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inventar algo

making something up

dar o recado/ passar o recado

pass it on

dar o troco/ vingar-se/ descontar algo

pay back

pegar

pick up

guarde isso

pass it away

adiar/ guardar para um futuro próximo

put off

aturar/ aguentar

put up with

"tô de saco cheio"/ "estou por aqui"/ farto

Fed up with

estamos em campo

we pitch in

fazer cópias

run off

acabou o papel

the paper ran out/ we ran out the paper

parar de enrolar/ pare de fazer cera

stop fooling around

distribuiram

handed out

quando se faz algo (ou não se faz) que se pretendia fazer há muito tempo e não conseguia por falta de tempo

get around to it...

pare com isso!

knock it off! (informal)

delatar/ "entregar" alguém no sentido de revelar sem querer

give me away (give somebody away)




ex. "this voice seems quite calm but his trembling hands give him away.

entrar para a história

go down in history




ex. "Pedro Alvares Cabral went down in history for discovering Brasil"

dar uma bronca em alguém

chew someone out/ give someone a chewing out




ex. "the boss is always chewing out somebody"

levar uma bronca de alguém

get chewed out/ get a chewing out




ex. "the teacher gave me a chewing out for not doing my homework"

vou ficar de olho

I´ll keep my eyes peeled





cortar na comida (comer menos)/ reduzir o quanto se gasta

cut down on (something)

dormir tarde

stay up late



limpar/ remover/ tirar/ esfregar

to wipe up




ex. "my mother says we have to wipe up the dishes or else"


"the floor was stcky so I wipe it up"

dormir/ cochilar/ tirar uma soneca

to doze off




exs. -"the student dozed off during the lecture


- "if I doze off give me a nudge, please"


- "on sundays, it´s normal to doze off after lunch"

brincar/ fuçar/ mexer com alguma coisa

to monkey around with




exs. -"if you monkey around with that generator again it will break down"


-"I love to monkey around with my collection of vintage car"

amarelar/ ficar com medo/ tremer

to chicken out




exs. -"when it came to his turn to parachute out the plan, he chicken out and wouldn´t jump"


-"I chicken out of the bungee jumping when i saw how high it was"

se intrometer/ entrar sem ser chamado/ dar opinião sem ser solicitado

to butt in




exs. -"every time we have a conversation my brother in law butts in to make a comment"


-"the boss is fed up with you butting into his office without knocking"

acalmar-se/ aquietar-se/ estabelecer-se/ fixar-se

to settle down




exs. -"why are you so nervous?just settle down, you´ll be just fine"


-"after an adventurous life in the army, he decided to settle down in the country"


-"we´ll go into town when thigs settle down after recent riots" (revoltas)

consumir/ comer tudo e não deixar nada

to eat up




exs. -"they ate up their dinner in total silence"


-"this car just eats up the miles at full speed"

selecionar/ escolher/ identificar.

to pick out




exs. -"pick out the books you want to read and take them with you"


-"they picked him out from the photo the police showed them"