Letter P - - pause

pace = passo
>>> a single step in walking or running , the distance covered by the step.
**take one pace forward and then stop.
**Bruno was standing only a few paces from Michael.
>>> to walk with regular steps.
**nervous candidate pace up and down before an examination.
>>> to measure by stepping.
**pace out the length of the floor to estimate how many metres of carpet you need.
>>> speed
**Maria Zeferina kept a fast pace during the entire marathon , that's why she won.
**he found it difficult to cope with the pace of change.
>>> action,excitement,rate of progress.
**she got bored with her novel which she felt lacked pace.
**this pacey/pacy thriller is gripping.
>>> to keep up with/to go as fast as.
**the old dog couldn't keep pace with the energetic pup.
**the standard of living drops if wages do not keep pace with inflation.
>>> the leading runner ,firm,etc that others try to follow or imitate.
**Is Giselle Bundchen still the pacesetter/pacemaker in the fashion business?
**such an innovative firm sets the pace for the rest of the industry.

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Procrastinate = procrastinar,adiar sem motivo,usar de delongas
>>>This is a verb which means to put things aside ,often out of laziness.
***You should stop procrastinating and start doing your duties.
***You'll never learn anything from J.B. ,if you keep procrastinating his advices.

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Preliminary = preliminar
>>>Introductory or preparatory to the main thing.
***The police made some preliminary inquiries about the Isabela Nardoni's case.
***Getting a visa was a necessary preliminary to visiting Brazil.
>>>Shortened from preliminaries,the pages of a book that come before the main text.
***The prelims include the title page and contents.

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Pledge = promessa
>>>A solemn promise or vow.
**His friends took a pledge not to say how he died.
**The judge reminded him that he was under pledge of secrecy.
>>>To promise to give
**The subjects pledged their loyalty to their country.
>>>Something given as security to guarantee payment of a debt,etc.
**He left his typewriter as a pledge for the money he borrowed.
>>>Something given as a sign of friendship,etc.
**They exchanged rings as a pledge of their love.

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Pause = pausa,pausar
>>>A temporary stop or delay in speech or activity.
***There was a pause in the conversation while we thought about what had been said.
***The hikers paused at the top of the hill.

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