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It’s been building up to the moment

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Foi crescendo até o momento

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Spoon over the sauce

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Espalhe o molho com a colher

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Let’s patch things up

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Let’s make peace and become friends again

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It’s an absolute disgrace

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It’s completely unacceptable

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It all comes down to…

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The main issue is…

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The crux of the matter is…

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The most important point is…

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They are very big on quality control

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They are strongly in favour of quality control / “If you say that somebody is very big on an idea, it means they strongly support the idea.”

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You might be onto something there

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You have given a good idea

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Jane and Gordon are throwing a surprise party for their parents

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Jane e Gordon estão dando uma festa surpresa para seus pais

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It’ll be downhill all the way

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Things are only going to get worse

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It’s back to square one

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We have to start again at the beginning

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It’s got disaster written all over it

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It’s going to be a dramatic failure

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We can just knock it out

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We can do it quickly and easily without much attention

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You’ll be up a blind alley

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You’re following a course of action that will achieve nothing

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We’re on course for…

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We’re likely to succeed in getting…

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Little did I know that

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Mal eu sabia que…

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I think you’d be better off…

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A phrase used to give advice, or to say that a certain situation would be better

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I think you’re going to have to toughen up

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Eu acho que você vai ter que endurecer

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What is more…

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In addition to what has been said…

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It’s not the be all and end all

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It’s not the most important thing in the world / Fashion isn’t the be all and end all so I try not to let myself get carried away.

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She favours modest clothes

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Ela prefere roupas modestas

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You have a very controlling hand regarding buying clothes

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Você tem uma mão muito controladora em relação à compra de roupas

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So she could catch up on all the work that she was behind on

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Para que ela pudesse acompanhar todo o trabalho que estava atrasando

24
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It made her body look out of this world

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It made her body look incredible

25
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Don’t even get me started on…

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Nem me fale sobre…

26
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I’m absolutely dreading having to go to the dentist

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Estou absolutamente com medo de ir ao dentista

27
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As well as verbal communication, you must also work on your body language

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You must work on both your verbal communication and body language.

28
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Avoid splashing out on souvenirs at the airport

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Avoid spending money extravagantly on souvenirs at the airport

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If money is no object…

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If you have enough money to spend…

30
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When you’re strapped for cash…

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If you don’t have much money at the moment…

31
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You don’t have to be made of money to stay in comfort in Morocco

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You don’t need to be very wealthy to stay in comfort in Morocco.

32
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You could save a bundle!

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Você pode economizar muito!

33
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Cross that bridge when you come to it

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Think about a problem or issue only if it arises, instead of worrying about it in advance

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I’m on the home stretch

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Estou na reta final, approaching the end of a long and difficult task or journey

35
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People have plenty of spare money to go shopping

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As pessoas têm muito dinheiro sobrando para ir às compras

36
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I fully appreciate that…

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I understand that…

37
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He is by no means the worst boss

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He is definitely not the worst boss

38
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She’s not in the least bit worried

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She isn’t worried at all

39
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I wish to draw your attention to

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Desejo chamar sua atenção para

40
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Although I anticipate there being far more of the former than the latter!

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Embora eu preveja que haverá muito mais do primeiro do que do último! (em relação a pontos apresentados em uma frase anterior)

41
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Please feel free to drop by my office at any time

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Sinta-se à vontade para passar em meu escritório a qualquer momento.

42
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Whatever you do…

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Under no circumstances…

43
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You’ve got no choice but to…

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Your only option is to…

44
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It’s easy to put off finishing a task

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É fácil adiar o término de uma tarefa

45
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Should you require any further information…

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If you want any more information…

46
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We will then arrange for collection of the order

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Em seguida, providenciaremos a coleta do pedido

47
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Hang on a minute

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An informal expression used before disagreeing with someone

48
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I beg to differ

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I disagree with you.

49
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Ignorance is bliss

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Sometimes you will be happier not knowing something.

50
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Variety is the spice of life

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You should try different things to keep life interesting.

51
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With this traffic we’ll be lucky to get there in under an hour

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Com esse trânsito, teremos sorte se chegar lá em menos de uma hora.

52
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As the author puts it

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Como diz o autor

53
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So, off he went

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Lá se foi ele…

54
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He shouldn’t take any notice of his colleague’s behaviour

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Ele não deve prestar atenção ao comportamento de seu colega

55
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They had no sooner eaten dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table

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Mal tinham jantado, o teto caiu sobre a mesa de jantar

56
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The children should on no account go on their own

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As crianças não devem, de forma alguma, ir sozinhas

English Carol - Advanced 2 (3 decks)

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