000 A 004 Professor Pierpaolo
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ditch school
Yes, "to ditch school" means to skip school. And you can call someone who ditches school often a "ditch-aholic". It's not a word that I've heard before, but I think any native speaker o
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mesada
An allowance is also money given by parents to a child every week that the child can spend. an allowance for sth/to do sth Some companies will even give their telecommuting executives an allowance to buy office furniture for their home
concessão abono mesada
quinta-feira, 10 de março de 2022
what are you up to?
o que voce pensa que esta´ fazendo?
It's just an informal way of asking "What are you doing right now". See esl.about.com/library/lessons/blphrasalbuild.htm –
Gaurav
Sep 14, 2010 at 4:22
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An excellent example of a sentence that's awkward to not end with a preposition: "up to what are you?" –
Seamus
Sep 14, 2010 at 10:15
@Seamus: True, but it's not like you'd be using this construction in a formal setting. –
Billy ONeal
Sep 14, 2010 at 16:10
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@BenLee The rules of grammar Yoda does not adhere to. –
Seamus
Mar 31, 2012 at 13:48
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@Seamus: I would phrase it "To what are you up," which is still very awkward. –
John Gietzen
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quinta-feira, 3 de março de 2022
unbiased - imparcial - mente aberta
ˌənˈbīəst] Definition of unbiased 1 : free from bias especially : free from all prejudice and favoritism : eminently fair an unbiased opinion 2 : having an expected value equal to a population parameter being estimated an unbiased estimate of the population mean
I digress
I digress is a phrase used when someone realizes they’ve been rambling … for a long time … about something that isn’t even relevant to the original question or topic. It can also call attention to a smart observation.
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bear in mind - mind the latter - bear it on mind - remind - keep in mind
bear in mind - tenha em mente
gravitas
"...you can see his gravitas(gravitás)" Gravitas ( Classical Latin: [ˈɡrawɪt̪aːs̠]) was one of the ancient Roman virtues that denoted "seriousness". It is also translated variously as weight, dignity, and importance and connotes restraint and moral rigor. It also conveys a sense of responsibility and commitment to the task.