Daily Communication 1

Question 1

Um monte de…Um bando de…

Answer 1

A bunch of…

Question 2

Ficar/Estar parado (sem fazer nada)

Answer 2

Stand around

Question 3

A frente de alguém

Answer 3

Ahead of someone

Question 4

Você tem que agarrá-lo (pegar)!

Answer 4

You have to grab it!

Question 5

Dar o seu máximo, o seu melhor. Go all in!

Answer 5

You have to go big!

Question 6

A pior/melhor hipótese; na pior/melhor das hipóteses.

Answer 6

The worst/best-case scenario

Question 7

Na minha compreensão; Pelo meu entendimento; Conforme meu entendimento.

Answer 7

As my understanding

Question 8

Fora isso (tirando isso).

Answer 8

Outside of (that) = Apart from (that)

They are a preposition with multiple meaning: “except for..”, “in addition to..”, “including..”.

Question 9

Encontrar e falar com alguém

Answer 9

To get hold of someone

Ex.: Did Daniel get hold of you?

Question 10

Obter ou alcançar alguma coisa; ter a posse ou ser bem sucedido em conseguir algo.

Answer 10

To get a hold of something

Ex.: Where did you get a hold of that ideia?

Question 11

Completamente diferente; totalmente oposto.

Answer 11

It’s like night and day

Ex.: she’s not the same since last week. Her transformation was like night and day.

Question 12

Corrir um erro

Answer 12

To right a wrong

Ex.: I need to right some wrongs.

Question 13

Eu poderia concordar com você mas logo ambos estaríamos errados

Answer 13

I could agree with you but then we’d both be wrong

Question 14

Ser franco/direto com alguém

Answer 14

To be straight with someone

Ex.: I’m gonna be very straight with you.

Question 15

Bem diferente (outra completamente diferente).

Answer 15

Quite another

Ex.: Waiting to help homeless is one thing, finding cheap secure accommodation for them is quite another.

Question 16

Por falta de outra alternativa.

Answer 16

By default

1. because of a lack of apposition
   (They won the last election by default)
2. Through lack of positive action rather than concious choice.
   (Legislation dies by default if the governor fails to act on it).

Question 17

Jogar um balde de água fria.

Answer 17

Pour cold water on something.

Ex.: He poured cold water on my plans to move to Florida.

Question 18

Eu tiro o chapéu

Answer 18

I take my hat off (to)

Question 19

Do jeito que as coisas vão…

Answer 19

As it is…

Ex.: As it is he won’t be able to get early.

Question 20

Da mesma forma/maneira

Answer 20

In the same manner

Question 21

Estar louco para fazer algo

Answer 21

To long to do something

(It means to have a strong desire or need for something)

Ex.: I long to make out with her (estou louco para ficar com ela).

Question 22

Ansiar por algo; estar louco por algo.

Answer 22

To long for something

Ex.: Lucy had always longed for a brother.

Question 23

Com o passar (decorrer) do tempo.

Answer 23

As time goes on

Question 24

Conforme o tempo passa

Answer 24

As time goes by

Question 25

Se isso não for possível

Answer 25

Failing that

(It is an idiom that means if something previously mentioned is not possible, there is an alternative option).

Question 26

Como posso dizer

Answer 26

How can I put this?

Question 27

Soar familiar;

Answer 27

Ring a bell

(It means that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is)

Ex.: That person didn’t really ring a bell.

Question 28

Ser condenado por algo

Answer 28

To be convicted of something

Question 29

Conflito de interesses/opiniões

Answer 29

Clash of interests/opinions (Conflict of Interests)

Question 30

Entrar em conflito com “alguém” sobre “algo”

Answer 30

To clash with “someone” over “something”

Question 31

Lançar a moda

Answer 31

To set the trend

Question 32

Vai e volta

Answer 32

Back and fourth

Question 33

Na expectativa de…

Answer 33

In anticipation of..

(In preparation for something happening)
Ex.: She’s even decorated the spare room in anticipation of your visit.

Question 34

Sejamos realistas

Answer 34

Let’s face it

Ex.: Let’s face it, moving to a new place is never easy.

Question 35

Qual é a graça?

Answer 35

What’s so funny?

Question 36

Quanto mais/menos…

Answer 36

The more/The less

Ex.: The more you read, The more you learn.

Question 37

Estar Calado

Answer 37

To be quiet

(You were quiet when they asked for answers).

Question 38

Voltar no tempo

Answer 38

Turn back time

Ex.: I wish that I could turn back time.

Question 39

Até que se prove ao contrário

Answer 39

Until proven otherwise

Question 40

Por toda parte

Answer 40

All over

Ex.: I’ve been looking all over for that book.

Question 41

Aproveitar a oportunidade para fazer algo

Answer 41

Take the opportunity to do something

Ex.: You should go out sometimes and take the opportunity to meet new people.

Question 42

O verdade de hoje é a mentira de amanhã.

Answer 42

Today’s truth is tomorrow’s lie.

Question 43

Não faz sentido ou Não vale a pena fazer algo…

Answer 43

“There is no point in”…doing something.

(It means that it wouldn’t be worthwhile or doesn’t make sense to do something.)

Ex.: Don’t wast your time arguing with strangers online. There is no point.

Question 44

Por outro lado

Answer 44

(On) the flip side

(An expression to change someone’s perspective). It means the opposite or another side of something.

Question 45

O tempo dirá

Answer 45

Time will tell

Question 46

De vez em quando; De tempo em tempo.

Answer 46

From time to time

Question 47

Tempo é tudo!

Answer 47

Timing is everything