Conversation - General Chit Chat Flashcards
My wedding is booked for April 2021.
To book = to buy tickets, or to arrange to have or use something at a particular time in the future.
I’m a godfather.
godfather = a man who sponsors a person at baptism.
(padrinho)
There was a mass to celebrate the baby’s birth.
Mass = misa
I would imagine that I had superpowers
I would imagine
“Would” can be used to talk about things in the past that happened often or always.
Example:
I would play on the street until the streetlights came on.
Shopping is a verb and “Shopping Mall” is a place where you go shopping.
Shopping é um verbo e “Shopping Mall” é um lugar onde você pode fazer compras.
In my gym, there’s a competition for how long you can plank.
Na minha academia, há uma competição por quanto tempo você consegue fazer prancha.
Plank is an exercise and a verb.
My cousin is a nutritionist and a personal trainer
nutritionist - nu·tre·shã·nêst
personal trainer - pãr.sã.nel trei.nr
Politicians think that they can rob and get away with it.
Get away with it: to escape blame or punishment when you do something wrong
The police officers who attacked the civilians need to be put behind bars.
Behind bars = in prison.
When people drink too much, things can get out of control.
When things get out of control, they are difficult to manage, wild or reckless.