Phrases

Question 1

I’ve got a gut feeling that…

Answer 1

Tenho a sensação que…

Question 2

She spent three hours window shopping

Answer 2

Ela passou três horas olhando as vitrines

Question 3

I couldn’t make it out

Answer 3

I couldn’t see exactly what it was / I couldn’t hear exactly.

Question 4

It’s just not on!

Answer 4

It’s unacceptable.

Question 5

None that I know of

Answer 5

I don’t know of any

Question 6

If you don’t mind me saying

Answer 6

Se você não se importa que eu diga/Não me leve a mal

Question 7

Just for the sake of

Answer 7

Apenas por causa de, in the name of, because of

Question 8

The plot has thickened

Answer 8

The story has become more complex, intriguing

Question 9

I’ll be happy to oblige

Answer 9

It will be a pleasure for me to help

Question 10

It’s just as well

Answer 10

It’s a good thing; it’s a relief

Question 11

That goes without saying

Answer 11

É óbvio

Question 12

Father-of-two Watson has played for his hometown club since coming through the club’s youth system

Answer 12

Pai de dois filhos, Watson jogou pelo clube de sua cidade natal desde que passou pelas categorias de base do clube

Question 13

How well did cities in the US do?

Answer 13

Quão bem as cidades dos EUA se saíram?

Question 14

Maybe I’ll have a wander round the town later

Answer 14

Talvez eu dê uma volta pela cidade mais tarde

Question 15

He’s just been to Cairo

Answer 15

Ele acabou de deixar o Cairo

Question 16

What was your holiday in the Caribbean like, Stefan?

Answer 16

Como foram suas férias no Caribe, Stefan?

Question 17

I resent you for saying that

Answer 17

Eu lamento por você dizer isso

Question 18

I just got a hefty bill for car repairs

Answer 18

Acabei de receber uma conta pesada dos reparos do carro

Question 19

When were you thinking of?

Answer 19

Em quando você estava pensando?

Question 20

I’m sure Janet doesn’t have a house of her own

Answer 20

Tenho certeza de que Janet não tem casa própria.

Question 21

When you heard the fire alarm go off

Answer 21

Quando você ouve o alarme de incêndio tocar

Question 22

We’ve heard accounts of dense black smoke

Answer 22

Nós ouvimos relatos de fumaça negra densa

Question 23

Assuming we leave by 7 a.m. we’ll almost definitely be there by lunch time

Answer 23

Se nos sairmos às 7 da manhã, estaremos quase com certeza lá na hora do almoço

Question 24

I still have paperwork to catch up on

Answer 24

Eu ainda tenho papelada para colocar em dia

Question 25

Dismissed it out of hand

Answer 25

Dispensou de imediato

Question 26

There is no call for that

Answer 26

Something is unfair or abusive.

Question 27

I’d been led to understand…

Answer 27

I understand something a certain way because of something somebody said.

Question 28

I’m sorry to bother you over this

Answer 28

Desculpe por ter incomodar por isso

Question 29

So I gathered

Answer 29

Yes, I had understood that.

Question 30

How about coming round mine for a drink tonight?

Answer 30

Would you like to come to my house for a drink?

Question 31

We can catch up and have a gossip

Answer 31

Nós podemos nos encontrar e fofocar

Question 32

There were a few things that could perhaps use a rethink

Answer 32

Havia algumas coisas que talvez precisassem ser repensadas

Question 33

It’s five past the hour

Answer 33

It’s 3.05, for example

Question 34

She is thought to be living in Sweden

Answer 34

Acredita-se que ela esteja morando na Suécia.

Question 35

You’ve hit the nail on the head there

Answer 35

What you said is exactly right.

Question 36

She doesn’t get on well with her parents

Answer 36

Ela não se dá bem com os pais