Dicas de Inglês - Phrasal verbs

Hoje trago mais alguns phrasal verbs bem comuns na língua inglesa.


1. slack off – ficar enrolando (no trabalho).
Ex.: People, stop slacking off and get down to work. Right now!

2. take over – assumir o controle (de uma operação, negócio ou estabelecimento).
Ex.: My aunt had to take over the restaurant after my uncle passed away.

3. pull off – conseguir fazer algo, apesar das dificuldades.
Ex.: That project seemed impossible but we pulled it off. Passing that test was hard but no one thought I would pull it off.

4. get over someone – esquecer-se de alguém (romance).
Ex.: You need to get over her if you want to move on with your life.

5. hook up – conectar (DVD, som, TV); “ficar” com alguém.
Ex.: Where are the cables so we can hook up this DVD player? Lauren and Phil hooked up at the prom and they’ve been together ever since.

6. pull up – encostar, estacionar (carro).
Ex.: The supervisor’s car just pulled up.

7. fill someone in on something – colocar alguém a par (de alguma situação).
Ex.: My sister filled me in on the latest gossip at school.

8. stick around – ficar (em algum lugar), não ir embora.
Ex.: Can you stick around a little bit longer? I have to talk about something important.

9. dust off – tirar o pó (de roupa) ou reativar algo para uso.
Ex.: OK guys, dust off your tuxedos because we have a formal ball next week.

10. throw down – (gíria) brigar.
Ex.: He’s such a quiet guy. Who knew he would throw down like that?

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Dicas de Ingles - Caracteres

Nós utilizamos os caracteres especiais na escrita a todo momento, porém raramente precisamos pronunciá-los. O nosso famoso “ê comercial”. Fiz uma pesquisa e acabei encontrando outros vários símbolos da mesma família, confira abaixo:

!            exclamation point
@         at sign
#           pound sign
$           dollar sign
%         percent sign
^          carat
&         ampersand
*          asterisk
( )         parenthesis
-           dash
_          underscore
+          plus sign
=         equal sign
{}         brace
[ ]        bracket
|           pipe
\          backslash
/          forward slash
:         colon
;         semicolon
“        quotation mark
‘         apostrophe
,         comma
.         period
?        question mark
~        tilde

Dicas de Inglês - To Be

Olá, durante muito tempo acreditava-se que o verbo “to be” deveria ser ensinado como alicerce para todo o conteúdo que viria a seguir, hoje sabe-se que ele deve ser ensinado no decorrer de todo o processo de aprendizado de inglês, devido a sua ampla aplicação no idioma.Vamos a um esboço e algumas de suas particularidades.

Forma Não Contraída

Afirmativa	Interrogativa	Negativa
I am	Am I?	I am not
You are	Are you?	You are not
He is	Is he?	He is not
She is	Is she?	She is not
It is	Is it?	It is not
We are	Are we?	We are not
You are	Are you?	You are not
They are	Are they?	They are not

Forma Contraída

Afirmativa	Negativa
I’m	I´m not
You’re	You´re not/You aren´t
He´s	He´s not/He isn´t
She´s	She´s not/She isn´t
It´s	It´s not/It isn´t
We´re	We´re not/We aren´t
You´re	You´re not/You aren´t
They´re	They´re not/They aren´t

A princípio o verbo to be significa ser ou estar.
Alguns exemplos:
 a) I´m at home. (Estou em casa.)
b) Are you there? (Você tá aí?)
c) She´s a really happy person. (Ela é muito feliz.)

Expressões:
a) How old are you? (Qual sua idade?)
b) What time is it? (Quantas horas?)
c) Be careful. (Toma cuidado.)
d) Are you sure? (Tem certeza?)
e) Don´t be afraid. (Não tenha medo.)

Dicas de Inglês - Signos

Olá pessoal, hoje vamos aprender sobre os signos do zodíaco em inglês. Todos nós um dia já falamos ou ouvimos falar a respeito e até acabamos acreditando um pouquinho neles. Confira abaixo:


Aries (Áries) – (March 21 – April 19)
Aries people are creative, adaptive, and insightful. They can also be strong-willed and spontaneous (sometimes to a fault).

Taurus (Touro) – (April 20 – May 19)
Taurus zodiac signs and meanings, like the animal that represents them, is all about strength, stamina and will. Stubborn by nature, the Taurus will stand his/her ground to the bitter end (sometimes even irrationally so).

Gemini (Gêmeos) – (May 20 - June 20)
Flexibility, balance and adaptability are the keywords for the Gemini.

Cancer (Câncer) – (June 21 – July 22)
Cancerians love home-life, family and domestic settings. They are traditionalists, and enjoy operating on a fundamental level.

Leo (Leão) – (July 23 – August 21)
The zodiac signs and meanings of Leo is about expanse, power and exuberance.

Virgo (Virgem) - (August 22 – September 22)
Virgo’s have keen minds, and are delightful to talk with, often convincing others of outlandish tales with ease and charm. Virgo’s are inquisitive and are very skilled at drawing information from people.

Libra (Libra) – (September 23 – October 22)
As their zodiac signs and meanings would indicate, Libra’s are all about balance, justice, equanimity and stability.

Scorpio (Escorpião) – (October 23 – November 21)
The Scorpio is often misunderstood. These personalities are bold and are capable of executing massive enterprises with cool control and confidence.

Sagittarius (Sagitário) – (November 22 – December 21)
Here we have the philosopher among the zodiac signs and meanings. Like the Scorpio, they have great ability for focus, and can be very intense.

Capricorn (Capricórnio) – (December 22 – January 21)
Capricorn’s are also philosophical signs and are highly intelligent too. They apply their knowledge to practical matters, and strive to maintain stability and order.

 Aquarius (Aquário) – (January 21 – February 19)
Often simple and unassuming, the Aquarian goes abot accomplishing goals in a quiet, often unorthodox ways.

Pisces (Peixe) – (February 20 – March 20)
Also unassuming, the Pisces zodiac signs and meanings deal with acquiring vast amounts of knowledge, but you would never know it. They keep an extremely low profile compared to others in the zodiac.

Dicas de Inglês - Plural

Olá pessoal, vamos falar sobre plural dos substantivos. Para algumas pessoas é difícil saber todas as regras, mas hoje vamos aprender de forma detalhada para tirar todas as dúvidas.

A regra geral do plural você acrescenta o s ao substantivo:

Boy – Boys
River – Rivers
Notebook – Notebooks

Nos substantivos terminados em ch, sh, ss, x, z e o acrescentamos es:
Church -  Churches
Brush  -   Brushes
Glass  -   Glasses
Box   -     Boxes
Topaz  -  Topazes
Potato  -  Potatoes

Os substantivos abaixo terminados em f ou fe, mudam o f para v e recebem es para formar o plural. As demais palavras terminadas em f ou fe fazem o plural regular com s.

Wife –  Wives                 Calf  –  Calves
Life –   Lives                  Leaf  - Leaves
Knife – Knives                Loaf –  Loaves
Wolf –  Wolves               Thief - Thieves
Shelf – Shelves               Half  – Halves
Self  –  Selves                 Sheaf – Sheaves

Os substantivos terminados em y precedido de consoante substitui o y por ies:
City – Cities
Family – Families
Story – Stories

Os substantivos terminados em y precedido de vogal seguem a regra geral:
Boy – Boys
Day – Days

As palavras estrangeiras conservam geralmente o plural de origem:
Datum – Data
Phenomenon – Phenomena
Genius – Genii
Crisis – Crises
Nucleus – Nuclei

Substantivos com plural irregular:
Tooth – Teeth
Foot  –  Feet
Child  – Children
Mouse – Mice
Woman – Women
Man – Men