Unit 4 Flashcards

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1
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Eu sempre quis poder dançar salsa

A

I’ve always wanted to be able to dance salsa

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2
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não poderemos (conseguiremos) vir

A

WE WON’T BE ABLE TO COME

“We won’t be able to park”

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3
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Ela odeia não poder (conseguir) dirigir

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She hates not being able to drive

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4
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Embora o espaço fosse muito pequeno, ele foi capaz de (ou conseguiu) estacionar lá

A

Although the space was very small, he was able to (or managed to) park there
Nesse caso não caberia usar “could”

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5
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Você precisa conseguir nadar antes de ir de canoa

A

You need to be able to swim before you can go in a canoe

provavelmente pelo “need” que fica no infinitivo

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Eu gosto de poder conversar sem gritar

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I like being able to have a conversation without shouting

Like geralmente usa com o gerundio, nesse caso tbm poderia ser o infinitivo

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Eu odeio não poder me comunicar com as pessoas

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I hate not being able to communicate with people

hate -> gerundio

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Q

Estou me sentindo um pouco pior. Você já conseguiu entrar em contato com o médico?

A

I’m feeling a bit worse. Have you been able to contact the doctor yet?

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Meu garotinho não podia / não conseguia falar até os dois anos de idade

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My little boy couldn’t/wasn’t able to speak until he was nearly two years old

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Ainda não consegui consertar minha bicicleta

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I haven’t been able to mend my bike yet

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Desculpa, eu não poderei ver você hoje a noite

A

Sorry, I won’t be able to see you tonight

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12
Q

Qual você acha mais cansativo, falar inglês ou ouvir inglês?

A

Which do you find more tiring, speaking English or listening to english?

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13
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Parece haver mais exceções do que regras

A

There seem to be more exceptions than rules

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/132752/there-seem-or-there-seems-usage-of-the-word-seem

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14
Q

Nós pintamos a cozinha nós mesmos

A

We painted the kitchen ourselves

Uso no pronome reflexivo para enfatizar

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Q

Ele se ensinou muitos dos idiomas com livros de “aprenda vc mesmo”

A

He taught himself many of the languages with “teach yourself” books

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16
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Essa luz é automática. Ela se liga e desliga

A

This light is automatic. It turns itself on and off

17
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Ele está discando um número

A

He’s dialling a number

dial: discar

18
Q

Ela acabou de desligar

A

She has just hung up

19
Q

Ele está ligando de volta

A

He’s calling back

20
Q

A linha está ocupada / ocupada

A

The line is engaged / busy

21
Q

Qual a marca do seu telefone?

A

What make is your phone?

22
Q

desagradável

A

nasty

23
Q

Você não deveria pegar uma porção adicional de comida sem ser convidada a isso pelos seus anfritriões

A

You should not take additional helping without being invited to by your hosts

24
Q

Ele é capaz de criar sites desde 2008

A

He has been able to design websites since 2008

25
Q

Ele não conseguiu terminar seu doutorado antes de deixar os EUA.

A

He COULDN’T / wasn’t able to finish his PhD before he left the USA

26
Q

lâmpada

A

bulb

27
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desistiu

A

dropped out (of college)

28
Q

bilheteria

A

box office

29
Q

marcas

A

brands

30
Q

Jon e Harry se servem de comida sempre que vêm à minha casa

A

Jon and Harry help themselves to food whenever they come to my house

31
Q

No futuro, talvez todos tenham que falar inglês e chinês

A

In the future, perhaps everyone will have to speak English and Chinese

32
Q

As pessoas desprezavam os homens que não se conformavam

A

People looked down on men who did not conform

look down on: desprezar/olhar de cima

33
Q

isso estraga o efeito completamente

A

it spoils the effect completely