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Hannover hit Bundesliga heights
Hit heights = atinge as alturas
Protest banners provided the backdrop to victory
Brackdrop = pano de fundo
Fans rail against the club president’s plan to take majority control of the club
Rail against = protestar
A second win from two games sent them into the international break in the fledgling table’s top four.
Formas da palavra:fledglings
1.SUBSTANTIVO CONTÁVEL
Afledglingis a young bird that has itsfeathersand islearningtofly.
Sinônimos:chick,nestling,young birdMais sinônimos de fledgling
2.ADJECTIVO[ADJECTIVEnoun]
You usefledglingtodescribea person, organization, or system that is new or without experience.
…the sound practical advice he gave to fledgling writers.
…Russia’s fledgling democracy
the ball is struck with the side of the mallet, rather than the end.
Strike Struck struck (atingir)
Mallet: martelo de jogar polo
The writer, having never realised this before, feels obliged to abandon his life’s work on the spot.
Spot = lugar
It’s a chillingly familiar feeling.
chillingly{adv.}; Friamente;assustadoramente
chill{subst.}: resfriado
To chill{v.}: gelar;desencorajar; relevar; descontrair
to chill{v. tr.}: resfriar
If you’re a native speaker, the hierarchy is ingrained in you.
Ingrained = arraigada
I’ve duly ordered a copy of the book
Duly = devidamente
The Dictionary of American Regional English istrying to encourage podcasters to employ endangered American wordsand expressions in the hope of preserving them.
Endangered: ameaçadas de extinção
This strikes me as a little bit hasty.
Strikes = me parece Hasty= precipitado/apressado
I don’t really fancy yolo’s chances in the long term.
Fancy= creio/suponho
I don’t really fancy yolo’s chances in the long term. We put up with the expression “you only live once” for a long time without anybody deciding it required a dedicated acronym.
Put to= tolerar
As a result, President Bush was able to cross off the 10th and final item on his administration’sbucket list.
A list of things (not necessarily written down) you want to do before kick the bucket (die)
Bucket = balde
Kick the bucket = “bater as botas”
I was well into my second decade of journalism before I found out that “enormity” is a synonym for monstrosity or wickedness – not hugeness.
wickedness: maldade
Wickednessis generally considered a synonym forevilorsinfulness. Among theologians and philosophers, it has themore specific meaningof evil committedconsciouslyand offree will.It can also be considered the quality or state of being wicked.
The term wickedness dates back to the 1300s and is derived from the wordswickedand-ness. Wicked is an extended form of the term wick meaning bad and is also associated with the Old English termwiccameaning wizard. There is not a corresponding verb to the term, but the term wretched is also associated with the term. The term -ness is a word forming element denoting action, quality or state and is typically added to an adjective or past participle to make it an abstract noun. It is an Old English term and also comes from the Proto-Germanic termin-assuand many other cognates.
A group of fans attempting to take out an injunction to block the move have already had their application rejected by a regional court, but there’s no sense that the battle is over.
Take out = Take outno sentido de conseguir um documento oficial.
Injuction = determinação formal, liminar
A normal eyebrow has about 250 to 300 hairs.
eyebrow = sobrancelha
At first it was not too obvious, but I started to note that some conversations abruptly stopped when I arrived, I heard whispers behind my back and even a few chuckles.
chuckles = risadinhas, sorriso leve
The flip side is, of course, ignorance, the proof and possibility of being wrong.
The magician flipped the card and showed it to the public.
Flip side - o lado reverso (geralmente o negativo)
Flip - virar
The father’s frown showed he was not pleased.
My son always frowns when it is bedtime.
frown = fazer cara feia (reprovar)
Seeds of freedom near their last gasp
Gasp = suspiro
Elizabeth covered her mouth to silence a giggle.
Giggle = chuckle = risadinha
At first glance it may seem that comparing an original with an allegedly illicit copy would be enough to identify the violation
glace = vista
The glare of the computer screen may strain the eyes.
Glare = brilho
An incorrigible joker off the pitch, his permanent grin switches automatically to a frown of concentration as soon as he crosses the white line.
Grin = sorriso (forçado, não pejorativo); a wide smile
This car has a good grip on curves.
A tight grip of the tennis racket is essential.
The child gripped his mother’s hand.
GRIP:
Aderência
Aperto
Agarrar
but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
groan: gemido
The bathroom is at the end of the hallway.
Hallway: corredor
He was mumbling something that I could not hear.
mumble: resmungar
My father mutters about everything; nothing pleases him.
muttle: murmurar
President Lula stated that he would not shove the Belo Monte project “down the throats” of the indigenous
Shove = empurrar
shove something down someone’s throat = empurrar goela abaixo
I shrugged because I did not know the answer to the question
to raise your shoulders and then lower them in order to say you do not know or are not interested
I breathed a sigh of relief when the plane landed.
Sigh = suspiro
I was so angry that I slammed the door on my way out.
The leader of the opposition slams the president’s policy.
Slam: bater/criticar (informal)
to (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a loud noise;
informal: to criticize
Find some dry sticks and we’ll make a campfire.
To cause something to become fixed, for example with glue or another similar substance
Although her name is Clare, her little sister called her Lali, and somehow the name stuck.
“Where shall I put these books?” “Oh, just stick them on the table for now.”
Stick: gravetos
Consertar/Colar
Pegar
To put something somewhere, especially in a not very careful way:
The vegetation is very thick in the jungle.
Thick - grosso
Wrap them in aluminium foil and keep them in the fridge, in the vegetable draw.
Wrap - embrulhar
The eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory.
Hence - consequentemente = therefore, so
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result.
She conveyed the message to me.
Convey = transmitir
Below ten per cent of the total of all verbs from his four Early Modern English subperiods, but does exceed the five per cent level from about 1600 onwards.
onwards = em diante
It is much cooler in the shade.
Shade = sombra (no sentido de
Shade, therefore, denotes a general state, while shadow implies a shape.
Martin gave her a cheeky grin.
Cheeky = atrevido Grin = sorriso (forçado, não pejorativo); a wide smile
If you describe a person or their behaviour as cheeky, you think that they are slightly rude or disrespectful but in a charming or amusing way.
Dr. Johnson was one of the first lexicographers to pay close attention to what is referred to in Modern English as the phrasal verb; and he couldn’t have been any more accurate in stressing just how frequently we use them, and how dumbfounded foreigners are by them.
dumbfounded = estupefato
Why do prhasal verbs exist if there are already perfectly good single-word verbs that possess the same meaning? I really had no retort for him, but I became obsessed in finding the answer.
retort = a quick answer that is angry or funny: to return (an accusation, epithet, etc.) upon the person uttering it.
uttering = proferir/pronunciar
When producing an utterance, a speaker’s illocutionary intention is his intention to perform some illocutionary act(s) in uttering those words.
She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word.
utter = proferir/pronunciar
utter = total utterly = totalmente
Gerard will open the debate and I will sum up
resumir = give a brief summary.
They were bragging about how easy it had been
brag = gabar
As a pronoun,onecan also function in an impersonal, objective manner, standing for the writer or for all people who are like the writer or for the average person or for all people who belong to a class.
Stand for = significa/tolera/apoia
Language is always changing, evolving, and adapting to the needs of its users.
Evolve = evoluir
The change is so slow that from year to year we hardly notice it, except to grumble every so often about the ‘poor English’ being used by the younger generation!
Grumble = reclamar
Every so often = de vez em quando
We all know a slightly different set of words and constructions, depending on our age, job, education level, region of the country, and so on.
Slightly = levemente Slight = pequeno Slightest = o menor
As young people interact with others their own age, their language grows to include words, phrases, and constructions that are different from those of the older generation. Some have a short life span (heardgroovylately?), but others stick around toaffect the languageas a whole.
Span = período
stick around= remain in or near a place (ficar de perto)
Four hundred years ago, the wordpeasewas used to refer to either a single pea or a bunch of them, but over time, people assumed thatpeasewas a plural form, for whichpeamust be the singular. Therefore, a new word,pea, was born.
Pea= ervilha
Makes it crackrather thanshatter.
Crack = quebrar/rachar
Rather than = em vez de
Shatter = estilhaçar
Rather than viewing human beings as passive subjects who were at the whims of the associations
Rather than = em vez de
At the whims = sob os caprichos
The15th AmendmentgaveAfrican-Americanstheright to votefor the first time, while the government cracked down on theKu Klux Klan.
Crack down: reprimir
I reckon he is with us at least four days out of seven.
Reckon: contar/avaliar
4 out 7: quatro de sete
The relationship between the Illinois politician and the New York editor traveled over many bumps – starting with a scandal over travel reimbursement in 1848.
Travel over bumps: passar por dificuldades
Bumps: solavancos
Reimbursement: reembolso
The relationship between the Illinois politician and the New York editor traveled over many bumps – starting with a scandal over travel reimbursement in 1848.
Travel over bumps: passar por dificuldades
Bumps: solavancos
Reimbursement: reembolso
As a newly elected Congressman, Greeley “scoured the House for ‘abuses,’ and soon hit upon the members’ prevalent habit of pocketing some ready money by charging the government for more mileage than they actually covered between their homes and Washington - since a loophole in the law enabled them to collect on the basis of circuitous routes.
To scoure: vasculhar (ou limpar)
Hit upon: deparar/descobrir/inventar/pensar (imaginar trombando numa ideia que se oferece);
Mileage: milhagem
loophole - brecha
Circuitous - tortuosos (of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way
Though a strong partisan, he voted against the bulk of his party once or twice.
Partisan - partidário
Bulk of his party = a massa do seu partido
I was often in his company thenceforward until his death, and long on terms of friendly intimacy with him, I never heard him tell an anecdote or story.
Thenceforward: daí em diante
Long: por muito tempo
A decade later, their relationship was strained again by Greeley’s support of Stephen Douglas’ campaign for reelection to the Senate
Strained: If arelationshipis strained,problemsarespoilingit.
= Tenso (showingthat someone isnervousorworried)
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Spare time = tempo livre
I was plagued by this one question: Who I am?
Plagued = atormentado Plague = tormenta/praga
I’m going to play just the first half of video for you, for the sake of time.
For the Sake of time = por causa do tempo/questão do tempo
When he was dying, he had this little fluffy dog coddled right next to him
to coddle: mimar
to protect and treat someone or something with great care
Donations are vital to our ability to reach out to people around the world.
Reach out = alcançar /ajudar
He is a shallow person who cares only about money.
Shallow = superficial
I try to imagine what would happen, if I, a forty-something, 6-feet, fat, bearded guy, would meet a young woman like Kalina in a train, lean over to her and ask her in my nicest voice: “What do you want to do before you die?”
to lean over: inclinar-se
Don’t agree to a date only out of pity
Out of a pity = por pena
You don’t owe them an explanation, but if you actually have a good reason there’s no harm in mentioning it.
Harm= prejuízo
A reader recently wrote to ask me if she should turn down a guy she thought was really great but wasn’t physically attracted to, and if so, how should she do it without being too harsh?
Turn down= recusar
Harsh: Severo/ríspido
I consulted some men in my circle of acquaintances for their take on the issue.
acquaintances: conhecidos
Take on: assumir
Take on me: preste atenção em mim
You’re a nice guy, but I’m just not into you in that way.” It’s clear and not wishy-washy, but it’s not quite as blunt as actually stating that you find him unattractive.
wishy-washy: indeciso
If yousaythat someone iswishy-washy, you arecriticalof them because their ideas are notfirmorclear.
Stating: afirmando/declarando
Blunt: brusco
Aroeira is the ideal place for a weekend break or a well deserved holiday with family, friends orasatwosome.
Twosome: casal/par/dupla
Threesome: trio
Foursome: quarteto
By the time they were grilled hard enough to hold the load without disintegrating, the doughnuts just became greasyhoboblankets
Hobo(es): someone who does not have ajobor ahouseand whomovesfrom oneplaceto another
2. a migratory worker
Greasy: gorduroso (no sentido figurado: of a person or their manner, effusively polite in a way that is felt to be insincere and repulsive.
As penance for its cruelties against the slaves, Ana Jansen would have been condemnedtorambleatthe streets of the city in the friday nights, in a covered cart pulled for decapitated horses, under the command of a coachman equally mutilated.
Penance: penitência
Ramble: vagar
Ramble on: divagar
1 walk for pleasure, typically without a definite route.
2 talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way.
When you pay for something, it kind of holds you accountable
holdsomeoneaccountable: tornar responsável
Toholdsomeoneaccountablemeans the person is being asked to explain why they did (or didn’t do) something. In our personal lives, weholdpeopleaccountableall the time.
Accountabilityis not a form of punishment. … The word “accountable” means answerable for actions or decisions.
Suzy tossed her bag onto the sofa
Toss:Throw (something) somewhere lightly, easily, or casually.
For example: “Suzy tossed her bag onto the sofa
Suzy tossed her bag onto the sofa
Toss:Throw (something) somewhere lightly, easily, or casually.
For example: “Suzy tossed her bag onto the sofa
Controversy surrounds the recipient, the fate of her sons, and the authorship of the letter.
Recipient: destinatário
Fate: destino
Snow had blocked off several streets.
Interditar
he lifted his trophy over his head
Lift = levantar
Gloucester’s Karin ‘Kaz’ Tappouras loves to run a marathon, some much so, that she runs one every weekend.
So much so = tanto é assim
House and Senate leaders have sketched out a deal on paid leave and minimum wage weeks ahead of the next legislative session.
Sketched out = esboçado
Paid leave = licença (férias) remunerada
Malta chief of staff resigned over journalist murder
Resigned= pediu demissão
With the help of ketamine, researchers rewrite memories in a bid to curb harmful drinking
Bid = tentativa/oferta Curb= amenizar Harmful= nocivo/prejudicial
With the help of ketamine, researchers rewrite memories in a bid to curb harmful drinking
Bid = tentativa/oferta Curb= amenizar Harmful= nocivo/prejudicial
Lectures were called off so students could cram for finals
the ashtray by the bed wascrammed withcigarette butts
it’s amazing how you’ve managed tocrameveryonein
they all crammed into the car
Cram: estudar em cima da hora
Cram: Enter/force (people or things) into a place or container that is or appears to be too small to contain them.
Lecture: palestra
Call off: cancelada
Ashtray: ash cinza, tray bandeja - cinzeiro
If you keep missing classes, you’re going to end up failing your grade and having to repeat it.
End up: vai acabar (falhando na prova)
In a standing position, I want you to bend down and put your arms either side of your feet. Jumping back with your foot, I want you to go into a push-up position and keep your core tight
Standing = de pé
Bend down = curvar-se
Stiff penalty for crashing drunk into cornfield near Stratford
Stiff= rígido/duro
Is it OK to smack your child? Australians are divided, but the practice is dying out
Smack = bater
Dying out = acabar
He had survived World War II as a child and later served in the army himself, and the experience seemed to harden him.
Harden = endurecer
Shecarrieda very bulkypackageon thebus
Bulky: toobigand taking up too muchspace
You won’t bewarmenough in that flimsydress.
Wespentthenightin a flimsywoodenhut.
Flimsy: frágil
Hut: cabana/barraca/choupana
storming out of her room, she ran slap into Luke
Storm out: To leave or exit (some place) in a very angry and animated manner
One possibility is to require corporal punishers to attend, as punishment, specialised programs focused on family violence, with a view to bringing home to them the nature and effects of corporal punishment.
To attend: comparecer
