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questão		resposta
buzzword começar a aprender		a word that has become very popular, especially a word relating to a particular activity or subject
clout começar a aprender		power / influence
hard-liner He’s a hardliner opposed to any political settlement. começar a aprender		someone who is uncompromising to his/her beliefs
pitfall começar a aprender		a trap
asset The business has assets totalling £5.1 million. começar a aprender		a major befenit
catch-22 situation começar a aprender		a set of problems that is impossible to escape from because each problem must be solved first before you can solve any of the others
jettison We may have to jettison some parts of the business. começar a aprender		to get rid of something that is not useful or successful
mainstream começar a aprender		dominant trend
stalemate Management and the unions have reached stalemate in their negotiations. começar a aprender		deadlock (punto muerto)
think-tank começar a aprender		a group of people who work together to produce new ideas on a particular subject
breakthrough começar a aprender		important discovery
burden Men say they are willing to share the burden of domestic work. When an elderly relative falls ill, you should not have to shoulder the burden alone. começar a aprender		a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with
fully-fledged começar a aprender		completely develop/ well-establish
moot point começar a aprender		question or issue which people disagree
quandary começar a aprender		a difficult situation/ inability to decide (crossroad)
scapegoat começar a aprender		someone who is blamed for something that is not their fault (fall guy = cabeza de turco)
backfire His plan backfired when Sue discovered the hidden presents. começar a aprender		has the opposite effect to the one that you wanted
cogent começar a aprender		reasonable and sensible argument (convincing)
crackdown Police are launching a new crackdown on drug users. começar a aprender		strong action that someone in authority takes to stop a particular activity
hackneyed começar a aprender		words or ideas have been used so often that they no longer seem interesting or original / clichéd
snag começar a aprender		a samll difficulty / obstacle
streamline começar a aprender		to improve something/ to make more efficient

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