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VICTORIA VARGA
AULAS DE INGLÊS – VOCABULÁRIO – CURIOSITIES
A
A1
DE PRIMEIRA QUALIDADE – EXCELENTE
“My car is in A1 condition”
ABACK (to be taken aback)
ESPANTADO, SURPRESO, CHOCADO
“I was taken aback by her attitude”
ACE (to have an ace up one’s sleeve)
MANTER UMA SURPRESA, ARMA SECRETA, ‘CARTA NA MANGA’
“He has an ace up his sleeve, but he doesn’t want to tell anyone yet”
ACROSS THE BOARD
GERAL; DE OU PARA TUDO E TODOS
“The new government intends to make across the board cuts in expenditure”
B
BACHELOR
SOLTEIRO
“He is forty years old and still a bachelor”
BACHAREL
“BA – Bachelor of Arts”, “BS – Bachelor of Sciences”
on the BACK BURNER
PENDENTE
“We will have to put that on the back burner for now”
BACK TO SQUARE ONE
DE VOLTA À ESTACA ZERO
“We’re back to square one”
BARBECUE
CHURRASCO
“They are having a barbecue next Saturday”
to BEAT AROUND THE BUSH
USAR DE RODEIOS
“Stop beating around the bush and tell me the truth”
BERSERK
FURIOSO; FURIBUNDO; FRENÉTICO; ENLOUQUECIDO
“The mother was berserk with worry because the child had not arrived from school at noon”
BLACKMAIL
EXTORSÃO; CHANTAGEM; CHANTAGEAR
“He tried to blackmail me”
C
CAB
TÁXI
“Let us try to take a cab so as not to miss our appointment”
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