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The school was destroyed in an arson attack. inizia ad imparare
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the crime of deliberately making a building burn
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We tried everything – persuasion, bribery, threats. inizia ad imparare
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when someone offers or accepts bribes
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Counterfeiting is a significant problem in the art world. inizia ad imparare
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copying something exactly in order to deceive people falsificado, falso [moeda, nota, cédula]
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The threat of hacking and computer viruses is increasing. inizia ad imparare
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someone who secretly uses or changes the information in other people’s computer systems entrar de forma ilegal em [sistema informático como hacker]; métodos e técnicas utilizadas pelos hackers.
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The identity theft wrecked his life. inizia ad imparare
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a crime in which someone gets personal information about someone so they can use that person’s bank account, credit card etc também identity fraud roubo de identidade
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There has been a series of kidnappings in Africa. inizia ad imparare
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to take someone somewhere by force, especially in order to get money for returning them
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Crime is on the increase, especially mugging and burglary. inizia ad imparare
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to attack and rob someone in a public place assalto [na rua]; mug xícara ou chávena; fork over: to give something to someone unwillingly
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She was arrested for shoplifting. He was accused of shoplifting. inizia ad imparare
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the crime of taking things from shops without paying for them furto de antigos [em loja] Ele foi acusado de furto de artigos.
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Celebrities are at risk of stalking. inizia ad imparare
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a person who follows and watches someone for a long time in a way that annoys or frightens them perseguição; stalker pessoa que persegue outra
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Vandalism costs councils thousands of pounds. inizia ad imparare
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to deliberately damage things, especially public property
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Are you accusing me of lying? How dare you accuse me of lying! inizia ad imparare
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to say that someone has done something wrong or illegal to accuse sb of (doing) sth acusar alguém de (fazer) alguma coisa; Como se atreve a acusar-me de mentir!
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The police arrested Eric for shoplifting. inizia ad imparare
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if the police arrest someone, the person is taken away because the police think they have done something illegal deter, prender to arrest sb for (doing) sth deter/prender alguém por (fazer) alguma coisa
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I often dream of becoming a ballerina. inizia ad imparare
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to have a dream of something for the future sonho to have a dream (about sth/sb) ter um sonho (com alguma coisa/alguém) a bad dream um pesadelo
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I thanked him for the flowers. inizia ad imparare
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to tell someone that you are grateful for something that they have given you or done for you agradecer to thank sb for (doing) sth agradecer a alguém por (fazer) alguma coisa She thanked me for the flowers. Ela agradeceu-me pelas flores.
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He rescued two people from the fire. inizia ad imparare
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to save someone from harm or danger
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The lifeguard saved a boy from drowning. inizia ad imparare
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to make someone or something safe from danger or harm
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She was suspected of hacking into government computers. inizia ad imparare
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to think that someone is probably guilty of a crime
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He apologised for being late. inizia ad imparare
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to tell someone that you are sorry that you have upset them or caused them problems pedir desculpas, desculpar-se
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Jon criticised me of complaining all the time. inizia ad imparare
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to express your disapproval of someone or something, or to talk about their faults
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She is banned from entering the building. inizia ad imparare
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to officially say that people must not do something
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Banks were blamed for causing the economic crisis. inizia ad imparare
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to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad
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He was charged with murder. inizia ad imparare
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to state officially that someone may be guilty of a crime (na Justiça) acusação to bring/press charges (against sb) fazer uma denúncia (contra alguém)
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She was cleared of manslaughter. inizia ad imparare
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to prove that someone is not guilty of something absolver, inocentar He was eventually cleared of murder. Ele acabou por ser inocentado do crime de homicídio; manslaughter homicídio involuntário
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He bought her a diamond necklace. inizia ad imparare
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a piece of jewellery that you wear around your neck
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A hacker had managed to get into the system. inizia ad imparare
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someone who secretly uses or changes the information in other people’s computer systems alguém que consegue entrar de forma ilegal em [sistema informático como hacker]
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I bought some software for accessing the Internet. inizia ad imparare
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to find and use information, especially on a computer acesso Students need to have access to computers. Os alunos têm que ter acesso a computadores. aceder [informação, um site], abrir [um documento]
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I don't want to live in a greedy and selfish society. inizia ad imparare
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wanting more food, money, power, possessions etc than you need
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Activist groups fight for vulnerable people inizia ad imparare
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someone who works to achieve social or political change
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lobster (Maine lobster or American lobster) Have you ever eaten lobster? Cold Water = Better Lobster. The meat is much sweeter that lobsters grown in warm conditions. This is because the cold water keeps the meat from absorbing the salt in the water. inizia ad imparare
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a sea animal with eight legs, a shell, and large claws, or the meat of this animal as food;
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rock lobster/spiny lobster Have you ever eaten rock or spiny lobster? Rock lobster is also raised in warm water, and has a seafood taste. inizia ad imparare
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a sea animal with eight legs, a shell, and the antenna is very large and thick, plus there’s no large claw either. The benefit is that the tail has more meat than the lobster.
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The members of the jury decide if a person is guilty or innocent. inizia ad imparare
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a group of twelve ordinary people in a court who decide whether someone is guilty
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The boys almost drowned in the river. inizia ad imparare
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to die by being under water for too long, or to kill someone in this way
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She claimed I cheated in the test. inizia ad imparare
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to behave in a dishonest way in order to win or to get an advantage, especially in a competition, game, or examination copiar, fazer batota, enganar
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The company is inclined to boast of its success. inizia ad imparare
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to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions gabar-se de, gabar-se He boasted that he was the best player. Ele gabou-se de ser o melhor jogador. alarde, fanfarronice, bazófia
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The boss concealed the truth of the accounts from his employees. inizia ad imparare
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to hide something carefully
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She knew that society would condemn her for leaving her children. inizia ad imparare
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to say very strongly that you do not approve of something or someone, especially because you think it is morally wrong condenar [um atentado, uma decisão, etc.]
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She was fined for speeding. inizia ad imparare
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to make someone pay money as a punishment
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The doctor mistook the symptoms for blood poisoning. inizia ad imparare
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to wrongly think that one person or thing is someone or something else erro, engano to make a mistake cometer um erro by mistake por engano; interpretar/entender mal
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They are prohibited from revealing details about the candidates. inizia ad imparare
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to say that an action is illegal or not allowed
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It’s unfair to punish a whole class for the actions of one or two students. inizia ad imparare
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to make someone suffer because they have done something wrong or broken the law
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He was accused of trying to hide evidence from the police. inizia ad imparare
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to deliberately put or keep something or someone in a place where they cannot easily be seen or found
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The guys laughed and joked about it later. inizia ad imparare
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to say things that are funny or that you do not really mean
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Eight schools participated in the project. inizia ad imparare
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to take part in an activity or event to participate (in sth) participar (em alguma coisa)
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He pretended to be angry but he wasn't really. inizia ad imparare
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to behave as though something is true when you know that it is not
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She grabbed my bag and ran. inizia ad imparare
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to take hold of someone or something suddenly or violently agarrar The thief grabbed my handbag and ran off. O ladrão agarrou a minha mala e fugiu.
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Don’t be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week. inizia ad imparare
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to be completely deceived by someone who lies to you
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I was completely deceived. inizia ad imparare
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to make someone believe something that is not true
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Don’t distract me while I’m driving! inizia ad imparare
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to take someone’s attention away from what they are doing
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The crime crackdown is an attempt to divert attention from social problems. inizia ad imparare
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to deliberately take someone’s attention from something by making them think about or notice other things 1 desviar 2 to divert attention from sth desviar a atenção de alguma coisa; medidas severas They’re having a crackdown on traffic offences. Estão a tomar medidas severas contra infrações de trânsito.
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He is too smart to fall for that trick. inizia ad imparare
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to be tricked into believing something that is not true fall for sth (informal) cair em alguma coisa [um golpe, uma mentira]
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Don’t be fooled into thinking it’s easy to lose weight. inizia ad imparare
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to make someone believe something that is not true
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She was caught posing as a police officer inizia ad imparare
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to pretend to be someone else, in order to deceive people: to pose as sb fazer-se passar por alguém
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The boy snatched the note from her hand. inizia ad imparare
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to take something from someone with a sudden movement 1 (agarrar) tirar, arrancar 2 (roubar) arrancar
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If you switch your phone for a newer model it'll work better. inizia ad imparare
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to change from one thing to another thing [transitivo] trocar Someone has switched the labels. Alguém trocou as etiquetas.
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Can I swap my ten pound note for two fivers? inizia ad imparare
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to exchange something you have for something that someone else has to swap sth (with sb) trocar alguma coisa (com alguém) I swapped hats with Natasha. Troquei de chapéu com a Natasha. to swap sth for sth trocar algo por alguma coisa
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if part of something falls off, it becomes separated from the main part fall off 1 soltar-se, cair 2 diminuir [procura, vendas]
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His head hit a table as he fell and he got knocked out. inizia ad imparare
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to make someone become unconscious or go to sleep knock sb out 1 pôr alguém inconsciente, pôr alguém fora de combate [boxe]
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They got stuck in a traffic jam for hours. inizia ad imparare
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impossible or unable to move from a particular position estar/ficar preso [num lugar]; estar empancado. Can you help me with my homework? I’m stuck. Podes ajudar-me com os trabalhos de casa? Estou empancado.
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A man was knocked over by a bus last year. inizia ad imparare
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to hit someone with a vehicle while you are driving, so that they are hurt or killed knock sb/sth over derrubar alguém/alguma coisa
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I left my keys inside and locked myself out of the flat. inizia ad imparare
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to keep someone out of a place by locking the door lock sb out trancar alguém do lado de fora
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She was run over and killed by a bus. inizia ad imparare
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to hit someone or something with a vehicle, and drive over them run sb over atropelar alguém He was run over by a lorry. Ele foi atropelado por um camião.
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Within minutes the top floor was on fire. inizia ad imparare
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to be on fire estar em chamas
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Someone stole my passport. inizia ad imparare
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to take something that does not belong to you to steal (sth) from sb roubar (alguma coisa) de alguém I stole £10 from my sister. Roubei £10 à minha irmã
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The two men were jailed for robbing a bank. inizia ad imparare
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to steal money or other things from a bank, shop, or person assaltar [um banco] to rob sb of sth roubar alguma coisa a alguém She felt she had been robbed of the Olympic gold medal. Ela sentiu que lhe tinham roubado a medalha de ouro olímpica. rob, steal ou burgle?
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I’ll need to check under the bonnet. inizia ad imparare
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the front part of a car that covers the engine
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Can you put the luggage in the boot? inizia ad imparare
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an enclosed space at the back of a car, used for carrying bags etc porta-malas, mala [de carro]; porta-bagagens
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I need to go to the garage, one of my indicator lights isn't working. inizia ad imparare
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one of the lights on a car that flash to show which way the car is turning piscas; Preciso de ir à garagem, um dos meus piscas não funciona.
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Can you remember your number plate? inizia ad imparare
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the sign on the front and back of a vehicle that shows its official number placa de matrícula (de carro)
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She gripped the steering wheel tightly. inizia ad imparare
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a wheel that you turn to control the direction of a car volante; Ela segurou o volante com força.
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He likes driving with the sun roof open. inizia ad imparare
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a part of the roof of a car that you can open to let in air and light
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Can you check my tail lights are working? inizia ad imparare
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one of the two red lights at the back of a vehicle
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I had a flat tyre on the way home. inizia ad imparare
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the round piece of rubber that fits around a wheel of a car, bicycle etc and is filled with air
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A stone shattered my windscreen. windshield inizia ad imparare
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the large window at the front of a car, bus etc
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Windscreen wipers make it easier to drive in the rain. inizia ad imparare
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a long piece of metal with a rubber edge that moves across a windscreen to remove the rain
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The wing got badly damaged in the car crash. inizia ad imparare
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the part of a car that is above a wheel.
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Make sure you can see out of both wing mirrors. inizia ad imparare
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a mirror on the side of a car
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He collided with another car at the traffic lights. inizia ad imparare
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to hit something or someone that is moving in a different direction from you
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She drove the wrong way to the supermarket. inizia ad imparare
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to make a mistake in the direction you take
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He exceeded the speed limit on more than one occasion. inizia ad imparare
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to go beyond what rules or laws say you are allowed to do.
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The accident happened as he was overtaking a bus. inizia ad imparare
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to go past a moving vehicle or person because you are going faster than them
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Some idiot pulled out in front of me. inizia ad imparare
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if a car pulls out, it moves away from the side of a road into a line of traffic 1 arrancar [veículo] 2 mudar de faixa [para ultrapassar] to pull out in front of sb arrancar na frente de alguém [no trânsito]
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I'm afraid I scratched your car. inizia ad imparare
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to make a small cut or mark on something by pulling something sharp across it
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if a vehicle skids, it suddenly slides sideways and you cannot control it
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She swerved but too late. inizia ad imparare
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to suddenly move to the left or right while you are driving desviar bruscamente The car swerved across the road into a wall. O carro desviou bruscamente, cruzou a rua e bateu num muro
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