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Gems of wisdom: Happiness is a butterfly…

menos de 1 minuto Jack Scholes Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond your grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. TO ALIGHT To land (formal) Cf. Lançamento: Aprenda inglês com humor GRASP SYN – grip 1. A strong hold of somebody or something. He shook my hand with a very firm grasp. 2. A person’s understanding of a subject, especially something difficult or complicated. I have a good grasp of English grammar, but Continue lendo→

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Gems of Wisdom: William Shakespeare (Macbeth)

menos de 1 minuto Jack Scholes What’s done cannot be undone. William Shakespeare (Macbeth) To undo To cancel or remove the good or bad effect of an action. Un- The prefix un- is often used with verbs to describe the opposite of a process or the reverse action. To lock – to unlock To pack – to unpack To roll – to unroll To plug – to unplug To dress – to undress To screw – to unscrew To tie – to untie The Continue lendo→

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Gems of wisdom: I know my wife so well…

menos de 1 minuto Jack Scholes I know my wife Mercedes so well now (after our 30-year relationship) that I have not the slightest idea who she really is. Gabriel García Márques A 30-year relationship – numbers and measurement In measurements we often use the structure – number + noun + noun. Note that: 1 The number is usually joined to the first noun with a hyphen ( – ). 2 The first noun is used in the singular. Here are a few more Continue lendo→

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O que “STEPPING STONE” quer dizer?

menos de 1 minuto Jack Scholes Difficulties are opportunities to better things, they are stepping stones to greater experience. Perhaps some day you will be thankful for some temporary failure in a particular direction. Cf. Falsas Gêmeas: EXPERIENCE x EXPERIMENT Cf. Como traduzir “FAIL”? Cf. Falsos Cognatos: PARTICULAR STEPPING STONE 1. One of a line of big, flat stones you step on to cross a river. 2. A step in a process that helps you to make progress or begin to achieve something. Your present job is just a stepping Continue lendo→

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COCKY: qual é o significado, a pronúncia e a tradução de COCKY?

2 minutos Cocky by Jack Scholes COCKY / COCKSURE The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. – Bertrand Russell Cocksure / cocky Too confident about yourself and in an annoying, often unpleasant or rude way. Informally, the word cocky is more common. He was a bit cocky when he was a teenager because he was always getting the best grades in his class. A pronúncia de cocky no Macmillan Dictionary Clique nos links a Continue lendo→

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Frases Famosas: Jimmy Carter

menos de 1 minuto Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of coal and permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power. Jimmy Carter, televised speech, April 18, 1977 Cf. Phrasal Verbs: RUN OUT OF Cf. “GAS” é “gás” ou “gasolina”? Cf. Falsos Cognatos: OIL Cf. Falsos Cognatos: PETROL James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th Continue lendo→