Business English Expressions

Question 1

Posso interromper?

Answer 1

Can I cut in?

Sentence: Excuse me. Can I cut in? I need to say something very important.

Question 2

Eu não estava a par

Tip

Usamos essa sentença para:

1 - Demonstrar surpresa quanto a um fato desconhecido

Answer 2

I was not privy to

Sentence: I was not privy to that, I will look it up to understand it better.

Question 3

Eu detesto quando pessoas saltam em conclusões sobre mim

Answer 3

I hate when people jump the gun on me

Sentence: I hate when people jump the gun on me. I am an extroverted person and frequently misunderstood.

Question 4

A maior lição foi…

Answer 4

The biggest take away was…

Sentence: The biggest take away was that we shouldn’t have been so quick to judge.

Question 5

Eu tive uma recaída

Answer 5

I had a slip-up

Sentece: Though her slip-up set Twitter on fire, viewers were mostly forgiving.

Question 6

Existe uma exceção

Answer 6

There is an outlier

Sentence: There is an outlier that nobody in the meeting has mentioned and I would like to address it.

Question 7

Eu acho que isso me dará um retorno

Answer 7

I think it will pay off

Sentence: I think studying english will pay off in a brief future.

Question 8

Isso não é uma crítica a sua ideia

Answer 8

That’s not a knock on your idea

Sentence: That’s not a knock on your idea but we should have a meeting with the BI team in order to make it a bullet proof case.

Question 9

Eu não gosto de chamar a atenção

Answer 9

I don’t like to draw attention to myself

Sentence: Please be quiet, we don’t want to draw attention to the guards.

Question 10

Eu tirei sorte grande

Answer 10

I hit the jackpot

Sentence: When people get to know my kids they say I hit the jackpot because they are very calm and polite.

Question 11

Lançar luz sobre/Esclarecer

Answer 11

Shed light on

Sentece: Your explanation shed light on many of my questions, thanks very much.

Question 12

Eu tenho dificuldade de

Answer 12

I’m hard pressed to

Sentece: I’m hard pressed to figure why any man in his right mind would dump her.

Question 13

Mistura confusa

Answer 13

Mishmash

Sentence: Our last meeting was a mishmash, a complete disgrace.

Question 14

Isso se tornou um bicho de sete cabeças

Answer 14

It’s become this multi-headed hydra

Sentence: I think we’ve made the wrong decision and now It’s become this multi-headed hydra.

Question 15

O que me chamou a atenção…

Answer 15

What stood out for me…

Sentece: What stood out for me in your presentation was the numbers we had in the south region.

Question 16

Eu não entendo muito bem isso até certo ponto

Answer 16

I don’t really understand that to some degree

Sentence: Lately I have been studying a lot about Apple’s design and technology, but when it comes to its core value, I don’t really understand that to some degree.

Question 17

Então, um exemplo seria…

Answer 17

So, to take an example…

Sentence: So, to take an example… Remember when I visited Australia? Well, visiting London was the same feeling.

Question 18

Eu estava em desacordo com…

Answer 18

I was at odds with…

Sentence: His behavior is at odds with the interests of the company.

Question 19

Eu vou explicar

Tip

Usamos essa sentença para:

1 - Comprar tempo

2 - Avisar os ouvintes que desenvolveremos a ideia ora apresentada

3 - Usar como recurso de oratória quando percebemos que a ideia que apresentamos é confusa

Answer 19

I will bring this about

Sentence: I know this is a complex matter, but don’t worry, I will bring this about…

Question 20

Tenho que dar crédito a quem o crédito é devido

Answer 20

I have to give credit where credit is due

Sentence: I would like to recognize Peter for his idea and execution because I have to give credit where credit is due.

Question 21

Você tem toda razão!

Tip

Usamos essa senteça para:

1 - Demonstrar um alto nível de concordância

2 - Elogiar uma explicação

3 - Frizar que o que foi falado é de extremo valor

Answer 21

You are right on the money

Sentence: You are right on the money! I think we should all follow this strategy.

Question 22

Eu não posso me menosprezar

Answer 22

I can’t sell myself short

Sentence: The one lesson I learned in my career was that I should never sell myself short.

Question 23

Isso vem de

Answer 23

This stems from

Sentece: Most of her health problems stem from an accident she had when she was younger.

Question 24

Isso levanta a pergunta de

Tip

Usamos essa senteça para:

1 - Aprofundar um assunto abordado por outrem

2 - Abrir subtópicos dentro de um tópico

3 - Especular intenções, motivos e razões

Answer 24

It begs the question of

Sentence: It begs the question of whether or not it was intentional or by mistake.

Question 25

**Eu discordo de você**

Answer 25

**I take issue with you** Sentence: I must **take issue with you** over what you said yesterday.

Question 26

**Isso não vale o esforço**

Answer 26

**This is not a hill to die on** ## Footnote Sentece: I hate talking about politics. I truly **think this is not a hill to die on**.

Question 27

**Eu não posso deixar de frizar** ## Footnote Tip Usamos essa sentença para: 1 - Quando notamos que estamos sendo prolixos 2 - Demonstrar que o argumento anterior é de extrema importância 3 - Dar ênfase

Answer 27

**I can't stress this enough** ## Footnote Sentence: I love going to Disney, **I can't stress this enough**.

Question 28

**Fiquem comigo** Tip Usamos essa sentença para: 1 - Comprar tempo 2 - Avisar os ouvintes que desenvolveremos a ideia ora apresentada 3 - Usar como recurso de oratória quando percebemos que a ideia que apresentamos é confusa

Answer 28

**Bear with me** Sentence: I know it sounds dubious, but **bear with me** for a moment...

Question 29

**Eu aprendi a lidar com isso**

Answer 29

**I have come to grips with it** ## Footnote Sentence: The president has failed to **come to grips with** the two most important social issues of our time.

Question 30

**Sigam meu raciocínio por um momento** ## Footnote Tip Usamos essa sentença para: 1 - Comprar tempo 2 - Avisar os ouvintes que desenvolveremos a ideia ora apresentada 3 - Usar como recurso de oratória quando percebemos que a ideia que apresentamos é confusa

Answer 30

**Follow me down this path for a moment** ## Footnote Sentence: I know it sounds confusing, but **follow me down this path for a moment**.

Question 31

**Eu não quero que isso seja mal interpretado**

Answer 31

**I don't want this to come off the wrong way** Sentence: **I don't want this to come off the wrong way** and for this reason I will need my lawyers's orientation.

Question 32

**Isso é algo que vira e mexe eu penso**

Answer 32

**This is something I come to a lot** Sentece: **This is something I come to a lot** when I am driving.

Question 33

**Eu vou precisar pensar sobre isso**

Answer 33

**I will need to marinate on that** ## Footnote Sentence: I **will need to marinate on** the proposal made before I come to any conclusion.

Question 34

**Eu coloco muito peso na ideia de que**

Answer 34

**I place a lot of weight on the idea that** Sentence: **I place a lot of weight on the idea that** we should move out from Utah.

Question 35

**Contribuindo com seu ponto...** Tip Usamos essa sentença para: 1 - Interromper a fala de alguém 2 - Agregar informação a uma opnião já expressada 3 - Discordar de uma opnião já expressada

Answer 35

**To your point...** ## Footnote Sentence: **To your point** regarding the new employee I hired, I think he has more to learn and develop with us.