Com
cópia oculta: bcc (blind copy)
Encharcado de suor: Soaked in sweat
Trote: Prank call
Catapora: chicken pop
Engenhoso: resourceful
Parabenizar: salute, congratulate
Parto prematuro: premature delivery
Sala de parto: delivery room
Ficar com pena de: take/have pity on (ex.: I
take pity on them, because they have no privacy
I have pity on them for ...)
Flutuante: buoyant /boiant/ (ex.: The most
buoyant sector was finance)
Atraso
(para iniciar algo): late start
slacklining
- andar sobre cordas (slackliner – pessoa que pratica este esporte)
tocar uma música (show) – to perform a song
(concert)
gastos públicos: public spending
perder/recuperar dados: lose/recover data
Expressions and other words
To address
to a person: falar com, dirigir-se à uma pessoa
To kiss up to someone: puxar saco
Prowess: /prauis/ superior skill, bravery
puppy dog eyes: a facial expression of naiveté or innocence, eliciting
compassion* (ex.: he looked at me with puppy dog eyes)
my
leaps are sealed: não vou contar para ninguém
soak up something: assimilar algo
in full flow: a todo vapor
highflyer: achiever, succeeder, winner, success
- a person with a record of successes (thefreedictionary.com)
to back each other up: dar suporte, ajudar
second-to-none: the best (the hotel's restaurant is second-to-none - thefreedictionary.com)
* http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/puppy-dog+eyes
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