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33 Cards in this Set
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(dis)agree with |
Having said that, I agree with you: we have to practise zero tolerance here. Furthermore I disagree with the choice of the simplified Treaty revision procedure. |
Desconcordar concordar/com |
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(dis)approve of |
I reiterated our position that the Union does not (dis)approve of the death penalty. |
Aprovação desaprovação /de |
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admit to |
After being stopped by the police, George admitted to having drunk two pints of beer. |
Admitir |
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aim at |
to aim at the enemy tanks |
Alvo Objetivo Apontar |
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apologise for |
She apologised for not introducing herself sooner. |
Desculpar por |
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believe in |
That is why we believe in the United Nations, of which we are founding members. |
Acreditar em |
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benefit from |
It is clear that we all benefit from our integrated European economy and society. |
Beneficiar de |
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boast about |
He is always boasting about having met the president. |
Se vangloriar de |
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care for |
These are the people who care for dependant older people and those with disabilities. |
Se importar com |
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complain about |
The students complained about being made to wear a uniform to school. |
Reclamar sobre |
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concentrate on |
Today I would like to concentrate on three areas concerning the European Council. |
Concentrar-se em |
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confess to |
The suspect never confessed to killing his wife. |
confessar a |
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cope with |
We must help them to cope with this difficult situation. |
lidar com |
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count on |
I await your support and, in return, you will be able to count on my determination. |
contar com |
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decide against |
An irresponsible decision. My Group therefore had to decide to vote against. |
decidir contra |
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depend on |
We want to safeguard communities which depend on fishing for a livelihood. |
depende de |
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dream about/of |
Belarusian society is mostly made up of people who can only dream about values like this. At the 2007 spring summit, the EU27 was still free to dream of an ideal world. |
sonhar sobre/de |
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feel like |
It does feel like something to be wrong; it feels like being right. |
sentir como |
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get on with dar-se bem com continuar |
he Convention has done an excellent job, so let us get on with it. |
dar-se bem comcontinuar |
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get used to |
We have to get used to various references which are virtually clerical. |
acostumar-se |
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give up |
Could you give up smoking? |
desistir parar |
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insist on |
Nick insisted on calling an ambulance. |
insistir em |
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laugh about |
We laughed about having to do such silly things. |
rir sobre |
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object to |
I objected to him calling me a liar. |
descordar |
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pay for |
Hence, European citizens would pay for mistakes that were not of their making. |
pagar para |
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rely on |
It cannot rely on a role as primus inter pares on the international scene. |
confiar |
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resort to |
The Chinese government must protect human rights and not resort to violence. |
recorrer a |
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specialise in |
They now seem to specialize in putting new obstacles in the way and of course the latest one is meeting the EMU convergence criteria. |
especialista em |
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succeed in |
On the other hand, however, we must also succeed in international competition. |
sucesso em |
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talk about/of |
My sister is always talking about having her hair dyed. |
conversar sobre falar de |
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think about/of |
Do you ever think about getting married and having children? |
pensar sobre imaginar |
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vote for |
If we have to vote for a President, we have to vote on certain principles. |
votar para |
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worry about |
I appreciate the fears of those who worry about Turkey' s Islamic population. |
se preocupar com |
