menos de 1 minuto Martha Steinberg A CAN OF WORMS [problemas inesperados] All seemed to go well, when someone opened a can of worms. Tudo parecia ir bem, mas de repente alguém fez surgir uma porção de problemas. Referência: “All the Dogs are Barking – Os Animais na Língua Inglesa” de Martha Steinberg, Disal Editora, 2006. Leia a resenha.
menos de 1 minuto Work is the curse of the drinking classes. Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 – 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. Known for his barbed wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic …+
menos de 1 minuto Ulisses Wehby de Carvalho “MEAT” e “BONE” são alternativas corretas para dizermos “carne” e “osso” na língua inglesa. Entretanto, prefira “FLESH AND BLOOD” se precisar verter a expressão “carne e osso”. Literalmente, “FLESH AND BLOOD” quer dizer “carne (humana)” e “sangue”. Cf. CARNE Cf. Pagando Mico: Carne When, if ever, can the Web be a healthy alternative to a flesh-and-blood doctor? (CNN) A Web se tornará uma alternativa saudável ao médico de carne e osso? Quando? Referência: “Dicionário dos Erros Continue lendo→
menos de 1 minuto NEW ENGLISH FILE iPACK Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig, Paul Seligson Oxford University Press, 2008 Ever since I first came in contact with Interactive White Boards (IWB), I could not help but wonder what effect that would have on EFL published material. The first move seemed obvious. There would be digital versions of books. The New English File iPack, however, is much more than that. Apart from containing the entire course content, including audio and video, it also has extra material Continue lendo→
menos de 1 minuto White-collar worker by Adauri Brezolin, Alzira Leite Vieira Allegro and Rosalind Mobaid O que “WHITE-COLLAR WORKER” quer dizer? WHITE-COLLAR WORKER (n.)funcionário administrativo, escritural, executivo etc., em oposição a operários, trabalhadores braçais e afins; ver também blue-collar WHITE-COLLAR WORKER — Posts relacionados Cf. COLLAR? Qual é o significado e a tradução de “COLLAR”? Cf. BLUE-COLLAR WORKER? Conheça significado, tradução e pronúncia da expressão Cf. Entrevista de emprego: dicas para se sair bem na entrevista em inglês Cf. Currículo em inglês: 10 Continue lendo→