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Waste/Wasted |
V: lose, miss, spend S: garbed, loss, ruim, damage Adj: desert, lost , arid Desperdicio/desperdiçado |
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Spokesperson |
Who has been chosen to speak officially for a group, organization, or government Alternative: skopesman/spokeswoman |
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Taught myself how to |
Describe that we have learned activities |
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Sitcom |
Situational comedy |
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To set aside |
(1) to save or keep money, time, land, etc for a particular purpose (2) to not consider something, because other things are more important |
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Appeals to you |
Something you like |
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Hooked up with |
(1) begin a romantic or sexual relationship with someone (2) synonym of to meet up |
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Quite |
Adv: very, enough, mutch, to, absolutely, well Bastante |
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Reef |
Area on the ocean floor that's made of rock, coral or sand |
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Tough (or hard) on somebody |
You are strict and treat them severely |
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Diver |
Person who dives (goes underwater) as a sport or professionally |
Normally make use of "scuba divers" |
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To bump into |
Action of hitting somebody else with your whole boy normally by accident |
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To bathed |
Means to take a bath or to wash yourself in a sea or river |
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Drop it |
Expression used as command for somebody to drop (or let go of) their weapon |
Its commonly used by police |
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Duty |
Something that you feel you have to do because it is your moral or legal responsibility Subs: obligation, tax, occupation
Dever |
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Wrinkly skin |
Looks something like a mask "Pele enrugada" |
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Aghast |
Adjective meaning extremely shocked or horrified |
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To kick up yours heels |
To relax and enjoy yourself a lot Ex.: at a party |
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Something misleading |
Gives you the wrong idea or impression about it |
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To lurch |
To nove in a way that is not regular or normal |
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Bare your teeth |
Means to show hostility towards that person |
Bare: mostrar, desnudar Attitude of animals furiosy |
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Hire |
Means to employ |
Opposite : fire |
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Flabby |
Part of someone's body that is soft and fat |
Adjective / ( )\ / \ |
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You little dickens |
Dickens => used to show surprise or annoyance |
"You litlle dickens! Give me back my wallet" |
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Acknowledge |
Means to accept, admit or reconize something |
"I need to be acknowledge at this company " |
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Teensy |
Means very small Tiny, minuscule, itty-bitty |
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Puncture |
Small hole in something such as the skin caused by a sharp(afiado) object Furar |
That nail punctured this ball |
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Who am i to... |
Expression you can use to question whether(se) you have the right authority to do something or to make a judgement |
Who am I to tell a doctor she's made a mistake? I'm just an assistant |
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Heartless |
Someone if don't care about other people's feeling |
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To raise somebody |
Take care of somebody who is young until they are grown |
. i I l L |
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Outraged |
You have strong feelings of anger and resentment as reaction to insult or injustice |
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Lay waste |
You are causing extensive destruction to the area Devastar |
The war has laid waste to large region of the countryside (campo) |
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Upsets you |
It makes you feel unhappy or worried |
She's gonna be upset when she find out what I did with her sweater |
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The coast is clear |
Expression said when it is safe to do something or go somewhere, without being seen or noticed |
= clear/all clear |
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To get rid of |
Mean to throw away or destroy something you do not want anymore |
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Wipe out |
It means to destroy life on a planet or part of the universe |
It has the potential energy to wipe out the planet |
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Just like that |
Expression emphasizes something that happens very quickly or easily |
All of my childhood memories gone, just like that! |
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Undo |
To reverse the effects or results of a previous action Ctrl 'z' |
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Any [common uses] |
[1] you may know when to use it to mean indefine quantities [2] its mean "it doesn't matter witch" [3] use in a comparative (adjective and adverbs) sense "any than" |
[1] - Any questions? [2] - By this watch... any prices! [3] - This is modern computer, but it's not any better than my old one |
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If (/I hope) you don't mind my asking |
Use to ask something in a polite way => If you don't mind my asking + question |
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In order to.. |
To express purpose of something |
I woke up early today in order to do exercise |
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Kind of.. |
[1] When you want to express exactly that [2] When something is true but not completely |
I'm kind of tired right now |
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Endurance |
Your ability to continue with an unpleasant or difficult situation, experience or activity over a long period of time |
If you want to compete in a marathon you need to improve your endurance |
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Smartass |
Person who ir irritating because they behave as if they know everything |
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To fly under the radar |
Means to go without being noticed, detected or addressed |
"Unofficially, under the radar, no paper trail." |
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The hoops |
Different word for basketball |
Shoot some hoops |
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The bleachers |
A seated area at a sports field |
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Deny something |
Means to say no or to say something is not true |
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Everthing but the kitchen sink |
Expression that we often use humorously to say "almost everthing you can think of" |
"They were going away for only a few days, but they packed everything but the kitchen sink" |
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Some person "snowflake" |
Also used to refer to a self-obsessed, overly sensitive or easily offended person |
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If a were you |
Se eu fosse você |
If I were you, I wouldn't go out now. A storm is coming |
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Sufix "-hood" |
Used to form nouns that describe a collection or group Can also form a noun that describe a condition or quality |
Neighborhood Brotherhood |
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Something happens now and them |
Means ir happens something, but not frequently or regulary |
Every now and again From time to time Once in a while |
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Stare(staring) at someone/something |
You are looking directly at them for a long time
Also, it can imply that your eyes are wide open as you look (without blinking) |
O.O |
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Passes you by |
It happens without being noticed or fully experienced by someone |
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Unless |
Means "only in the case that" |
I wouldn't recommend traditional scools for advanced English learners unless you want to feel bored and progress slowly |
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Warehouse |
Is a building where large quantities of goods are stored, especially before they are sent to shops to be sold |
Company of The Office |
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Hold / Chokehold / Strangle hold |
Is a fighting term Mata-leão |
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You are the weakest link |
Referencing a popular game show in the United States and UK Popularly referenced in many forms of pop-culture |
Comes from the proverb "a chain is only as strong as its weakest link" |
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Harm |
Means to physically or mentally damage or cause injury, to someone |
If you harm us, you'll never escape it |
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Carpools |
Act of sharing a car so that all passengers travel in one car instead of many, and therefore save money or preserve the environment "Carpool lane" => special lane on highways reserved for people who are being conscientious "Figuring out carpools" => organize the transpotation |
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Pinch me |
"Me belisque" |
Pinch me, I must be dreaming |
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Moron |
Idiota |
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