Victoria varga

CATWALK
PASSARELA
“She made a quick appearance on the catwalks of Paris and then flew to Rome for another event”


CHICKEN FEED
POUCO DINHEIRO - MIXARIA
“That is chicken feed for such a large company”


A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK
TAL PAI, TAL FILHO
“Annie is a chip off the old block”


CHOCK-A-BLOCK
SUPERLOTADO
“London is chock-a-block with tourists in July”
D
DAYS OF THE WEEK
DIAS DA SEMANA


Sunday (day of the Sun) – dia do Sol
Monday (day of the Moon) – dia da Lua
Tuesday (day of Tiu, god of war) – dia de Tiu, deus da guerra
Wednesday (day of Woden) – dia de Woden ou Odin, deus correspondente a Mercúrio
Thursday (day of Thor) – dia de Thor, deus do Trovão
Friday (day of Frigg) – dia de Frigga, esposa de Woden
Saturday (day of Saturn) – dia de Saturno


D-DAY
DIA D
“The troops are ready for D-day a week from today”


DISMAL
ESCURO; SOMBRIO; TRISTE; HORRÍVEL
“The weather today is so dismal !”


DITTO
IDEM, O MESMO
DO ITALIANO “DETTO” (DITO)
“I believe this is a great investment” “Ditto”


DIY
FAÇA VOCÊ MESMO (do it yourself)
“The British and the Australians are DIY enthusiasts”


on the DOT
EM PONTO
“He arrived at ten o’clock on the dot”


DOWN AND OUT
ACABADO, DERROTADO, ARRUINADO
“George Orwell wrote the book ‘Down and Out’ in 1932”
“He is unemployed and for this reason completely down and out”