domingo, 27 de março de 2022

what is a riddle

 The Old English Riddles of the Exeter Book - Magdalena Gracka, Jan-Michael Stube (readkong.com)

multilingual

 Multilingual Poetry Collection 008 : Various : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

old English


 



Exeter Book Riddles | Old English Poetry Project | Rutgers University

riddle 53

The riddles of the Exeter book : Tupper, Frederick, 1871-1950 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

domingo, 20 de março de 2022

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

segunda-feira, 14 de março de 2022

condone

incoherent

domingo, 13 de março de 2022

where are you...

 where are you studying English - Pesquisar (bing.com)

sexta-feira, 11 de março de 2022

how did something go?

 how did the movie go? it was ok?

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

 Apr 21, 2012 at

go out or hang out with friends

billboard - cartaz de rua

 billboard - cartaz de rua

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.

quarta-feira, 2 de março de 2022

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.