{"id":4804,"date":"2014-09-04T19:17:48","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T19:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cluny.com.br\/?page_id=4804"},"modified":"2020-06-16T16:31:09","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T19:31:09","slug":"termos-gerais-menos-comuns-letra-b","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/?page_id=4804","title":{"rendered":"Intermediate Vocabulary – B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
babble (to)<\/td>balbuciar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
backer<\/td>patrocinador = a person who supports or aids a cause or activity; sponsor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
backgammon<\/td>jogo de gam\u00e3o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
backlog<\/td>fila de pend\u00eancias (IT) = a large number of jobs that are waiting to be finished<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
backoffice<\/td>retaguarda, setor administrativo (obs.: contr\u00e1rio \u00e9 front-office); backoffice staff; backoffice system<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
backwoods<\/td>ro\u00e7a; campo; zona rural; sert\u00e3o = a remote or culturally backward area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
badger<\/td>texugo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bagel [b\u00eag\u00e2l]<\/td>rosca, rosquinha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ban (to)<\/td>proibir, interditar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bandit<\/td>bandito = robber, outlaw<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
banquet<\/td>banquete = a ceremonial meal for many people; feast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
barb \/ barbed<\/td>farpa \/ farpado; barbed wire = arame farpado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
barge<\/td>barca\u00e7a, chata = a large boat that has a flat bottom and that is used to carry goods in harbors and on rivers and canals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
barren<\/td>\u00e1rido, inculto (terra), est\u00e9ril = having very few plants \/ barren land = regi\u00e3o deserta \/ barren soil = solo \u00e1rido<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
barrister<\/td>advogado = a lawyer who may speak in the higher courts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
barrow<\/td>1) carrinho de m\u00e3o = wheelbarrow; \" use a barrow to haul that pile of bricks over here\" \/\/ 2) morro, monte, colina (UK) \/\/ 3) t\u00famulo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
barter (n) \/ barter (to)<\/td>troca, permuta \/ trocar, permutar, negociar atrav\u00e9s de trocas = to trade, to swap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
batter (to)<\/td>bater, espancar = to hit (someone or something) repeatedly; to beat heavily; to smash; \"the waves battered against the shoreline\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
beacon (n) \/ beacon (to)<\/td>farol = lighthouse \/ iluminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bead [bid]<\/td>conta de colar, ros\u00e1rio, etc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
beaver<\/td>castor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
beckon (to)<\/td>1) acenar, fazer gestos, chamar por sinais \/ 2) atrair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bedrock<\/td>alicerce, fundamento; \"he said that democracy was the bedrock of the country\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
beech<\/td>faia (Fagus spp.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
behold (to); beheld; beheld (lit.)<\/td>ver, contemplar, observar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
belch (to) \/ belch (n)<\/td>arrotar = burp (to) \/ arroto = burp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
belfry<\/td>campan\u00e1rio = steeple, church tower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
belittle (to)<\/td>diminuir, depreciar = to underrate, underestimate, to disparage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
benchmark; benchmarking<\/td>t\u00e9cnica de compara\u00e7\u00e3o e avalia\u00e7\u00e3o de empresas, sistemas, produtos ou equipamentos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
benefactor<\/td>benfeitor = helper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bequeath (to)<\/td>deixar (em testamento), legar, transmitir (heran\u00e7a); \"the king bequeathed the throne to his son\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
berth (n) \/ berth (to)<\/td>1) beliche = a fixed bed or bunk on a ship, train, or other means of transport \/ 2) ancoradouro = a ship's allotted place at a wharf or dock; \"this port does not provide berths for commercial vessels\" \/\/ atracar = to moor (a ship) in its allotted place; \"the captain berthed the ship\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bestow (to)<\/td>dar, conceder = to give, to grant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bight [bait]<\/td>ba\u00eda, golfo = curve in a coastline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bigot [big\u00e2t] \/ bigotry<\/td>fan\u00e1tico, preconceituoso = a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices \/\/ fanatismo, intoler\u00e2ncia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
birch<\/td>b\u00e9tula (Betula spp.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
blacksmith<\/td>ferreiro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bleak<\/td>1) ermo, desolado, sem vida \/\/ 2) desanimador, sombrio; \"a bleak outlook = perspectiva sombria\"; \"dark and bleak winter day = dia escuro e sombrio de inverno\" <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
blemish (to) \/ blemish (n)<\/td>manchar; \"his reputation was blemished by the scandal\" \/ defeito, mancha = defect, flaw, stain; \"it is not unusual for organic fruits to have some blemishes\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bliss \/ blissful<\/td>felicidade extrema = great happiness \/ feliz, bem-aventurado = happy, merry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
blizzard<\/td>nevasca = a severe snowstorm that goes on for a long time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
blot (n) \/ blot (to)<\/td>mancha, borr\u00e3o (de tinta de escrever), n\u00f3doa = spot, stain \/\/ 1) manchar = to make a blot; \"blotted the paper with a spot of ink\" \/ 2) remover (excesso de tinta, etc) = to soak up (excess ink, etc) by using blotting paper or some other absorbent material<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
blueberry<\/td>mirtilo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
blueprint<\/td>esquema, planta detalhada = a detailed plan of how to do something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bluff (n) \/ bluff (to)<\/td>blefe \/ blefar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
blunder<\/td>erro crasso, gafe, rata, tolice, mancada = stupid mistake; goof<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
blur (n) \/ blur (to) \/ blury<\/td>borr\u00e3o, mancha \/\/ emba\u00e7ar, borrar, tornar indistinto, obscurecer, manchar, enevoar, turvar = to dim, to make indistinct; \"the fog blurred the outline of the car\" \/\/ emba\u00e7ado (vis\u00e3o); tremido, desfocado (foto) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
boar<\/td>javali<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
boardwalk<\/td>cal\u00e7ad\u00e3o, passadi\u00e7o; \"the boardwalk along the seafront is currently being repaired\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
boast (to)<\/td>gabar-se de, vangloriar-se de, jactar-se, contar vantagem, alardear = to brag; \"he liked to boast that he was the richest man in town\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bog (n) \/ bog (to)<\/td>p\u00e2ntano, brejo, atoleiro, lama\u00e7al = swamp, marsh, mire \/ atolar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
boisterous<\/td>ruidoso, escandaloso, turbulento; \"boisterous laughter\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bonfire<\/td>fogueira = a large fire built in the open air; campfire <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
boo (n) \/ boo (to)<\/td>vaia = hiss \/\/ vaiar = to hiss, to hoot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bookish<\/td>1) estudioso, te\u00f3rico = greatly enjoying reading or studying; more acquainted with books than with real life; \"the bookish life of a university professor\" \/ 2) excessivamente formal = overly formal; \"a bookish way of speaking\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bookkeeping<\/td>escritura\u00e7\u00e3o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
booze<\/td>bebida alcoolica = alcoholic drinks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Botany<\/td>bot\u00e2nica<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bottleneck<\/td>engarrafamento, gargalo = a narrow stretch of road or a junction at which traffic is or may be held up = traffic jam; \"the bottleneck on the bridge where tolls are collected\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bountiful<\/td>1) abundante, farto, copioso = given or existing in large amounts; \"a bountiful supply of water\" \/\/ 2) generoso, liberal = generous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bounty<\/td>1) generosidade, benevol\u00eancia, liberalidade \/\/ 2) subven\u00e7\u00e3o; subs\u00eddio = a reward offered by a government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bourgeois<\/td>burgu\u00eas; classe m\u00e9dia = middle class<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
boycott (n) \/ boycott (to)<\/td>boicote \/\/ boicotar = to refuse to buy, use, or participate in (something) as a way of protesting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
braces<\/td>1) aparelho de dente (US) = dental appliances used to exert pressure to straighten misaligned teeth \/ 2) suspens\u00f3rios (UK) = suspenders (US)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bracket<\/td>1) colchete = one of two marks, [ or ], used in writing or printing \/ 2) faixa, intervalo = age bracket = faixa et\u00e1ria = age range; \"she is taller than average for her age bracket\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
brag (to)<\/td>gabar-se, contar vantagem = to boast; \"he bragged that he had shot a lion\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
braid<\/td>tran\u00e7a = plat (obs.: ponytail = rabo de cavalo \/ pigtail= maria-chiquinha)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
brainstorming<\/td>c\u00e9rebro \/\/ brainstorming; sess\u00e3o de ideias = technique of solving problems and developing ideas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
breakeven<\/td>equil\u00edbrio (entre receitas e despesas) \/ breakeven point = ponto de equil\u00edbrio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
breakthrough<\/td>avan\u00e7o significativo em tecnologia; importante descoberta; grande avan\u00e7o = a sudden increase in knowledge, understanding, etc \/ breakthrough event = evento revolucion\u00e1rio; \"a major breakthrough occurred = ocorreu um grande avan\u00e7o\"; \"researchers say they have made a major breakthrough in cancer treatment\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
breeches<\/td>cal\u00e7a curta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
brethren (pl. especial de brother)<\/td>irm\u00e3os (sociedade, igreja, etc) = used chiefly in formal or solemn address or in referring to the members of a profession, society, or sect<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bribe (n) \/ bribe (to) \/ bribery<\/td>suborno (algo dado como pagamento ilicito) = anything given as illicit payment \" to give a bribe to ... \" \/ subornar \/ ato de subornar; suborno <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
briefing<\/td>instru\u00e7\u00f5es, informa\u00e7\u00f5es = a meeting in which people are given instructions or information; \"a press briefing\"; \"the captain gave his men a full briefing\"; \"on the basis of this briefing = com base nessas informa\u00e7\u00f5es!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
brim<\/td>beira, borda (bowl, cup); aba (hat) = edge, rim, brink; to the brim = at\u00e9 a borda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
brink<\/td>beira, borda = edge, brim, rim; on the brink of = \u00e0 beira de<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
brisk \/ briskly<\/td>ativo, en\u00e9rgico, vigoroso, r\u00e1pido = active, nimble, lively, busy, deft; \"she walks with a brisk pace\" \/\/ rapidamente, abruptamente<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bristle (n) \/ bristle (to)<\/td>1) cerda (escova) \/ 2) pelos (barba) \/\/ ati\u00e7ar, eri\u00e7ar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
brittle<\/td>fr\u00e1gil, quebradi\u00e7o = fragile, breakable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
broccoli<\/td>br\u00f3colis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
broil (to)<\/td>grelhar, assar = to cook directly over a fire; to grill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
brood (n) \/ brood (to)<\/td>ninhada, prole = a group of young birds (such as chickens) that were all born at the same time \/\/ cismar, matutar = to think a lot about something in an unhappy way<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
broth<\/td>caldo = liquid in which meat, fish, cereal grains, or vegetables have been cooked; \"chicken broth\"; \"a delicious broth of onion and fish\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
browse (to) \/ browser<\/td>1) navegar (Internet) \/\/ 2) folhear (livro, etc) = to skim through a book reading passages that catch the eye \/\/ 3) olhar sem comprar; dar uma olhada (loja, etc) = to glance goods \/\/ 4) pastar = to graze; \"the deer were browsing in the meadows\" \/\/ navegador (Internet)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bruise (to) \/ bruise (n)<\/td>machucar, contundir = to wound, to injure \/ contus\u00e3o, hematoma, machucado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
brunch<\/td>brunch = a meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
buck<\/td>1) animal macho = a male animal (obs.: doe = f\u00eamea) \/\/ 2) d\u00f3lar; \"can't you lend me a few bucks till Saturday?\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
buffer<\/td>qualquer coisa que serve para absorver choques; amortecedor; para-choque; \u00e1rea intermedi\u00e1ria = any device that serves to absorb shock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bug<\/td>1) inseto, besouro, escaravelho \/\/ 2) erro, defeito; falha = an error or fault esp in a computer or computer program \/\/ 3) grampo (aparelho de escuta) = a concealed microphone used for recording conversations, as in spying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
buggy<\/td>carrinho de beb\u00ea = baby carriage; pram (UK)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bulge (n) \/ bulge (to)<\/td>incha\u00e7o, sali\u00eancia \/ inchar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bully (n) \/ bully (to) \/ bullying<\/td>valent\u00e3o \/\/ intimidar, amea\u00e7ar = to hurt, intimidate, or persecute (a weaker or smaller person) \/\/ ass\u00e9dio moral, provoca\u00e7\u00e3o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bump (n) \/ bump (to) \/ bumpy<\/td>1) choque, baque \/ 2) incha\u00e7o, galo (cabe\u00e7a) \/ 3) speed bump = quebra-molas = road hump \/\/\/ 1) bater em, colidir com, chocar; \"I have a bruise from where I bumped my head\" \/ 2) topar com, dar de cara com; \"you'll never guess who I bumped into today!\" \/\/\/ esburacado, cheio de buracos; \"bumpy road\" <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bumper<\/td>para-choque<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bun<\/td>1) p\u00e3ozinho, p\u00e3o doce = roll \/\/ 2) bunda, n\u00e1degas = buttocks, butt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bungalow<\/td>bangal\u00f4, pequena casa`de campo = a small house or summer cottage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bunny<\/td>coelhinho<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bureaucracy \/ bureaucratic<\/td>burocracia = red tape \/\/ burocr\u00e1tico; formal = formal; stiff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
burglar \/ burglary<\/td>ladr\u00e3o, assaltante, arrombador \/ assalto, arrombamento<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
burrow<\/td>toca, buraco, cova = a hole or tunnel in the ground that an animal (such as a rabbit or fox) makes to live in or for safe \/ rabbit's burrow = toca de coelho<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bust (n) \/ bust (to)<\/td>1) explos\u00e3o \/ 2) busto (escultura) \/ 3) boom and bust cycles = altos e baixos; ciclos de crescimento e queda \/\/ 1) explodir = to burst \/ 2) falir = to go bankrupt, to become bankrupt, to ruin financially = to go bust<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bustle<\/td>anima\u00e7\u00e3o, movimento, correria, az\u00e1fama \/ hustle and bustle = grande movimento; confus\u00e3o e agita\u00e7\u00e3o; az\u00e1fama; \"the hustle and bustle of the big city\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
butler<\/td>mordomo = the chief male servant of a household; \"the butler met us at the door\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
butt<\/td>1) bunda = buttocks, bun \/ 2) toco de cigarro, guimba \/ 3) coronha (rev\u00f3lver)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
buttocks<\/td>bunda = butt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
buzz (to) \/ buzz (n)<\/td>1) zumbir \/ 2) sussurrar \/\/ 1) zumbido \/ 2) sussurro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
buzzword<\/td>clich\u00ea, jarg\u00e3o, termo em voga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bypass (n) \/ bypass (to)<\/td>desvio = detour \/\/ 1) desviar, dar a volta = to detour around; \"a road that bypasses a city\" \/ 2) ignorar regulamentos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
byproduct<\/td>subproduto = spin-off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3652,"menu_order":471,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4804","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4804"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22102,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4804\/revisions\/22102"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}