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LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS

2011-09-24T06:37:00.001-03:00

PRA CARAMBA, PRA BURRO, MUITO, BASTANTE, MUTO BEM, COMO NINGUÉMShe can sing like nobody's business. What a set of pipes! My mom can cook chocolate chip cookies like nobody's business.

What's your 20?

2011-07-30T13:59:00.002-03:00

Onde você está?

Paper Trail

2011-07-30T03:42:00.000-03:00

rastro documental

too much

2010-06-22T10:39:00.000-03:00

a mais

You’ve given me $2 too much

sustar

2010-06-21T17:07:00.003-03:00

put a stop (on a check)
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100313145423AACzGCV

http://ask.metafilter.com/143076/What-happens-to-old-checks

put a stop

2010-06-21T17:06:00.002-03:00

put a stop
sustar (um cheque)

onset

2010-05-19T07:36:00.000-03:00

começo, inicio (geralmente de algo ruim)

The onset of winter
The onset of the disease/war

scrounge

2010-05-19T07:34:00.001-03:00

viver à custa de outros, conseguir na malandragem (scrounge something off somebody), tirar proveito de (scrounge off)

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slouch at

2010-05-19T07:30:00.000-03:00

na negativa (no slouch at) não perder tempo, ser bom, se aproveitar

He's no slouch at soccer.
She's no slouch at taking advatange of her boyfriends.

utility

2010-05-19T07:23:00.001-03:00

empresa de serviços públicos, concessionária, por exemplo, Light, Eletropaulo, Sabesp, etc...

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adept at

2010-05-19T07:19:00.000-03:00

bom em, ótimo em, especialista em

She's adept at fixing flaws in the system.

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undertaking

2010-05-19T07:15:00.001-03:00

empreitada
The restoration of the old theater is a huge/major/massive undertaking.

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hand

2010-05-19T07:13:00.001-03:00

dar, doar

He handed her a letter.
...in addition to the €55 billion ($70 billion) that Europe hands farmers each year under its Common Agricultural Policy.

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make allowance for

2010-05-19T07:09:00.000-03:00

levar em consideração

When you're comparing costs from different decades, you need to make allowance for inflation.

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short-sighted

2010-05-19T07:05:00.001-03:00

míope, com falta de visão, que só vê o curto prazo

shortsighted politicians who only care about how they do in the next election

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Lest

2010-05-19T07:02:00.000-03:00

a fim de que não, para que não (linguagem muito formal)

lest anyone: para que ninguém

He was concerned lest anyone think that he was guilty.

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claim

2010-05-19T06:56:00.002-03:00

reclamar, pedir, reivindicar, ter pretensão sobre, requerer seu direito.

Farmers can claim compensation for beehives that are destroyed by wild wolves.

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dull

2010-05-19T06:50:00.001-03:00

estúpido, fátuo, obtuso, maçante, sem imaginação

There are so many loopholes in the Brussels rule book that even the dullest bureaucrat and least competitive company can usually find one.

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loophole

2010-05-19T06:41:00.003-03:00

meio de evasão, lacuna (principalmente na lei)

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frown on/upon

2010-05-19T06:38:00.001-03:00

desaprovar, não gostar de,

This kind of transfer is usually frowned upon by budgeting authorities, however.

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secure

2010-05-19T06:34:00.000-03:00

obter, conseguir

The division secured a major contract

European firms are impressively innovative when it comes to securing cash from taxpayers.

veja mais aqui.

HANDOUT

2010-05-19T06:22:00.004-03:00

esmola, donativo, ajuda, benesse

handout

1 food/money given to people who need it badly

ADJ. free | government, state | cash

VERB + HANDOUT give (sb) | get, receive All those eligible will receive a cash handout.

PREP. ~ from a handout from the government | ~ to state handouts to the poor

2 sheet/leaflet

VERB + HANDOUT distribute, give sb, give out

PREP. in a/the ~ More information can be found in the handout. | ~ on We were given a handout on job hunting.

tv aberta

2010-05-16T20:01:00.000-03:00

fta tv: free-to-air television

put away

2010-05-06T16:50:00.002-03:00

guardar

por de lado

a watched pot never boils

2010-05-01T23:41:00.001-03:00

a ansiedade da espera faz parecer que o tempo não passa (se ficar vigiando a panela, ela demora a ferver)

the pot calling the kettle black

2010-05-01T23:30:00.001-03:00

o sujo falando do mal lavado

The Pot Calling The Kettle Black from Mr TESOL on Vimeo.

Possession is nine-tenths of the law

2010-05-01T23:15:00.001-03:00

Se você já é dono de algo, é mais fácil você ficar com esse algo perante a lei do que alguém que diz que é dono, mas não está com a coisa

Dana may say he owns this house, but we actually live in it, and possession is nine-tenths of the law.

nine-tenths from Julian Parmiter on Vimeo.

throw good money after bad

2010-05-01T22:52:00.002-03:00

jogar dinheiro fora (depois de já ter jogado dinheiro fora apoiando ou investindo em algo ruim)

The argument against is most simply put as this; why throw good money after bad?Greece's books are a mess - it has clearly lied about the state of its finances.The country Byzantine bureaucracy is corrupt and tax avoidance is the norm.

pour oil on troubled waters

2010-05-01T22:37:00.001-03:00

pôr água na fervura, acalmar os ânimos

She was furious with Dave for forgetting her birthday, so I tried to pour oil on troubled waters by offering to take them both out for a meal.

The year 1979 saw revolution in Iran and the Soviet invasion of neighboring Afghanistan. As high-speed economic development was happening in the Kingdom there was also political ferment throughout the region - and Saudi Arabia devoted a great deal of energy and time trying to pour oil on troubled waters while at the same time being determined to stand up to any perceived Soviet threats and maintain regional stability and security.

practice makes perfect

2010-05-01T21:45:00.002-03:00

A prática faz a perfeição

10 Items or Less: Practice Makes Perfect

Atom.com: Funny Videos | Spoofs | Random Weirdness

Jesus freak

2010-05-01T00:10:00.001-03:00

crente, pessoa fanática por Jesus, chato que só fala em Jesus

"JESUS FREAK" 15 minute pilot from Robert Bontrager on Vimeo.

That's too bad

2010-05-01T00:07:00.000-03:00

Que pena!

out of sight, out of mind

2010-05-01T00:03:00.000-03:00

Longe dos olhos, longe do coração...

o que os olhos não vêem, o coração não sente

English definition

how far along are you?

2010-04-30T23:57:00.001-03:00

Para quando é o nenê? Falta quanto tempo para você ter o nenê? ou quanto tempo falta para você terminar o que está fazendo?

break up

2010-04-30T23:46:00.000-03:00

falhar (quando se trata de telefone e similares)

process a prisoner

2010-04-29T12:08:00.001-03:00

fichar um prisioneiro

in for

2010-04-29T11:48:00.000-03:00

be in for: ir se meter em algo,

I don't know what I'm in for.
Não sei no que vou me meter.

jump bail

2010-04-29T10:09:00.000-03:00

or skip bail
ser revel, fugir estando sob fiança. (quebrar a fiança)
wikipedia

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

about

2010-04-23T07:55:00.001-03:00

estudantes em geral conhecem os outros sentidos de "about", mas ele é muitas vezes usado no sentido de "quase, prestes a, praticamente"

I'm about starved.

se quiser, assista toda uma série sobre estar starved ou about starved clicando aqui.

able to afford

2010-04-23T07:10:00.009-03:00

(ou can afford) ter condições financeiras de, ter dinheiro para, se dar ao luxo de, ter condições de, conseguir manter

can é substituido por "be able to" no futuro e outros tempos verbais

Not Able To Afford The Hight Cost Of Living, With A Home Biz You - A funny movie is a click away

Don't buy stuff you cannot afford

You can't afford to get that drunk

Can't Afford to Get That Drunk - Click here for more free videos

Can't afford to go to a theme park? Try this @ Yahoo! Video

It's common knowledge

2010-04-23T06:58:00.000-03:00

todo mundo sabe, é do conhecimento de todos, a maioria sabe que

It's common knowledge that buying weapons in the United States is surprisingly easy.

t's common knowledge that use of the acne drug Accutane by pregnant women causes severe birth defects.

Watch CBS News Videos Online

have knowledge of

2010-04-23T06:47:00.001-03:00

saber, ter conhecimento de

I hardly have any knowledge of celebrities, etc. I was not trying to judge moms or dads or ...

to the best of my knowledge

2010-04-23T06:24:00.001-03:00

Até onde sei (também pode ser as far as I know), dentro do limite do meu conhecimento, pelo que sei

assine "to the best of my knowledge" no YouTube, vai adquirir muito conhecimento.

to the best of your ability

2010-04-23T06:04:00.004-03:00

fazendo o melhor que você pode fazer, dando o máximo de si

run a tight ship

2010-04-23T05:44:00.001-03:00

gerenciar um grupo, uma empresa, etc. com muita eficiência

Britney Spears : Circus + lyrics ( HQ ) ( Circus )
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letra

There's only two types of people in the world
The ones that entertain, and the ones that observe
Well, baby I'm a put-on-a-show kinda girl
Don't like the backseat, gotta be first (oh, oh)
I'm like the ringleader
I call the shots (call the shots)
I'm like a firecracker
I make it hot (make it hot)
I run a tight ship, even though
I go with the flow
Now here's a hot tip (listen in)
Get a front seat when I put on a show

I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins (hah, hah, hah)
Spotlight on me and I'm ready to break (hah, hah, hah)
I'm like a performer, the dance floor is my stage (hah, hah, hah)
Better be ready, hope that ya feel the same (hah, hah, hah)

All the eyes on me in the center of the ring
Just like a circus (ah, ah, ahaha-hah)
When i crack that whip, everybody gonna trip
Just like a circus (ah, ah, ahaha-hah)
Don't stand there watching me, follow me
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor
Just like a circus (ah, ah, ahaha-hah, ha, ha, ha, ha, ho, ho, ho)

There's only two types of guys out there,
Ones that can handle me, and the mamma boys are too scared
But if I brought one down to my lair
He'd never wanna leave, just sit and stare (oh, oh, oh)
I'm like the candy floss
I'm bad for you (bad for you)
I'm just the elephant
In the room (in the room)
And when its raining, you can come
Under my big tent
No need for your umbrella (ella ella)
You'll like this better, cos its the big event (ahhh)

I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins (hah, hah, hah)
Spotlight on me and I'm ready to break (hah, hah, hah)
I'm like a performer, the dance floor is my stage (hah, hah, hah)
Better be ready, hope that ya feel the same (hah, hah, hah)

jump ship

2010-04-23T05:09:00.004-03:00

desertar de um navio, abandonar algo que você acha que vai fracassar
também pode ser "jump ship on"

They jumped ship on Obama.

Assista um filme completo chamado Jumping Ship e você nunca esquecerá a expressão, está é a primeira parte

Assista o filme inteiro desde o começo clicando aqui.

make the grade

2010-04-23T04:06:00.010-03:00

conseguir passar de ano, conseguir se formar, ter êxito, passar no teste, sair-se bem

Does Omaha Make the Grade? @ Yahoo! Video

Do San Diego Schools make the grade?

go piss up a rope

2010-04-23T02:05:00.000-03:00

vá tomar banho, vá pentear macaco, etc.

piss in the wind

2010-04-23T01:57:00.000-03:00

fazer algo inútil, perder tempo, passar tempo à toa
If you can't figure it out, then go piss in the wind, which is what you're doing anyway.

To resist is to piss in the wind (resistir é perda de tempo)

sleep with

2010-04-22T16:59:00.000-03:00

dormir com (transar com)

sleep together

2010-04-22T16:56:00.000-03:00

dormir junto (homem e mulher, relação sexual)

good night, sleep tight

2010-04-22T16:46:00.001-03:00

boa noite, durma bem (durma com os anjos)

sleep through

2010-04-22T07:35:00.001-03:00

não acordar apesar de algo

She slept through the storm.
He slept through the plane crash

sleepover

2010-04-22T07:19:00.004-03:00

festa ou ocasião em que você dorme fora de casa (na casa de amigos)
Também chamam de sleepover party quando são várias pessoas que dormem na casa de um amigo.
o verbo é sleep over, o substantivo ou adjetivo é sleepover

no Brasil, neste desenho, chamaram sleepover de festa do pijama

sleep over

2010-04-22T07:16:00.000-03:00

passar a noite na casa de alguém, dormir na casa de alguém

sleep on it

2010-04-22T07:07:00.001-03:00

decidir depois de uma boa noite de sono

You've heard my offer. Why don't you sleep on it and let me know what you decide.

sleep off

2010-04-22T06:38:00.004-03:00

dormir até passar o efeito de algo (analgésico, álcool, etc)
He had too much to drink, and I'm letting him sleep it off.
She was sleeping off the anesthesia.

dogs sleeping off a heavy meal

sleep like a log

2010-04-22T06:33:00.001-03:00

ou sleep like a baby: dormir como um bebê, dormir a sono solto.

sleep in

2010-04-22T06:27:00.002-03:00

dormir até tarde, dormir mais do que o normal

sleep a wink

2010-04-22T06:24:00.000-03:00

dormir nem um pouco, nem cochilar
geralmente com can't ou couldn't

sleep around

2010-04-22T06:01:00.001-03:00

galinhar, dormir com várias pessoas

piss-poor

2010-04-22T04:57:00.001-03:00

de péssima qualidade, feito nas coxas

take the piss out of

2010-04-22T04:37:00.000-03:00

zombar de, tirar o sarro de, zoar com

Eric Takes The Piss Out Of A Short Guy

Ka'Goroth, Torturer Of Christian Souls | MySpace Video

piss and vinegar

2010-04-22T04:13:00.003-03:00

pronúncia (PÊSSen VEnegar)

energia, disposição (geralmente full of piss and vinegar)

I'm full of piss and vinegar today, ready to take on the world.

take a piss

2010-04-22T04:01:00.006-03:00

pronúncia (teika PÊSS)
dar uma mijada, mijar

Stand Back While I Take A Piss - Watch more Funny Videos

piss yourself

2010-04-22T03:51:00.001-03:00

(ás vezes piss yourself laughing), cagar de rir, morrer de rir

pissed off

2010-04-22T03:10:00.001-03:00

Pronúncia (pêSTÓF)
irritado, puto, com raiva

piss off

2010-04-22T03:05:00.009-03:00

Pronúncia (pêssÓF)
1.Piss off! (Se manda, puxa o carro, vai tomar banho!
2.irritar, atazanar, encher o saco, aborrecer, zoar com
How to piss off your roommate

Dont Piss off Your Woman - The funniest bloopers are right here

piss away

2010-04-22T02:51:00.001-03:00

desperdiçar, jogar fora, não aproveitar

Don't Piss Away Your Money - Watch more Funny Videos

Piss your vote away from Emily Hahn on Vimeo.

piss and moan about

2010-04-22T02:45:00.000-03:00

queixar-se, reclamar

not have a pot to piss in

2010-04-22T02:31:00.003-03:00

nao ter onde cair morto

I had just moved to the city and didn't have a pot to piss in.

Hulk Hogan doesn't have a pot to piss in ... because he says his ex-wife took it!

tinseltown

2010-04-22T01:44:00.001-03:00

Hollywood

Watch CBS News Videos Online

rub elbows with

2010-04-22T01:39:00.001-03:00

relacionar-se com, misturar-se com, interagir com, socializar com
If you want to rub elbows with royalty, come to Georgetown.
Two graduate students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale this summer will rub elbows with top researchers...
Madame Tussauds lets you rub elbows with celebrities

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bring up

2010-04-21T04:08:00.002-03:00

criar
I myself dont ever want to have to bring up a child in times like these.
2.trazer a baila, mencionar, colocar para discussão
I am an engineering student and I have to bring up an ethical case or question to discuss about in class.
It doesn't mean that you have to bring up the subject of autism or autistic kids into the conversation.

setting

2010-04-21T01:33:00.002-03:00

local e circunstâncias em que algo acontece

cheating, chifrar
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celebrity pass

2010-04-21T01:31:00.000-03:00

quando sua namorada ou namorado deixa você sair com ou fantasiar sobre uma celebridade

cheating, chifrar
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peel back

2010-04-21T01:29:00.001-03:00

descascar

cheating, chifrar
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jealous of

2010-04-21T01:27:00.000-03:00

be jealous of:: ter ciúmes/inveja de
My brother is jealous of me because of my brand new car.
Are you very jealous of your girlfriend?
Interestingly, Michael believed Madonna was jealous of him like several other stars.
My boyfriend is jealous of me, but he has absolutely no reason to be.
I'm jealous of my daughter - Is It Normal?
Most New Yorkers I've met seem to think everyone is jealous of them.
Do you ever get jealous of the professional successes of others.

cheating, chifrar
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sort of

2010-04-21T01:09:00.000-03:00

Mais ou menos

cheating, chifrar
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Gross

2010-04-21T01:07:00.002-03:00

nojento, pervertido, de mau gosto

cheating, chifrar
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draw the line

2010-04-21T01:04:00.001-03:00

estipular/impor um limite
Look, I'll do anything to help you, but stealing for you is where I draw the line.

cheating, chifrar
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Cheat

2010-04-21T00:30:00.002-03:00

trair, trapacear, colar, roubar (em jogo, etc.), enganar, chifrar, passar a perna
You won the competition because you cheated.
1.colar
She found that 71% of the recruits who wore fake sunglasses cheated in the test.
2.roubar, trapacear
Don't look at my cards - that's cheating.
How to cheat at chess using an iphone or ipod touch
3.chifrar, trair
If he cheated on me once will he do it again?
An ex-girlfriend cheated on me so is the baby mine?
4.enganar
Low-Wage Workers Often Cheated By Employers
5. cheat out of: tomar/tirar através de sacanagem
He cheated her out of her inheritance.
She was "a woman scorned," just not by a male lover, but by a group of men who had "cheated" her out of what she thought she was entitled to.
Lynette's conniving husband has cheated her out of her family business!
6.feel cheated: sentir-se enganado
In several ways I feel cheated, I bought the 4GB version and now it's been replaced with the 8GB for what I paid.
7.cheat death: escapar da morte
Dock workers cheat death in steel slab crash
Cheating death
Top 10 Amazing People Who Cheated Death
8.cheat fate:enganar o destino, escapar do destino
They cheated Fate, now Fate wants their ass.
She cheated fate by not travelling on the plane that crashed.
9.cheated of victory: perder a vitória por causa de alguma trapaça
Mousavi, 67, a former prime minister who says he was cheated of victory through massive vote-rigging...
The belief that they were cheated of victory in the election could prove a boon to the country's remaining Sunni fighters.
10.cheated of success: privado de sucesso por algo injusto ou trapaça
Lots of people who feel cheated of success in their life feel just like this.
11. cheat sheet: cola, lista resumida
Cheat sheet
A cheat sheet on tipping dos and don'ts.
12: cheat code: código para trapacear em videogame
Cheat code is a code written into the game on purpose by the developers that gives you some kind of an advantage. ie, Infinite health in Call of Duty, etc. It is usually activated using buttons (Triangle, R1, etc) but on PC games you sometimes type it in.
Mais informação sobre cheating
Cheater or cheat: trapaceiro, pessoa que chifra, enganador

cheating, chifrar
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starve to death

2010-04-19T04:52:00.003-03:00

morrer de fome

burn to death

2010-04-19T04:51:00.003-03:00

morrer queimado

freeze to death

2010-04-19T04:51:00.001-03:00

morrer de frio

spell the death of

2010-04-19T04:47:00.004-03:00

significar o fim de

Does Celine Dion spell the death of funerals?

Do high gas prices spell the death of suburbs?

go with the territory

2010-04-19T03:55:00.002-03:00

or come with the territory

Ser ossos do ofício, fazer parte natural de algo (de um emprego, uma atividade, do negócio)

There is a lot of paperwork in this job. Oh, well, I guess it comes with the territory. There are problems, but they go with the territory.

If you're a goalkeeper, you've got to expect injuries - it comes with the territory.

He's a public figure, and so a certain amount of media intrusion goes with the territory.

Steven knew when he became a doctor that telephone calls at any hour came with the territory and he prepared for them.

come with the territory

2010-04-19T00:43:00.003-03:00

or go with the territory

Ser ossos do ofício, fazer parte natural de algo (de um emprego, uma atividade, do negócio)

There is a lot of paperwork in this job. Oh, well, I guess it comes with the territory. There are problems, but they go with the territory.

If you're a goalkeeper, you've got to expect injuries - it comes with the territory.

He's a public figure, and so a certain amount of media intrusion goes with the territory.

Steven knew when he became a doctor that telephone calls at any hour came with the territory and he prepared for them.

take out the garbage

2010-04-19T00:17:00.000-03:00

levar o lixo pra fora

se livrar de algo indesejável

gouge out

2010-04-18T21:10:00.001-03:00

fazer um buraco (geralmente com unha, faca, ou algo cortante)

The bird gouged out his eye

tear at

2010-04-18T20:55:00.004-03:00

tentar rasgar, arranhar

She tore at me with her long fingernails

summon

2010-04-18T20:27:00.002-03:00

invocar (espiritos), convocar pessoas

HOW TO SUMMON SATAN TUTORIAL

steel-toed

2010-04-18T20:18:00.000-03:00

com biqueira de aço
steel-toed boots

damage

2010-04-18T20:09:00.002-03:00

lesão em, dano em

damage to something

...you noticed there's no damage to my face

go down

2010-04-18T20:06:00.001-03:00

descer ou cair

skin graft

2010-04-18T20:00:00.001-03:00

enxerto de pele, transplante de pele

flip-flop

2010-04-18T19:50:00.003-03:00

chinelo

tank top

2010-04-18T19:44:00.001-03:00

camiseta regata

armored jacket

2010-04-18T19:18:00.003-03:00

jaqueta blindada (para usar em motorcicletas)

gear

2010-04-18T18:54:00.002-03:00

equipamento (principalmente que você usa:roupas, capacetes, etc.)

To survive a motorcycle accident, wear all the gear, all the time.