Dicas (e dúvidas) da Semana

Alcaparra - caper

pão de centeio - rye bread  

lote/terreno- plot

chupeta - pacifier

pai/mãe de primeira viagem: first time dad/mom

prisão de ventre - constipation

depressão pós-parto: postpartum depression

a bolsa dela “estourou”: her water broke

parto normal/cesárea: normal delivery/ caesarean

banca de jornal - newsstand

peixe de água doce - freshwater fish

dia de luto nacional - national mourning

tornozelo torcido - twisted ankle

rompimento do ligamento - ligament rupture

atender a porta - answer the door

usar o cabelo solto - to wear your hair loose

prender o cabelo (atrás ou no alto) - to tie back/up my hair  

programas de culinária - cooking television programmes

manteiga de garrafa - bottled-butter

borracheiro - tire repairman  

pneu estourado - a tire blow up

lançar notas dos alunos – to file the student’s grades (English Experts)

Idioms and expressions:

.hostile takeover - a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company

.friendly takeover - a takeover that is welcomed by the management of the target company

.safe pair of hands: someone who you can trust to do an important job well, without making mistakes (thefreedictionary)

.MOU: memorandum of understanding - A document that expresses mutual accord on an issue between two or more parties. Also called letter of intent (businessdictionary.com). Ex.: If the deal does eventually move beyond the MoU phase, Foxconn will be producing Dell, Hewlett Packard (…)in the interior São Paulo city of Itu. Source: Forbes

.White-collar criminals: Of or relating to workers whose work usually does not involve manual labor and who are often expected to dress with a degree of formality (thefreedictionary).

.blue-collar: A blue-collar worker is a working class person who performs manual labor. Blue-collar work may involve skilled or unskilled, manufacturing, mining, construction, mechanical, maintenance, technical installation and many other types of physical work (thefreedictionary).

.a meeting of minds: a situation in which two people find that they have the same ideas and opinions and find it easy to agree with each other (thefreedictionary)

.throw a lifeline: provide (someone) with a means of escaping from a difficult situation (thefreedictionary)