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101 house arrest
(a type of arrest in which a person is not allowed to leave his own house: He was kept under house arrest.) residência fixa -
102 memoirs
(a person's written account of his own life; an autobiography: When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs.) memórias -
103 pen-name
noun (a name used by a writer instead of his own name: Samuel Clemens used the pen-name of Mark Twain.) pseudónimo -
104 allocate
['æləkeit]1) (to give (to someone) for his own use: He allocated a room to each student.) ceder2) (to set apart (for a particular purpose): They allocated $500 to the project.) alocar• -
105 at the risk of
(with the possibility of (loss, injury, trouble etc): He saved the little girl at the risk of his own life; At the risk of offending you, I must tell you that I disapprove of your behaviour.) sob risco de -
106 betray
[bi'trei]1) (to act disloyally or treacherously towards (especially a person who trusts one): He betrayed his own brother (to the enemy).) trair2) (to give away (a secret etc): Never betray a confidence!) trair3) (to show (signs of): Her pale face betrayed her fear.) trair•- betrayal- betrayer -
107 business
['biznis]1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) trabalho, profissão2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) negócio3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) assunto•- businessman - on business -
108 deck
[dek]1) (a platform extending from one side of a ship etc to the other and forming the floor: The cars are on the lower deck.) convés2) (a floor in a bus: Let's go on the top deck.) piso3) (a pack of playing-cards: The gambler used his own deck of cards.) baralho• -
109 dignity
['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) dignidade2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) dignidade3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) dignidade4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) dignidade -
110 displaced person
(a person forced to leave his own country as a result of war etc.) exilado -
111 disregard
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112 distrust
1. noun(suspicion; lack of trust or faith: He has always had a distrust of electrical gadgets.) desconfiança2. verb(to have no trust in: He distrusts his own judgement.) desconfiar- distrustfully - distrustfulness -
113 expatriate
noun, adjective((a person) living outside his own country.) expatriado -
114 extrovert
['ekstrəvə:t]noun, adjective((a person) more interested in what happens around him than his own ideas and feelings: An extrovert (person) is usually good company.) extrovertido -
115 free will
(the ability to choose and act freely: He did it of his own free will.) vontade própria -
116 freelance
noun, adjective ((of or done by) a person who is working on his own, not for any one employer: a freelance journalist; freelance work.) free lance -
117 house arrest
(a type of arrest in which a person is not allowed to leave his own house: He was kept under house arrest.) prisão domiciliar -
118 introvert
['intrəvə:t](a person who is more concerned with his own thoughts and feelings than with other people or happenings outside him.) introvertido -
119 memoirs
(a person's written account of his own life; an autobiography: When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs.) memórias -
120 overestimate
[əuvər'estimeit](to estimate, judge etc (something) to be greater, larger or more important than it is: He overestimates his own ability.) superestimar
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