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Carry the torch

Carry the torch: ser muito fiel a uma causa ou a uma pessoa / acreditar ou ter muita fé em algo ou alguém / ser muito dedicado a uma causa ou alguém / gostar muito de alguém 

“He has been carrying the torch for Mary for a long time.”

“Without your carrying the torch, we wouldn't have succeeded.” (www.esl.about.com)

“The columnist feels that he is carrying the torch of liberalism in an age of conservatism.” ( www. dictionary.reference.com)

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Is that right?

Is that right?

-é mesmo?

-certo?

“Word on the street is you got a beef with somebody in the DA's office.

Is that right?”

 (O que se diz nas ruas é que você tem uma rixa com alguém da promotoria.

 É mesmo?)

(Batman Begins)

TIE...

tie (someone) down - restringir a liberdade de uma pessoa

tie the knot - casar

tie in - apertar ou conectar algo

tie loose ends - consertar pontos falhos, “não deixar ponto sem nó” (You need to tie those loose ends because there’ll be a lot of investigation on the subject.)

tied down - restringido por obrigações familiares ou pelo emprego

tied up - não disponível, sem tempo disponível, indisponível / interrompido, engarrafado (tráfego, por ex.) / em sociedade com

10 cidades mais populosas ( USA)

As 10 cidades mais populosas

dos Estados Unidos

1.               New York, New York                                (pop 8,213,839)

2.               Los Angeles, California                            (pop 3,794,640)

3.               Chicago, Illinois                                       (pop 2,824,584)

4.               Houston, Texas                                       (pop 2,076,189)

5.               Philadelphia, Pennsylvania                      (pop 1,517,628)

6.               Phoenix, Arizona                                     (pop 1,476,331)

7.               San Diego, California                               (pop 1,284,347)

8.               San Antonio, Texas                                (pop 1,258,733)

9.               Dallas, Texas                                           (pop 1,246,185)

10.             Detroit, Michigan                                      (pop   921,147)

In case you haven’t noticed it

In case you haven’t noticed it

-caso você não tenha notado

“In case you haven’t noticed it, you have missed your flight already.”

(Caso você não tenha notado, você já perdeu seu vôo.)

The other shoe dropped

the other shoe dropped - aconteceu o que faltava, aconteceu o inevitável (He was trying to justify the war. Nobody believed him but then the other shoe dropped: a violent attack.)

American English Pronunciation

Intro to Linking: American English Pronunciation

If only

If only

- se pelo menos / se ao menos

 ‘Well, no, if only you could. No, no. I've gotta do this myself.”

(Bom, não, se ao menos você pudesse. Eu mesmo tenho de fazer isto.)

(Breaking All the Rules / “Quebrando as Regras“)

Extraído do autor deste blog: Conversação em Inglês:Frases e Expressões Úteis (Flávio Cruz)

Word of the day: Swindler

Swindler: caloteiro, logrador, trapaceiro.

Synonyms: beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, fiddle, gaff, hose, hustle, pluck, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skunk, squeeze, stick fleece, victimize

“Bernie Madoff: swindler, liar and now … jailhouse braggart.”(www.thedailybeast.com)

“Hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Singer Andy Williams dies at 84

Singer Andy Williams dies at 84

Andy Williams - Moon River ( com letra)

Em português (Estadão): Morre o cantor Andy Williams



Andy Williams - Speak softly love

The Godfather - Andy Williams - Speak Softly Love (com letra)

Word of the day: Beguile

Beguile:  seduzir, encantar, divertir, passar o tempo, iludir, enganar

Synonyms: allure, charm, bewitch, captivate, enchant, fascinate, kill, magnetize

“She was cunning enough to beguile her classmates into doing the work for her.”

“They were beguiled into thinking they'd heard the whole story.”

“He beguiled the audience with his smooth and seductive voice.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

TUNE...

tune in - sintonizar (radio, TV)

tune out - parar de prestar atenção em alguma coisa

tune up - regular, ajustar o motor (de um carro, barco, etc) / afinar (um instrumento musical)

tuned in - diz-se de quem está consciente / atualizado

Word of the day: Dupe

Dupe: crédulo, ingênuo, incauto, simplório, “trouxa”,  enganar, lograr, tapear, ludibriar / imitação, duplicata, réplica

Synonyms: chump, gull, mug ,patsy, pigeon, pushover, sap, soft touch, sucker, bamboozle, beguile / carbon, carbon copy, clone, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, imitation, mock, reduplication, replica, replication, reproduction

“The swindler was able to escape with all of the dupe's money.”

“He built a dupe of the original model, which is locked in a vault.”

“We were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

TURN (MORE)

turn (one’s) back to - dar as costas para, ignorar algo ou alguém

turn down - recusar, rejeitar algo

turn in - ir para a cama / entregar-se ou entregar alguém para as autoridades

turn of events - mudança de situação, novo acontecimento

turn off (something) - desligar ou interromper algo (I turned off the lights.)

turn on - ligar, abrir, excitar ou interessar alguém (Please turn on the TV. I want to watch my favorite show./ She turns on when sees nice jewelry…/ This picture turns me on.)

OTIS REDDING: The Dock of the Bay

OTIS REDDING: The Dock of the Bay

Fonte: www.azlyrics.com

Sittin' in the morning sun

I'll be sittin' when the evening comes

Watching the ships roll in

Then I watch them roll away again, yeah

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh

I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay

Wastin' time

I left my home in Georgia

Headed for the Frisco Bay

Cuz I've had nothing to live for

And look like nothing's gonna come my way

So, I'm just gon' sit on the dock of the bay

Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

Wastin' time

Looks like nothing's gonna change

Everything still remains the same

I can't do what ten people tell me to do

So I guess I'll remain the same, listen

Sittin' here resting my bones

And this loneliness won't leave me alone, listen

Two thousand miles I roam

Just to make this dock my home, now

I'm just gon' sit at the dock of a bay

Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh

Sittin' on the dock of the bay

Wastin' time

If I may / If I may say so

If I may

-se você(s) me permite(m)

“If I may, I would like to add some commentary about what our goals were”

(Se vocês me permitem, eu gostaria de acrescentar algum comentário sobre quais eram nossos objetivos...)

(www.nytimes.com / Dec. 30, 2010)

If I may say so

-se você(s) me permite(m) dizer…

-se é que posso dizer…

“If I may say so, Elliot, a Silent Opposition doesn't send radio messages.

Half don't even possess telephones. Why would they call themselves "silent"?”

(Se você me permite dizer, Elliot, uma Oposição Silenciosa não envia mensagens de radio. Metade deles sequer tem telefones. Por que eles se autodenominam “silenciosa”?)

(Tailor of Panama / “O Alfaiate do Panamá”)

Extraído do autor deste blog: Conversação em Inglês:Frases e Expressões Úteis (Flávio Cruz)

Word of the day: Ludicrous

Ludicrous:  burlesco, jocoso, ridículo

Synonyms: antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical,droll, farcical, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, hysterical(also hysteric), killing, laughable, funny, ridiculous, riotous,risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious

”…the ludicrous sight of their teacher in a Halloween costume…”

“…a ludicrous and easily detected attempt to forge his father's signature on a note to school…” (www.merriam-webster.com)

TRY...

try (one’s) hand - tentar pela primeira vez

try me - dê-me uma chance, pergunte-me

try on - experimentar (roupa, sapato)

try out – experimentar

Talk through your hat

Talk through your hat: falar sobre algo que não se conhece bem, afirmar que algo é verdade quando não é

“Evan says that quantum physics proves that space and time don't really exist, but Kathy says he's talking through his hat.”

“I proved that George was talking through his hat by checking on the internet to find out if what he said is true - and it isn't.” (www.englishclub.com)

Word of the day: Grasping

Grasping: ávido, sôfrego

Synonyms: acquisitive, avaricious, avid, coveting, covetous, grabby, grasping, mercenary, rapacious

“…a grasping person who would rather buy a car he didn't need than give a dime to charity…”(www.merriam-webster.com)

O Experimento de Lenz

Leia o conto (sci-fi): O Experimento de Lenz

Tom Jones - What's New Pussycat

Tom Jones - What's New Pussycat

Fonte: www.azlyrics.com

What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah

What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah

Pussycat, Pussycat

I've got flowers

And lots of hours

To spend with you.

So go and powder your cute little pussycat nose!

Pussycat, Pussycat

I love you

Yes, I do!

You and your pussycat nose!

What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah

What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah

Pussycat, Pussycat

You're so thrilling

And I'm so willing

To care for you.

So go and make up your cute little pussycat face!

Pussycat, Pussycat

I love you

Yes, I do!

You and your pussycat face!

What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah

What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah

Pussycat, Pussycat

You're delicious

And if my wishes

Can all come true

I'll soon be kissing your sweet little pussycat lips!

Pussycat, Pussycat

I love you

Yes, I do!

You and your pussycat lips!

You and your pussycat eyes!

You and your pussycat nose!

Word of the day: Predicament

Predicament:  apuro, situação desagradável ou difícil
"in a pretty predicament": num apuro tremendo

Synonyms: bind, box, catch-22, corner, dilemma, fix, hole, impasse, jackpot [chiefly West], jam, mire, pickle, quagmire, rabbit hole, rattrap, spot, sticky wicket, swamp

“If you had told the truth in the first place, we wouldn't be in this predicament.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

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TURN (more)

turn out - ficar provado que, acontecer que, ficar provado que, resultar que (It turns out that the real cheater was his wife.) / aparecer, vir / produzir, fazer

turn over - transmitir a  posse de algo a outro / colocar sob o poder de outro

turn over a new leaf - mudar comportamento de uma maneira positiva

turn signal - sinal de seta

turn to - obter ajuda de / começar a pensar em / ir para uma determinada página de um livro (Turn to page 23…)

UNDER...

under fire - que está sendo atacado / debaixo de ataque verbal

under oath - sob juramento

under the circumstances - nesta situação, nestas circunstâncias

under the impression - com a impressão de que

under the table -  às escondidas (geralmente ilegal)

How to Pronounce -ed verb endings

How to Pronounce -ed verb endings

Kylie Minogue - Tears On My Pillow

Kylie Minogue - Tears On My Pillow

Fonte: http://www.sing365.com/

You don't remember me

But I remember you

T'was not so long ago

You broke my heart in two

Tears on my pillow

Pain in my heart

Caused by you

If we could start anew

I wouldn't hesitate

I'd gladly take you back

And tempt the hand of fate

Love is not a gadget

Love is not a toy

When you find the one you love

She'll fill your heart with joy

Word of the day: Nitwit

Nitwit:  parvo, tonto, bobão

Synonyms: booby, cuckoo, ding-a-ling, dingbat, ding-dong, dipstick, featherhead, goose, half-wit, jackass, lunatic / a person who lacks good sense or judgment

“Don't be a nitwit—wear a seat belt!” (www.merriam-webster.com)

UP...

up for grabs - ainda disponível, à disposição, livre  (The position for store manager is still up for grabs.)

up front - na frente, adiantado / honesto, sincero

up in the air - indeciso sobre alguém ou algo, ainda não decidido / incerto

up in years - com bastante idade, velho

up (one’s) sleeve - guardado em segredo para a hora certa, (comparar com “carta na manga”)

up to - planejando algo (I know what he is up to)

Tracks Of My Tears live, 1976,Linda Ronstadt

Tracks Of My Tears live, 1976,Linda Ronstadt

Fonte:www.azlyrics.com

"Tracks Of My Tears"

People say I'm the life of the party
'Cause I tell a joke or two
Although I might be laughing loud and hearty
Deep inside I'm blue

So take a good look at my face
You know my smile looks out of place
If you look closer it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears

Oh I need you, need you

Since you left me if you see me with another guy
Looking like I'm having fun
Although he might be cute he's just a substitute
Because you're the permanent one

So take a good look at my face
You know my smile looks out of place
If you look closer it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears

Outside I'm masquerading
Inside my hope is fading
I'm just a clown since you put me down
My smile is my make-up I wear since my break-up with you

Baby take a good look at my face
You know my smile looks out of place
If you look closer it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears

Woah baby take a good look at my face
You know my smile looks out of place
If you look closer it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears

Ooh ooh ooh ooh