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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
evidence evidência noun /ˈevɪdəns/ information that is The evidence shows
[uncountable] used to support an that the number of
idea or to prove that people reading a daily
something is true newspaper dropped
to 23% in 2012.
general reading leitura geral noun /ˌdʒen(ə)rəl ˈriːdɪŋ/ the activity of reading Most people adopt
[uncountable] a whole text without a ‘general reading’
concentrating on approach when
specific information looking at articles on
the internet.
in the spotlight no centro das phrase /ˌɪn ðə ˈspɒtlaɪt/ if someone is in Sports stars such as
atenções the spotlight, they Roger Federer are
receive a lot of public constantly in the
attention spotlight.
inherit a fortune herdar uma fortuna phrase /ɪnˈherɪt ə ˈfɔː(r)tʃən/ to get a large amount He will inherit a
of money when fortune when his
someone dies parents die.
make it big fazer sucesso phrase /ˌmeɪk ɪt ˈbɪg/ to become very Many people dream
famous and successful of making it big in
showbusiness.
read in detail ler phrase /ˌriːd ɪn ˈdiːteɪl/ to read a text carefully You’ll need to read the
detalhadamente in order to learn novel in detail before
specific facts and writing your essay.
information from it
run a global administrar uma phrase /rʌn ə ˈɡləʊb(ə)l to be in control of a Tim Cook runs the
company empresa global ˈkʌmpəni/ large company that global company
does business all over Apple.
the world
scan digitalizar verb /skæn/ to look for specific I quickly scanned the
information in a text, phone book and found
such as key words his name listed there.
self-esteem autoestima noun /selfɪˈstiːm/ the feeling that you She’s very confident
[uncountable] are as important as – she has a lot of
other people and that self-esteem.
you deserve to be
treated well
skim passar os olhos verb /skɪm/ to look quickly at a Julie skimmed the
text in order to get a menu to get an idea
general idea of what it of the kind of food
is about available.
traumatic traumático adjective /trɔːˈmætɪk/ making you feel Divorce can be a
very upset, afraid traumatic experience
or shocked for children.
washed-up decadente adjective /ˌwɒʃt ˈʌp/ someone who is I hate watching
washed-up is unlikely washed-up celebrities
to be popular or taking part in reality
successful again television shows.
worthlessness inutilidade noun /ˈwɜː(r)θləsnəs/ the feeling that you Repeatedly failing
[uncountable] are not important exams can lead
or valued by to a sense of
other people worthlessness.
write a best- escrever um phrase /raɪt ə ˈbestselɪŋ to write a novel which Maybe one day I’ll
selling novel romance ˈnɒv(ə)l/ is very popular and write a best-selling
best-seller sells in large quantities novel.
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