Unit 1: Communication Flashcards
(43 cards)
Stick to
Adhere
Follow
“ stick to the diet”
“ stick to the agenda “
In-depth
Carefully worked out
Detailed
” An in-depth conversation”
Ensure / insure /assure
To make sure or certain / against lost or stolen/ for a person
Ex: i assure you
Chairing
- To preside over as chairperson: chair a meeting.
- To install (someone) in a position of authority, especially as a presiding officer.
- To carry (someone) high off the ground in a chair or in a seated position, especially as a tribute.
Drafting
Rascunho
Elaborar
Therefore
Portanto
Logo
Então
suitably
in an appropriate manner
“he was appropriately dressed”
thingamajig (thĭng′ə-mə-jĭg′)
.
Something whose name is unknown or forgotten
” could you pass me that thingamajig?”
hacksaw
A saw used with one hand for cutting metalhacksaw - saw used with one hand for cutting metal
hack saw, metal saw
saw - hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
get through
become clear or enter one’s consciousness or emotions
Ex:Did I get through to you? [consegui ‘pentrar a sua cabeça’ e faze-lo entender? :-)] Please talk to me below.
convey
make known; pass on, of information/to carry
transportar ; levar
Ex:She conveyed the message to me
-Huge ships convey oil from the Middle East.
to convey to sb that → comunicar a algn que …
the name conveys nothing to me → o nome não me diz nada
what does this music convey to you? → que esta música te faz lembrar?
Get by
To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances:
utterance
The act of uttering; vocal expression.
speech, words, statement, comment,opinion,announcement,declaration
Ex: the Queen’s public utterances
getting acquainted
learning a few things about each other
Se familiarizando
Angler
- One who fishes with a hook.
- A scheming person.
- An anglerfish.
to get along like a house on fire
To get along very well or To form a successful relationship right from the start
**orig. U.S. like a house on fire (also afire) : as fast as a house would burn; very rapidly or vigorously. Freq. in to get on like a house on fire : (a) to progress rapidly and successfully; (b) (of two people) to establish quickly and maintain a very good relationship.
get across
- to cross or cause or help to cross
- (adverb) to be or cause to be readily understood
- (intr, preposition) to annoy: her constant interference really got across him
the opposite end of the scale
the two subjects are much too different from each other, that it’s opposite.
Ex: some people would say republicans and democrats are at opposite ends of the scale. It just means their views are so different, it’s opposite of each other.
Despite and in spite of
same meaning and are prepositions.
Is to express that something is unexpected or surprising.
We use in spite of / despite:
+ noun
+ verb + -ing
+ the fact that
Ex: In spite of / despite the fact that he is much older than the others, he won the race.
In spite of / despite being much older than the others, he won the race.
the finer points of
The more complex or detailed aspects of:
Ex: he went on to discuss the finer points of his work.
I doubt that he knows the finer points of what’s proper or not proper.
Undermine
To weaken by wearing away a base or foundation: Water has undermined the stone foundations.
To weaken, injure, or impair, often by degrees or imperceptibly; sap: Late hours can undermine one’s health.
To dig a mine or tunnel beneath.
Standpoint
n.
A position from which things are considered or judged; a point of view.
Drafting
writing a first version to be filled out and polished later.
Planejamento
Tricky
Requiring great tact or skill
Hard to deal with or get out of
Complicate, difficult, hard
