quarta-feira, 29 de julho de 2009

vocabulary 29 jul

Alinhar à direita
vínculo ties
musculação weight lifting
arteria artery
radicais livres free radicals
driblar dribble
máxima premise
geriatra geriatrician
previdencia social security
centenario centenarian
paradignma http://www.thefreedictionary.com/paradigm+
tese thesis http://www.thefreedictionary.com/thesis


burden
features
statement
to get used to
has gotten used to
exceptionally
overcome
sickness disease
enchanted
audience
lead to
reach
issue
according to
depend on
vastest
known as
joy
as well as
beyond the horizon
features

TRIP

flight connection
fly to
change planes
fee to change ticket
unles - amenos que
departure
be able to take direct flight
boarding announcemet
travel schedule
time table
change airplane
which gate/terminal is the flight leaving from ?
the plane leaves from ....
waht time does the plane leave ?
Boarding
take off
miss the flight
luggage
flight is delayed
register
fill up - preencher
facilities - instalações
can you tell me the way to
corner
weather
only a block from here

domingo, 19 de julho de 2009

SEX IN THE CITY

Whipe up - agitar

gross - Slang disgusting or repulsive:

pace - andamento

fall - cair

ankles - tornozelos

boredon - tédio

fill out - preencher

bring brought

boroughs - círculo eleitoral

schmooze - trocar idéias

due to - devido a

suddenly - de repente

to be hurt - se machucar

segunda-feira, 22 de junho de 2009

VOCAB SEX IN THE CITY

HANGOVER: RESSACA


spare
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(spâr)
v. spared, spar·ing, spares
v.tr.
1. To refrain from treating harshly; treat mercifully or leniently.
2. To refrain from harming or destroying.
3. To save or relieve from experiencing or doing (something): spared herself the trouble of going.
4. To hold back from; withhold or avoid: spared no expense for the celebration.
5. To use with restraint: Don't spare the mustard.
6. To give or grant out of one's resources; afford: Can you spare ten minutes?
v.intr.
1. To be frugal.
2. To refrain from inflicting harm; be merciful or lenient.
adj. spar·er, spar·est
1.
a. Kept in reserve: a spare part; a spare pair of sneakers.
b. Being in excess of what is needed; extra. See Synonyms at superfluous.
c. Free for other use; unoccupied: spare time.
2.
a. Not lavish, abundant, or excessive: a spare diet.
b. Lean and trim. See Synonyms at lean2.
3. Not profuse or copious.
n.
1. A replacement, especially a tire, reserved for future need.
2. Sports
a. The act of knocking down all ten pins with two successive rolls of a bowling ball.
b. The score so made.Idiom:
to spare
In addition to what is needed: We paid our bills and had money to spare.
[Middle English sparen, from Old English sparian.]
sparely adv.
spareness n.
sparer n.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
spare
Adjective
1. extra to what is needed: there are some spare chairs at the back
2. able to be used when needed: a spare parking space
3. (of a person) tall and thin
4. (of a style) plain and without unnecessary decoration or details; austere: a spare but beautiful novel
5. Brit slang frantic with anger or worry: the boss went spare
Noun
an extra thing kept in case it is needed
Verb
[sparing, spared]
1. to stop from killing, punishing, or injuring (someone)
2. to protect (someone) from (something) unpleasant: spare me the sermon
3. to be able to afford or give: can you spare me a moment to talk?
4. not spare oneself to try one's hardest
5. to spare more than is required: a few hours to spare [Old English sparian]

TILL - UNTIL

HOSE - MANGUEIRA

NIGHTMARE - PESADELO

TRAPPED - CAIR NA ARMADILHA

HURRY UP - CORRA - APRESSE-SE


edge
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(j)
n.
1.
a. A thin, sharpened side, as of the blade of a cutting instrument.
b. The degree of sharpness of a cutting blade.
c. A penetrating, incisive quality: "His simplicity sets off the satire, and gives it a finer edge" (William Hazlitt).
d. A slight but noticeable sharpness or harshness: His voice had an edge to it.
2. Keenness, as of desire or enjoyment; zest: The brisk walk gave an edge to my appetite.
3.
a. The line of intersection of two surfaces: the edge of a brick; the table's rounded edges.

RESCUE - SALVAR

KNIGHT - CAVALEIRO

FAIRY TALES - HISTORIAS DE FADAS

SPIT OUT -CUSPIR

HEALTH CARE PACAKGE - PACOTE DE ASSISTENCIA MÉDICA

i CAN´T HELP - NÃO CONSIGO

CONFIDENT - SEGURO

DRIVEN WOMAN - Motivated by or having a compulsive quality or need: a driven person.

RAFT - JANGADA

SLIT - A long, straight, narrow cut or opening.

BLADE - LAMINA

CATCH - PEGAR

QUITE - BEM
TO BREAK THE CAMELS BACK
the straw that breaks the camel's back
the last in a series of unpleasant events which finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation Losing my job was bad enough but having the relationship end like that was the straw that broke the camel's back.

SET ON FIRE - BOTAR FOGO

quinta-feira, 4 de junho de 2009

SEX IN THE CITY - EPISODE 1

CRANKY
1. Having a bad disposition; peevish.
2. Having eccentric ways; odd.




SLIGHTLY
Ligeiramente




PERR






PECS
A pectoral muscle.

PUT OUT TOP NOTCH

THINK THOUGHT




ZITI
Pasta in medium-sized, often ridged tubes.




TOKEN
1. Something serving as an indication, proof, or expression of something else; a sign: "Tears are queer tokens of happiness" Eugene O'Neill. See Synonyms at sign.
2. Something that signifies or evidences authority, validity, or identity: The scepter is a token of regal status.
3. A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
4. One that represents a group, as an employee whose presence is used to deflect from the employer criticism or accusations of discrimination.
5. A keepsake or souvenir.
6. A piece of stamped metal used as a substitute for currency: subway tokens.
tr.v. to·kened, to·ken·ing, to·kens
To betoken or symbolize; portend.
adj.
1. Done as an indication or a pledge: a token payment.
2.
a. Perfunctory; minimal: a token gesture of reconciliation; token resistance.
b. Merely symbolic: refused to be the token woman on the committee.


PLEATHER

("plastic leather") is a slang term for synthetic leather made out of plastic.


BEGIN BEGAN BEGUN


QUAINT
1. Charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashioned way: "Sarah Orne Jewett . . . was dismissed by one critic as merely a New England old maid who wrote quaint, plotless sketches of late 19th-century coastal Maine" James McManus.
2. Unfamiliar or unusual in character; strange: quaint dialect words. See Synonyms at strange.
3. Cleverly made; artful.


BREATHER
1. One that breathes, especially in a specified manner: a shallow breather.
2. Informal A short rest period: took a breather after skiing for two hours.
TO BUM
1. to get by begging; cadge: to bum a lift
TOUGH
1. Able to withstand great strain without tearing or breaking; strong and resilient: a tough all-weather fabric.
2. Hard to cut or chew: tough meat.
3. Physically hardy; rugged: tough mountaineers; a tough cop.
4. Severe; harsh: a tough winter.