Mostrando postagens com marcador do jeito que é. Mostrar todas as postagens
Mostrando postagens com marcador do jeito que é. Mostrar todas as postagens

quinta-feira, 20 de junho de 2013

Warts and all

Warts and all: exatamente como é, sem esconder defeitos ou fraquezas
“Are you sure you want to read the first draft? You'll see it warts and all, with all the mistakes and all the bad writing still there.”

“People don't want to see an idealised ve
rsion of his life. They want to know the real story, warts and all.”   (www.englishclub.com)

Obs,: wart =  verruga.

sexta-feira, 19 de outubro de 2012

As...


as if - como se
as is - do jeito que está, na condição
as it stands, as it is - do jeito que está agora, do jeito que é
as long as - desde que, uma vez que, na condição de que
as much  as - por mais  que(As much as I love this kid, I’ll have to teach him some lessons.)  / tanto quanto ( No matter how  small is the laptop you buy, it will cost at least as much as a genuine leather purse.)
as nearly as - quase, bem próximo a, aproximadamente ( As nearly as two thousand people were present…)