Intermediate Vocabulary – V
Valentine's Day
| Dia dos Namorados (February 14)
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| valet | 1) manobrista = an attendant who parks cars for guests at a hotel, restaurant, etc / 2 criado pessoal; pajem, camareiro (arc.) = a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his employer
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| valuables | objetos de valor = a valuable article of personal property, especially jewellery
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| vanish (to) | desaparecer = to disappear, to fade away
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vault / vaulted
| 1) abóbada (teto) = an arched structure, usually of stones, concrete, or bricks, that forms a ceiling or roof / 2) cofre, caixa-forte = a room or compartment for the safekeeping of valuables, usually with a locked door and thick walls; "the bank manager unlocked the vault" / 3) câmara mortuária; catacumba = a burial chamber // abobadado = constructed or covered with a vault, as a building or chamber
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| veal | vitela (carne)
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| vengeance | vingança = revenge
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| venom | 1) veneno de cobras ou escorpiões, peçonha = poison // 2) maldade |
| vent (n) / vent (to) | abertura, respiradouro // 1) expelir, dar saída a, exalar (ar, gases) / 2) desabafar, descarregar (emoção, ira, frustração); "he vents his anger on his wife = ele desabafa sua raiva na esposa" |
| veranda | varanda, alpendre = porch
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| vest | colete = a garment worn by men on the upper part of the body, over a shirt and under a jacket; waistcoat
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vibe; vibes
| animação, vibração = vibration
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| vibrant | vibrante = alive with vigor and energy; lively; "the vibrant life of a large city" |
| vicious | mau, cruel, violento; "a cruel, vicious dictator" / maldoso, malicioso; "vicious remarks"
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| vie (to) | competir, concorrer, disputar,rivalizar / to vie for = competir por; to contend for superiority |
| vineyard | vinha, vinhedo = a planting of grapevines
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| vixen | 1) raposa fêmea = a female fox / 2) megera = ill-tempered woman
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volleyball
| vôlei |
| vortex | vórtice = something that resembles a whirlpool |
| voucher | voucher; comprovante = a document, receipt, stamp, etc., that gives evidence of money spent or received; "gift voucher"; "payment voucher"
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| vow (n) / vow (to) | voto, promessa, juramento = solemn promise or pledge; "he made a vow to lead a better life from now on" // prometer solenemente, fazer votos = to make a solemn promise
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| vulture | urubu |
