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- 1overhaul (verb; chiefly british)overtake; catch with and surpass
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alcançar; ultrapassar - 2barge (noun)a large boat that has a flat bottom and that is used to carry goods in harbors and on rivers and canals
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chata - 3clipper (noun; nautical)a sailing ship built and rigged for speed
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embarcação veloz - 4baulk or balk (verb)to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified
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empacar - 5scuttle (verb; nautical)to sink (a vessel) deliberately by opening seacocks or making openings in the bottom.
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afundar propositalmente - 6cunning (noun)skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile.
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astúcia - 7retreat (noun)a private and safe place
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retiro - 8launch (noun; nautical)a boat that has an engine and carries passengers for short distances, especially on a lake or a river, or from the land to a larger boat
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barco motorizado; lancha (?) - 9whether (conjunction)(used especially in reporting questions and expressing doubts) if, or not
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se - 10wharf (noun)an area like a wide wall built near the edge of the sea or a river where ships can be tied and goods can be taken off them
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ancoradouro - 11trifling (adjective)small or not important; trivial
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trivial - 12liable (adjective; non-legal)very likely to do something
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provável; passível - 13rudder (noun)a flat piece of wood or metal at the back of a boat or aircraft, moved from side to side in order to control the direction of travel
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roda do leme; timão - 14bellow (verb)to emit a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow; to utter in a loud deep voice
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berrar; rugir; vociferar - 15flush (adjective)abundant or plentiful, as money; well-supplied, as with money; affluent; prosperous
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cheio de - 16rascal (noun; obsolete)a person of lowly birth
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plebeu - 17henceforth (adverb)from this time forward : starting now
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doravante - 18stoker (noun)a laborer employed to tend and fuel a furnace, especially a furnace used to generate steam, as on a steamship
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fogueiro - 19parlance (noun)a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom
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linguagem - 20murky (adjective)dark, gloomy, and cheerless; very dark or foggy
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sombrio; turvo; - 21cantankerous (adjective)difficult or irritating to deal with; disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish
- 22unwieldy (adjective)not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness); cumbersome
- 23dreary (adjective)causing sadness or gloom;
dull, boring;
sorrowful; sad. - 24heckle (verb)to try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections; badger.
- 25boast (verb)to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own;
to have or own something to be proud of. - 26erstwhile (adjective; adverb)former, previous
formerly, in the past - 27reverie (noun)a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing
a daydream - 28wistful (adjective)sad and thinking about something that is impossible or in the past
feeling or showing a quiet longing especially for something in the past - 29fast (noun)the act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food
a period of such abstention or self-denial.
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