terça-feira, 30 de abril de 2013

Bill Withers ( Lean on me )

Vídeo: Bill Withers ( Lean on me )


Fonte: www.azlyrics.com)
Sometimes in our lives
We all have pain, we all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on

Please, swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you won't let show

You just call on me, brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on

Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on

You just call on me, brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on

If there is a load
You have to bear that you can't carry
I'm right up the road, I'll share your load
If you just call me

Call me (If you need a friend)
Call me (Call me uh-huh)
Call me (When you need a friend)
Call me (If you ever need a friend)
Call me (Call me)

Word of the day: ENSUE


Ensue: seguir(-se), sultar, perseguir
Synonyms: follow, succeed, supervene, follow on, result, arise, result, follow, proceed, arise, derive, develop, stem
 “Complications ensue
“Although it would be possible to risk everything and throw vast amounts of money at the problem in the hope that a miracle would ensue.”(www.wordhippo.com)

segunda-feira, 29 de abril de 2013

The jury is still out


The jury is still out (on someone or something); ainda não decidido sobre algo, ainda sem decis
“For myself, the jury is still out on whether or not I should look for a new job.”( www.idiomconnection.com)

Jump all over


Jump all over (someone): criticar ou “dar bronca” em alguém
“My boss jumped all over me when I began to talk about my plans for the summer.”  (www.idiomconnection.com)

Word of the day: Queasy


Queasy: nauseado, enjoado, desconfortável, preocupante
Synonyms: ill, nauseated, qualmish, nauseous, queer, queerish, sick, sickish, squeamish
“The boat ride made me a little queasy.”
“She complained of a queasy stomach.”
“He feels queasy about taking the test.”
“She had the queasy feeling that she was being watched.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

domingo, 28 de abril de 2013

Rick Nelson "It's Up To You"

Vídeo: Rick Nelson "It's Up To You"



It's up to you
Because I've done everything I can
I hope that you
Will say that I'm your lovin' man

Make up your mind
And do what you're gonna do
Well you know how I feel
So I'm leaving it up to you

It's all so clear
That I would give everything I own
To have you near
Never leave me all alone

I need your love
So, darling, please be fair
Let me know where I stand
And I hope that you say you care

Well I've laid my cards on the table
And its oh so plain to see
That I'm ready, willing and able
To love you faithfully

It's up to you
No, it's not for me to say
You love me too
Oh, but I hope you feel that way

Make up your mind
And do what you're gonna do
Well you know how I feel
So I'm leaving it up to you

[instrumental]

Make up your mind
And do what you're gonna do
Well you know how I feel
So I'm leaving it up to you

It's up to you
Darling, it's up to you
Baby, it's up to you
Darling, it's up to you
Baby, it's up to you
Darling. it's up to you
Baby, it's up to you

Jog (someone's) memory


Jog (someone's) memory: estimular alguém a se lembrar de algo, estimular a memória de alguém
The questions that the police officer asked helped to jog the man's memory.”  (www.idiomconnection.com)

Word of the day: STRIFE


Strife:  discussão, briga, disputa, luta, contenda, discórdia, competição, rivalidade
Synonyms: conflict, disaccord, discordance, disharmony, dissent, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, disunity, division, friction
 “In order to avoid family strife, the children spend equal time during the holidays with both of their grandmothers.”
“…bitter strife between the two political factions…”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

sábado, 27 de abril de 2013

Glen Campbell -Southern Nights

Vídeo: Glen Campbell -Southern Nights


Fonte: www.azlyrics.com
Southern Nights Are Sippin On Henny
Southern Nights Are Rolling Up That Good
Southern Nights Are Hot Sticky And Muggy
Doublewide Tucked In The Woods
Southern Nights Are Pitchforks And Gravel
Southern Nights Are Shooting Cans Of Beer
Southern Nights Are Chasing Them Donkies
Bitch Why Don't You And Your Girl Get Over Here

The Southern Moon Exposes Killers
The Southern Moon Is Hot Like Fire
The Southern Moon It Knows Our Weakness
Trips You Up Like Chicken Wire

Southern Nights Are Warm And Sticky
Southern Nights Are Swampy And Loud
Southern Nights Are Home To The Skarcrow
Posted Up Under The Moon And Proud

Won't You Take Me Back To The Dark So Pitch Black
Most Can't See Where We At It's Where I'm Happy

Southern Nights Are Tipped Back On Soco
Southern Nights Are Flippin Off The Popo
Southern Nights Are Cruising In A Big Block
Foot To The Floor Quarter Miles In A Parking Lot
Southern Nights Are Hunting Chickens With A Spotlight
Southern Nights Are Shooting At A Stop Sign
Southern Nights Are Trolling In The Pitch Black
Out On The Lake With A Six Pack Laid Back

The Southern Air Stings With Mosquitos
The Southern air intoxicating
The Southern Air Gets Hard To Breathe Though
Shot Gun Blasts With Crazies Chasing

Won't You Take Me Back To The Dark So Pitch Black
Most Can't See Where We At It's Where I'm Happy
It's Where I Am One With This Land I've Become
Take Me Home Take Me Back It's Where I'm Happy

Southern Nights Are Going To The Dope House
Southern Nights Are Gotta Take The Short Route
Southern Nights Are Chasing That Rabbit
Blows To The Nose Cuz You Know You Gotta Have It
Southern Nights Are Your Bitch Giving You Skins
Southern Nights Are Your Finger In Her Best Friend
Southern Nights Are Getting Head On A Dirt Road
If She Ain't Down She Can Walk Her Ass Home

The Southern Mud Will Tap Your Luck
The Southern Mud Will Trap You Shut
The Southern Mud Will Snatch You Up
Some Say That's Why It's Red Like Blood

Southern Nights Are Drunk In The Waffle House
Southern Nights Are Fucked Up So We Wild And Loud
Southern Nights Are Sun Up When We Get Up
Take Your Ass To Sleep Cuz We Gotta Do It All Again

Won't You Take Me Back To The Dark So Pitch Black
Most Can't See Where We At It's Where I'm Happy
It's Where I Am One With This Land I've Become
Take Me Home Take Me Back It's Where I'm Happy

Knee Deep In The Swamps Far From Any Others It's Where I'm Happy
Underneath The Trees Where The Green Roof Covers It's Where I'm Happy
Where It Gets So Dark You Don't Know If You're Still Alive It's Where I'm Happy
Please Let Me Die Under Dark Southern Skies It's Where I'm Happy



Solace, Wake-up call


WORD OF THE DAY:
Solace: consolo, conforto,  consolar, confortar, alegrar
Synonyms: assure, cheer, console, reassure, soothe, consolation, relief, comfort
“Counselors did their best to solace the bereaved children.”
“I solaced myself with a book while I waited for the bus.”
‘Her presence was a great solace for me.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

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A wake-up call: fato ou evento que faz as pessoas abrirem os olhos para um problema ou mais cientes de um perigo ou problema

“I slipped over on the wet floor in my bathroom. I didn't hurt myself badly, but it was a wake-up call and I went out and bought some non-slip mats to stick on the floor.”

“Robert had a pain in the chest, and it was a wake-up call for him. Now he's eating much healthier food and he's exercising more.” (www.englishclub.com)

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sexta-feira, 26 de abril de 2013

Vídeo: George Jones (Corvette Song)



Vídeo:   George Jones (Corvette Song)


I stopped off at the Quick-sack
For some beer and cigarettes
The old man took my money
As he stared at my corvette
He said I had one just like her son
In 1963
'Til a man down at the bank took her from me

[Chorus]
Oh, she was hotter than a two dollar pistol
She was the fastest thing around
Long and lean every young man's dream
She turned every head in town
She was built, and fun to handle son
I'm glad that you walked in
She reminds me of the one I loved back then

So I handed him my keys and said here take her for a spin
The old man scratched his head, and then he looked at me and grinned
He said son, you just don't understand
It ain't the car I want
It's the brunette in your Vette that turns me on

FLINCH / KNOW YOUR WAY AROUND


Word of the day:
Flinch:  recuo, desistência, vacilação, hesitação, espécie de jogo de cartas,  recuar, retroceder, vacilar, desistir de, desviar-se, esquivar-se
Synonyms: blench, cringe, quail, recoil, shrink, wince
“He flinched when I tapped him on the shoulder.”
“She met danger without flinching.”
“The bill was much higher than expected, but he paid it without flinching.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

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Know your way around: saber como sobreviver, ter conhecimento, sabedoria
“To live on the street, you have to know your way around.” (http://www.idioms4you.com)

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quinta-feira, 25 de abril de 2013

"Making Believe"

Vídeo: Emmylou Harris: Making Believe


"Making Believe"                                  Fonte: www.azlyrics.com

Making believe that you still love me
It's leaving me alone and so blue
Still I'll always dream, but I'll never own you
Making believe, its all I can do

Can't hold you close when you're not whit me
You're somebody's love, you'll never be mine
Making believe I'll spend my lifetime
Loving you and making believe

Making believe I never lost you
But my happy hours are so few
My plans for the future will never come true
Making believe what else can I do


Quaint / Know the ropes


Quaint: estranho, esquisito, singular, fantástico
Synonyms: bizarre, bizarro, cranky, crazy, eccentric, funny, kinky, odd, queer
“The fishing village was very quaint.”
“The writer talks about the quaint customs of the natives.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

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Know the ropes: saber como fazer algo, saber como funciona algo
“Juan knows the ropes of substitute teaching.” (http://www.idioms4you.com)

“Good managers know the ropes. They have skills and experience.”
(http://esl-bits.net)

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quarta-feira, 24 de abril de 2013

Quem diz é o Washington Post

Quem diz é o Washington Post :
(20.000 para proteger a fronteira (Dilma)



Dwindle / Keep your chin up


Dwindle: encolher-se, diminuir, decrescer, minguar, tornar-se menor, decair, definhar, declinar
Synonyms: abate, de-escalate, dent, deplete, diminish, downscale, downsize, drop, decrease, ease, lessen, lower, reduce

“Our energy dwindled as the meeting dragged on.”
“The town's population is dwindling away.”  .”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

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Keep your chin up: mantenha-se firme, fique firme (usado para encorajar quem está passando por uma carga emocional forte)
“Fred: I really can't take much more of this.
Jane: Keep your chin up. Things will get better.”
“John: Smile, Fred. Keep your chin up.
Fred: I guess you're right. I just get so depressed when I think of this mess I'm in.” (www.thefreedictionary.com)

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terça-feira, 23 de abril de 2013

Word of the day: CUDGEL+ idioms...


Cudgel: porrete, cacete, bordão, bater com cacete
Synonyms: bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, cane, club, nightstick

“…a farmer armed with a cudgel drove us off his land… (www.merriam-webster.com)

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Miss the point: não entender o que realmente significa o que se está lendo ou ouvindo, não entender o que realmente significa algo
“I think you missed the point, so let me explain what I meant.”
“If she thinks it's losing the money that bothers me then she's missing the point. It's being treated like a fool that bothers me.”

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win-win / lose-lose - vitória na certa, só se pode vencer / derrota na certa,  só se pode perder (Let’s do it. This is a win-win situation. / Susan was desperate because she was in a lose-lose situation.)
wind up - terminar algo, acabar ficando em uma determinada situação (You could wind up dead...) 
window of opportunity - pequena chance, lapso de tempo em que se tem uma oportunidade (This morning I had this brief window of opportunity and I was able to get my manager’s signature.)
wipe (something) off the map - “tirar algo do mapa”, sumir com algo
wipe out  - destruir completamente, fazer sumir

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segunda-feira, 22 de abril de 2013

Word of the day: HOCK+ idioms...



Hock:  jarrete, curvejão, penhor, prego, débito, prisão, empenhar, pôr no prego, vinho branco do Reno, cortar os jarretes

Synonyms: pawn, pledge, the tarsal joint or region in the hind limb of a digitigrade quadruped (as the horse) corresponding to the human ankle but elevated

“…got his watch out of hock…”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

“Sell your house, hock your grandmother, do whatever is necessary to get a ticket to this show.”

hock
the family jewels to pay his gambling debts>
“…served with a puree of mushrooms in which lurk little diced pieces of smoked ham hock.” (www.wordhippo.com)”


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Make ends meet: ter apenas o suficiente para sobreviver, ganhar o suficente para poder morar e pagar as despesas do dia a dia.
“My wife and I both have to work full-time just to make ends meet these days. “
“Does the government really think elderly people can make ends meet on their pensions?”

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when push comes to shove - quando um nomento decisivo está chegando
whole new ball game - uma situação completamente nova ou diferente, em circunstâncias completamente diferentes  (When a guy leaves any job after 30 years-whether it's Johnny Carson or the shoemaker-it's a whole new ball game.): Newsweek, Dec 23, 1991
win (someone) over - conseguir apoio ou concordância de alguém que estava se opondo
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domingo, 21 de abril de 2013

Word of the day: SPUNK + idioms...


Spunk: coragem, vivacidade, fogo, madeira podre, isca (para fogo),  sêmen, acender, inflamar

Synonyms:  backbone, constancy, fiber, grit, grittiness, guts, intestinal fortitude, pluck

“” That little girl has a lot of spunk.”
“…had the spunk to overcome a severe physical disability… (www.merriam-webster.com)
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For the time being: por um certo periodo, por enquanto (não se sabe qté quando)
“You can stay with us for the time being.”
“We've decided to do without a car for the time being.”
“This is probably about as good a deal as we're going to get, at least for the time being.(www.thefreedictionary.com)

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what gives (col.) - o que está acontecendo?, o que significa isto?,  o que acontece?
what goes around comes around - o que você faz, bem ou mal, volta para você / o que se faz agora, paga- se depois
whatever it takes - o que for necessário, o que tiver de ser (The manager will do whatever it takes to solve this problem.)
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sábado, 20 de abril de 2013

Shirley Bassey - Yesterday When I Was Young

Shirley Bassey - Yesterday When I Was Young


Fonte; www.lyricsmode.com/
Yesterday when I was young 
the taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue. 
I teased at life as if it were a foolish g ame, 
the way the evening breeze may tease a candle fl ame. 
The thousand dreams I dreamed, the splendid things I planned 
I always built alas on weak and shifting sand. 
I lived by night and shunned the naked light of the day 
and only now I see how the years ran away. 

Yesterday when I was young 
so many happy songs were waiting to be sung, 
so many wayward pleasures lay in store for me 
and so much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see. 
I ran so fast that time and youth at last ran out, 
I never stopped to think what life was all about 
and every conversation I can now recall 
concerned itself with me and nothing else at all. 

Yesterday the moon was blue 
and every crazy day brought something new to do. 
I used my magic age as if itwere a wand 
and never saw the waste and emptiness beyond. 
The game of love I played with arrogance and pride 
and every flame I lit too quickly quickly died. 
The friends I made all seemed somehow to drift away 
and only I am left on stage to end the play. 
There are so many songs in me that won't be sung, 
I feel the bitter taste of tears upon my tongue. 
The time has come for me to pay for yesterday when I was young


Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker

Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker


Fonte: www.sing365.com/

Come on everybody!
Clap your hands!
All you looking good!

I'm goona sing my song
It won't take long!
We're gonna do the twist
and it goes like this:

Come on let's twist again,
like we did last summer!
Yeaaah, let's twist again,
like we did last year!

Do you remember when,
things were really hummin',
Yeaaaah, let's twist again,
twistin' time is here!

Heeee, and round and round and up and down 
we go again!
Oh, baby, make me know you love me sooooo,
and then:

Twist again,
like we did last summer,
Come on, let's twist again,
like we did last year!

TWIST! YO!

Who`s that flyin' up there?
Is it a bird? Noooooo!
Is it a plane? Noooooooo!
Is it the twister? YEAAAAAAAHH!

Twist again, like we did last summer,
Come on, Let's twist again,
like we did last year!!!!

Do you remember when, things were really hummin',
Come on, let's twist again,
twistin' time is here

Heeee, and round and round and up and down we go again!
Oh, baby, make me know, you love me sooooo! And then:
Come on, twist again, like we did last summer,
let's twist again, like we did last year!

Come on, let's twist again,
twistin' time is heeeere!

Word of the day: SPLATTER + idioms...


Splatter: borrifo, respingo, som de espirrar ou esguichar, espirrar, salpicar, esparramar, falar excitada e inarticuladamente

Synonyms: bespatter, dash, plash, spatter, splash

Mud splattered everywhere when the wet dog shook himself.
Rain splattered against the windows.
A big bug splattered against the windshield of the car.
The egg splattered on the floor.
The paint splattered my clothes.  (www.merriam-webster.com)
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A good name is better than riches: uma boa reputação é melhor do que dinheiro
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walk right into - cair diretamente numa armadilha ou numa farsa
walk the line - seguir as regras, manter uma conduta ética, equilibrar-se entre os extremos
walk up to - aproximar-se de
wash up - lavar as mãos

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