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Expressão: Bater o telefone na cara de alguém
2008-05-08 05:00:00 Se "cara" em inglês é "face", "telefone" é "telephone" e "bater" é "hit"; então, para dizer "bater o telefone na cara de alguém" é só juntar as três palavras que dá certo, não é mesmo? Bom, poderia! Mas se você é leitor já há um bom tempo deste blog já sabe que traduções ao pé da letra não são muito boas para a maioria das expressões.Já falei várias vezes tanto aqui quanto nos livros, palestras e workshops que a mehor maneira é aprender a expressão como um todo. Afinal, "bater o telefone na cara de alguém" é uma expressão idiomática que compreendemos como "desligar o telefone quando não queremos mais falar com alguém", não nos despedimos e através da atitude demonstramos que estamos com raiva.Em inglês, a expressão para isto é "hang up on someone". Veja só alguns exemplos,Please don't hang up on me! (Por favor não delisgue na minha cara!)She called him, but he hung up on her. (Ela ligou pra ele, mas ele bateu o telefone na cara dela.)Well, I said something rude and hung up on him. ...
Phrasal Verb: Zonk out
2008-04-17 12:00:00 O pessoal lá do Tim and Tammy, que também sofrem com a questão do plágio, tem um modo bem bacana de ensinar phrasal verbs (o que são phrasal verbs?). Eles publicam arquivos com phrasal verbs organizados por ordem alfabética. Deve dar um trabalho danado, mas o resultado é super legal porque os phrasal verbs são ensinados naturalmente. E naturalmente é o modo mais correto e eficaz de se adquirir/aprender (leia mais aqui ou também aqui).Ou seja aquele negócio de lista de phrasal verbs com get, take, go, find, in, about, on... Credo! Só dá dor de cabeça e a sensação de que está tal língua inglesa é mais difícil do que aprender nihongo (japonês) e mandarim juntos.Bom, como Tim and Tammy ainda não chegaram na letra "z" então acho que não será plágio (prometo que esta é última vez que falo sobre isto, gente!) se eu falar hoje sobre "zonk out". Pois bem, veja as sentenças abaixo:I was so tired that I zonked out on the sofa.When we got home we just zonked out!I zonked out in the movies and m...
Phrasal Verb: CALL OFF
2008-04-10 12:00:00 Sei que você já sabe disto, mas não custa nada repetir: "a melhor maneira de se aprender phrasal verbs em inglês é pelo uso e de modo natural". Ou seja, nada de tentar decorar uma lista com 200 phrasal verbs e achar que vai aprender. Lembre-se: você está aprendendo inglês e não fazendo treinamento para ganhar o campeonato intergalático de super memória!Seguindo esta nossa velha linha de raciocínio vamos ver hoje um phrasal verb bastante comum em inglês: call off, usado com o significado de "cancelar" algo que havia sido previamente agendado (uma festa, uma reunião, um encontro, uma aula, etc).Veja os exemplos e aí tudo vai ficar bem mais fácil!The match was called off because of the weather. (O jogo foi cancelado por causa do tempo)They've just called their wedding off. (Eles acabaram de cancelar o casamento deles)The principal called classes off because of snow. (O diretor cancelou as aulas por causa da neve)Let's call the meeting off! There's no need for it anymore! (Vamos canc...
Phrasal Verb: CLIMB DOWN
2008-04-01 12:00:00 Ontem aconteceu uma coisa super hilária! Não era para ter texto algum no blog! Mas por um erro meu o texto foi publicado pela metade. Então hoje para marcar O FIM DESTE BLOG blog e o ENCERRAMENTO DAS ATIVIDADES AQUI o texto será publicado na íntegra. ______Já falamos várias vezes - ano passado - sobre Phrasal Verbs aqui no blog. Em resumo foram dadas dicas sobre o que são phrasal verbs, como não aprender phrasal verbs e como aprender phrasal verbs. Então hoje não vou repetir o que já foi disto. Vou apenas ensinar um phrasal verb para vocês - climb down.Este phrasal verb significa mudar de opinião ou admitir que está errado especialmente quando você tinha total certeza de que estava certo. Em alguns casos pode até ser traduzido por "baixar a bola" ou "baixar a crista". Duas expressões que dizemos quando queremos que alguém deixe de ser orgulhoso e admita que está errado. Veja aí alguns exemplos:I guess it's time you climbed down over this issue. (Acho que tá na hora de você admitir...
Edict Net Dictionary
2008-03-03 18:53:00 The Net Dictionary, adapted by Edict Virtual Language Centre from the Princeton University WordNet lexical database, is a powerful reference tool for any users of the English language. With 24,500 Chinese translations, the dictionary should satisfy most students who find Chinese to be their first language. Features: ? Entries for more than 100,000 unique English words ? Text-to-Speech support and Web Concordancer integration, enabling users to learn pronunciation and example uses simultaneously ? Lists of verbs, adjectives, adverbs, phrasal verbs, irregular verbs, academic words, and most frequently used words ? Lists of business - banking, linguistics, pragmatics, and earth science terms ? Easy access to all entries, either via an A-Z index or by using an advanced search engine Site URL: http://www.edict.com.hk/lexicon-index/
Phrasal Verbs
2008-02-08 17:20:00 A phrasal verb is defined as a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb. The use of phrasal verbs in an essay offers a way of adding variety to our writing. Besides, native speakers use phrasal verbs most of the time and students of English should make an effort to learn as many phrasal verbs as possible so that they are at their disposal when needed. The following are examples of phrasal verbs. 1 add up = make sense I don’t believe in his story because it does not add up. 2 blow up = explode or suddenly become very angry The bomb had blown up before a team of experts could come to defuse it. As soon as John saw the mess in the house, he blew up and his sons got scolded. 3 call on = visit When I went to Kuala Lumpur yesterday, I called on my relative who lived there. 4 do without = manage without something one wants or needs We have to do without a house maid because we can no longer afford one. ...
AAE 122: 'learning phrasal verbs'
2008-01-28 20:09:00 Hi Matt, I would like to ask you some information about phrasal verbs. I know that it is necessary to know them but there are so many phrasal verbs.Can you advise me how to learn them (by heart or in the sentences).Thank you very much for your answer.HanaHi Hana,Here's my advice: don't learn phrasal verbs, learn vocabulary. The worst thing you can do is try to study phrasal verbs separately from other words. There's no point. Just learn what you need to say. If you want to say what time you left your bed in the morning, you need to know the phrasal verb 'get up': "I got up at 7 o'clock this morning". One excellent way to improve your vocabulary is through reading – lots and lots of reading. In fact, reading has been shown in studies to be 10 times more effective than traditional vocabulary teaching. and 10 times faster than any other typical approach to increasing your vocabulary (flash cards, computer programs..etc).Hope this helpsM
Ellie's English: Learn English and Laugh
2008-01-14 14:47:00 Although it has not been updated for a while, Ellie's English is a nice website which contains many fun resources designed to help intermediate and advanced students, as the title goes, 'learn English and laugh.' Features: ? Listening passages that deal with everyday topics in a humorous way ? Audio lessons on phrasal verbs and modal verbs, accompanied by text ? Explanations of many popular idioms and phrasal verbs ? Diary entries and ESL website reviews Site URL: http://www.elliesenglish.com/in-dex.php
Free Online English Lessons from Churchill House School of English Language
2007-12-17 11:28:00 Students and teachers of English looking for online English lessons and teaching materials can pay a visit to the website of Churchill House School of English Language and try out the free resources they offer. Features: ? Interactive grammar, vocabulary and writing exercises and tests for students at different levels, from elementary through intermediate and upper-intermediate to advanced ? Exam preparation exercises for CAE (Certificate in Advanced English) and FCE (First Certificate in English) ? Specially designed forums for students, English teachers and Chinese teachers of English ? Dr Grammar Forum with questions and answers about English grammar, focusing on prefixes, suffixes, determiners, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, verb forms, tenses, modals, conjunctions, prepositions, phrases, clauses, and confusing words and expressions ? Word of the Day section featuring phrasal verbs with definitions and example sentences? Guide to English language exams at elementary level...
Get down to...
2007-11-17 12:00:00 Sempre digo que vale muito mais a pena você aprender algo em contexto do que em listas. O texto de ontem eu deixei bem claro que listas é o modo mais fácil de esquecer as coisas.Conheço vários professores e também escolas que insistem em dar aos alunos uma lista interminável de phrasal verbs. Eles esperam que a simples decoreba de tais phrasal verbs seja o suficiente para que o aluno aprenda esta característica tão marcante do inglês informal. Para saber mais leia os dois textos abaixo publicados aqui no Inglês na Ponta da Língua:1. O que são phrasal verbs? (Veja neste texto que um falante nativo do inglês pode não saber o que é um phrasal verb); e,2. Phrasal Verbs... De novo... (a maluquice de como phrasal verbs são geralmente ensinados no Brasil)3. Phrasal verbs outra vez... (outros exemplos de phrasal verbs freqüentemente usados em inglês)Tenha em mente que phrasal verbs são adquiridos naturalmente. Você pode encontrá-los em um texto, em uma conversa, em um filme ou mesmo por aca...
Spit it out!
2007-11-08 12:30:00 Dia destes escrevi aqui no blog sobre como dizer "desabafar" em inglês. Aí, na área de comentários, alguém perguntou qual seria a diferença entre a expressão ensinada lá e "spit it out". Pois bem! Anotem aí:"Spit it out" é um jeito bem informal de dizer a alguém para falar algo que eles estão enrolando para dizer. Ou seja, a pessoa chega para você e diz que quer te contar algo, mas aí diz que não tem certeza se conta, tem medo do que você vai pensar, fica por ali no conta não conta, etc. Então você olha para a pessoa e diz: "Come on, man! Spit it out!".Em português, pelo menos aqui no Brasil, nós costumamos dizer "desembuchar" (falar logo). Assim, a tradução da frase acima será "Anda, meu! Desembucha!"."Desembuchar" e "desabafar" até podem ser sinônimos. Pelo menos o meu dicionário diz que são! Mas as duas expressões em inglês têm usos diferentes. "Spit it out" é usado quando a pessoa fica enrolando para falar algo. Já o "get something off your chest" é usado quando queremos que a o...
A very extensive Phrasal Verb list
2007-10-10 18:55:00 Hello- Marcos Carvalho on our Yahoo email list just send us a very extensive phrasal verb list and gave me permission to broadcast. Here are a couple of examples from the list- Phrasal Verb- act up Definition- behave or function improperly Example- I think I need to take my car to the ...
Phrasal Verb: Lay aside
2007-09-20 06:00:00 Economizar dinheiro sempre é uma boa idéia, seja para alguma urgência ou para comprar algo que tanto desejamos. Imagine que você está economizando uma graninha para fazer uma viagem no próximo feriado ou nas próximas férias. Você pode dizer: I?m trying to save up for my holidays. (Eu estou tentando economizar para as minhas férias) Se você está ...
Phrasal Verbs
2007-09-01 09:42:00 Phrasal Verbs in Context Student's BookBy Peter DaintyAudio:http://rapidshare.c-om/files/31413020/phrasal-verbs--in-context.rarBook:http://rapi-dshare.com/files/31266333/Phras-al_Verbs_In_Context.rarEnglish- Verb Tenses, Reference for ESL studentsBy Kent Uchiyamahttp://rapidshare.com/f-iles/48138151/verb_tense_book---pdf.pdfReally Learn 100 Phrasal VerbsBy Dilys Parkinsonhttp://rapidshare.com/-files/20452685/Really_Learn_100-_Phrasal_Verbs.rarEnglish Phrasal Verbs in UseBy Michael McCarthyhttp://rapidshare.com/f-iles/45777071/EPIU.rarPhrasal Verbs WorkbookBy Malcolm Goodalehttp://rapidshare.com/fi-les/45480435/Collins.Cobuild_Ph-rasal.Verbs.Workbook.rarLongman- Phrasal Verbs DictionaryBy Longmanhttp://rapidshare.com/fi-les/32432277/longman-pocket-phr-asal-verbs.pdfTimesaver Phrasal Verbs and IdomsBy Peter Daintyhttp://rapidshare.com/fil-es/40166696/ETR.Phr.V.pre.rarTe-st Your Phrasal VerbsBy Jake Allsophttp://rapidshare.com/fil-es/3629352/Alsop-TestYourPhrasa-lVerbs.rar.html
Phrasal Verbs outra vez!
2007-08-30 13:00:00 Nós já falamos aqui no blog sobre phrasal verbs! Mas muita gente ainda fica me perguntando que bicho é este. e eu não me canso de dizer: "Não se preocupe! A idéia é mais simples do que parece. São os livros e muitos professores que gostam de complicar." (Whadda hell are phrasal verbs? e Phrasal Verbs... de novo...)ENtão, vamos falar sobre Phrasal Verbs outra vez! De modo simples, um Phrasal Verb nada mais é do que um verbo mais outra palavrinha junto a ele (geralmente, uma preposição ou mais). O problema é que não podem ser interpretados palavra por palavra. Deixe-me dar alguns exemplos:> "Look after" inadvertidamente alguém pode traduzir por "olhar" (look), "depois" (after) e aí dizer algo assim "I will look after" (eu vou olhar depois). Acontece que "look after" significa "tomar conta de" (alguém: pessoa doente, idosa, criança, bebê, etc).Can you look after the baby while I'm out? (Dá pra você tomar conta do bebê enquanto eu estiver fora?)> "Rub up against", este aí nem me arrisc...
English Phrasal Verbs in Use
2007-07-29 11:16:00 Michael McCarthy & Felicity O'Dell (Cambridge University Press) "English Phrasal Verbs in Use is a vocabulary book for good intermediate level learners and above. It is primarily designed as a self-study reference and practice text but it can also be used for classroom work. English Phrasal Verbs in Use ? 70 easy-to-use two-page units: phrasal verbs are presented and explained on left-hand pages with a range of practice exercises on right-hand pages. ? Presents and explains approximately 1,000 phrasal verbs in typical contexts using tables, charts, short texts and dialogues. ? Contains a Mini dictionary with easy-to-understand definitions and cross references to units in the book. ? Provides valuable information about appropriate usage. ? Promotes good learning habits with study tips and follow-up tasks. ? Contains a comprehensive, student-friendly answer key. ? Includes the most frequently used phrasal verbs from a corpus of written and spoken English and from the Cambridge I...
Phrasal Verbs: S
2007-07-07 13:30:00 save * up + accumulate (money) I hope I will be able to save up enough money to go to school. see about + arrange or consider something My dad said he was going to see about buying me a car. see * off say good-bye to someone at the beginning of their trip (at the airport, train station) Did you see your sister off at the train station? see to + make sure something happens, arrange I'll see to it that Mr. Ramirez gets your message. see * through finish something despite difficulties Are you going to be able to see your studies through now that you have a baby? sell * out tell on someone My partner in crime sold me out for a reduced jail sentence. set * up arrange a relationship My mom set me up with her friend's son. set * up falsely incriminate a person I don't think he killed those men. Somebody set him up. set up + arrange (an appointment, a meeting,etc.) I set up an appointment with my doctor at 3:30 this afternoon. settle on + ...
Phrasal Verbs: hold
2007-06-25 00:05:00 hold * back + restrain The police held the demonstrators back while the politicians entered the building. hold back not allow to advance in school The teacher held Frank back a year, so he couldn't enter fifth grade. hold * off + restrain Mr. Johnson held the dog off while we crossed the yard. hold off on + delay We should hold off on making dinner until your parents arrive. hold on grasp tightly Hold on tight! The roller coaster is about to take off. hold on tell someone to wait on the telephone Hold on a minute. I'll get Carol. hold on to + grasp tightly Make sure you hold on to the hand rail as you walk down the stairs. hold out not give in, continue to resist Stop holding out and tell us where you found all of these old records. hold out against + not give in, resist They held out against enemy attack. hold * up + delay (a flight, traffic); The accident held traffic up for an hour. hold * up + rob (a bank, a person) with a w...
Phrasal Verbs: give
2007-06-20 12:30:00 give * away + give something without asking for anything in exchange Why did Nancy give all of her furniture away? give * away + betray (a secret) We are having a surprise party for Susan next Saturday, so don't give our surprise away by acting suspicious. give * back + return something you borrowed When are you going to give that book back to your teacher? give in stop trying Never give in! You can do it! give off + release (a smell, light) That white flower gives off a beautiful smell. give * out + distribute I earn extra money by giving out brochures on the street. give out become very tired (inf.) I hope this car doesn't give out in the middle of the desert. give * up + surrender something The police told the thief to give his gun up. give up surrender Never give up learning English!
Phrasal Verbs: take
2007-06-18 14:11:00 take after + resemble a parent or relative I take after my father. Who do you take after? take * away + remove, seize or capture The soldiers took the captives away. take * back + retract something you said I demand that you take back what you said. take * back + return an item to a store The dress my grandmother bought for me didn't fit, so I took it back and exchanged it for a pair of pants. take * down + write down what is said Would you mind taking down my messages while I am on vacation? take * down + remove (from a high place) The city government made the shop take down their bright, neon sign. take * for consider, view as Do you take me for an idiot? take * in + learning Are you taking in all of these phrasal verbs? take * in + deceive a person He was taken in by the con artist. take * in + make smaller when sewing I lost weight, so I need to take some of my skirts to the tailor to have them taken in. take * off when a plane...
Phrasal Verbs: make
2007-05-18 14:19:00 make * out decipher I can't make out your handwriting. What does this say? make * out + write a check or other document Who should I make this check out to? make out succeed He really made out in the stock market last year. make out progress How is your son making out in his new job? make out kiss passionately I saw Benno and Isabelle making out in the movie theater last night! make out with + kiss someone passionately Did you make out with Sally? make * over do again The teacher made me do my homework over. make * up + invent ( a story) Don't believe anything she says. She always makes things up. make * up + complete what was missed Fortunately, my professor let me make up the exam I missed yesterday. make * up + put on cosmetics I takes me 10 minutes to make my face up. make up reconcile You two have been friends for so long that I think you should make up. make up for + compensate for Allen made up for being late by get...
Phrasal Verbs: put
2007-04-18 14:16:00 put * across + communicate (an idea or suggestion) clearly so that it is understood I thought Ms. Smith put her ideas across rather clearly in the meeting. put * away + return to the proper place of storage I told you kids to put your toys away. put * down + insult, say bad things about She always puts down people who don't share her opinions. put in + officially submit a request (in the armed forces or public services) He put in for a transfer to the division in Los Angeles. put * off + postpone Don't put off your work - do it now! put * on + wear Make sure you put on a sweater before you go outside. put * on + deceive I didn't believe a thing he said. I think he was putting me on. put * out + extinguish (a fire) Don't use water to put out a grease fire. put * out + inconvenience someone I don't want to put you out, but could you pick me up at the airport. put out + spend (usually used with unreasonably large sums of money) I can...
Phrasal Verbs: check
2007-03-18 13:16:00 check back return to see if everything is OK We will check back tomorrow to make sure the project is finished. check by + go to a place to see if everything is OK We need to check by the office to see if the documents are ready. check for + try to find They checked for termites before they bought the house. check in enter a hospital, hotel etc. They need to check in before noon. check into + enter a hospital, hotel etc. They checked into the hotel at 11:00 AM. check into + investigate, look for (often through a service) We are checking into discount flights to London. check * off + make a mark next to (an item on a list) Check each name off the list. check on + make sure something is OK Let's check on the baby again before we go to sleep. check * out + investigate, take a look at He checked out the new restaurant down the street. check out leave a hotel, hospital It's already eleven. We need to check out. check out of + leave a ...
Phrasal Verbs: Get
2007-01-28 02:32:00 get * across + cause to be understood It's difficult to get humor across in another language. get ahead make progress I can't get ahead even though I work two jobs. get ahead of + surpass You need to work overtime in order to get ahead of schedule. get along have a good relationship Do you and your sister get along? get along with + have a good relationship Giovanna doesn't get along with her two brothers. get around + avoid someone or something Some people get around paying taxes by hiring a good accountant. get around go many places It's easy to get around town with public transportation. get away escape The bank robbers got away. get away with + do something against the rules or illegal and not get caught or punished My sister gets away with everything! get by survive without having the things you need or want I lost my job, so I am having a hard time getting by this year. get by on + survive with minimal resources It's nea... |
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