Observation Classes - General [November/December, 2016] Up, Down, Alternative Medicine & Busy Day

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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