Week 22 Vocab

dar para

to be possible

dar por

to notice

dar em

to end up in/to result

a velocidade

speed

o nascimento prematuro

premature birth

inercalado/a

interspersed

ei-los

there they are

eis-nós

here we are

a hipérbole

exaggeration

imediatista

someone who makes decisions without thinking about them, rash

tomar decisões precipitadas

to make rushed decisions

precipitar-se a

to rush into something

estar / ser submetido / sujeito a

to be subjected to

dominação

domination, dominance

o domínio

domination/dominion

à margem de

outside of, separate from, to the side of

actualizado/a

up to date

a gente

informal way of saying “nós”

etapa da vida

stage of life

preso em

stuck in (literal, e.g. stuck in prison)

presa a

stuck in (conceptual, e.g. stuck in a fictitious perception of something_

impulsivo

impulsive

ambicioso

ambitious

words ending in “oso”

= full of

conflituoso

conflictive

precoce

early

levar a

to lead to

descontraído

relaxed

descontrair-se

to relax

empatia/respeito/amor/amizade/admiração para com alguém

= one of few expression that uses two prepositions in conjunction

• towards me → para comigo

o esgotamento

burnout

único (before the noun); e.g. o único livro de que gosto

= the only book

único (after the noun); e.g. Este livro é único

= this book is unique

paradoxal

paradoxical

a colherada

spoonful

a pá

shovel

à força

by force, forcibly

à pressa

in a hurry, hurriedly

à vontade

willingly, as you please

ao acaso

by chance

às aranhas

to feel around for

à avessas

the wrong way

às claras

openly

às escuras

in the dark

ao pontapé

by kicking

cabeçada

by headbutting

à chapada

with a slap, by slapping

à estalada

with a slap, by slapping

à joelhada

by kneeing

à coelherada

by spoonfulls

à pazada

by shovelling