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Flashcards by Ricardo Martins, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| break into | iniciar alguma coisa repentinamente: *He broke into a run, and we couldn’t catch him. |
| blow off | Não ligar, no sentido de não dar importância: *Just blow off his comments, he's only joking. |
| cut in | interromper alguém que estava falando *I was talking to Jeff when Amy cut in. |
| face down | enfrentar (problema ou situação): *He admired the President’s ability to face down critics. *She faced down a mid-career crisis and emerged with a high position. |
| make up | inventar, criar: *My dad was always really good at making up stories. *I was trying to make up a good excuse for being late. |
| fall off | decair, diminuir (diminuir em quantidade, número ou qualidade) *Production fell off last month. |
| put on | vestir *Please, put on your shoes. *She put on too much makeup. |
| give in | ceder/admitir derrota *Our kids kept begging us to take them to the beach, and finally we gave in. |
| cut off | interromper (fornecimento de algo ou alguém)/cortar fora/separar * We got cut off by the phone company *By the time o war, they went cut off from their family |
| check out | examinar, ver, dar uma olhada *Remember that you can check us out anytime. *You have to check out the nursing home before putting your mother in it. |
| keep off | Mantenha distância *The railway is broken down. Please, keep off. |
| keep away | Afaste-se *The judge warned the stalker to keep away from his victim's home. *Keep away from the edge of the cliff. |
| come back | retornar a um lugar *Father promised that we would never come back to this horrible place. *We’ve just come back from holiday. |
| talk away | Jogar conversa fora/gastar tempo conversando *We went for a hanging out last night and talked away. |
| make over | refazer, renovar *The project, they didn´t make it. Please, tell them to make it over. |
| figure out | descobrir, decifrar *Let's figure out a way to help. *We figured out when to hold the next meeting. |
| pay off | quitar, liquidar, saldar *Try something difficult, even if there is no guarantee it will pay off. |
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