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Fale inglês como um americano – 10 Posted by on Aug 3, 2010 in Iniciante

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01.Não se mexa. – Don’t move. / Stay put.

02. Você ficou bem de verde. – You look good in green.

03. Começa de novo. – Start over.

04. Você, por acaso, sabe …? – Do you happen to know…?

05. Está preparado para ouvir a verdade? – Can you handle the truth?

06. Você tem que perder este hábito ruim. – You have to break this bad habit.

07. Não mexa nas minhas coisas. – Don’t go through my stuff.

08. Quando eu estava vindo pra cá … – On my way here …

09. Não tire conclusões precipitadas. – Don’t jump to conclusions.

10. tinta fresca – wet paint

11. Você tem que ter jogo de cintura. – You have to think on your feet.

12. comprar algo à vista – to buy something (in) cash, to buy something in one lump sum

13. Quanto você calça? – What size shoe do you wear/take? – What’s your shoe size? – What size do you take in a shoe?

14. Calço 39. – I wear a size 39 shoe.

15. fiu-fiu (assovio) – a catcall

16. Desculpe qualquer coisa. – Sorry for any inconvenience.

17. Aquele vendedor queria me enrolar (passar a perna em mim). – That salesclerk wanted to pull a fast one on me / take me for a ride.

18. Ele não tem eira nem beira. – He doesn’t have a penny to his name.

19. papo furado – nonsense, B.S.

20. rodízio – all you can eat (de comida); traffic restriction program (de carros)

21. pagar uma promessa – to make good on a promise

22. presente de grego – more like a curse (than a gift)

23. Acabou em pizza. – Nothing ever came of it.

24. Ela é muito perua. – She’s very flashy.

25. Papo vai, papo vem. – We got to talking…

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