Frases Célebres

PEBBLE? Qual é o significado e a tradução de “PEBBLE”?
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PEBBLE? Qual é o significado e a tradução de “PEBBLE”?

menos de 1 minuto by Ulisses Wehby de Carvalho PEBBLE It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe. Muhammad Ali Tradução Não são as montanhas a serem escaladas que te consomem; é a pedrinha no sapato. Muhammad Ali Leia também… Cf. B mudo? Quais palavras em inglês têm o B mudo? Cf. WEAR OUT: qual é o significado e a tradução do phrasal verb? Cf. Golpe baixo? Como se diz “golpe baixo” em inglês? Cf. Continue lendo→

Muhammad Ali – Frases famosas e a pronúncia de Muhammad Ali
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Muhammad Ali – Frases famosas e a pronúncia de Muhammad Ali

2 minutos by Ulisses Wehby de Carvalho MUHAMMAD ALI Frases famosas de Muhammad Ali Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Muhammad Ali [Flutue como borboleta, ferroe como abelha.] Inside of a ring or out, ain’t nothing wrong with going down. It’s staying down that’s wrong. Muhammad Ali [Dentro ou fora do ringue, não tem nada de errado em cair. O problema é não se levantar.] It’s just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. Muhammad Continue lendo→

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FISH AND CHIPS: qual é o significado da expressão?

2 minutos Fish and chips by Jack Scholes FISH AND CHIPS We used to build civilizations. Now we build shopping malls. Bill Bryson Fish and chips Fish and chips is a very popular traditional British dish. The fish, (usually cod, plaice or haddock) is covered in batter (= a mixture of flour, eggs and milk) and then deep-fried in oil. This is served with chips (US – (French) fries) and British people like to put salt and vinegar on the chips. You buy this delicious food at a fish and chip shop and take it Continue lendo→

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Gems of wisdom: I once knew a man who…

menos de 1 minuto Jack Scholes I once knew a man who climbed up to a mountain top and reached up to God. He stretched his arms to heaven and cried, “Fill me full of light! I’m ready, I’m waiting!” The voice of God answered him and said, “I’m always filling you with light, but you keep leaking!” Rumi Cf. Pronúncia: B mudo Cf. Falsas Gêmeas: SKY x HEAVEN To leak To allow liquid or gas to escape from a hole or crack. The roof was leaking. To take a Continue lendo→

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Gems of Wisdom: People fall into three categories…

menos de 1 minuto Jack Scholes People fall into three categories: Those who make things happen. Those who watch things happen. And those who wonder what happened. John M. Capozzi To wonder To ask yourself. The verb wonder can be used as a polite way of making requests or asking questions. Excuse me, I wonder if you could give me some information. To be very polite you often use the past progressive form. I was just wondering if you could possibly do me a favour. Continue lendo→

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Things turn out best for the people who…

menos de 1 minuto Jack Scholes Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. To turn out To happen, to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one. Cf. Phrasal verbs: TURN OUT To make the best of something / to make the best of things / to make the best of a bad job To accept a bad or difficult situation, make it as pleasant as possible and do as well as you can. There’s nothing we can Continue lendo→