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·         fazer caretas – to make faces, to grimace

·         postergar – to postpone

·         disfarçado – disguised, concealed

·         insosso – unsalted / dull, bland

·         o arrepio – shudder

·         ao arrepio [da lei] – against [the law]

·         penteado – [hair] in place, [person] clever

·         o penteado – hairstyle

·         engolir – to swallow

·         a gargalhada – burst of laughter; rir às g., dar / soltar uma g.

·         roxo – purple

·         roxo por (col.) – mad about

·         chutar – to kick / to lie / (col.) = adivinhar

·         sardento – freckled

·         gerar – to produce, to engender, to generate

·         a fofoca – gossip

·         o rodeio – circumlocution, subterfuge

·         sem rodeios – frankly

·         azarado – unlucky

·         o saguão (-ões) – yard / foyer

·         o palanque – stand, stage

·         o estrato – layer

·         o súdito – subject

·         o torcicolo – stiff neck

·         a pitada – pinch

·         abanar – to shake

·         arredio – withdrawn

·         o foco – focus

·         a asa – wing / handle

·         arrastar – to drag, to attract

·         arrastar-se – to crawl

·         estatelar – to send sprawling, to stun

·         desabar – to collapse

·         esbarrar – to bump into

·         razoável – reasonable

·         a abóbada – vault

·         o fôlego – breath, breathing space; perder o f.

·         bancar – to finance

·         bancar que – to pretend that

·         a sacada – balcony

·         rasgar – to tear, to rip

·         rasgar-se – to split

·         brecar – to stop; to brake

·         a esmo – at random

·         ofegante – breathless

·         o cotovelo – elbow

·         o queixo - chin

·         frisar – to curl / to emphasise

·         arregalar os olhos – to stare in amazement

·         a piscadela – blink / wink

·         insondável - unfathomable