01. page 90/number 05
01.1. I spoke to about/almost/exactly/just under/nearly
150 people.
01.2. All/Almost None/Half/Most/None of them were
interested in buying from us.
02. Verbs with up/down that have na idiomatic meaning
(page 91/number 02)
- to break up: romper
- to close down: fechar
- to cut down on: cortar
- to end up: terminar
- to give up: desistir
- to set up: estabelecer/montar
- to take up: assumir
- to turn down: recusar
03. Alternatives
03.2. page 94/number 02
- an illness: an unhealthy condition of body or mind - doença
- symptoms: subjective evidence of disease or physical
disturbance; broadly : something that
indicates the presence of bodily disorder - sintomas
- a treatment: the act or manner or an instance of
treating someone or something -
tratamento
- a remedy: a medicine, application, or treatment that
relieves or cures a disease - remédio
- effect: something that inevitably follows an antecedent
(as a cause or agent) - efeitos
- side effects: a secondary and usually adverse effect
(as of a drug) <toxic side effects> —called also side reaction – efeito colateral
- a medicine: the science and art dealing with the
maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease -
cura
- a placebo: a usually pharmacologically inert
preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its
actual effect on a disorder
03.3. page 94/number 03
- acupuncture
- antibiotics
- hypnosis
- massage
- painkillers
- physiotherapy
- surgery
- vaccinations
04. Busy day
- How do you manage your busy day?
- typical: típico, representativo, característico
- steriotypes: estereótipo
Extras:
Flattening: achatamento, nivelar
Fat: gordo
Fat meat: gordura da carne
Fabric: tecido, estrutura
Sailing: vela de navegação
Candle: vela
To claim: contextar
Thoroughly: seriously
Bakery: place
Baker’s: place
Baker: person
Survey: pesquisa
Poll: votação
Ballot: cédula, votação secreta
Urn: urna funerária
Blind: cego
Blinds: persianas
Curtain: cortina
Luncher: lançador
Snaker: cobra
Delivery: entrega
Baby delivery
Pastry shop: pastelaria
Cheaper = Inexpensive (AME)
Expensive
- Xterm: emulador de terminais leve e direto. Ele é usado
como base para vários outros emuladores de terminais, como o Aterm.
- Term paper: trabalho de conclusão de curso
- Thesis: to Doctors
- Dissertation: to Masters
- Monograph
