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Business English Expressions Flashcards

1
Q

Posso interromper?

A

Can I cut in?

Sentence: Excuse me. Can I cut in? I need to say something very important.

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Eu não estava a par

Tip

Usamos essa sentença para:

1 - Demonstrar surpresa quanto a um fato desconhecido

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I was not privy to

Sentence: I was not privy to that, I will look it up to understand it better.

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Eu detesto quando pessoas saltam em conclusões sobre mim

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I hate when people jump the gun on me

Sentence: I hate when people jump the gun on me. I am an extroverted person and frequently misunderstood.

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4
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A maior lição foi…

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The biggest take away was…

Sentence: The biggest take away was that we shouldn’t have been so quick to judge.

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5
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Eu tive uma recaída

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I had a slip-up

Sentece: Though her slip-up set Twitter on fire, viewers were mostly forgiving.

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Existe uma exceção

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There is an outlier

Sentence: There is an outlier that nobody in the meeting has mentioned and I would like to address it.

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Eu acho que isso me dará um retorno

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I think it will pay off

Sentence: I think studying english will pay off in a brief future.

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Isso não é uma crítica a sua ideia

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That’s not a knock on your idea

Sentence: That’s not a knock on your idea but we should have a meeting with the BI team in order to make it a bullet proof case.

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Eu não gosto de chamar a atenção

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I don’t like to draw attention to myself

Sentence: Please be quiet, we don’t want to draw attention to the guards.

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10
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Eu tirei sorte grande

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I hit the jackpot

Sentence: When people get to know my kids they say I hit the jackpot because they are very calm and polite.

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11
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Lançar luz sobre/Esclarecer

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Shed light on

Sentece: Your explanation shed light on many of my questions, thanks very much.

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Eu tenho dificuldade de

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I’m hard pressed to

Sentece: I’m hard pressed to figure why any man in his right mind would dump her.

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13
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Mistura confusa

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Mishmash

Sentence: Our last meeting was a mishmash, a complete disgrace.

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14
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Isso se tornou um bicho de sete cabeças

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It’s become this multi-headed hydra

Sentence: I think we’ve made the wrong decision and now It’s become this multi-headed hydra.

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15
Q

O que me chamou a atenção…

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What stood out for me…

Sentece: What stood out for me in your presentation was the numbers we had in the south region.

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16
Q

Eu não entendo muito bem isso até certo ponto

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I don’t really understand that to some degree

Sentence: Lately I have been studying a lot about Apple’s design and technology, but when it comes to its core value, I don’t really understand that to some degree.

17
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Então, um exemplo seria…

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So, to take an example…

Sentence: So, to take an example… Remember when I visited Australia? Well, visiting London was the same feeling.

18
Q

Eu estava em desacordo com…

A

I was at odds with…

Sentence: His behavior is at odds with the interests of the company.

19
Q

Eu vou explicar

Tip

Usamos essa sentença para:

1 - Comprar tempo

2 - Avisar os ouvintes que desenvolveremos a ideia ora apresentada

3 - Usar como recurso de oratória quando percebemos que a ideia que apresentamos é confusa

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I will bring this about

Sentence: I know this is a complex matter, but don’t worry, I will bring this about…

20
Q

Tenho que dar crédito a quem o crédito é devido

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I have to give credit where credit is due

Sentence: I would like to recognize Peter for his idea and execution because I have to give credit where credit is due.

21
Q

Você tem toda razão!

Tip

Usamos essa senteça para:

1 - Demonstrar um alto nível de concordância

2 - Elogiar uma explicação

3 - Frizar que o que foi falado é de extremo valor

A

You are right on the money

Sentence: You are right on the money! I think we should all follow this strategy.

22
Q

Eu não posso me menosprezar

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I can’t sell myself short

Sentence: The one lesson I learned in my career was that I should never sell myself short.

23
Q

Isso vem de

A

This stems from

Sentece: Most of her health problems stem from an accident she had when she was younger.

24
Q

Isso levanta a pergunta de

Tip

Usamos essa senteça para:

1 - Aprofundar um assunto abordado por outrem

2 - Abrir subtópicos dentro de um tópico

3 - Especular intenções, motivos e razões

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It begs the question of

Sentence: It begs the question of whether or not it was intentional or by mistake.

25
Q

Eu discordo de você

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I take issue with you

Sentence: I must take issue with you over what you said yesterday.

26
Q

Isso não vale o esforço

A

This is not a hill to die on

Sentece: I hate talking about politics. I truly think this is not a hill to die on.

27
Q

Eu não posso deixar de frizar

Tip

Usamos essa sentença para:

1 - Quando notamos que estamos sendo prolixos

2 - Demonstrar que o argumento anterior é de extrema importância

3 - Dar ênfase

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I can’t stress this enough

Sentence: I love going to Disney, I can’t stress this enough.

28
Q

Fiquem comigo

Tip

Usamos essa sentença para:

1 - Comprar tempo

2 - Avisar os ouvintes que desenvolveremos a ideia ora apresentada

3 - Usar como recurso de oratória quando percebemos que a ideia que apresentamos é confusa

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Bear with me

Sentence: I know it sounds dubious, but bear with me for a moment…

29
Q

Eu aprendi a lidar com isso

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I have come to grips with it

Sentence: The president has failed to come to grips with the two most important social issues of our time.

30
Q

Sigam meu raciocínio por um momento

Tip

Usamos essa sentença para:

1 - Comprar tempo

2 - Avisar os ouvintes que desenvolveremos a ideia ora apresentada

3 - Usar como recurso de oratória quando percebemos que a ideia que apresentamos é confusa

A

Follow me down this path for a moment

Sentence: I know it sounds confusing, but follow me down this path for a moment.

31
Q

Eu não quero que isso seja mal interpretado

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I don’t want this to come off the wrong way

Sentence: I don’t want this to come off the wrong way and for this reason I will need my lawyers’s orientation.

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Q

Isso é algo que vira e mexe eu penso

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This is something I come to a lot

Sentece: This is something I come to a lot when I am driving.

33
Q

Eu vou precisar pensar sobre isso

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I will need to marinate on that

Sentence: I will need to marinate on the proposal made before I come to any conclusion.

34
Q

Eu coloco muito peso na ideia de que

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I place a lot of weight on the idea that

Sentence: I place a lot of weight on the idea that we should move out from Utah.

35
Q

Contribuindo com seu ponto…

Tip

Usamos essa sentença para:

1 - Interromper a fala de alguém

2 - Agregar informação a uma opnião já expressada

3 - Discordar de uma opnião já expressada

A

To your point…

Sentence: To your point regarding the new employee I hired, I think he has more to learn and develop with us.

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