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Muitasvezes,conseguimosreconhecerumnativonoapenaspelosotaqueoupelaformacorretadeusaragramtica,maspelacapacidade
deusarexpressestpicaseditadospopulares.Obviamentequeesseconhecimentonogaranteaaprovaoemumaprova,mas,comcerteza,
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OIncrvel.clubtraznestepostalgumasdasexpressesmaisimportantesemingls,asuatraduoealgunsexemplosprticos.

Expresesidiomticascomseus

Traduo

Exemplo

sinnimos
afteralldespite,nevertheless

depoisdetudo,aofimeaocabo

Iknewit!Afterall,Iwasright!

allalongallthetime

todootempo

Iknewabouthislittlesecretallalong.

allearseagertolisten

soutodoouvidos

Iamallears.

allofasuddensuddenly

derepente

Allofasudden,herefusedtopay.

allthesamenodifference

tantofaz,amesmacoisa

Ifitsallthesametoyou,letsstartattwo.

allthumbsclumsy

desastrado

Hecantfixanything,hesallthumbs.

appleofdiscordsubjectofenvy

madadiscrdia,opontodadiscrdia Thisquestionisanappleofdiscordinourfamily.

orquarrel
asaruleusually

emgeral

Asarule,weoffera5%discount.

asfarasIamconcerned

atondeeusei

AsfarasIamconcerned,boththebookandthemovie

inmyopinion

aregood.

asforme/astomeinmyopinion

naminhaopinio

Asforme,youcanrelyonhissupport.

aswellalso,too

tambm

Heknowsmath,andphysicsaswell.

atall(not)inthesmallestdegree

(absolutamente)nada

HedoesntknowFrenchatall.Idontlikeitatall.

atrandomwithoutorder

nasorte

Hechosethoseplacesatrandom.

atthispointatthistime

aessashoras

Atthispoint,wecantturnback.

beabouttoready(todo)

estarprestesa

Iwasabouttoleavewhenyoucalled.

beaftersomeoneinsist,press

estaratrsdealguminsistir,pressionar Hismotherisalwaysafterhimtostudy.

beallinbeextremelytired

estaracabado

Imallin,Idbettergotobednow.

bebackononesfeethealthyagain serecuperardepoisdeumtempodifcil,

Hesbackonhisfeetafteralongperiodofdebtand

orbetterfinancially

selevantar

unemployment.

beataroundthebushavoidgiving

seesquivar

Stopbeatingaroundthebush!Gettothepoint!

estardescontrolado,foradesi

Shewasbesideherselfwithworry/withgrief.

bebetteroffbeinabettersituation

estaremumasituaomelhor

Hellbebetteroffwithanewjob.

bebrokehavenomoneyatall

estarfalido

Ispentallmymoney,Imbroke.

behardonsomething/someone

serdurocomalgo/algum

Mysonishardonshoes,theydontlastlongwithhim.

aclear/definiteanswer
bebesideoneselfbeveryupset,
nervous,worried,etc.

treatroughly
behighononeslistbeoneofthe

LifewasprettyhardonTom.
aprimeiracoisadalista

mostimportantthings

Anewcarishighonmylistofpriorities.AnewTV
isnothighonmylist.

beinchargeofberesponsiblefor

seroresponsvelpor

Heisinchargeofmarketing.

beintheredbeindebt

estarquebrado,cheiodedvidas

Oursaleswereintheredlastyear.

beintosmth.beinterestedin

estarinteressado/apaixonadoporalgo

Heisintocomputers.Sheisintosports.

bendoverbackwardstryhard

fazertodoopossvel

Ibentoverbackwardstohelpher.

beononesway

estarnocaminho

Imonmyway.

beonthesafesidenottotakeany

paramaiorsegurana

Takeanextrakey,justtobeonthesafeside.

chances

beoutofbewithout

estarsem,noter

Weareoutofbread,cheese,andsugar.

beoutofshapebephysicallyunfit

estarforadeforma

Heneedstoexercise,heisoutofshape.

beoutofsortsinbadhumor

estardemauhumor

Leavehimalone,hesoutofsortstoday

bepressedfortime/money

estarpressionadoportempo/dinheiro

Impressedfortimenow.Wearepressedformoney

beshortofnothaveenough

(notersuficientetempo/dinheiro)

atthemoment.

besidethepointoffthepoint

novemaocaso

WhatIsaidtohimprivatelyisbesidethepoint.

betoblameberesponsiblefor

serculpado

Whoistoblameforthisawfulmistake?Tomistoblame

amistake/somethingwrong
betouchandgobeuncertainofthe

forthismixup.
estarporumfio

result
beupagainstbeopposedby,have

Hewasverysick,andforsometimeitwastouchandgo,
butheisbetternow.

enfrentar(algo/algum)

problems,beindanger

Ourcompanyisupagainstseriousattemptsofhostile
takeover.

beupandaround/aboutable

voltaraandar/recuperarse(depois

tobeoutofbedafteranillness

deumadoena)

beuptoonesearsverybusy

estarmuitoocupado

Imuptomyearsinwork.

beuptosomethingdomischief

estartramandoalgo

Ihavetocheckwhatthekidsareupto.

beuptosomeonebeonesown

dependedealgum,adecisodealgum Itsuptoyoutodecide.Itsuptoyoutoclosetheoffice

decisionorresponsibility

Hewassickforamonth,butnowheisupandaround.

everydayat8oclock.

beusedtobeaccustomedto

estaracostumadoa

Imusedtohardwork.Hesusedtoheat.

bigshotimportantperson

pessoaimportante

Heisabigshotaroundhere.

biteoffmorethanonecanchew

valorizarsedemais(teroolhomaior

Icouldnthandletwojobsandfamily.Ireallybitoff

trytodomorethanonecan

queabarriga)

morethanIcouldchew.

biteonestonguestoptalking

morderalngua/sesegurarenofalar

Ialmosttoldher,butbitmytongue.

bitethedustdie,bedefeated

morrer/serderrotado

Manyofthembitthedustinthatwar.

blacksheepagoodfornothing

ovelhanegra

Theirsecondsonistheblacksheepofthefamily,

memberofthefamily
blinddateameetingofamanand

heisgoodfornothing.
encontroaescuras

womanarrangedbyfriends

Sherefusestogoonablinddateagainbecauseshehad
badexperience.

blowitlosethechance

perderaoportunidade

Heunderstoodthatheblewit.

blowoverpass,end

vaipassar/acabar

Waitheretillhisangerblowsover.

bottomlinemainresult/factor

resultado

Thebottomlineis,Idonthaveenoughmoney.

breakintoenterbyforce

entrarfora

Thepolicebrokeintotherobbershouse.

breakoneshearthurtdeeply

partirocoraodealgum

Thenewsofherdeathbrokehisheart.

breaktheiceovercomeshyness

quebrarogelo(superaratimidezedar

Thepartywasdulluntilsomeonebroketheicewith

inmakingthefirststep

oprimeiropasso)

ajokeandwealllaughed.

breakthenewstellnewfacts

espalharinformao

CNNisbreakingthenewsrightnow.

bringhomethebaconearnthe

sustentarafamlia

Heworksveryhardatseveralplacestobringhomethe

livingforthefamily

bacon.

brushoffgivenoattentionto

nodarbola

Thebossbrushedoffmyprojectagain.

brushuponreview

repassarasinformaes

Youneedtobrushuponthetenses.

byallmeansdefinitely,certainly

definitivamente,certamente

Doyouneedmyhelp?Byallmeans.

byheartbymemorizing

decor(esalteado)

Learnthispoembyheartfortomorrow.

byhookorbycrookbyanymeans

dojeitoqueder

Shewillgetwhatshewantsbyhookorbycrook.

inclusive,porfalarnisso

Bytheway,Anniscomingbacktoday.

possible
bythewayincidentally

callaspadeaspadeuseplain,direct darnomeaosbois

Healwaystellsthetruthandcallsaspadeaspade.

words
callitadayconsiderworkfinishedfor darporterminado(otrabalho)

Wevebeenworkingfor10straighthours.Letscall

theday

itaday.

calloffcancel

cancelar

Thepolicecalledoffthesearch.

carryoutfulfill

realizar,cumprir

Shenevercarriesoutherplans.

carryweightbeimportant

terinfluncia/importncia

Hisadvicealwayscarriesweighthere.

castdowndepressed,sad

desanimar

Hewascastdownbythebadnews.

castlesintheairdaydreamingabout sonharcomoresultado(estarviajando)

Insteadofworkinghard,hespendstimebuildingcastles
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success

intheair.

catchoneseyeattractattention

chamaraateno

Thispicturecaughtmyeye.

catchonesbreathstopandrest

recuperaroflego

Icantrun,Ineedtocatchmybreath.

catchsomeoneoffguardcatch

pegardesurpresa

Hecaughtmeoffguardwithhisquestion.

someoneunprepared
catchsomeoneredhandedfind

pegaralgumnoflagra(fazendoalgo

Themanagercaughttheboyredhandedwhenhewas

smb.intheactofdoingwrong

errado)

stealingcigarettes.

catchupbecomenotbehind

atualizar

Heneedstocatchupwiththeothers.

closecallanarrowescape,abadthing foiporpouco

Thespeedingcaralmosthittheman.Thatwasreally

thatalmosthappened

aclosecall.

comeacrossmeetbychance

encontrar

Icameacrossthatarticleyesterday.

comedownwithbecomeill

ficardoente,gripar

Imcomingdownwithacold.

cometoonessensesstartacting

voltarrazo,cairnareal

Hefinallycametohissenses,startedtoworkhard,and

reasonably,intelligently

passedhisexams.

cometruebecomereality

virarrealidade

MydreamcametruewhenImetPat.

comeupwithsuggest

propor,sugerir

Mikecameupwithabrilliantidea.

countondependon

contarcom

Youcanalwayscountonmeforhelp.

cutcornerstotakeashortcut

buscaratalhos,esquivarse

Heranfast,cuttingcornerswherehecould.Ihave

tolimitonesspending
cutdownonreduce

tocutcornersthisweek.
diminuir(oconsumo)

Youhavetocutdownonchocolate.

cutouttobe/cutoutforithavethe estarfeitopara(umtrabalho)

Sheisntcutouttobeasurgeon.Hescutout

abilitytodosomething

tobealeader.

doonesbesttryveryhard

daromelhordesi

Ididmybesttohelphiminhiswork.

doonesbitdowhatsneeded

fazeronecessrio

Illdomybit,youcancountonme.

dooverdoagain

refazer

Thisworkisnotgood,doitover.

dosomeonegoodbegoodfor

beneficiar,fazerobem

Freshairandexercisewilldoyougood.

dosomethingbehindonesback

fazeralgopelascostasdealgum

Ihatepeoplewhodothingsbehindmyback.Hedid

do(harmful)thingssecretively

itbehindmybackagain.

dowithoutlivewithout

viversem,prescindir

Illhavetodowithoutacarforawhile.

downtoearthpractical

serprtico,realista

Hesquiet,sensibleanddowntoearth.

drawthelinefixalimit

colocarumlimite

Hedrewthelineforherat$100aday.

dressupputonthebestclothes

vestiramelhorroupa

Whatareyoudressedupfor?

dropoffdeliversomewhere

levar/deixarumapessoaemalgumlugar Canyoudropmeoffatthebank?

dropoutquit(school)

abandonar

Hedroppedoutofschoollastyear.

dutycallsmustfulfillobligations

odeverchama

Hesaid,Dutycallsandleftforwork.

easiersaidthandone

falarfcil,difcilfazer

Itseasiersaidthandone,butIlltrytodoit.

eatoneswordstakebackwords

morderalngua

Hehadtoeathiswordsafterherreport.

evensonevertheless,but

aindaassim

Iworkhard.Evenso,Ilikemyjob.

everynowandthenoccasionally

devezemquando

EverynowandthenIvisitmyoldaunt.

everyotherdayeverysecondone

diasimdiano

Shewashesherhaireveryotherday.

fallbehindlagbehind

ficarparatrs

Thelittleboyfellbehindtheolderboys.

fallinlovebegintolove

apaixonarse

TomfellinlovewithSueatfirstsight.

falloutoflovestoploving

deixardeamar

Theyfelloutofloveanddivorcedsoon.

falsealarmuntruerumor

alarmefalso

Iheardhequitbutitwasafalsealarm.

afarcryfromsomethingvery

longedeseroqueparecia

Hissecondbookwasntbad,butitwasafarcryfromhis

different,almostopposite(neg.)
feelitinonesbonesexpect

firstbook.
terummaupressentimento

Somethingbadisgoingtohappen,Ifeelitinmybones.

sentirvontadedefazeralgumacoisa

Ifeellikegoingforawalk.Idontfeellikeworkingnow,

somethingbadtohappen
feellikedoingsomethingwant
todo,beinclinedtodosmth.

Imtired.

feeluptobeabletodo

ternimoparafazeralgumacoisa

Idontfeeluptocleaningthehouse.

fewandfarbetweenrare,scarce

muitopoucasvezes,rarasvezes

Hervisitsarefewandfarbetween.

findfaultwithcriticize

encontrarproblemas,criticar

Healwaysfindsfaultswitheverybody.

findoutlearnordiscover

descobrir

IfoundoutthatMarialefttown.

firsthanddirectlyfromthesource

emprimeiramo

Youcantrustit,itsfirsthandinformation.

firstthingsfirstimportantthings

asprimeirascoisasprimeiro

Firstthingsfirst:howmuchmoneydowehavetopay

comebeforeothers

rightaway?

flyoffthehandlegetangry

perderasestribeiras

Heflewoffthehandleandyelledatme.

followinsomeonesfootsteps

seguirospassosdealgum

Igorfollowedinhisfathersfootsteps,hebecame

dothesamething

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adoctor,too.

footinthedooraspecialopportunity meiocaminhoandado,terumpdentro

Ninagotafootinthedoorbecauseherfriendworks

forajob

inthatcompany.

(umaoportunidade)

footthebillpaythebill

pagar

Herfatherfootedthebillfortheparty.

forgoodforever

parasempre

Afterherdeath,helefttownforgood.

forthetimebeingatthistime

porenquanto

Forthetimebeing,thishouseisallrightforus.

frameofmindmentalstate

(nesse)estadodenimo

Icantdoitinthisframeofmind.

fromAtoZcompletely

(conhecer)decaboarabo

HeknowsthistownfromAtoZ.

fromnowonnowandinthefuture

apartirdeagora

Fromnowon,Iforbidyoutogothere.

getagripononeselftakecontrol

controlarse

Stopcrying!Getagriponyourself!

sedarbemcomalgum

Anngetsalongwithmostcoworkers,butdoesntget

ofonesfeelings
getalongwithhavegoodrelations

alongwithLaura.
getawaywithnotbecaughtafter

escapar

Thepolicedidntfindthethief.Hegotawaywithhis

doingwrong

crime.

getcarriedawaygettooexcitedand deixarselevarpeloentusiasmo

Hegotcarriedawaywithopeningastoreandlostmost

enthusiasticaboutsomething

ofhismoney.

getcoldfeetbeafraidtodo

ficarcommedo

Iwantedtotryitbutgotcoldfeet.

getevenwithhaveonesrevenge

nivelar/empatarasituao

Illgetevenwithhimforeverything!

getintouchwithcontact

entraremcontatocomalgum

GetintouchwithMr.Smithforhelp.

getlostloseonesway

seperder

Shegotlostintheoldpartoftown.

Getlost!Layoff!

Fora!Vembora!

Idontwanttoseeyouagain.Getlost!

getmixedupgetconfused

confundir

Igotmixedup,wentthewrongwayandgotlost.

getoffonesbackleavealone

deixaralgumempaz

Stopbotheringme!Getoffmyback!

getononeshighhorsebehave

sentirsesuperioraosdemais

EverytimeIaskhertohelpmewithtyping,shegets

haughtilytowardssomeone

onherhighhorse.

geton(thebus,train,plane)

subir(nomeiodetransporte)

IgotonthebusonOakStreet.

getoff(thebus,train,plane)

descer(domeiodetransporte)

Igotoffthebusatthebank.

getoutofhandgetoutofcontrol

sairdocontrole

Ifhegetsoutofhandagain,callmerightaway.

getoverrecoverafteranillnessorbad superarumamexperinciaouuma

Icantgetoverhowrudehewastome.Shegotoverher

experience

doena

illnessquitequickly.

getridofdisposeof,discard

livrarsede,desfazersede

Hegotridofhisolduselesscar.

gettogethermeetwith

reunirse(comamigos)

MyfriendsandIgettogetheroften.

gettothebottomknowdeeply

chegarnofundo,emdetalhes

Heusuallygetstothebottomofthings.

gettothepointgettothematter

irdiretoaoponto

Gettothepoint!

Givemeabreak!spareme

Medumtempo!Mepoupe!

Comeon,stopit!Givemeabreak!

givesomeoneahandhelp

darumamo,ajudar

Canyougivemeahandwithcooking?

givesomeonealift/aridetake

darcarona

Canyougivemealifttothebank?Hegaveheraride

tosomeplacebycar
givesomeoneapieceofones

inhisnewPorsche.
criticar,dizerabertamenteumaopinio

mindcriticizefrankly
giveupstopdoingsomething,stop

Shelostmyumbrellaagain,soIgaveherapiece
ofmymindabouthercarelessness.

renderse

Igaveupsmoking.Igaveuptryingtofixmyoldcar.

quebrarumapromessa

Firsthesaidhewouldhelpme,butthenhewentback

tryingtodosomething
gobackononeswordbreak
apromise

onhisword.

goforittrytodoanewthing

vcomtudo

IfIwereyou,Iwouldgoforit.

gofrombadtoworsebeworse

irdemalapior

Hisbusinesswentfrombadtoworse.

gooutgotoparties,movies

sair(iraumafesta,aocinema,etc)

Doheandhiswifegooutoften?

gooutofoneswaytryveryhard

esforarsemuito,tentarmuito

Hegoesoutofhiswaytopleaseher.

gotoonesheadmaketooproud

subircabea(sucesso)

Hisactingsuccesswenttohishead.

gotopiecesgetveryupset,fallapart ficararrasado

Shewenttopieceswhensheheardit.

gowiththeflowleadquietlife

seguirofluxo

Shealwaysgoeswiththeflow.

growonsomeonebecomeliked

gostarpoucoapouco

Whensheknewhimmore,hegrewonher.

hadbettershould

melhorquevoc...

Youlookill,youdbetterseeadoctor.

haveaballhaveagoodtime

sedivertirmuito

Yesterdaywehadaballattheparty.

haveabonetopickcomplain

ajustarcontascomalgum,resolver

Mr.Brown,Ihaveabonetopickwithyou.Mymailwas

ordiscusssomethingunpleasant

algumproblemacomalgum

lostbecauseofyou.

haveawordwithsomeonetalkto falarcomalgum

CanIhaveawordwithyou?

havewordswithsomeoneargue

Ihadwordswithmycoworkertodaybecauseheused

falarseriamentecomalgum

withsomeoneaboutsomething
haveitinhimhavetheability

mycomputeragain.
terhabilidades

Laurahasitinhertobeagooddoctor.

havenobusinessdoingsomething noassuntoparavoc,notediz

Youhavenobusinessstayingherewithout

havenorighttodo

mypermission.

respeito

haveonesbacktothewallbehard estarentreacruzeaespada
pressed,onthedefensive

(emumdilema)

haveoneshandsfullverybusy

estarmuitoocupado

Ihadnochoice,Ihadmybacktothewall.
Hehashishandsfullwithhardwork.

haveonesheartsetonsomething querermuitoalgumacoisa

ShehasherheartsetongoingtoNewYork.Hehashis

wantsomethingverymuch

heartsetonBetty.

havepullhaveinfluenceon

influenciar

Doeshehavepullwiththedirector?

(not)havetheheart(not)havethe

(no)tercoragemde,(no)seatrevera

Idonthavethehearttotellhimthathewasnt

couragetodosmth.unpleasant
highandloweverywhere

accepted,hellbesounhappy.
emtudoquelugar(decimaabaixo)

Isearchedhighandlowformylostcat.

hitthenailontheheadsayexactly acertar

Youhitthenailontheheadwhenyousaidourcompany

therightthing

needsanewdirector.

hituponsomethingtodiscover

pensaremalgo,descobrir

Theyhitupongold.Ihituponaplan.

holditagainstsomeoneblame

culparalgumporalgumacoisa

Ilosthisbook,buthedoesntholditagainstme.

Holdit!Stop!Wait!

Para!

Holdit!Iforgotmykey.

Holdon!Wait!

Espera!

Holdon!Illbebackinaminute.

holdonesownmaintainoneself

semanterfirme

Hecanholdhisowninanysituation.Weneedmenwho

somebodyfordoingsomething

inasituation,behaveasneeded

canholdtheirown.

holduprobusingaweapon

assaltar,atacar

Thisbankwashelduptwicelastyear.

illateaseuncomfortable

incmodo

Shefeltillateasebecauseofhercheapdress.

inadvancewellbefore

deantemo

Hetoldherabouthisplaninadvance.

inanutshellinafewwords

empoucaspalavras

Inanutshell,myplanistobuyland.

incareofsomeonewritetoone

aoscuidadosde/escreverparauma

ImstayingatTomshouse.WritetomeincareofTom

personattheaddressofanother

pessoacomoendereodeoutra

Gray,Chicago,Illinois.

incoldbloodmercilessly

asanguefrio

Hekilledherincoldblood.

infactactually,inreality

naverdade,narealidade

Infact,heworksasamanagerhere.

ingeneralgenerally,generally

emgeral

Ingeneral,helikestobealone.Hedescribedtheplace

speaking

onlyingeneral.

inoneselementwhatonelikes

estarcmodo,saberdoqueestfalando

Hesinhiselementwhenhesarguing.

inotherwordsusingotherwords

emoutraspalavras

Inotherwords,yourefusedtodoitforher.

inplainEnglishinsimple,frank

francamentefalando

Ididntreallyliketheconcert.InplainEnglish,the

terms

concertwasterrible.

theinsandoutsallinfoabout

(conhecer)osdetalhes

Heknowstheinsandoutsofthisbusiness.

insomeonesshoesinanother

secolocarnasituaodeoutrapessoa

Idhatetobeinhisshoesnow.Helosthisjob,andhis

personsposition

wifeisinthehospital.

inthelongrunintheend

nofimdascontas

Inthelongrun,itllbebettertobuyit.

inthesameboatinthesame

nomesmobarco,namesmasituao

Stoparguingwithme,wereinthesameboatand

situation

shouldhelpeachother.

intheclearfreefromblame

estarforadequalquersuspeita

Paythebillandyoullbeintheclear.

intime(todosomething)before

emtempode(fazeralgo)

Icameintimetohaveacupofcoffeebeforeclass.

noprecisofalar

Itgoeswithoutsayingthathemustpaywhatheowes

somethingbegins
itgoeswithoutsayingshould
beclearwithoutwords

rightaway.

Itsonthetipofmytongue.

estnapontadalngua

Hisnameisonthetipofmytongue.

itstimeshoulddoitrightaway

estnahora

Hurryup,itstimetogo.

Itsworthit./Itsnotworthit.Its

valeapena,novaleapena

Watchthisfilm,itsworthit.Dontbuythiscoat,

(not)worthbuying,visiting,watching,

itisnotworthit.Thismuseumisworthvisiting.This

etc.

filmisnotworthwatching.

itwilldoitsenough

suficiente,serve

Stopreading,itwilldofornow.

jumpattheopportunity/chance

aproveitaraoportunidade

HisbossmentionedajobinEurope,andPeterjumped

accepttheopportunityeagerly

attheopportunity.

justassoonpreferthisone

preferiria

Idjustassoonstayhome,Imtired.

justincasetobeonthesafeside

paragarantir,porviadasdvidas

Takeanextrashirt,justincase.

Justmyluck!Bad/Hardluck!

quesorte/azar!

Theylostmyjobapplication.Justmyluck!

keepaneyeontakecareof,watch,

ficardeolho,cuidar

Bettykeepsaneyeonmysonsforme.Illkeepaneye

lookafter

onyou!

keepastraightfacenottolaugh

ficarsrio

Itriedtokeepastraightface,butfailed.

keepcompanyaccompany

fazercompanhia

Shekeepsmecompanyquiteoften.

keeponeswordfulfillapromise

manterapalavra

Youpromised,nowkeepyourword.

keepsomeonepostedinform

manteralguminformado

Keepmepostedaboutyourplans.

keepyourfingerscrossedhopethat cruzarosdedos

Ihaveajobinterviewtoday.Keepyourfingerscrossed

nothingwillgowrong

forme,willyou?

killtimefill/spendemptytime

matarotempo

Iwenttotheshowtokilltime.

(not)knowthefirstthingabout

nosaberabsolutamentenada

Idontknowthefirstthingaboutnuclearphysics.

nottohaveanyknowledgeabout
knowtheropesbeveryfamiliarwith saberdetudo

Heknowsalltheropesinthiscompany.

somebusiness
lastminutenoticelittleornotime

notciadeltimahora

toprepareforsomething
layonescardsonthetable

Hisarrivalwasalastminutenotice,wedidnthavetime
toprepareforit.

prascartassobreamesa

Finally,weaskedhimtolayhiscardsonthetableand

befrankandopen

tellusabouthisplans.

layoneslifeonthelineputoneself arriscaravida

Helaidhislifeonthelinetofulfillthistask,butnobody

inadangeroussituation

appreciatedhisefforts.

leadadogslifeliveinmisery

viverumavidadeco

Heleadsadogslife.

leadsomeoneonmakesomeone

enganar,fazeralgumacreditaremalgo

Theysuspectthatyouareleadingthemon.Youled

believesomethingthatisnttrue

meon!

leaveitatthatacceptreluctantly

deixarascoisascomoesto

Leaveitatthat,whatelsecanyoudo?

leavewordleaveamessage

deixarumamensagem

Heleftwordforyoutomeethimattheairportat6.

letbygonesbebygonesforgetand

esqueceropassado

Whydontyouletbygonesbebygonesandforgetabout

forgivebadthingsinthepast

whathesaid?

letgoofreleasethehold

deixarir(embora)

LetgoofmyhandorIllcalltheguard.

let(it)goforgetbadexperience,

esquecer,superarumproblema

Hesstillindespairandcantlet(it)go.Youcant

returntonormallife
letoneshairdownberelaxedand

changeanything,soletitgo.
relaxar,ficarvontade

Sheisalwayssoformal.Sheneverletsherhairdown.

decepcionaralgum

Dontletmedownthistime!

letsomeoneknowinform

avisar,informar

Letmeknowwhenyoufindajob.

likefather,likesonbelikeones

talpai,talfilho

Paulwonaprizeinachesstournament.Great!Like

informalwithotherpeople
letsomeonedowndisappoint,fail
someone

parentinsomething

father,likeson!

littlebylittlestepbystep

poucoapouco

Littlebylittle,hegotusedtoTokyo.

lookforsearchfor

procurar

Whatareyoulookingfor?

lookforwardtoexpectwithpleasure esperaransiosamente

Imlookingforwardtoyourletter.Maryislooking
forwardtotheparty.

lookoutbecareful,watchout

tomarcuidado

Lookout!Thebusiscoming!

lookupcheckwith/inadictionary

procurar(informaonaInternet,

Ifyoudontknowthisword,lookitupinthedictionary.

orareferencebook

nodicionrio,etc)

loseonestemperbecomeangry

perderapacincia

Heloseshistemperveryoften.

loseoneswaygetlost

seperder

Ilostmyway.Canyouhelpme?

losetrackofnottoknowwhere

perderdevista,noveralgumhmuito Ilosttrackofhimyearsago.

someoneorsomethingis

tempo

luckybreakaluckychance

golpedesorte

Hegothisluckybreakwhenhegotthisjob.

makealivingearnmoneytoprovide ganharavida

Heworkshard.Hisfamilyisbig,andhehastomake

forlife

alivingsomehow.

makeallowancefortakeinto

levaremconta

considerationwhenjudging

Dontcriticizehimsohard,make(an)allowanceforhis
inexperience.

makeapointofbesure

seempenharemfazeralgo,tercerteza

Makeapointofaskingabouthiswife.Makeitapoint

todosomethingintentionally

defazeralgointencionalmente

tobehereby10.

makeendsmeettohaveandspend

chegarnofinaldoms

Hisdoesntgetmuchmoney.Iwonderhowhemanages

onlywhatoneearns

tomakeendsmeet.

makefriendsbecomefriends

fazeramigos/amizade

Antonmakesnewfriendseasily.

makefunoflaughat,jokeabout

tirarsarrode

HemadefunofherGermanaccent.

makenobonesaboutitsay/do

novourepetir

Illmakenobonesaboutit:Idontlikeyourattitude

openly,withouthesitation

towork.

makeroomforallowspacefor

fazerespaopara

Wecanmakeroomforonemoredog.

makesensebelogical

tersentido

Whatyousaymakessense.

makethemostofsmthdothebest tiraromaiorproveitodealgo

Letsmakethemostofourvacation.

inthegivensituation
makeupbecomefriendsagain

fazeraspazes

Imtiredoffighting.Letsmakeup.

makeupforsmthcompensate

recompensar

Illmakeupforthetimeyouspentonit.

makeuponesminddecide

tomarumadeciso

Whenwillyougo?Makeupyourmind.

makeyourselfathome

sintaseemcasa

Comeinplease.Makeyourselfathome.

umhomemdepalavra

Youcandependonhispromisetohelp.Hesaman

becomfortable,feelathome
manofhiswordonewhokeeps
promises,isdependable

ofhisword.

meanwellhavegoodintentions

terboasintenes

mightaswellagoodidea

podiaaproveitare...(boaideia)

Hemeantwell,butitturnedoutthathespoiledacouple
ofthingsforme.
Imightaswelltelephonehimnow.

missingpersonsomeonewhoislost pessoadesaparecida

Thelittleboydisappeared.Thepoliceregisteredhim

andcantbelocated

asamissingperson.

meetsomeonehalfwaycompromise acharopontomdio

Hesreasonableandtriestomeethiscoworkers

withothers

halfway,whenpossible.

neverminditdoesntmatter

esquea,noimporta

Thankyou.Nevermind.

nottomentioninadditionto

semfalarem...

Wehavethreedogs,nottomentiontwocats.

nowondernotsurprising

noumasurpresa

Heatethreebigfish.Nowonderhessick.

nowandagainoccasionally

devezemquando

Imeetthemnowandagainatthebank.

oddsandendsavarietyofsmall

restos,umavariedadedecoisaspequenas Ineededtobuysomeoddsandendsforthekitchen.

unimportantthingsorleftovers

esemimportncia

offthecuffwithoutpreparation

demaneiraimprovisada

Offthecuff,Icangiveyouonlyaroughestimate.

offthepointbesidethepoint

novemaocaso

WhatIthinkabouthimisoffthepoint.

offtherecordnotforthepublic,

extraoficialmente

Strictlyofftherecord,Ithinkthedirectorisgoingtoget

unofficially

marriedsoon.

onceandforalldecidedly

deumavezportodas

Youmustquitsmokingonceandforall.

oncreditnotpaycashrightaway

pagarnocrdito

Heboughtacaroncredit.

onedgenervous,irritable

nervoso,irritado

Hesbeenonedgeeversincesheleft.

onguardonthealert

alerta

Hescautiousandalwaysonguard.

onhandavailable

termo

Doyouhaveacalculatoronhand?

ononesownalone,byoneself

sozinho

Shelikestoliveandworkonherown.

ononestoesalert,attentive,

alerta

Hewasonhistoesandproducedaverygood

preparedfordifficulties

impressiononthem.

onpurposeintentionally

depropsito

Ididntdoitonpurpose,itjusthappenedso.

onsecondthoughtafterthinking

pensandobem

Idliketositontheaisle.Onsecondthought,Idlike

again
onthealertonguard

awindowseat.
alerta

Hescautiousandalwaysonthealert.

onthecarpetcalledinbythebossfor chamaraateno,criticar(serchamado

Yesterdaythebosscalledheronthecarpetforbeing

criticism

saladochefe)

rudetothecoworkers.

onthegobusy,onthemove

emmovimento

Heisalwaysonthego.

ontheoffchanceunlikelytohappen, nocasode...

Ontheoffchancethatyoudontfindhimatwork,heres

butstill

hishomeaddress.

ontheotherhandconsideringthe

poroutrolado

othersideofthequestion
onthespotrightthere

Idliketohaveadog.Ontheotherhand,mywifelikes
catsbetter.

nomesmolugar

Idecidedtodoitonthespot.

onthespurofthemomentwithout naempolgaodomomento

Heboughtthiscaronthespurofthemoment,now

previousthought/plan

heregretsit.

ontimepunctual

pontual,emtempo

Jimisalwaysontime.

outofonesmindcrazy

louco,foradesi

Ifyouthinkso,youreoutofyourmind.

outofoneswayawayfrom

foradocaminho

Icantgiveyoualifttothebank,itsoutofmyway

someonesusualroute

today.

outofthequestionimpossible

foradediscusso

Payinghimisoutofthequestion!

packratapersonwhosaveslots

acumuladorcompulsivo

Whydoesshekeepallthosethingssheneveruses?

ofunnecessarythings
payattentionbeattentive

Sheisapackrat.
prestarateno

Payattentiontohiswords.

pickafightstartaquarrel

comearumadiscusso

Heoftentriestopickafightwithme.

pickuptake,get

escolher

Illpickyouupat7.

playonescardsrightchoosethe

saberjogar,noerraramo,nopisar

Ifyouplayyourcardsright,hellagreetoyourplan.

rightstepsindoingsomething

emfalso

potlucksupperasurprisemeal,

jantarondecadaumtrazalgumacoisa

Youknowwhathappenedatourlastpotlucksupper?

wherenobodyknowswhatdishesother

decomer

Everybodybroughtmacaroniandcheese,apples,and

guestswillbring

beer!

pulloneselftogetherbraceoneself, controlarsee/parasairdeummau

Stopcryingandcomplaining!Youhavetopullyourself

summonyourstrength

togethernow.

momento

pullthewooloversomeoneseyes enganar

Areyoutryingtopullthewoolovermyeyes?Itwont

deceive,misleadsomeone

doyouanygood.

putadamperondiscourage

colocarbarreiras,estragaprazeres

Shealwaysputsadamperonmyplans.

putinawordforsomeonesay

defenderalgum,falarcoisasboas

Idbeverygratefulifyoucouldputinawordfor

positivethingsaboutsomeone

dealgumparaoutrapessoa

mewhenyouspeaktohim.

putoffpostpone

adiar

Dontputitofftilltomorrow.

putonesfootdownobjectstrongly seoporfortemente

Herfatherputhisfootdownwhenshesaidshewanted
tomarryAlan.

putonesfootinitdothewrong

fazerbesteira,falaralgoforadehora

thing,makeafoolofoneself

Heputhisfootinitwhenhetoldthebosshisdaughter
wasntpretty.

putupwithaccept,tolerate

aguentar,tolerar

Icantputupwithyourbadwork!

quiteabitofmuch,alotof

muito

Ihadquiteabitoftroublewiththatcar.

quiteafewmany,alotof

muitos

Hewrotequiteafewgoodstories.

rackonesbraintryhardtothink

esforarse,quebraracabea

Herackedhisbraintosolvethepuzzle.

readbetweenthelinesfind

lernasentrelinhas

Hisbooksarenoteasytounderstandyouhavetoread

orunderstandtheimpliedmeaning

betweenthelines.

remembermetosayhelloto

mandarlembranas

Pleaseremembermetoyourfamily.

rightawayimmediately

imediatamente

Itveryimportanttodoitrightaway.

ringabellremindsomeone

parecerfamiliar

AnnabelLee?Yeah,itringsabell,butIcantplace

ofsomethingfamiliar/halfforgotten
rocktheboatmakethesituation

itrightnow.
causarproblemas,gerarconflito

unstable

Peteralwaysrockstheboatwhenwediscusscompanys
spendingpolicy.

rubshoulderswithmeetwith

relacionarse

Hedoesntrubshoulderswiththerich.

rubsomeonethewrongway

irritaralgum

Hisremarksrubmanycoworkersthewrongway.

runintomeetbychance

encontraralgumporcasualidade

Iranintoanoldfriendyesterday.

savefacetrytochangethenegative

voltaratrsparasalvarareputao

Hesaidastupidthingandtriedtosavefacebysaying

irritate,annoy,makeangry

impressionproduced
saveonesbreathstopuselesstalk

hemisunderstoodme.
noperdertempoexplicando

Theresnousetalkingtohimabouthisspendinghabits,
sosaveyourbreath.

scratchthesurfacestudysomething analisardemaneirasuperficial

Heexaminesallthefactsclosely,hedoesntjustscratch

superficially

thesurface.

seeaboutmakearrangementsfor

ocuparsedealgumacoisa

Ihavetoseeaboutourplanetickets.

seeeyetoeyeagree

dividiromesmopontodevista

Wedontseeeyetoeyeanylonger.

servesomeonerightgetwhat

teroquemerece

Itserveshimrightthathedidntgetthisjob,

someonedeserves
serveonespurposebeuseful

hedespisedallothercandidates.
serviraopropsitodealgum

Idoubtthathiringthismanwillserveyourpurpose.

showpromisebepromising

quandoumapessoapromete,levajeito

Thisyoungactorshowspromise.

showupappear

aparecer

Iwaitedforhoursbuthedidntshowup.

sizeupevaluatesomeone

avaliar

Ittookme5minutestosizeupthatman.

sleeponitpostponeadecisiontill

adiaralgoparaodiaseguinte

Dontdecidenow,sleeponit.

aslipofthetongueamistake

erro,equvoco,lapso

Itwasjustaslipofthetongue!

slip(from)onesmindforget

esquecer

Itslippedmymindwhatsheaskedme.

smellaratsuspectsomething

suspeitaralgumacoisa

Imnotsurewhatitis,butIsmellarat.

sofaruptonow

atagora

Sofar,Ihaveread3booksbyKing.

somuchthebetteritsevenbetter

melhorainda

Ifhecanpaycash,somuchthebetter.

spillthebeanstellasecret

contar/revelarumsegredo

Whospilledthebeansaboutourplan?

tosomeoneforhispurpose

nextmorning

standachancehaveachance

terumaoportunidade

Hedoesntstandachanceofgettingit.

standoutbenoticeable

destacarse,sobressair

Hestandsoutinanygroupofpeople.

standtoreasonbelogical

serlgico

Itstandstoreasonthatheapologized.

straightfromtheshoulderspeak

falarfrancamente

Donttrytosparemyfeelings,giveittomestraight

frankly
takeadimviewofsomething

fromtheshoulder.
terumaopinionegativasobrealgo

disapproveofsomething
takeabreakstopforrest

MysistertakesadimviewofthewayIraise
mychildren.

fazerumapausa

Letstakeabreak,Imtired.

takeadvantageofuseforonesown aproveitarsede

Wetookadvantageofthelowpricesandbought

benefit,toprofitfrom

acomputerandamonitor.

takeafterbelikeoneoftheparents

parecerseaospais

takeastandonsomethingmake

assumirumaposio/opiniodura

Tomtakesafterhisfatherincharacter,andafterhis
motherinappearance.

afirmopinion/decisiononsmth.
takecareoflookafter,protect,see

Peopleneedtotakeastandontheissueofnuclear
weapons.

cuidarde

thatsmth.isdoneproperly

CanyoutakecareofmydogwhileImaway?Tomtakes
goodcareofhiscar.

takeholdofsomethingtake,hold

segurar

Takeholdofthisropeandpull.

takeintoaccountconsidersmth.

considerar

Youmusttakeintoaccountheroldage.

takeiteasyrelax,becalm

nosepreocupe,vcomcalma

Takeiteasy,everythingwillbeOK.

take(it)forgrantedacceptasgiven tomaralgocomocerto

Mothersloveisalwaystakenforgrantedbychildren.

takeonesbreathaway

tiraroflegodealgum

Thatgreatviewtookmybreathaway.

takeonestimedoslowly

fazerascoisascomcalma,sempressa

Donthurry.Takeyourtime.

takeoneswordforitbelieve

acreditarnapalavradealgum

Takemywordforit,hewontgothere.

takepainstryhardtodoitwell

esforarse

Hetookpainstomakehisreportperfect.

takepartinsmth.participatein

participar

Maryisgoingtotakepartintheshow.

takeplacehappen

acontecer

TheaccidenttookplaceonOakStreet.

takesomeonesmindoffthings

distrairospensamentos

Gotoaconcertoramovietotakeyourmindoffthings.

takestepstakeaction/measures

agir

Weneedtotakestepsagainstit.

takethewordsrightoutofones

tiraraspalavrasdabocadaoutrapessoa Iwasabouttosaythesame!Youtookthewordsright

distractfromfixedideas/thoughts

mouthsaythesamebeforesomebody

outofmymouth.

elsesaysit
taketimetakealongtime

levartempo

Ittakestimetogetusedtoanewplace.

taketimeoffbeabsentfromwork

tirarumtempo/dialivre

Hetooktimeofftoattendthewedding.

taketurnsalternatedoingsomething alternar,revezar

WewenttoMinskbycar.Wedidntgettiredbecause

oneafteranother

wetookturnsdriving

talkbackanswerrudely

responder(deumjeitorude)

Donttalkbacktotheteacher!

talkitoverdiscuss

discutir

Illtalkitoverwithmyfamily.

tellapartseethedifference

distinguir

Canyoutellthetwinsapart?

Thatsjustthepoint.Thatsit.

Esseoponto.

Thatsjustthepoint!Ihatethisjob!

thewritingonthewallasign

premonio(dealgoruim)

Theplanecrashed.Timsaidhesawthewritingonthe

offutureevents(usually,trouble)

wallaboutthisflight.

notthinkmuchofthinklow

noachartobom(algooualgum)

Idontthinkmuchofhercooking.

thinkoverconsidercarefully

pensarcomcalma

Thinkoveryouranswer.Thinkitovercarefully.

tilloneisblueinthefacetryhard

esforarsemuito

IrepeatedittillIwasblueintheface!

tomakealongstoryshortinshort resumindo

Tomakealongstoryshort,wewon.

tosaytheleasttomakethe

Thefilmwasboringandlong,tosaytheleast.

parafalaromnimo

minimumcommentaboutsmth.
tryonputonnewclothestotestthem experimentar/provar(roupa)

Tryonthisleathercoat,itsverygood.Shetriediton,

forsizeorlook

butitdidntfitheratall.

tryoneshandatsomethingtry

experimentar/tentaralgo

Iwanttotrymyhandatpainting.

turnon/offswitchon/off

ligar/desligar

Turnontheradio.Turnoffthewater.

turnouttoberesult/endthisway

resultar

Heturnedouttobeaverygoodactor.

turnoveranewleafmakeafresh

comeardenovo

Hepromisestoturnoveranewleafandquitalcoholfor

startinlife,work,etc.
turnthetidereversethecourse

good.
mudarorumodascoisas

ofevents
twistonesarmmaketoagree

Thenewevidenceturnedthetide,andthedefendant
wasacquittedofcharges.

convenceralgum(inicialmente,contra

Theytwistedhisarmtosellthehouse.

avontade)
undertheweatherfeelill

resfriado,gripado

Imalittleundertheweathertoday.

upandcomingshowingpromise

algopromissor

Heisanupandcomingyounglawyerwhomighthelp

offuturesuccess
upinarmshostileto,instrong

youwithyourcase.
protestar,estarcontra

protestagainstsomething

Theemployeesareupinarmsaboutthenewretirement
rules.

upintheairundecided

estarnoar,indefinido

Myvacationplansarestillupintheair.

uptoparequalinstandard

adequado/normal

Hisbehaviorisntuptopar.

usedtodidofteninthepast,butnot

tinhaocostumede

IusedtoplaythepianowhenIwasinschool(butI

now

dontplayitnow).

walkonairbeveryhappy

estarnasnuvens,muitofeliz

Hegotthejobandiswalkingonairnow.

wasteonesbreathspeakuselessly, esforoemvo

Dontwasteyourbreathtryingtomakehimdoit,

tonopurpose

hewontchangehismind.

watchonesstepbecareful

tercuidado,ircomcalma

Watchyourstep!

watchoutlookout,becareful

tercuidado

Watchoutforthatcar!Watchout!

wetblanketakilljoy,whospoils

estragaprazeres

Rememberwhatawetblankethewaslasttime?Please

everybodysfun
Whatsthematter?Whatisit?

dontinvitehimagain.
oqueestacontecendo?

Whatsthematter?Whathappened?

whichwaythewindblowswhatthe emquedireosopraovento/qual

Heknowswhichwaythewindblowsandalwaysacts

realsituationis

arealidadenissotudo

accordingly.

whitelieunimportantlie

mentirainocente

Awhitelieistoldtospareyourfeelings.

wordforwordinthesamewords

literalmente

Tellmewordforwordwhathesaid.

wouldratherprefer

preferir

Idratherstayathometoday.
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