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Grammar
- Between, among: one use between to refer to two things which are clearly separated, and use among to talk about things which are not clearly separated because they are part of a group or crowd or mass of objects.
owing to vs. due to
There is a difference between "Due to" and "Owing to" in meaning. "Due to" means "caused by", however, "Owing to" means "because of" and it comes always at the beginning of the sentence. Besides "owing to" as a result or consequence of something.
- Owing to illness, he missed the exam. (because of illness etc.)
- His absence was due to illness. (His absence was caused by...)
Vocabulary
- adobe: um tipo de argila para construção
- asset: um bem, ativo (mercado)
- attorney: advogado/procurador
- aviary: aviário
- barf: vomit
- blend: mistura
- broker: corretor (de ações)
- bruise: ematoma
- bulks up: preencher, aumentar massa
- burn out: queimar-se (todo)
- casting: moldagem
- ceilings: forro, teto
- cinder: cinzas, brasas
- childminder: babá
- (to) chime: harmonizar
- chopsticks: hashi (JAP), varetas
- chunk: pedaço
- cloth: (singular) pano
- condoning: perdoar, reparar (uma falta), ou concordar com.
- creep: rastejar
- creepy: arrepiante
- crumple: amassar ("bola de papel": he crumpled it into a ball)
- cumbersome: pesado, incômodo
- conviction: condenação (criminal)
- currently: atualmente
- cornerstone: marco initial, pedra-base
- depriving: privando
- dire: terrível
- disavow: deny any responsibility or support for.
- equity: equidade; capital próprio
- feather: pena (de pássaro)
- flabbergasted: espantado; thunderstruck, dumbstruck, dumfounded, stupefied, dumbfounded
- flourish: floreio, esplendor, prosperar.
- fore: dianteira
- foreclosure: execução (cobrança) de uma hipoteca
- forefront: primeiro plano
- foreshadow: prenunciar
- foster: adotivo
- glimpse: vislumbrar
- glower: olhar furioso
- groove: sulco, estria
- hallmark: marca registrada
- hardpoint: área/ponto de carga (mecânica), junção
- (to) hand: entregar
- harness: arreio, armadura
- harnessed: aproveitado, usado
- harshest: o mais severo
- hefty: robusto
- homage: homenagem
- hype: campanha publicitária
- idiosyncratic: idiossincrático; Maneira de agir específica de uma pessoa
- tenants: inquilinos
- larceny: pequeno furto
- lay out: dispor, arranjar
- lender: credor
- lining: (of a coat) forro
- lump: caroco/inchaco
- lumped: aglomerado
- menacingly: ameaçadoramente
- mortgage: hipoteca
- nasty: desagradável, sórdido, nojento
- outright: diretamente
- patch (of a cloud): remendo, mancha
- plunder: pilhagem
- pillory (pilloried): expor ao pelourinho
- pop: estouro
- predicament: dilema, classe/categoria
- procure: adquirir, obter
- quirk (cuãrk): equívoco
- rash: displaying or proceeding from a lack of careful consideration of the possible consequences of an action. reckless, impulsive, impetuous
- raster: padrao de rastreamento (como nas TVs CRT)
- real estate: imobiliária
- raft: jangada; grande número/incontável
- rear: parte de trás. [verbo] construir, educar
- reckless: imprudente
- remonstrate: reclamar, protestar
- rife: frequente
- rig: equipamento
- rumpled: amarrotado
- ruthless: cruel
- shrink: encolher
- slum: favela
- snatch: arrebatar, agarrar subitamente
- spill: derramar
- spillover: infiltração
- seamless: sem emendas/sem costuras [siimlés]
- seasoning: tempero, secagem/cura, atenuação
- shenanigans: travessuras
- spoof: paródia, falsificação
- stance: posição
- sticky: pegajoso
- stirred up: agitado
- straggler: retardatário
- strain: tensão, esticar
- stub out: apagar, acabar com
- subtle: sutil
- sweatshop: fábrica têxtil pequena/clandestina
- swell (up): inchar
- swollen: inchado
- syllabus: 1. an outline of the subjects in a course of study or teaching; 2. (in the Roman Catholic Church) a summary of points decided by papal decree regarding heretical doctrines or practices.
- telltale: denunciador
- tenement: apartamento, habitação
- terraced (housing): habitações verticais (em níveis); prédio
- tighten: apertar (parafuso)
- tip-top: primeira classe
- tip: dar gorjeta, inclinar, tombar.
- top (axis): pião
- torn: (clothing) rasgado
- toss: atirar, empurrar
- trade-off: troca, compensação
- unmet: não atendido
- variegated: variado
- wan: diminuir, minguar
- wavelet: pequena onda
- wax: crescer
- weldment: solda, emenda
- wipers: limpador (vidro do carro) ou lenço para limpar
- whim: capricho, extravagância
- whore: prostituta
- withdraw: retirar, afastar
Expressions
- "a first": um primeira (tentativa)
- "a good deal in spots": em vários pontos
- "built to order": feito sob encomenda
- "bottom of a [deep] chasm": fundo do poço
- "clerical error": an error on the part of an office worker, often a secretary or personal assistant. It is a phrase which can also be used as an excuse to deflect blame away from specific individuals.
- "corny": idiots who try to make themselves look good in public but really are embarrassing
- "dead in the water": to be unresponsive; completely disabled
- "different kettle of fish": very different; a bad state of affairs; mess
- "east bumblefuck": somewhere inconviniently far away
- "foul play": jogo sujo, crime
- "get into the weeds": get into the details
- "get into the woods": run away
- "heads-up": (Informal) information or notification -- He gave me a heads-up on the new security measures
- "in any event": de qualquer modo
- "jump the gun": to begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off
- "kitsch": melodramatic, overdone, gaudy and tacky or sentimental and folksy. It's so bad that it's cool.
- "let's hope for the best": vamos esperar pelo melhor
- "let's see what we get": vamos ver o que acontece
- "one-off payment": pagamento único/'a vista
- "pawn off": dispose of something unwanted by inducing someone else to accept it
- "Ponzi scheme": a fraudulent investment operation
- "second to none": as good as the best, as in quality or reputation
- "state of play": the present situation
- "tit-for-tat": olho-por-olho
- "tip his hat": tirar o seu (dele) chapéu
- "turn-key": pronto para ser usado
- "turtle poke"/"turtle head poking": when you poop peeks out of your asshole.
- "under the hood": is not immediately visible or obvious
- "wall-clock time": refers to elapsed time as determined by a chronometer such as a wristwatch or wall clock
- "wanted on a charge": procurado sob a acusação de
- "wildcat strike": greve selvagem
Email phrases
- Allow me to introduce myself
- Hope this email finds you well
- I hope you enjoyed your weekend
- I hope you're doing well
- I hope you're having a [great week|wonderful day]
- It's great to hear from you
- I'm eager to get your advice on...
- I'm reaching out about...
- Thank you for [your help|the update]
- Thanks for [getting in touch|the quick response]
Acronyms
- CD: Certificate Deposit -- um tipo de investimento feito no/pelo banco.
- FWIW: For What It's Worth
- IIRC: If I Recall Correctly
- IOU: I Owe You
