Chapt 1 Flashcards
afford
afford (v.)
Pronunciation: uh-fawrd
Translation: dar/ proporcionar
Sentence: …his family could not afford to buy it very often.
hide
hide (v.)
Pronunciation: hahyd
Translation: esconder
Sentence: Jacques remembers how he used to take some and go hide under the table.
get to
get to (v.)
Pronunciation: get
Translation: para chegar a
Sentence: At the factory, visitors get to watch how it happens through eleven-foot-tall windows.
offer
offer (v.)
Pronunciation: aw-fer
Translation: oferecer
Sentence: Jacques offers visitors the chance to see how dusty brown cocoa beans are turned into beautiful chocolates.
turn into
turn into (v.)
Pronunciation: turn into
Translation: transformar em
Sentence: Jacques offers visitors the chance to see how dusty brown cocoa beans are turned into beautiful chocolates.
share
share (v.)
Pronunciation: shair
Translation: compartilhar
Sentence: It’s clear that many people share Jacques’ love of chocolate.
researcher
researcher (n.)
Pronunciation: ri-surch
Translation: pesquisador
Sentence: Many researchers have asked
this question…
find
find (v.)
Pronunciation: fahynd
Translation: encontrar
Sentence: Scientists have found that chocolate has more than 300 different chemicals in it.
melt
melt (v.)
Pronunciation: melt
Translation: fundir/ derreter
Sentence: Which ones give us the good feelings we get when chocolate melts in the mouth?
figure out
figure out (v.)
Pronunciation: fig-yer out
Translation: descobrir
Sentence: That has been diffi cult to fi gure out.
suggest
suggest (v.)
Pronunciation: suh g-jest
Translation: sugerir
Sentence: Jacques Torres suggests a different way to think about chocolate.
professional
professional (adj.)
Pronunciation: pruh-fesh-uh-nl
Translation: profissional
Sentence: Jacques became a professional chef.
dusty
dusty (adj.)
Pronunciation: duhs-tee
Translation: empoeirado
Sentence: Jacques offers visitors the chance to see how dusty brown cocoa beans are turned into beautiful chocolates.
average
average (adj.)
Pronunciation: av-er-ij
Translation: média
Sentence: The average person there eats about 22 pounds of chocolate a year.
however
however (p.)
Pronunciation: hou-ev-er
Translation: Contudo/ Porém/ Entretanto
Sentence: However, no one thinks of New York City as the world capital of chocolate.