terça-feira, 3 de julho de 2012

Dica da Semana


Desigualdade de renda: income inequality
Perna de pau: stilt
Tenho cócegas nos pés: my feet tickle
Fazer cócegas: to tickle
Um bom acontecimento, entre vários ruins: a bright spot (ex.:The only bright spot in Liverpool's disastrous performance was a stunning goal in the second half).
Ressaca de feriado (nacional): a bank holiday hangover (ex.: People returned to work with a bank holiday hangover)
A ficha caiu: the penny dropped
Panorama, perspectiva (ex.: financeira): outlook
Sensação térmica: wind chill factor
Entrada (pagamento): deposit
Candidatar-se: to apply for (ex.: to apply for a job, a Visa, etc)
O visto foi aceito, concedido/negado: granted/denied (ex.: the visa was granted/denied)
ajuda financeira: bailout (ex.: the Greek bailout/Cyprus has applied for an EU bailout)
Fusão: merger

*Verbos + massage: have/give/receive massage
*Likely x probably:
likely (provável)= adjective (It appears/seems/looks likely; to consider it likely)
probably (provavelmente) = adverb (It is probably right/worth; she probably deserves/need it)

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