listening Flashcards
mastigar, gargelar
/tʃuː/, /tʃoʊk/
butter up
Bajular, puxar saco
- He tried to butter up his boss in hopes of getting an extra day off.
Ele tentou bajular seu chefe esperando receber um dia de folga extra. - I tried buttering my tutor up but she still wouldn’t let me hand it in late.
Eu tentei puxar o saco da minha professora, mas ela ainda assim não me deixou entregar atrasado.
(No caso acima, perceba que o phrasal verb está separado pelo objeto da frase, mas que esse objeto – my tutor – não é um pronome. Neste caso, você pode optar por separar ou não o phrasal verb.) - The magazine tried to get her to write an article by buttering her up.
hives
/hɑɪvz/
a condition in which a person’s skin develops swollen red areas, often suddenly, esp. as a reaction to something the person has eaten:
- Eating shellfish makes me break out in hives.
/haɪv/
colmeia
hacking
/ˈhækɪŋ/
the activity of using a computer to access information stored on another computer system without permission, or to spread a computer virus:
- Hacking is now much more sophisticated and harder to detect than a few years ago.
stick in
/ˈprep.i/
/ˈprep.i/
‘‘patricinha’’
how did the tryouts go
to hurl
/hɝːl/
to throw something with a lot of force, usually in an angry or violent way:
- In a fit of temper he hurled the book across the room.
-Teenagers hurled stones at the soldiers.
not after your lips have been on it
interest
neglect
/nɪˈɡlekt/
to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility:
- She’s been neglecting her studies this semester.
- i think have neglected my english studies a little, i though i deserved that break
- He neglects that poor dog
pull out of school