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p29:...a blighting sin that has become..

1"My message to them is that Myanmar is blighting ASEAN's image in the world"


2"What a terrible shame that the hopes and ambitions of a generation of Sri Lankans have been blighted by terrorism"


3"'twenty-second century conflict': a war that would last [...] a hundred years, blighting the lives of their [...]grandchildren's children"



->arruinar, terrívelmente danoso, afetar, lesar

p29:I chuckle inside every time somebody says to me...

1"The cases are written to make you think and raise a chuckle, so we're hoping you'll enjoy solving them as much as we enjoyed writing them"


2"Having a good sense of humour is of course also a great help," concludes Gill Duffy with a chuckle."



->risada


p30...for it professes faith in God and at the same time assails His truthfulness.

1"Many of those who will assail you are ignorant of the light of heaven, but this is not true of some who now persecute us"


2"be true of the Freemasons that they especially desire to assail the Church with irreconcilable hostility"


3" therefore [...] intended to vote for the motion but I was assailed by a doubt"



->atacar, assaltar, arremeter contra

p30:...it is to accuse the sovereign God of falsehood..

1"The government of a sovereign state must openly accept the desire for change and drive through a political solution"


2"Appointments will now only be applicable for functions related to the exercise of authority and sovereign powers"



->soberano

p30...and succeeded in shattering the stained-glass windows...

1"it would shatter the foundations [...]of the family, which is the basic unit of any society."


2"Laminated glass will crack, but remain intact when broken, as opposed to tempered glass which will shatter into fragments"


3"law's prohibition of force, [...] promote political instability and, in the final analysis, shatter the foundations of the whole system of an international community of states"



->quebrar

p30...and ravaging the Sunday school rooms.

1"The so-called "poverty diseases" (malaria, tuberculosis and others) have ravaging effects on Angolan socio-economic development"


2" has triggered a deflationary spiral which is not only ravaging the financial system,"


3"Today, in the 21st century, making war can no longer be led by the idea of ravaging or by the idea of maximum damage"



->afligir, destruir, arruinar

p32:...some forms of asthma...

1"Respiratory allergies such as asthma or hay fever"


2"His severe asthma, which he developed [...]


as a teenager was compounded by lack of adequate medical facilities"



->asma

p32...diarrhea, dizziness...

1"When out of bed or in the shower may submit dizziness and up to fainting(desmaio)"


2"Symptoms include tiredness, dizziness, breathlessness and headaches"



->tontura, vertigem

p34...tell God all of your needs in earnest and thankful prayer

1"Most of them think that the Apostles received the fullness of the Holy Spirit by earnest prayers"


2"The response was so great, that we soon began working on it in earnest"


3"Thousands of earnest believers sold their property and disposed of all their capital goods"



->seriamente, de verdade, sincere, honesto

p34...look at the birds of the air, they neither sow...

1"Sow one seed in a (banana leaf (folha)) pot with a diameter of 7.5 cm"


2"To sow the seed it is best to leave the fruit in the sun to dry until they open and spill the seeds."


3"To sow the seed it is best to leave the fruit in the sun to dry until they open and bring out the seeds."



-> semear


p34...they neither sow nor reap

1"Without funding and planning for these positions for at least two years it will not be possible to reap the benefits of this program"


2"The Commission expects to reap the benefits of these demonstration projects in two to five years time"



->colher

p34...nor gather into barns

1"For this reason, the price of eggs produced in barns should be communicated to the Commission"


2"Externally they may be found in barns, storage sheds, garages, under logs, loose stones and stacks of lumber"


3"Burley tobacco is air-cured in ventilated barns that allow air to circulate naturally, removing moisture from the leaves"



->celeiro

p35...can add one cubit to his stature or to the span of his life?

1"in what concerns [...] both the time span covered and the frequency of the data available for most explanatory variables"


2"It will not have an infinite life span and will have to involve the local communities"



->extensão, abrangência

p35:For the Gentiles wish for and crave and diligently seek...

1"People crave water, food and medicine"


2"Only the humble seek for divine strength and crave spiritual power"


3"You are intrusted with a great work, and I crave your undivided service"



->desejar, ansiar

p35:Praise plus Poise plus Prayer is equal Peace

1"However, we should keep our poise because there is no infallible local or national economy in this world"


2"The wines are intensely aromatic [...] (rockrose and violets) with excellent balance and poise"


3"Maintains a mysterious poise and composure of personality in the face of maltreatment and the rankest injustice"



Traduções de poise


substantive


equilíbrio


estabilidade


firmeza


verbo


equilibrar


estabilizar


sustentar


p36:...convert many a faltering business

1"Rest assured that the Commission will not falter in its commitment [...]


to this approach"


2"I have turned my back upon everything that I might dedicate my life to the establishment of your kingdom on earth, and I will not falter"



-> vacilar, trepidar no esquema, fraquejar

p36:It will be well for the husband to place one in a conspicuous place in the office....

1"It is conspicuous that compensation for international rail passengers becomes payable earlier than that for air passengers"


2"The most conspicuous example of this in Central Asia is Kyrgyzstan"



->bem visível, evidente

p36:...into a thriving succees

1"Drugs, crime and violence only thrive in a culture that has [...]lost clear concepts of right and wrong"


2"These are marvelous, little known places where unique local cultures still thrive and hold the opportunity to develop a sustainable relationship with tourism"



->prosperar