24.11 Flashcards

(36 cards)

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Make something you treasure

Give too much value

A

To prize

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Used specially for clothes that one doesn’t use anymore

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Cast-off

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2
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extending or directly underneath

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Beneath (abaixo/inferior)

Underneath (embaixo)

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3
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In a more desirable or advantageous position, especially in financial terms

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Better off

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4
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cease fighting or arguing; admit defeat

Desist not to do specially when someone is pushing you to do

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Give in

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5
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A sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure

A

Thrill

Emoção

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6
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Steal a car and drive just for fun

A

To joy-ride

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7
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covered with dirt or filth

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Mucky

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8
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Informal words for

steal or take without permission

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To pinch

To nick

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9
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a handle on a door that is turned to release the latch.

A

Doorknob

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10
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To kick violently

A

To boot someone or sth

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11
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silly; foolish; stupid

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Daft

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12
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To sell cheaply

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To flog

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13
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change or cause to change direction abruptly specially in the traffic

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Swerve

Verb and noun

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14
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person who is the first to do something; an innovator

Or sth that is innovative

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Trailblazer

Trailblazing

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15
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follow or chase (someone or something)

16
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Never been explored

17
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an important topic or problem for debate or discussion

18
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send (a provocative email or newsgroup posting) with the intention of inciting an angry response.

19
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close to the side of; next to

together and in cooperation with

20
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a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development

A

Breakthrough

Ruptura

21
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Make someone redundant in work
The position is not available
Similar to fire but not because of bad perform

22
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PV: to give an idea or opinion

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To put forward

23
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PV: to refuse or reject

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PV: to give up or quit
To drop out
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PV: when sth that was expected didn't happen (eg plans)
To fall through
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PV: to do or complete an action or activity
To carry out
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It's too expensive | In an unfair and very strong way
It's a rip off Can be used as a verb as well You ripped me off To got ripped of
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I don't have money but it's a temporary situation
I'm broke
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Buy sth really expensive and you don't usually do and you don't really need it (Doesn't collocates with Hollywood stars for example)
To splash out on...
30
Pay half of the bill each
To go halves
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Pay sth that you don't want to (eg to fix your car)
To fork out (600 bucks)
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To be very rich | Two different possibilities
To be rolling in it | To be loaded
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To survive with that amount of money
To get you by on 200 buck
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To devise the bill evenly
To split the bill
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To not divide the bill equally
To pay separately