Livro Solutions - Intermediário - Unidade 6 - 6F

to put our bottom on something like a chair or the ground while keeping our back straight

sentar, estar sentado

to officially ask a higher court to review and reverse the decision made by a lower court

recorrer, apelar

to try to find something or someone by carefully looking or investigating

procurar, buscar

(of law enforcement agencies) to take a person away because they believe that they have done something illegal

prender, detentar

to use money in exchange for the purchase of a specific item or the utilization of a particular service

gastar em, investir em

to express your annoyance, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction about something

reclamar, queixar-se

to feel upset and nervous because we think about bad things that might happen to us or our problems

preocupar-se, afligir-se

to answer a question in spoken or written form

responder, contestar

to do certain physical or mental activities in order to achieve a result or as a part of our job

trabalhar, atuar

to give work to someone and pay them

empregar, contratar

to formally request something, such as a place at a university, a job, etc.

aplicar, solicitar

to have a want for a thing or action

sentir vontade de, ter vontade de

to firmly trust in the goodness or value of something

acreditar em, ter fé em

to focus one's all attention on something specific

concentrar-se, focar

to express one's good wishes or praise to someone when something very good has happened to them

parabenizar, cumprimentar

to not be able to remember something or someone from the past

esquecer, não lembrar

to do a scientific test on something or someone in order to find out the results

experimentar, realizar um experimento

to want something to happen or be true

esperar, desejar

to express regret or remorse for one's actions or words that have caused harm or offense to others

pedir desculpas, lamentar

to give a fact or an opinion as a reason against something

objetar, opor-se

to pay some money in advance to use or receive something regularly

assinar, subscrever