V&O V Flashcards
permanecer (ortografia)
remain (formal)
- He remained silent.
- It remains a secret.
- The bank will remain open while renovations are carried out.
- The doctor ordered him to remain in bed for a few days.
chutar=chute (ortografia)
kick
- They must be kicking themselves for selling their shares too early. ( very annoyed with yourself)
possuir (ortografia) (2) (q não “have”)
>possess >own - I don't possess a single DVD - Ruth possessed great writing skills. - We own our house. - I've never owned a suit in my life.
receber (ortografia)
receive ( com “ei”, como “deceive” e DIFERENTEMENTE DE “believe”)
- They received a visit from the police.
erro, culpa (ortografia)
- It’s not my [] she didn’t come! (sem “that”!)
- She believes it was the doctor’s [] that Peter died.
fault
- It’s not my fault she didn’t come! (sem “that”!)
- She believes it was the doctor’s fault that Peter died.
dica = gorjeta (ortografia)
tip (tem vários outros significados tbm)
- She gave me a useful tip about/for growing tomatoes.
- He gave the porter a tip. (porteiro)
brilhante (extremely intelligent or skilled) (ortografia)
brilliant (2 Ls) (=francês!(masc)
superlativo de mighty
mightiest
- this family was among the mightiest in the kingdom. (superlativo Ñ é flexionado)
fronteira - b…. (ortografia)
boundary/boundaries (VC ERRA ISSO O TEMPO TODO)
- Electronic publishing is blurring the boundaries between dictionaries and encyclopedias. (blur, aqui, borrar)
- Residents are opposed to the prison being built within the city boundary.
aceitação (ortografia)
acceptance
- The idea rapidly gained acceptance (= became approved of) in political circles
- Her acceptance of the award was very controversial (com “i”).
deliberado
- a [] attack/insult/lie
- We made a [] decision to live apart for a while.
- Some women make a [] choice to rear a child alone. ( rear - criar uma criança)
- I don’t think his name was left off the list by accident - I think it was [].
deliberate (SEM “ed”! Adjective=Verb!)
(advérbio: deliberately!)
(Como “elaborate”)
(intended NÃO existe c esse sentido)
- a deliberate attack/insult/lie
- We made a deliberate decision to live apart for a while.
- Some women make a deliberate choice to rear a child alone. ( rear - criar uma criança)
- I don’t think his name was left off the list by accident - I think it was deliberate.
força, poder
might
- She struggled with all her might to get free.
- Pizarro defeated the might of the Inca Empire with only a few hundred men.
alegadamente (ortografia)
allegedly (2 Ls)
( eles tbm usam meio ~teoricamente~)
- That’s where he allegedly killed his wife.
- It’s a collection of recipes which allegedly can be prepared in 30 minutes.
- I’m allegedly learning French, but it’s going slowly.
ameaça (ortografia)
threat (não é bom usar menace)
- The threat of jail failed to deter him from petty crime. (petty - de pqn importância, trivial)
- Drunken drivers >pose< a serious threat to other road users.
- He says he’ll tell the authorities but it’s just an empty threat (= it will not happen).
- Nuclear weaPons pose a threat to everyone.
exagerar (ortografia)
exaggerate (2 Gs)
- The threat of attack has been greatly exaggerated.
- Don’t exaggerate - it wasn’t that expensive.
> comprometer-se com/a
cometer (algo ruim)
mandar p (prisão ou hosptial)
- The government must [] itself to(!) improving healthcare.
- Once we have [] to(!) this course of action there is no going back.
- Carefully check out arrangements before [] yourself.
- to [] adultery/murder
- [] suicide
- He’s been [] to prison for fraud.
commit (committed/ing (2 Ms e 2 Ts!)
> comprometer-se com/a -> com ~oneself~ depois
- The government must commit itself to(!) improvING healthcare.
- Once we have committed to(!) this course of action there is no going back. (sem reflexivo depois)
- He committed himself to helpING the poor.
- Carefully check out arrangements before committing yourself.
- to commit adultery/murder
- commit suicide
- He’s been committed to prison for fraud.
> to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something; tbm lutar > o noun relativo a isso ( [] [prep] verb) ( [] [prep] noun) ( [] [prep] someone)
struggle
(struggle to verb)
(struggle for noun)
(struggle with/against someone)
- [ + to infinitive ] The dog had been struggling to(!) get free of the wire noose.
(noose, aqui, é laço)
- I’ve been struggling to(!) understand this article all afternoon.
- Fish struggle for(!) survival when the water level drops in the lake. (fish - sing=plu)
- By this time he’d managed to struggle out of bed. ( com along, through, out, etc. é mover-se com gd esforço)
- He struggled with(!) his attacker who then ran away. (lutou) (run ran run)
- For years she struggled with/against the establishment to get her theories accepted. (aqui, C2)
- It was a terrible struggle for him to accept her death.
- She never gave up the struggle to have her son freed from prison.
tornar mais apertado (ortografia) t…
tighten
- Security was tightened at US embassies around the world.
- The government moved to tighten the rules on toxic substances in the air.
- The government plans to tighten credit and slow the growth of the money supply.
- You’ve got to tighten the laces of your ice skates.
“sul” e adjetivo
south (tbm é adj e adv)
- The points of the compass are north, south, east, and west.
- We drove south.
- They drove south towards the coast.
- The Mississippi river flows south.
- He travelled due (= directly) south, towards the desert.
(mas: a southerly direction)
sudeste
southeast
eles tbm funcionam como adjetivo e advérbio
- They were moving southeast. (advérbio)
por meio de
by means of
- She tried to explain by means of sign language.
> obs.: “mean” sem S é ~meio termo~ e é formal!: We need to find a mean between test questions that are too difficult and those that are too easy.
largo (2)
> broad
wide
- the magazine covers a broad range of subjects, from sewing to psychology.(y e ch!)
- My brother is very broad-shouldered.
- His eyes were wide with surprise.
- The rectangle is 5 cm long and 1.9 cm wide.
parlamento (ortografia)
parliament
> beligerante (1) - wishing to fight or argue OR fighting a war
> belicoso (1) - wishing to fight or start a war
> belligerent (com 2Ls e E!)
bellicose (2Ls)
- a belligerent person
- a belligerent gesture
- The belligerent countries are having difficulties funding the war. (countries fighting a war)
- The general made some bellicose statements about his country’s military strength. (wishing to fight or start a war)
(como “belly” (barriga))