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21 be hard on
1) (to punish or criticize severely: Don't be too hard on the boy - he's too young to know that he was doing wrong.) ser severo com2) (to be unfair to: If you punish all the children for the broken window it's a bit hard on those who had nothing to do with it.) ser injusto com -
22 be up to no good
(to be doing something wrong: I'm sure he's up to no good.) estar com más intenções -
23 catch red-handed
(to find (a person) in the act of doing wrong: The police caught the thief red-handed.) pegar em flagrante -
24 humour
['hju:mə] 1. noun1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) humor2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) cômico2. verb(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) fazer a vontade de- humorist- humorous - humorously - humorousness - - humoured -
25 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) julgar2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) arbitrar3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) julgar4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) julgar2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) juiz2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) árbitro3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) perito•- judgement- judgment - judging from / to judge from - pass judgement on - pass judgement -
26 make amends
(to do something to improve the situation after doing something wrong, stupid etc: He gave her a present to make amends for his rudeness.) reparar, compensar -
27 ringleader
noun (the leader of a group of people who are doing something wrong: The teacher punished the ring-leader.) cabeça -
28 scrupulous
['skru:pjuləs](careful in attending to detail, doing nothing wrong, dishonest etc: He is scrupulous in his handling of the accounts; scrupulous attention to instructions.) escrupuloso- scrupulousness -
29 seduce
[si'dju:s](to persuade or attract into doing, thinking etc (something, especially something foolish or wrong): She was seduced by the attractions of the big city.) seduzir- seductive -
30 tell on
1) (to have a bad effect on: Smoking began to tell on his health.) cansar2) (to give information about (a person, usually if they are doing something wrong): I'm late for work - don't tell on me!) denunciar
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