Idioms 2/2 Flashcards
(99 cards)
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por toda parte
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everywhere
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por via das dúvidas
A
just in case
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porção de, uma
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a large number of, a lot of
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pôr-se a + infinitive
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to start
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pôr-se a caminho
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to start out, set out
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pôr-se em pé
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to get up
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posto que
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although, inasmuch as
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pregar uma peça
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to play a trick
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prestar atenção
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to pay attention
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Pronto!
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Ready! That’s all! Finished!
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puxar a mãe, pela mãe
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to take after one’s mother
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qual o quê
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not at all, of course not
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quando do seu regresso
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upon his return
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quanto a
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as for
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quanto antes melhor
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the sooner the better
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quanto antes, o
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as soon as possible
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quanto mais… (tanto) mais
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the more… the more
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Quanto tempo?
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How long? (time)
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Que nada!
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Nonsense, not at all
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que nem
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just like (colloquial)
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Que tal…
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How about…
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Que tal?
A
What do you think of that?
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quebrar o galho
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to get a job done or do a favor
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queima-roupa, à
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at close range, point blank
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queira + infinitive
please
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quem quer que
whoever, whomever
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querer bem a
to love (someone)
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querer dizer
to mean, to mean to say
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querer mal a
to have ill will for someone
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quinze dias
two weeks
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raspar à máquina
to use the clippers (cutting hair)
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repetir tudo tim-tim por tim-tim
to repeat everything exactly
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reprovado num exame, ser
to fail an examination
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responder certo
to answer correctly
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saber de cór e salteado
to know by heart
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saber lidar com uma pessoa
know how to handle a person
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sair bem ou mal
to come out well or poorly
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saltar de
to get off (a taxi, bus)
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são horas de
it is time to
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se bem que
although
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seja como for
come what way
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sem mais tardar
right now
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sem querer
by accident, unintentionally
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sem um vintém
penniless
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semana que vem
next week (month...)
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sentir calor
to be warm (a person)
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sentir falta (saudades) de
to miss, be homesick for
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ser dono de si mesmo
to be one’s own boss
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Será?
Are you sure about that?
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servir (para)
to be good, useful (for)
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só prestar para o fogo
not be worth two cents
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sob medida
made to order, tailor-made
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Tá na mesa, pessoal!
Dinner is on!
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tal pai, tal filho
like father, like son
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tanto quanto
as much as
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tão cedo
so soon
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tão como (or quanto)
as... as
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Tenho que...
I must...
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ter cuidado
to be careful
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ter de + infinitive
to have to (ter que)
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ter do bom e do melhor
to have nothing but the best
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ter juízo
to be prudent, sensible
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ter medo
to be afraid
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ter notícias de
to hear from
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ter pena de
to feel sorry for
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ter queda para
to have a bent, inclination for
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ter receio de
to be afraid, to be suspicious
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ter saudades de
to be homesick for, to miss
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ter vontade de
to feel like doing something
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ter... anos
to be ... years old
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tirar a sorte grande
to hit the jackpot, win the first prize
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tirar a sorte
to flip a coin
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tirar conclusões
to draw conclusions
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tirar cópias
to make copies
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tirar desforra de
to get even with
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tirar um retrato
to take a picture
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tirar uma soneca
to take a nap, snooze
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tocar piano
to play the piano
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todas as vezes que
whenever, as often as
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todo o mundo
everybody
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todo prosa
very proud
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todos os dias
every day
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tomar banho de mar
to go swimming
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tomar conta de
to take care of, to take charge of
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tomar coragem
take courage
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tomar providências
take the steps to do something
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tornar a + infinitive
to... again
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tratar de + infinitive
to take care of, to try to
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tratar-se de
to be about, to be a question of
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uma vez que
seeing that, once (that), since
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valer à pena
to be worthwhile (worth the trouble)
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valer-se de
to make use of
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Vamos... + infinitive
Let’s...
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vez por outra
now and then, once in a while
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virar de cabeça pra baixo
to turn upside down
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virar pelo avesso
to turn inside out
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visto que
seeing that, since
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voltar a + infinitive
to ... again
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vou ver (se)
I will see (whether)
