CAPÍTULO 1 - GREAT INVENTIONS and INVENTORS Flashcards

(53 cards)

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remarkable

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notável

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rate

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índice

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gadgets

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aparelhos, engenhocas

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to pare / whittle it down

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reduzir

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glaring

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gritante

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without further ado

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sem mais delongas

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7
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source

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fonte

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overnight

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da noite para o dia

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threatening

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ameaçado

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clunky

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volumoso

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brick

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tijolo

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real estate

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bens imobiliários

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wealthy

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abastado

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raging revheads

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grandes fanáticos por carros (expressão australiana)

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assembly-line

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linha de montagem

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renders

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fazer / tornar

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spreads

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espalhar

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bucks

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dólares (termo informal)

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tool

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ferramenta

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20
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rile

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irritar

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21
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to keep track of

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acompanhar

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a two-egded sword

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pode ser bom, mas pode ser ruim

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a game changer

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fazer toda a diferença

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could only dream of

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into its own
por conta própria
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came on the scene
surgiu
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in its day
na sua época
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Tempo verbal para fatos que começaram e terminaram completamente em um momento determinado do passado.
SIMPLE PAST
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Tempo verbal que usa expressões de tempo para definir QUANDO esses fatos ocorreram.
SIMPLE PAST
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Tempo verbal que indica a ocorrência de duas ações no passado, uma tendo ocorrido ANTES da outra.
PAST PERFECT
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Tempos verbais usados quando duas ações ocorreram no passado, uma tendo ocorrido ANTES da outra.
Ocorreu primeiro: PAST PERFECT Ocorreu depois: SIMPLE PAST
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Expressões de tempo comumente usadas com SIMPLE PAST
- yesterday - last week / month / year - a long time / 10 years / one month ago - in 2007 / the 19th century / september - on monday / december 19 / christmas day - at 10 PM / christmas
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Frases afirmativas com verbos regulares no SIMPLE PAST com verbos de ação.
acrescenta-se o sufixo ED
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Frases afirmativas com verbos irregulares no SIMPLE PAST com verbos de ação.
verificar/decorar a lista de verbos do livro
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Frases negativas no SIMPLE PAST com verbos de ação.
DID NOT ou DIDN´T + INFINITIVO do verbo principal.
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YES ou NO QUESTIONS no SIMPLE PAST com verbos de ação.
Auxiliar DID antes do sujeito + INFINITIVO do verbo principal + ponto de interrogação.
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SIMPLE PAST com o verbo TO BE
WAS: I, He, She e It WERE: You, We e They
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Auxiliar do PAST PERFECT
HAD (passado do verbo HAVE)
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Estrutura do PAST PERFECT
Sujeito + HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE (verbo principal)
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Estrutura do PRESENT PERFECT
Sujeito + HAVE ou HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE (verbo principal)
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Auxiliar do PAST PERFECT
HAS (He, She, It) ou HAVE (I, You, We, They)
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Tempo verbal usado para: 1) ação ocorrida em um momento indefinido no passado. 2) experiências que se repetiram no passado. 3) ação que acaba de ser concluída. 4) ações no passado que têm relação com o presente.
PRESENT PERFECT
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Expressões de tempo comumente usadas com PRESENT PERFECT
- Tempo não definido: lately, recently, once, many times. - Advérbios: just, always, never, ever, yet, already, still. - Since e for
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Tempo verbal para ação iniciada no passado e que continua no presente, sem interrupções.
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
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Diferença entre PRESENT PERFECT e PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT PERFECT: ação pontual Ex: I´ve broken my arm. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: ação prolongada. Ex: We´ve been traveling for two weeks.
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If there is a strong and special need for something, you find a way
"Necessity is the mother of invention"
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Didn´t do anything significant.
"(Somebody) didn´t invent gunpowder"
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Innovative and advanced.
"(Something that is) cutting edge"
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To lose enthusiasm or motivation.
"To run out of steam"
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Much more developed compared to the rest.
"(To be) light years ahead"
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Very impressive / extraordinary.
"(Something is) out of this world"
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To do something that has already been done in an effective way.
"To reinvent the wheel"
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Easy to understand or do.
"It´s not rocket science"