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- 1To hold a partyA party will be held (formal way)
- 2Throw a partyA party will be held (casual way)
- 3HousewarmingA party that you give when you move into a new house
- 4AnniversaryWhat was not born
Wedding, founding of company - 5"To hold a party" "Throw a party" "To have a party"All mean YOU are the one responsible for the party (you arranged it)
- 6Upcoming eventComing soon
e.g.: It's easy to set up filters and receive notifications of selected upcoming events on Facebook - 7To pretendSimulate, mimic something
e.g.: She closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. - 8To intentTo have a objective, purpose, plan...
- 9Passive with the future simple When it's more important to focus on the action than the person doing the actionMarcelo will help Deborah
Passive voice:
Deborah will be helped - 10Direct questions (informal)Do you want to come...?
Are you free...? - 11Indirect questions (formal ) We use indirect questions to make questions more politeWould you like...?
Would you care to...? (more formal than would you like)
I'd like to invite you to...? - 12to attend ≠ to intendTo attend >> Be present at (an event, meeting, or function)
e.g.: The entire sales force attended the conference.
To intend >> To have as a plan or purpose - 13LuncheonA formal lunch
e.g.: I have a luncheon engagement. - 14I’d be delighted!A equivalent expression is >>
"It would be a pleasure." - 15To postpone = Put offPostpone >> It is always done with intent and never by accident or with external factors.
e.g.: Let's postpone the meeting
Put off >> It has a more casual felling and maybe a slightly negative nuance
e.g.: She put off the date again - 16CookoutTo refer to a meal that is cooked outside, generally on a BBQ grill, that happens at someone’s home or in a public park.
- 17Direct Speech / Reported SpeechOriginal tense / Reported speech
Present >> Simple past
Present perfect >> Past perfect
Simple past >> Past perfect
Will >> Would
Can >> Could - 18Direct Speech / Reported SpeechPresent / Past
am / is >> was
are >> were
do / does >> did
will >> would
have / has >> had
can >> could
would >> would - 19Juliana said: "I can go with you" Juliana said: "I have lived there"Juliana said that she could go with me
Juliana said that she had lived there - 20AttireYour attire is the clothes you are wearing.
The noun attire is just a formal way to say "outfit."
e.g.: I hardly think jeans are appropriate attire for a wedding. - 21OutfitA set of clothes *worn for a particular occasion or activity.
*worn = usada
e.g.: I'm going to wear my vampire outfit for Halloween. - 22Tuxedo, Tux- Only black or midnight blue
- Evening only
- Bow tie only - 23Dinner suit- Any classic color works
- Day or evening
- Necktie or bowtie - 24to pay a compliment (elogiar)say something nice about someone
- 25Gorgeousvery beautiful or *pleasant
*agradável
e.g.: What a gorgeous room/dress/colour! - 26HandsomeUtilizado quando queremos nos referir a um tipo de beleza que é comumente masculina: imponente, com traços mais marcados. Porém, handsome pode ser utilizado para falar tanto de homens quanto de mulheres e, ainda, de coisas.
e.g.: Belinda is a handsome woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to John Cusack.
Belinda é uma bela mulher que carrega uma estranha semelhança com John Cusack. - 27For asking someone to help you: Could you please ...? Could you please pass the salt? Would you mind ... (verb+ing)? Would you mind doing me a favor? Can you give me a hand? Can you do me a favor?For after someone help you:
Thanks a million!
I appreciate your help!
I (really) appreciate it!
Thank you for... (verb+ing)
Thank you for taking me home
Thanks for all your help!
Don't metion it! - 28When we say that something will happen in a time period (for example, one day or two hours), we can use:Within
e.g.: - I ordered some food. It will be here WITHIN 30 minutes
- I return here WITHIN a hour
Inside or not further than an area or period of time
e.g.: Two thirds of Californians live within 15 miles of the coast.
Tradução:
Dentro ou não além de uma área ou período de tempo
ex.: Dois terços dos californianos vivem a menos de 15 milhas da costa. - 29When we say that something will be happen before a time in the future, we can use:By
e.g.: - Jason promised that he would pay me back BY Tuesday
Not later than; at or before
e.g.: She had promised to be back by five o'clock. - 30When we apologize, we can say:1) I'm sorry THAT...
2) I'm sorry ABOUT...
3) I'm sorry FOR...
1) e.g.: I'm sorry THAT I missed the meeting
2) e.g.: I'm sorry ABOUT missing the meeting
3) e.g.: I'm sorry FOR missing the meeting - 31To bump into (someone or something)To touch or strike something or someone, usually lightly and unintentionally.
e.g.: I lost my balance and bumped into the person ahead of me in line.
To randomly encounter someone.
e.g.: You won't believe who I bumped into at the airport. - 32To fall asleepCair no sono
e.g.: A few years after that, in Bangalore, I was finding it hard to fall asleep one night, and I picked up this book, thinking it would put me to sleep in 10 minutes. - 33Sort out(among the various meanings)
Sort something out (from something)
to separate something from a larger group
e.g.: It was difficult to sort out the lies from the truth. - 341) To BORROW something FROM someone; 2) To LEND something TO someone; 3) To LEND someone something; 4) To GET something BACK1) e.g.: Can I BORROW a hammer FROM you? Sorry, this hammer was BORROWED from my father.
2) e.g.: I never LEND my CDs TO anyone.
3) e.g.: I LEND my sister some money
4) Mark borrowed money from me, and now I need to GET it BACK - 35lawnmowercortador de grama
- 36Promise You’ll be there on time, won’t you?- I PROMISE TO BE there on time
- I PROMISE I'LL BE on time - 37Promise You won’t be late?- I promise NOT TO BE late
- I promise I WON'T BE late - 38Apologize- I'm sorry that I missed the meeting
- I'm sorry about missing the meeting
- I'm sorry for missing the meeting
- I'm apologize (apologise UK) missing the meeting - 39Apologize - Give reasons- Oh, excuse me. I'm sorry to disturb you
- I'm terribly sorry about our appointment
(Sinto muitíssimo pelo nosso encontro)
- I'm sorry for not writing back sooner
- I was so busy I completely forgot about it - 40Place an order place an/the/(one's) orderTo register an order for some product or service that one will receive in the near future
- We placed AN order nearly an hour ago, but we still haven't gotten anything to eat
- I placed THE order online, and they said it should arrive in two-three weeks
- Please place YOUR order at the window on the left, then go to the window on the right to pay for it - 41To ship - when is long distance (enviar / despachar) * tem a ver com o navio mesmo (ship)The company shipped the computer yesterday, so it should arrive today
- 42ShippingThe act of sending *goods (*mercadorias) from one place to another, especially by ship
- The shipping will take fourteen days - 43DIY Do-It-YourselfHome improvements you do yourself
- 44Comparative: more and more, fewer and fewer, better and better, etc.To say something is (getting) bigger, better, worse, etc., every year or every day, we can repeat the comparative adjactive
- The weather is getting hotter and hotter (It's getting hotter every year/day)
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