Flashcards on CACD Vocabulário, Phrasal Verbs e expressões idiomáticas, created by Leandro Cardoso on 27/08/2018.
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attending
stand by
relieve
release
who make up
remaining
Nationwide
eight Out of about twenty one
held from
allowed to
has pointed out
opposite
unlike
otherwise
acquire
purchase
upon once
busiest land border
further afield
that stretched all the way
Though
Thought
oversees
shifted
displace
schedule
submit (send)
unload
ouster
spurred bets
to derail
shore up
buffer
spread levels
merger
trimming
engulfed
stemmed from
pare back
hire and fire workers
political outlook
the head of fixed income
are appealling
come into sight
what's been out in due news and in previous exam
of how the CACD exam is graded
What does the author want to portray?
starving
choke points
conveyed
are no longer attractive
downgraded
looming
is not thought to be
on the mend
to purchase them
PETROBRAS shares on the rise
be((aring)) in mind the information
a double-edge sword
American showcase
Hub
burst
boosting
disposal
complain
sizeable
trade surplus
holy grail
extending
will one day lead
upwardly
greatly sought-after goal
sought (past)
resembles
assemble
failures
Brazil's odds to become a
are quite low
handlebar moustache
helping to ensure
outreach
elsewhere
unpalatable
over the past decade
At a stretch definition: with some difficulty
head count
prosecuted
to be held accountable
urging
The council to act on what has become
patterns of gross human rights violations and abuses
undoubtedly
Since ((the crackdown)) began a year ago
and to ways of making a living
to ensure Myanmar (((is held accountable))) for its actions
the extent and depth of suffering
gut-wrenching accounts
people seeing loved ones killed before their eyes
underfunded
unless
overruled
overseas
overcome
overall
upbeat
harmless
aware
mood
moody
noticed
can't stand
I'm about to explode
was about to begin
I don't like them at all
I don't miss you at all
deployed
infuriated
unforeseen
but for the sake of friendship
reminding
with the likely fate of an
plight
endear
enhance
prone
extemporising
promptly
take some of the sting out of
Lessen
in That senior citizen discount took the sting out of the airfares
unpleasantness
If you say that something ((will stand someone in good stead))), you mean that it will be very useful to them in the future.
These two games here will stand them in good stead for the future.
My years of teaching stood me in good stead.
stead
instead
roving motion
fringe
fringe
embed
embed
embed
turmoil
had taken over the city
The opposition’s short-lived rule
was the peak of a widespread uprising
in which perhaps
was the first place to rise up against the Somoza dictatorship
which Mr Ortega overthrew in 1979.
In July this year it was the last to fall as his paramilitary forces retook Masaya.
Street sweepers
who have been back at work for a fortnight
fortnight
clear up rubbish while the police look on
Young men, who led the fight, “have all left”, says a shopkeeper
Most have joined the 23,000 Nicaraguans who have sought asylum in Costa Rica.
sought
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The four-month rebellion
and the government’s suppression of it have wrecked Nicaragua’s economy
but left the autocrat firmly in power, at least for now
This year GDP is expected to shrink by nearly 6%
shrink
In the three months to June the formal workforce shrank by a tenth.
Tourism, which accounts for 5% of GDP, has plummeted
On a recent Friday stray dogs outnumbered tourists on the promenades in Granada,a lakeside resort.
promenades
paved
