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| Questão | Responda |
| overhaul (verb; chiefly british) | overtake; catch with and surpass ... alcançar; ultrapassar |
| barge (noun) | a large boat that has a flat bottom and that is used to carry goods in harbors and on rivers and canals ... chata |
| clipper (noun; nautical) | a sailing ship built and rigged for speed ... embarcação veloz |
| baulk or balk (verb) | to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified ... empacar |
| scuttle (verb; nautical) | to sink (a vessel) deliberately by opening seacocks or making openings in the bottom. ... afundar propositalmente |
| cunning (noun) | skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile. ... astúcia |
| retreat (noun) | a private and safe place ... retiro |
| launch (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 ... barco motorizado; lancha (?) |
| whether (conjunction) | (used especially in reporting questions and expressing doubts) if, or not ... se |
| wharf (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 ... ancoradouro |
| trifling (adjective) | small or not important; trivial ... trivial |
| liable (adjective; non-legal) | very likely to do something ... provável; passível |
| rudder (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 ... roda do leme; timão |
| bellow (verb) | to emit a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow; to utter in a loud deep voice ... berrar; rugir; vociferar |
| flush (adjective) | abundant or plentiful, as money; well-supplied, as with money; affluent; prosperous ... cheio de |
| rascal (noun; obsolete) | a person of lowly birth ... plebeu |
| henceforth (adverb) | from this time forward : starting now ... doravante |
| stoker (noun) | a laborer employed to tend and fuel a furnace, especially a furnace used to generate steam, as on a steamship ... fogueiro |
| parlance (noun) | a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom ... linguagem |
| murky (adjective) | dark, gloomy, and cheerless; very dark or foggy ... sombrio; turvo; |
| cantankerous (adjective) | difficult or irritating to deal with; disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish |
| unwieldy (adjective) | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness); cumbersome |
| dreary (adjective) | causing sadness or gloom; dull, boring; sorrowful; sad. |
| heckle (verb) | to try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections; badger. |
| boast (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. |
| erstwhile (adjective; adverb) | former, previous formerly, in the past |
| reverie (noun) | a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing a daydream |
| wistful (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 |
| fast (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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