Dicas (e dúvidas)

Portuguese-English Vocabulary:

Hidratar o cabelo: to moisturize or condition the hair

tirar a sombrancelha: to have one’s eyebrows plucked

grão de bico: chick-pea

lentilha: lentil

cuidador: carer

bem informada/o (pessoa): savvy

Pano de prato: dishcloth
céu da boca: roof of the mouth

Casca (de ferida): scab

aparelho dental: dental braces

nos meus velhos tempos: In my good old days

pular carnaval – to party for  carnival

ensaio de escola de samba – Samba School’s tryout

desfile de escola de samba – Samba School’s parade

blocos de carnaval: carnival street blocks/groups

(Ex.: In Olinda, I join/take part in at least seven carnival street blocks/groups that marches away down the steep streets* in there. *ladeiras) (English Experts)
os 10 mandamentos: the 10 Commandments

Fazer carinho (em alguém): to stroke somebody

Por língua para alguém: stick the tongue out at somebody

Parada cardíaca: Cardiac arrest

Lipoaspiração: liposuction

Aparador: sideboard/credenza

Sem-noção: Clueless

festa de fim de ano: holiday party

amigo oculto (natal): secret Santa

Vestibular: University Entrance Exam

Cursinho pré-vestibular: preparatory course to pass the entrance exams

Compra por impulso: impulse buying

Expressions/idioms:

.‘see the glass (as) half empty’: to believe that a situation is more bad than good   

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.courtesy/reserved/handicapped seating: to be used by those who need extra time or help to get on or off the bus

.flag or flag down: to indicate that you want a taxi or bus to stop

.‘keep the meter running’ (manter o taxímetro ligado)

.free-range: adj. Of, relating to, or produced by animals, especially poultry, that range freely for food, rather than being confined in an enclosure/unconfined - not confined thefreedictionary

. ‘crossing the river by feeling the stones’: “The new popular expression “Cross a river by feeling the stones” originally refers to the pragmatic policy of Deng Xiaoping, to move ahead with economic reforms slowly and pragmatically. You can learn to use such new expression in your daily Chinese  conversation. If you want to express your experience for the first-time trial, you can say like that – Well, I didn’t know whether we would succeed or not when I was first trying. I just crossed the river by feeling the stones too”  http://blog.chinesehour.com/?p=815

.God forbid!/Heaven forbid! - Deus me livre

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.pull the rug from under someone” ou “pull the rug from under someone’s feet“

• She’s trying to pull the rug from under my feet. [Ela está tentando puxar o meu tapete.]
• Don’t let them pull the rug from under your feet. [Não deixe que eles puxem o seu tapete.]http://www.inglesnapontadalingua.com.br/2010/10/como-e-que-se-diz-puxar-o-tapete-em.html

. He´s stingy.(Ele é pão duro.)/(Ele é mão de vaca.)
. He´s mean.(Ele é pão duro.)/(Ele é mão de vaca.)
. He´s a penny-pincher.(Ele é pão duro.)/(Ele é mão de vaca.)

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