TO BLAB / BLABBER TAGARELAR, FALAR MUITO I did try to listen, but she just kept blabbering on. Eu até tentei prestar atenção, mas ela matraqueava a não mais poder. Quem fala demais e/ou conta segredos é um blabbermouth.
TO SHOOT THE BREEZE / BULL (US) JOGAR CONVERSA…
JS: Luiz, thanks for agreeing to speak to us. First
question: How did you get into coursebook writing?
LOB: I became a teacher in 1990, and way back then, to
my coordinators’ despair, I was already writing my own handouts
(=photocopies!), flashcards and OHTs to…
To welcome Vinnie as a new member of the Advisory Board of New Routes, all the questions in this interview are based on suggestions from the current members of the Board, including Graeme Hodgson, who Vinnie is replacing.
JS: What advice do you have for those learners of…
TO THUMB A RIDE / A
LIFT
PEDIR CARONA FAZENDO
SINAL COM O POLEGAR LEVANTADO
We can thumb a ride
back.
Podemos pedir carona para voltar.
TO BE ON SOMEBODY’S
BACK
CRITICAR E ABORRECER
ALGUÉM REPETIDAMENTE; ENCHER O SACO
He’s on my back again
about that…
Focus: Speaking. Having fun can help to reduce fear of speaking and encourage greater participation
Level: Elementary +
Time: 5 – 10 minutesPreparation: A set of cards with tasks, varied according to the age and language level of the group; see examples below.
JS: Based on your vast experience in Applied Linguistics over many decades, what do you consider to be the most critical issues currently in ELT/TESOL.
FGM: I can think of two critical issues: first of all, the still little explored dimension of EFL/ESOL learners’…
SLEAZEBAG
PESSOA DESONESTA, IMORAL, INESCRUPULOSA; SAFADO, SACANAHe’s a real sleazebag.Ele é muito safado.Sleazebag vem da palavra sleazy, que significa sujo, desonesto, imoral.Também se diz sleazeball ou sleaze.
A PAIN IN THE ASS/BUTT (US)
UM PÉ NO SACOShe’s…
Interjections by Jack Scholes
OOPS!
“OPA!”
Oops! I’m sorry.
Opa! Desculpe.
A exclamação Oops! exprime surpresa ou arrependimento depois de um pequeno erro ou acidente.
GAWD!
“DEUS!”
Oh, my gawd! I don’t believe it!
Ah, meu Deus! Eu não acredito!
Gawd é a…
GIVE ME FIVE!
“BATE AQUI NA MÃO!”
Give me five, man!
Bate aqui (na mão), cara!
Informalmente, quando se quer comemorar algo ou fechar um acordo, costuma-se bater a palma da mão aberta contra a mão aberta de outra pessoa. Para convidar alguém a fazer isso, diz-se…
