{"id":4823,"date":"2014-09-04T19:37:22","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T19:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cluny.com.br\/?page_id=4823"},"modified":"2018-08-06T15:31:35","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T18:31:35","slug":"termos-gerais-menos-comuns-letra-f","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/?page_id=4823","title":{"rendered":"Intermediate Vocabulary – F"},"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
fad<\/td>mania, modismo = something (such as an interest or fashion) that is very popular for a short time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fag<\/td>1) bicha, gay = faggot \/ 2) cigarro (UK)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
falcon<\/td>falc\u00e3o = falc\u00e3o; hawk
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fallback<\/td>reserva, situa\u00e7\u00e3o de emerg\u00eancia, plano alternativo = an alternative plan that may be used in an emergency<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
falsehood<\/td>mentira, falsidade = lie; \"the line between truth and falsehood\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
famine <\/td>fome, inani\u00e7\u00e3o, pen\u00faria = food shortage; hunger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fart (to) \/ fart (n)<\/td>peidar \/ peido <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fathom (to) \/ fathom (n)<\/td>1) entender, compreender \/ 2) sondar; \"the ship was on a mission to fathom some of the deepest parts of the ocean\" \/\/ bra\u00e7a (medida n\u00e1utica)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
feign (to)
\n<\/td>		fingir, simular, dissimular = to pretend; \"I would never feign illness just to get out of a test\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
felony \/ felon
\n<\/td>		crime grave, felonia = a serious crime (such as murder or rape) \/\/ criminoso = a person who has committed a felony
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fennel<\/td>erva-doce; funcho<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fern<\/td>samambaia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
festivity<\/td>festividade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
feud <\/td>1) inimizade, disputa, rixa = quarrel, a lasting state of hostilities between families or clans marked by violent attacks for revenge \/\/ 2) feudo = fee, fief \/ feudal system, feudalism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fiddle \/ fiddler<\/td>violino = violin \/\/ violinista<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fidelity<\/td>fidelidade, lealdade = loyalty; \"dogs are known for their fidelity to their masters\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fief<\/td>1) feudo = a large area of land that was ruled over by a lord in medieval times; a feudal estate \/ 2) \u00e1rea de influ\u00eancia ou de dom\u00ednio de algu\u00e9m; \"a politician's fief\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fiery<\/td>ardente, fogoso, impetuoso<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fin<\/td>barbatana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fir; fir tree<\/td>abeto (Abies spp.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
firefly<\/td>vagalume, pirilampo = glow-worm; lightning bug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
flank<\/td>flanco, lado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
flare (n) \/ flare (to)<\/td>1) clar\u00e3o; \"there was a bright flare in the distance\"\/\/ 2) sinal luminoso; sinalizador; \"the lost hiker shot a flare into the sky\" \/\/ fazer clar\u00e3o = to shine or burn suddenly and briefly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
flask<\/td>frasco = a broad flattened necked vessel used especially to carry alcoholic beverages on the person; vacuum flask = garrafa t\u00e9rmica = thermos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
flatter (to) \/ flattering<\/td>elogiar demasiado; adular, puxar o saco \/ lisonjeiro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
flax<\/td>linho (planta) (Linum usitatissimum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
flea<\/td>pulga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
flicker (to) \/ flicker (n)<\/td>cintilar, tremeluzir \/ centelha; \"the flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fling (to); flung; flung \/ fling (n)<\/td>lan\u00e7ar, arremessar = to throw, to hurl, to toss; \"they flung their hats into the air\" \/\/ caso amoroso = love affair <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
flint<\/td>lasca de pedra = a piece of stone esp. when it is used for striking fire; pederneira
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flip (to)<\/td>lan\u00e7ar, atirar ao ar = to throw, to toss; \"to flip a coin\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
flip-flop<\/td>sandalia de dedo, sandalia rasteirinha = thong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
flipper<\/td>nadadeira, p\u00e9-de-pato<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
flirt (to)<\/td>flertar, paquerar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
flop (n) \/ flop (to)<\/td>fracasso; malogro = a total failure \/\/ 1) deixar cair; \"he flopped down onto the bed\" \/ 2) fracassar = to fail completely; \"all of their attempts have flopped miserably\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
floppy<\/td>mole; macio, flex\u00edvel = being both soft and flexible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
floss<\/td>fio dental = strong thread used to clean between the teeth
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fluffy<\/td>fofo, macio, felpudo, peludo \/\/ fluffy toy = brinquedo de pel\u00facia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
flute<\/td>flauta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fodder<\/td>forragem; comida para gado = coarse food for livestock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
foe<\/td>inimigo = ennemy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
foil (n) \/ foil (to)<\/td>papel de alum\u00ednio; folha met\u00e1lica; \"she wrapped the potatoes in foil and roasted them on the fire\" \/ aluminum foil = papel alum\u00ednio = kitchen foil \/\/ frustrar, estragar; \"the bad weather foiled his plans\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
footage<\/td>comprimento em p\u00e9s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ford (n) \/ ford (to)<\/td>vau = a place where a river can be crossed by wading \/ vadear, atravessar a vau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
foregoing<\/td>precedente, anterior<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
foreground<\/td>primeiro plano; (obs.: oposto \u00e9 background)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
foreman<\/td>1) chefe de turma; mestre de obra; capataz; feitor = a person in charge of a group of workers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
foremost<\/td>primeiro; proeminente = superior; principal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
foresee (to) \/ foreseen \/ foresight<\/td>prever, predizer = to forecast \/ previsto = anticipated, expected, forecasted, predicted \/ previs\u00e3o = forecast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
forge (to) \/ forgery \/ forged<\/td>forjar, falsificar = to change a document \/ falsifica\u00e7\u00e3o \/ falsificado = fake, counterfeit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
forthcoming<\/td>pr\u00f3ximo, vindouro, que est\u00e1 para aparecer = upcoming, approaching<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
foster (to)<\/td>1) alimentar; nutrir = to feed, to nourish, to nurture \/\/ 2) apoiar, encorajar \/ 3) promover (atividade)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
foundry<\/td>fundi\u00e7\u00e3o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
foyer<\/td>vest\u00edbulo, sagu\u00e3o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
frail<\/td>fr\u00e1gil, fraco, quebradi\u00e7o = fragile, easily broken or destroyed
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
frantic<\/td>fren\u00e9tico, com frenesi, desvairado
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
freak (adj) \/ freak (n) \/ freak (to)<\/td>1) esquisito, exc\u00eantrico \/ 2) anormal, monstro; freak show = show de horror \/\/ 1) aberra\u00e7\u00e3o, anomalia \/ 2) esquisit\u00e3o, fan\u00e1tico \/\/ pirar, surtar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
freckle<\/td>sarda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
frenzy<\/td>frenesi, agita\u00e7\u00e3o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
friar<\/td>frei, frade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
froth<\/td>espuma; colarinho (cerveja) = a mass of bubbles, such as on a liquid that has been shaken hard; foam
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
frown (to) \/ frown (n)<\/td>franzir as sobrancelhas; franzir o rosto; fazer cara feia; \"she frowned as she tried to work out the difficult equation\" \/ carranca, cara feia; \"a frown of disapproval\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fruitless<\/td>infrut\u00edfero, em v\u00e3o; \"his fruitless attempts to publish poetry\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
funnel<\/td>1) funil \/\/ 2) chamin\u00e9 de navio = a smokestack (steamship)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
furrow \/ furrowed
\n<\/td>		sulco, rego = a long and narrow cut in the ground \/ enrugado, sulcado, rugoso, estriado; \"a furrowed tree trunk\"; \"furrowed bark\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fuss \/ fussy
\n<\/td>		estardalha\u00e7o, esc\u00e2ndalo, espalhafato, rebuli\u00e7o, alvoro\u00e7o; \"there was a fuss about the bill \" \/ to make a fuss = criar caso \/\/ 1) exigente, detalhista, meticuloso = too busy with small, unimportant things \/ 2) dificil de satisfazer = hard to satisfy or please; \"fussy eater\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fuzzy<\/td>indistinto (foto) = lacking in clarity or definition \"moving the camera causes fuzzy photos\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3652,"menu_order":475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4823","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4823","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=4823"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17244,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4823\/revisions\/17244"}],"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=4823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}