Frases Célebres

O que “POINT THE FINGER (AT SOMEBODY)” significa?

menos de 1 minuto Jack Scholes When you point your finger at someone, you have three more fingers pointing back at you. To point the / a finger at somebody To accuse somebody of being responsible for something wrong or bad. The report clearly points the finger at the head of the department. To give somebody the finger To express extreme dislike or anger towards somebody in an offensive way by holding up your middle finger to them with your palm facing you. Two Continue lendo

Nelson Mandela – Frases famosas (com tradução)

Nelson Mandela – Frases famosas (com tradução)

3 minutos Nelson Mandela by Ulisses Wehby de Carvalho As frases de Nelson Mandela The source of freedom is education. Nelson Mandela [A fonte da liberdade é a educação.] Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela [A educação é a arma mais poderosa que você pode usar para mudar o mundo.] No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, Continue lendo

Obrigado! De quantas formas dizemos “Obrigado/a” em inglês?

Obrigado! De quantas formas dizemos “Obrigado/a” em inglês?

1 minuto by Jack Scholes OBRIGADO De quantas formas podemos dizer obrigado / obrigada em inglês? If the only prayer you say in your whole life is ‘thank you’, that would suffice. Meister Eckhart Some other ways of saying ‘thank you’ are – Informally Cf. Pronúncia do TH em inglês: dicas e macetes Formally Grateful Obliged Leia também… Cf. Pronúncia de marcas e pessoas famosas Cf. Frases úteis de inglês para o dia a dia: Despedidas Cf. 10 dicas infalíveis para você aprender inglês de uma Continue lendo

Gems of Wisdom: Different ways of walking

menos de 1 minuto Jack Scholes People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Nhat Hanh DIFFERENT WAYS OF WALKING To stride To walk quickly with long steps. He strode across the room and lovingly embraced her. To march To walk with regular, forceful steps like a soldier, often because you are angry. She had an argument with the manager and marched Continue lendo

Gramática: O uso do condicional

menos de 1 minuto Jack Scholes If you can walk, you can dance. If you can talk, you can sing. If you can walk, you can dance. If you can talk, you can sing. Zimbabwe proverb If If is often used in conditional sentences to talk about uncertain events and unreal or imagined situations. The if-clause often refers to something which must happen so that something else can happen –  If I see her, I’ll tell her to phone you (= I may or Continue lendo

Frases: Thomas Dewar

menos de 1 minuto Minds are like parachutes: they only function when they’re open. Thomas Dewar Sir Thomas Robert Dewar (1864 – 1930) was a Scottish whisky distiller who, along with his brother John Dewar, built their family label, Dewar’s, into an international success. They blended …+