Expressões

Question 1

To be wide of the mark

Answer 1

Ser bastante impreciso

Ex.: his estimate is wide of the mark = a estimativa dele é muito imprecisa

Question 2

Bear in mind

Answer 2

You should bear in mind

Você deve ter em mente

Question 3

Truce

Answer 3

Trégua

He accepted the truce in the trade war.

Question 4

Synonyms to guarantee

Answer 4

Ensure: garantir, assegurar

Guarantee: mais no sentido de afiançar, abonar, garantia jurídica

Assure: assegurar, segurar, encorajar, animar

Question 5

It can be wielded as…

Answer 5

Isso pode ser usado como…

Ex.: It can be wielded as a weapon by different political activists.

P.S.: weapon = arma

Question 6

Widespread across

Answer 6

Difundidos pelo

Ex.: similar perceptions are widespread across continental Europe.

Question 7

Yearning for

Answer 7

Anseios/desejos de

Ex.: Even in Russia it is rather common to hear yearning for the old Soviet days.
Mesmo na Russia, é bastante comum ouvir anseios pelos velhos tempos soviéticos.

Question 8

Dizzying / to long for…

Answer 8

Vertiginosa / ansiar por

Ex.: globalization and dizzying technological change induce workers to long for the economic security and the social mobility enjoyed by their parents.

Question 9

Rosier part

Answer 9

A parte mais bela/bonita

Ex.: human beings tend to view historical evidence through a filter that selects the rosier part of the process, ignoring what does not fit their preconceptions.

Question 10

The pledges are welcome but still fail to address the root of the problem.

Answer 10

As promessas são bem-vindas mas ainda não atingem à raiz do problema.

Question 11

The penny dropped

Answer 11

A ficha caiu

It wasn’t until years later I saw it written down that the penny dropped.