used for suggesting something different
assumption começar a aprender		something that you think is true although you have no definite proof
beneficial começar a aprender		helpful or useful
endurance começar a aprender		the ability to continue doing something difficult or painful
implication começar a aprender		a possible future effect or result of an action, event, decision etc
removal começar a aprender		when something is taken away or someone gets rid of it
mistaken belief começar a aprender		a misconception; misunderstanding
get hooked on começar a aprender		if you are hooked on something, you like it a lot and want to continue doing it
double-book começar a aprender		to promise the same seat in a theatre, on a plane etc to more than one person by mistake
intriguing começar a aprender		something that is intriguing is very interesting because it is strange, mysterious, or unexpected
chore começar a aprender		a small job that you have to do regularly, especially work that you do to keep a house clean
fade começar a aprender		to gradually disappear
it’s no skin off somebody’s nose começar a aprender		used to say that someone does not care or does not have a strong opinion about something
your (own) flesh and blood começar a aprender		someone who is part of your family
jump down someone’s throat começar a aprender		to suddenly speak angrily to someone
be all ears começar a aprender		to be very keen to hear what someone is going to tell you
toe the line começar a aprender		to do what other people in a job or organisation say you should do, whether you agree with them or not
be an old hand (at something) começar a aprender		to have a lot of experience of doing something
scratch someone’s back começar a aprender		to do something that helps someone else but that is often difficult to do and with the expectation of help in return
in an uproar começar a aprender		with a lot of noise or angry protest about something
on second thoughts começar a aprender		used to say that you have changed your mind about something
at a standstill começar a aprender		in a situation in which all movement or activity has stopped
on impulse começar a aprender		if you do something on impulse, you suddenly decide to do it, without planning it
out of stock começar a aprender		(of goods) unavailable for immediate sale in a shop
to someone's credit começar a aprender		used for saying that someone deserves praise
on good terms começar a aprender		if two people are on good terms, they are friendly with each other
in line with começar a aprender		according to or following something such as a rule or principle

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