Question | Answer |
die out | em extinção: *Dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago. |
cheat on | Trair, trapacear, enganar: *She found out that he'd been cheating on her. *He promissed that he would never cheat her wife on |
mess up | bagunçar: *After having studied so much, I hope not to mess up on the exam *Susan messed up the arrangements for the trip. |
how long | quanto tempo: *how long has it been since you went on a date? |
sneak into | esgueirar, furtivo: *Although we aren’t invited, we’re gonna sneak into the party *I sneaked into his bedroom while he was asleep. |
hold on | eperar *Please, hold on for a moment while I get to my boss’ office |
enroll in | inscrever-se, matricular-se: *It’s supposed you should already enrolled yourself in the school |
turn around | reviravolta: *The new management team turned the ailing company around in under six months. |
drop in / by on | visitar alguém rapidamente (dar uma passada): *If I dropped in on Maria, I wonder what she would say *I dropped by on George on my way home. |
drop off | decair (preço ou quantidade) *Prices are dropping off this season. |
lie down | deitar-se *It’s supposed you’re tired, try to lie down and you’ll fell better *I’m not feeling well – I’m going to lie down. |
go after | ir atras de: *I´ll go after him |
take place | acontece: *The meeting will take place soon *The concert takes place next Thursday. |
by no means | de jeito nenhum; de forma alguma *"Do you mind if I smoke?". "By no means." |
by all means | certamente; de todo jeito *"May I borrow this book?" "By all means." |
shut down | fechar (algo) *Make sure you shut down your computer before you leave |
other than | exceto, a não ser *The form cannot be signed by anyone other than yourself. |
look after | cuidar de *He looks after his son during the day *Could you look after the children while I’m out? |
bring about | fazer com que (no sentido de acarretar, causar): *Harold is working to bring about changes in the industry |
hang on | esperar, segurar as pontas *Hang on – I’m coming. *hang on for a second |
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