FISHY
SUSPEITO; IMPROVÁVEL; DUVIDOSO
“His story sounds fishy to me”
FLU
GRIPE; INFLUENZA
“She has got the flu”
To FOOT THE BILL
PAGAR A CONTA
“His parents footed the bill for his university course”
FORTNIGHT
QUINZENA; DUAS SEMANAS
“I go there once a fortnight”
FREELANCE
TRABALHADOR AUTÔNOMO
“He is a freelance photographer”
G
GADGET
ENGENHOCA, DISPOSITIVO, EQUIPAMENTO (pequeno)
“I have many gadgets in my kitchen”
GAS
GÁS; GASOLINA
“He was unable to pay his gas bill” “I must stop briefly at the gas station as the car is running out of fuel”
OBS.: gas, gasolene, gasoline (EUA) / petrol (GB) = gasolina
oil, crude oil (EUA) / petroleum (GB) = petróleo
GATECRASHER
“PENETRA”
“There were several gatecrashers at the party”
GEE
PUXA ! NOSSA !
também GEEZ ou JEEZ – eufemismo para “Jesus” – pode ser usado para demonstrar surpresa ou raiva
“Gee ! That was really amazing !”
GLITCH
PROBLEMA; DIFICULDADE; EMPECILHO
“We had a few glitches at first, but now everything is fine”
GOODBYE
ATÉ LOGO, TCHAU, ATÉ BREVE
originado de “God be with you”
“Goodbye, see you tomorrow”
GOSSIP
FOFOCA; FOFOCAR
“People are gossiping about us”
GRUELLING
EXAUSTIVO, DURO, ESTAFANTE
“The President has a gruelling schedule for today”
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