Frases Célebres

0 Expressões Idiomáticas

SUCH AND SUCH: qual é o significado da expressão?

menos de 1 minuto Jack Scholes SUCH AND SUCH Never put a limit on anything. Never say that some day such and such a thing may happen. Know that it will happen and happen at great speed. Have faith in yourself, in your abilities. (Eileen Caddy) Such and such You use such and such informally to refer to a person or thing when you do not want to be exact or precise. He’s always showing off about knowing such and such a famous person. (= Continue lendo→

4 Curiosidades

STAINED GLASS: qual é o significado de “STAINED GLASS”?

2 minutos Stained glass by Jack Scholes STAINED GLASS Qual é o significado de stained glass? People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross Stained glass Pieces of coloured glass that are put together to form pictures or patterns, used especially in churches. To sparkle To shine brightly with small flashes of light. To be energetic, interesting, full of Continue lendo→

1 Expressões Idiomáticas

“NO CAN DO” e outros usos de “CAN” além do “modal verb”

menos de 1 minuto Jack Scholes Whether you think you can or you can’t, either way you’re right! Henry Ford Can do / No can do Used informally to say that you can and will do something or that you are not able or willing to do something. A: Will you take this package to the post office for me, please? B: Can do. or Sorry, no can do. I’m really busy at the moment. Can A metal container in which some types of food Continue lendo→

0 Frases Célebres

Ernest Hemingway: frases traduzidas do escritor americano

2 minutos Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists. – Ernest Hemingway [A primeira panaceia para um país mal governado é a inflação da moeda; a segunda é a guerra. Ambas trazem uma prosperidade temporária; ambas trazem uma destruição permanente. Mas ambas são o refúgio de oportunistas políticos e econômicos.] There is Continue lendo→

1 Frases Célebres

Frases célebres: I’m struck by how laughter connects you…

menos de 1 minuto I’m struck by how laughter connects you with people. It’s almost impossible to maintain any kind of distance or any sense of social hierarchy when you’re just howling with laughter. Laughter is a force for democracy. [Fico impressionado em ver como o riso faz com que você se junte aos outros. É quase impossível manter qualquer tipo de distância ou qualquer ideia de hierarquia social quando você está rachando de rir. O riso fortalece a democracia.] John Cleese Cf. Como Continue lendo→

Marilyn Monroe – Frases famosas e a pronúncia do nome da atriz
2 Frases Célebres

Marilyn Monroe – Frases famosas e a pronúncia do nome da atriz

menos de 1 minuto by Ulisses Wehby de Carvalho MARILYN MONROE Who said nights were for sleep?  Marilyn Monroe [Quem disse que as noites foram feitas para dormir?] What good is it being Marilyn Monroe? Why can’t I just be an ordinary woman? Marilyn Monroe [De que me adianta ser Marilyn Monroe? Por que não posso ser só uma mulher comum?] Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world. Marilyn Monroe [Dê o sapato certo para a garota e ela Continue lendo→