Unidade 8 - Referência

to boast

verbo

/boʊst/ or /booost/

b

b

oa

oʊ

s

s

t

t

(gabar-se)

vangloriar-se

to talk with excessive pride about one's achievements, abilities, etc. in order to draw the attention of others

to have a go

frase

/hæv ɐ ɡˈoʊ/

N/A

Idiom

to make an attempt to achieve or do something

to give up

verbo

/ɡɪv ʌp/

(abrir mão)

desistir

to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties

proud

adjetivo

/praʊd/ or /praood/

p

p

r

r

o

a

u

ʊ

d

d

(satisfeito)

orgulhoso

feeling satisfied with someone or one's possessions, achievements, etc.

achiever

substantivo

/ə.ʧi.vɜr/ or /ē.chi.vēr/

a

ə

ch

ʧ

ie

i

v

v

e

ɜ

r

r

(conquistador)

realizador

someone who reaches a high level of success, particularly in their occupation

manipulative

adjetivo

/mə.nɪp.jə.leɪ.tɪv/ or /mē.nip.yē.lei.tiv/

m

m

a

ə

n

n

i

ɪ

p

p

u

j

ə

l

l

a

eɪ

t

t

i

ɪ

v

v

e

(manipulativa)

manipulador

influencing or controlling others in an unfair or deceptive way, often to achieve one's own goals

selfish

adjetivo

/sɛl.fɪʃ/ or /sel.fish/

s

s

e

ɛ

l

l

f

f

i

ɪ

sh

ʃ

(interesseiro)

egoísta

always putting one's interests first and not caring about the needs or rights of others

open

adjetivo

/oʊ.pən/ or /ooo.pēn/

o

oʊ

p

p

e

ə

n

n

(franco)

aberto

having a straightforward and honest attitude

easygoing

adjetivo

/i:.zi.goʊɪn/ or /i.zi.goooin/

ea

i

s

z

y

i

g

g

oi

oʊɪ

n

n

g

g

(descontraído)

tranquilo

calm and not easily worried or upset

outgoing

adjetivo

/aʊt.goʊɪn/ or /aoot.goooin/

o

a

u

ʊ

t

t

g

g

oi

oʊɪ

n

n

g

g

(sociável)

extrovertido

enjoying other people's company and social interactions

introverted

adjetivo

/ɪnt.roʊ.vɜr.tɪd/ or /int.rooo.vēr.tid/

i

ɪ

n

n

t

t

r

r

o

oʊ

v

v

e

ɜ

r

r

t

t

e

ɪ

d

d

(recluso)

introvertido

preferring solitude over socializing

aggressive

adjetivo

/əg.rɛ.sɪv/ or /ēg.re.siv/

a

ə

gg

g

r

r

e

ɛ

ss

s

i

ɪ

v

v

e

(hostil)

agressivo

behaving in an angry way and having a tendency to be violent

important

adjetivo

/ɪm.pɔr.tənt/ or /im.pawr.tēnt/

i

ɪ

m

m

p

p

o

ɔ

r

r

t

t

a

ə

n

n

t

t

(relevante)

importante

having a lot of value

vital

adjetivo

/vaɪ.təl/ or /vai.tēl/

v

v

i

aɪ

t

t

a

ə

l

l

(essencial)

vital

absolutely necessary and of great importance

big

adjetivo

/bɪg/ or /big/

b

b

i

ɪ

g

g

(enorme)

grande

above average in size or extent

huge

adjetivo

/hjuʤ/ or /hyooj/

h

h

u

ju

g

ʤ

e

(gigantesco)

enorme

very large in size

happy

adjetivo

/hæ.pi/ or /hā.pi/

h

h

a

æ

pp

p

y

i

(contente)

feliz

emotionally feeling good

ecstatic

adjetivo

/ɛks.tæ.tɪk/ or /eks.tā.tik/

e

ɛ

c

k

s

s

t

t

a

æ

t

t

i

ɪ

c

k

(eufórico)

extasiado

extremely excited and happy

upset

adjetivo

/əp.sɛt/ or /ēp.set/

u

ə

p

p

s

s

e

ɛ

t

t

N/A

feeling disturbed or distressed due to a negative event

devastated

adjetivo

/de.vəs.teɪ.tɪd/ or /de.vēs.tei.tid/

d

d

e

e

v

v

a

ə

s

s

t

t

a

eɪ

t

t

e

ɪ

d

d

(estonteada)

devastada

experiencing great shock or sadness

hungry

adjetivo

/hʌng.ri/ or /hang.ri/

h

h

u

ʌ

n

n

g

g

r

r

y

i

(com fome)

faminto

needing or wanting something to eat

starving

adjetivo

/stɑr.vɪng/ or /staar.ving/

s

s

t

t

a

ɑ

r

r

v

v

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

(morrendo de fome)

faminto

desperately needing or wanting food

tired

adjetivo

/taɪərd/ or /taiērd/

t

t

i

aɪə

r

r

e

d

d

(fatigado)

cansado

needing to sleep or rest because of not having any more energy

exhausted

adjetivo

/ɪgz.ɔs.tɪd/ or /igz.aws.tid/

e

ɪ

x

gz

h

au

ɔ

s

s

t

t

e

ɪ

d

d

(esgotada)

exausta

feeling extremely tired physically or mentally, often due to a lack of sleep

very

advérbio

/vɛ.ri/ or /ve.ri/

v

v

e

ɛ

r

r

y

i

(bem)

muito

to a great extent or degree

extremely

advérbio

/ɪkst.rim.li/ or /ikst.rim.li/

e

ɪ

x

ks

t

t

r

r

e

i

m

m

e

l

l

y

i

(muito)

extremamente

to a very great amount or degree

completely

advérbio

/kəmp.lit.li/ or /kēmp.lit.li/

c

k

o

ə

m

m

p

p

l

l

e

i

t

t

e

l

l

y

i

(totalmente)

completamente

to the greatest amount or extent possible

to get away with

verbo

/ɡɛt ɐwˈeɪ wɪð/

(escapar de punição)

sair impune

to escape punishment for one's wrong actions

to come up with

verbo

/kˈʌm ˈʌp wɪð/

(elaborar)

criar

to create something, usually an idea, a solution, or a plan, through one's own efforts or thinking

to cut down

verbo

/kˈʌt dˈaʊn/

(cortar)

reduzir

to reduce the amount, size, or number of something

to look forward to

verbo

/lˈʊk fˈoːɹwɚd tuː/

(ansiar por)

aguardar ansiosamente por

Collocation

to wait with satisfaction for something to happen

to put up with

verbo

/pˌʊt ˈʌp wɪð/

(suportar)

tolerar

to tolerate something or someone unpleasant, often without complaining

to make up for

verbo

/mˌeɪk ˌʌp fɔːɹ/

(reparar)

compensar

Informal

to do something in order to replace something lost or fix something damaged