Unit 1: Communication Flashcards
Stick to
Adhere
Follow
“ stick to the diet”
“ stick to the agenda “
In-depth
Carefully worked out
Detailed
” An in-depth conversation”
Ensure / insure /assure
To make sure or certain / against lost or stolen/ for a person
Ex: i assure you
Chairing
- To preside over as chairperson: chair a meeting.
- To install (someone) in a position of authority, especially as a presiding officer.
- To carry (someone) high off the ground in a chair or in a seated position, especially as a tribute.
Drafting
Rascunho
Elaborar
Therefore
Portanto
Logo
Então
suitably
in an appropriate manner
“he was appropriately dressed”
thingamajig (thĭng′ə-mə-jĭg′)
.
Something whose name is unknown or forgotten
” could you pass me that thingamajig?”
hacksaw
A saw used with one hand for cutting metalhacksaw - saw used with one hand for cutting metal
hack saw, metal saw
saw - hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
get through
become clear or enter one’s consciousness or emotions
Ex:Did I get through to you? [consegui ‘pentrar a sua cabeça’ e faze-lo entender? :-)] Please talk to me below.
convey
make known; pass on, of information/to carry
transportar ; levar
Ex:She conveyed the message to me
-Huge ships convey oil from the Middle East.
to convey to sb that → comunicar a algn que …
the name conveys nothing to me → o nome não me diz nada
what does this music convey to you? → que esta música te faz lembrar?
Get by
To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances:
utterance
The act of uttering; vocal expression.
speech, words, statement, comment,opinion,announcement,declaration
Ex: the Queen’s public utterances
getting acquainted
learning a few things about each other
Se familiarizando
Angler
- One who fishes with a hook.
- A scheming person.
- An anglerfish.
to get along like a house on fire
To get along very well or To form a successful relationship right from the start
**orig. U.S. like a house on fire (also afire) : as fast as a house would burn; very rapidly or vigorously. Freq. in to get on like a house on fire : (a) to progress rapidly and successfully; (b) (of two people) to establish quickly and maintain a very good relationship.
get across
- to cross or cause or help to cross
- (adverb) to be or cause to be readily understood
- (intr, preposition) to annoy: her constant interference really got across him
the opposite end of the scale
the two subjects are much too different from each other, that it’s opposite.
Ex: some people would say republicans and democrats are at opposite ends of the scale. It just means their views are so different, it’s opposite of each other.
Despite and in spite of
same meaning and are prepositions.
Is to express that something is unexpected or surprising.
We use in spite of / despite:
+ noun
+ verb + -ing
+ the fact that
Ex: In spite of / despite the fact that he is much older than the others, he won the race.
In spite of / despite being much older than the others, he won the race.
the finer points of
The more complex or detailed aspects of:
Ex: he went on to discuss the finer points of his work.
I doubt that he knows the finer points of what’s proper or not proper.
Undermine
To weaken by wearing away a base or foundation: Water has undermined the stone foundations.
To weaken, injure, or impair, often by degrees or imperceptibly; sap: Late hours can undermine one’s health.
To dig a mine or tunnel beneath.
Standpoint
n.
A position from which things are considered or judged; a point of view.
Drafting
writing a first version to be filled out and polished later.
Planejamento
Tricky
Requiring great tact or skill
Hard to deal with or get out of
Complicate, difficult, hard
Counterproductive
adj.
Tending to hinder rather than serve one’s purpose.
Sidetracked
vb
1. to distract or be distracted from a main subject or topic
Desviar
Remark
- To express briefly or casually as a comment: She remarked that he danced very well.
- To take notice of something; observe: “She climbed the stone steps quickly, remarking the queer look of her blue silk skirt and blue shoes upon the stone”.
To make a comment or observation: The dean remarked on her fine scholarship.
queer look
Aparencia estranha
Broad x Wide
Something that is wide or broad measures a large distance from one side to the other. You can say that something such as a street or river is wide or broad.
They live on a wide, tree-lined street.
The streets of this town are broad.
Wide is more common in conversation than ‘broad’.
The river was so wide I couldn’t jump over it.
When you are talking about objects, you usually say that they are wide rather than ‘broad’.
In the centre of the room was a wide bed.
The men came out through a wide doorway.
When you are talking about parts of someone’s body, you usually use broad rather than ‘wide’.
He was tall, with broad shoulders.
She gave me a broad smile.
Broaden
increase - make bigger or more
Ex: The boss finally broaden her salary
strengthen
make strong or stronger
Ex: This exercise will strengthen your upper body
strengthen the relations between the two countries
deepen
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Ex: This event only deepened my convictions
Lessen
decrease in size, extent, or range, to reduce.
Ex:Keep immunisations up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness
Gathering
Gather
An assembly of persons; a
To collect from different places; assemble.
Ex: gather the pieces of a puzzle; gather information.
draft a report
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Get around
Be released or become known; of news
get out, break
To find a way to overcome a problem
Overcome
Win a victory over; “You must overcome all difficulties”;
Ex: He overcame his shyness
Defeat, get the better of
Ex: defeat your enemies
Defeat
To do better than (another) in a competition or battle; win victory over; beat.
Ex: Whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.
Get along
To be friendly or compatible.
My brother gets along well with everybody.
My boss and I get along very well.
Misjudge
judge incorrectlymisjudge - judge incorrectly err, mistake, slip Ex: The driver misjudged the bend . She misjudged the distance . I may have misjudged him.
cherry-pick
to choose something very carefully. (As if one were closely examining cherries on the tree, looking for the best.)
Ex: We have to cherry-pick the lumber we want to use for the cabinetry. Nothing but the best will do.
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
in an appropriate manner
“he was appropriately dressed”
suitably
to choose something very carefully. (As if one were closely examining cherries on the tree, looking for the best.)
Ex: We have to cherry-pick the lumber we want to use for the cabinetry. Nothing but the best will do.
to cherry-pick
