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Double Sense Words - Palavras de Duplo Sentido

Double Sense Words - Palavras de Duplo Sentido

01.) book = livro

to book = reservar

02.) capital = capital

capital (letter) = letra maiúscula

03.) character = caráter

character of a book = personagem de um livro

04.) matter = matéria, assunto

to matter = importar-se

05.) swallow = andorinha

to swallow = engolir

06.) story = história

story = andar, pavimento

07.) park = parque

to park = estacionar

08.) rare = raro

rare (meat) = malpassado (carne)

09.) operator = operador

operator = telefonista

Net Chat

The English Language

Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?

Let's face it

English is a stupid language.

There is no egg in the eggplant

No ham in the hamburgerAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.

English muffins were not invented in England

French fries were not invented in France.

We sometimes take English for granted

But if we examine its paradoxes we find that Quicksand takes you down slowly

Boxing rings are square

And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.

If the plural of tooth is teeth

Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth

If the teacher taught,

Why didn't the preacher praught.

If a vegetarian eats vegetables

What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?

Why do people recite at a play

Yet play at a recital?

Park on driveways and Drive on parkways

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy

Of a language where a house can burn up as It burns down

And in which you fill in a form

By filling it out

And a bell is only heard once it goes!

English was invented by people, not computers

And it reflects the creativity of the human race (Which of course isn't a race at all)

That is why

When the stars are out they are visible

But when the lights are out they are invisible

And why it is that when I wind up my watchIt starts

But when I wind up this observation,It ends.

Vamos aprender alguns usos da palavra Bit.

1. Um pouco: A bit

Exemplos:

A) We ate a bit of bread. (Nós comemos um pouco de pão.)

B) They need a bit of love. (Eles precisam de um pouco de amor.)

C) Can I drink a bit? (Posso beber um pouco?)

D) She´s feeling a bit better. (Ela está se sentindo um pouco melhor.)

2. Algum tempo, um tempinho: A bit

Exemplos:

A) We´ll stay there for a bit .(Nós vamos ficar lá um tempinho.)

B) We´ll be there in a bit. (Estaremos aí daqui a pouco.)

3. Pouco a pouco, gradualmente: Bit by bit Exemplo:

A) I was learning bit by bit. (Eu estava aprendendo pouco a pouco.)

4. Nem um pouco: Not a bit Exemplo:

A) Is she happy about that?”Not a bit!” (Ela está feliz com isso?”Nem um pouco!”)

5. Fazer sua parte: To do your bit Exemplo:

A) They´re doing their bit.(Eles estão fazendo a parte deles.)

Bons estudos!

Idioms? What are they?

Os idiomas, ou expressões idiomáticas, são assim designados porque só fazem sentido numa determinada língua (língua = idioma), sendo a sua tradução literal geralmente impossível.

Por exemplo, 'it's raining cats and dogs' é um idioma da língua inglesa que em português, se traduzido para 'está chovendo gatos e cães', não faz o mínimo sentido. Na verdade, uma boa tradução seria "está chovendo canivete", ou seja , está chovendo muito!

Veja mais exemplos:

Ace in the hole
An ace in the hole is something other people are not aware of that can be used to your advantage when the time is right.

Armchair critic
An armchair critic is someone who offers advice but never shows that they could actually do any better.

Punching bag
A punching bag (or punch bag) is a person who gets a lot of unfair criticism.



Fonte: http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/p.html