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10 Cards in this Set
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p39:..that the circumstances engulfing you... |
1"Catastrophe and disaster will engulf the whole in the last days" 2"A great confusion will engulf the world as the stars fall from the sky and the earth is turned over" 3"The French, my comrade friend, may not like it, but we either have to deal with it or it will engulf all of us"
->tragar
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p40:...and with barbaric treachery hounded him |
1"We should be ashamed of such treachery" 2"That is completely unacceptable to the democratic process and our government is guilty of treachery in its approach to the Irish vote"
->traição, trairage |
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p40:...and with barbaric treachery hounded him |
1" however, we hound Castro, who has not brought down any aeroplanes" 2"The Europe of Schengen clearly finds it much easier to hound the persecuted from the south than dictators"
-> perseguir, caçar
Ref. -> hound: cão de caça |
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p41:The fire completely gutted the home... |
1"Salted fish: fish often in gutted and headed form, preserved in salt or brine" 2"mechanically recovered fish flesh: flesh obtained by mechanical means from gutted whole fish or bones after filleting"
->eviscerou, desbeiçou, desbaratinou
Ref. gut-> intestino, tripas |
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p41:...passed through a heart-crushing trial several months ago |
1"In the first trial, no material evidence had been retained against him" 2"Judge's or Prosecutor's recollection of [...] the testimony given at trial (according to the interviews conducted with each on 11 May 2004)."
->julgamento |
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p41:To help augment the family income during the depression |
1"We therefore need to augment our rate of employment with jobs that are competitive" 2"It is our duty and responsibility to conserve and augment these reserves"
->aumentar |
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p42:He seduced his wife with diabolical cunning |
1"Only the most cunning pirates will be able to rule the Seven Seas" 2"hope of an optimist, the valor and virtue of a hero, the cunning of a snake, the simplicity and gentleness of a dove" 3"The player assumes the absolute command of all stations and must rely on his cunning strategy to accomplish their missions"
-> astucia, astuto |
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p42:When she tried to break off the relationship He went berserk |
1"Go berserk and fly against the enemies in high-speed"
->descontrolar-se, enfurecer-se |
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p42:The way he conducted himself through that ordeal... |
1"We are all aware of what an ordeal it is for their families and for those closest to them" 2"I took her to a number of different hospitals, and it was an extremely painful ordeal for me."
->provação, tempo difícil |
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p42:Of course he was grief-stricken |
1"My grandmother died a grief-stricken woman" 2"This tragedy has left all ecologists and anti-nuclear protesters grief-stricken"
->de luto! |