Dicas de Inglês

Vocabulary:

sobressair – excel

vigilância sanitária – public health surveillance

espremer espinhas – pop pimples

palito de dente – toothpick

colocar gesso – to put in a plaster cast/to be in plaster. Ex.: Her broken leg was put in a plaster cast/Your arm you will have to be in plaster for at least six weeks (www.oxfordictionary.com)

tomar posse - to take office

fazer um juramento - take an oath

Expressions, acronyms, etc

 

“without further ado”

* Cliché without further talk. (An overworked phrase usually heard in public announcements.) And without further ado, I would like to introduce Mr. Bill Franklin! The time has come to leave, so without further ado, good evening and good-bye.

* Also, without more ado. Without more work, ceremony, or fuss. For example, Without further ado they adjourned the meeting and went home, or And now, without more ado, here is our speaker of the day.

www.thefreedictionary.com

“L4L”

The L4L meaning is “like-for-like”. L4L is an acronym used all the time on sin social media, but is currently used the most on Instagram, a social media app where users can like photos, comment on photos, and follow different users. Users will ask other users “L4L?” with the hope that they will agree and they can like each other’s photos. (…)

http://slangdefinition.com/l4l-meaning/

“thought provoking”: interesting in a way that makes you think of new ideas or that changes your attitude to something” (Ex. A thought-provoking book)

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/thought-provoking

“FY – Financial/Fiscal Year”: Accounting period covering 12 consecutive months over which a company determines earnings and profits. The fiscal year serves as a period of reference for the company and does not necessarily correspond to the calendar year.www.thefreedictionary.com

 “FTE” - Full Time Equivalent: The ratio units are FTE units or equivalent employees working full-time. In other words, one FTE is equivalent to one employee working full-time.

http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/full-time-equivalent-FTE.html

“wrap up”

1. To bring to a conclusion

2. To summarize; recapitulate.

www.thefreedictionary.com

“ramp up”

To increase in volume, amount, or rate: The factory ramped up production to meet the increased demand.

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“okey dokey”

Another way of saying okeydoke, okey, sure, alright, sure thing

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