knock heads

1. discutir, quebrar o pau: The two of them knocked heads soon after they started working together.

2. Botar para quebrar, meter bronca, largar o pau: I am going to go in there and knock their heads together if they don't start behaving.

knock down

1.derrubar: He hit him on the chin and knocked him down. The storm knocked down several big trees. We're planning to knock down a wall to create a bigger room.

2. atropelar: She was knocked down by a car while crossing the street.

3.baixar, diminuir: They knocked down the price of the house by 10 percent.

4. Ganhar, receber: He knocks down almost a million dollars a year.

5. Rejeitar: His boss knocked down all of his ideas.

7. Desmontar: We knocked the bed down so it would fit in the truck.

knock back

1. beber, tomar: He stopped at a bar after work to knock back a few beers.

2. custar a alguém: That car must have knocked you back quite a bit.

Knock around

1. vagar, andar sem rumo, perambular: He spent the summer knocking around (in) Europe.

2. passar de boca em boca, circular: These ideas have been knocking around for years.

3. discutir: We knocked the plan around for a while before we came to an agreement.

4. espancar, bater em: The boy was getting knocked around by bullies.

Knock

1. bater: I heard someone knocking (at the door). I knocked on the door but no one answered. The dog knocked against the lamp. My knee accidentally knocked against the table.
2.arrancar (com uma pancada): She knocked the glass from his hand. The ball hit him in the mouth and knocked out one of his teeth.
3.atirar, lançar, jogar: He knocked the baseball over the fence. The wind knocked him backwards.
4.fazer: (batendo) He used a hammer to knock a hole in the wall.
5 criticar, meter o pau: He's always knocking the government.
6 fazer um barulho repetitivo: The engine was knocking.
7. bater forte (coração): My heart is knocking.
8. tremer (joelhos): Her knees were knocking in terror.
9. acertar: The ball knocked him on the chin.


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as all get out

pra burro, pra caramba: He's as friendly as all get out.

take it or leave it

é pegar ou largar

people of good breeding

gente de boa linhagem, gente de berço

I suppose there's nothing inherently offensive about that, but polite people of good breeding didn't use such disrespectful and offensive terms.

hobnob with

se misturar com (geralmente gente da alta): This is an opportunity to hobnob with celebs.

Don't sweat it.

Não se preocupe.
Não esquente.

over

1.para minha casa, para cá: I didn't know you were coming over, if I did, I would have prepared something special.

2.acabado: Some people say Chris Brown is over after he beat up his girlfriend.

3.fora de moda: I think that dress is over, my friend.

4.no fim: The show is almost over.

charge

1. cobrar: He charged a lot (for...).

2. debitar: The cable TV subscription will be charged to your account every month.

3. acusar: Two men were charged with the murder.

4. encarregar: He was charged with reforming the prison system.

5. atacar: The cavalry charged the tanks.

6. arremeter-se: They charged into the crowd.

7. carregar: a.Charge your guns and let's go. b.We need to charge our cell phones.

8. ordenar: I charge you to stop.

9. fazer uma acusação formal: The government charged he hadn't paid taxes for 2 years.

10. carga, carga explosiva: a. an electrical charge. b. he set off a charge that brought down the mountain.

11. direção, controle, gerencia, gestão: He has charge of the building.

12. taxa, cobrança: There's no delivery charge.

13. acusação: a.A charge of burglary. b.They dropped the charges against him.  c.The senator rejects charges he's too liberal.

14. pessoa (geralmente criança) que se toma conta: She loved to play with her charges at the day-care center.

15. ataque: The cavalry charge was bloody.

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attention whore

pessoa que quer atenção a qualquer preço

He's an attention whore.

much

"muito" usado depois do adjetivo para expressar muita intensidade, geralmente em forma de pergunta

cocky much?: muito metido, hein?

stick with the status quo

deixar as coisas como estão, deixar quieto

That's our cue

Esta é a nossa deixa. (frase usada no teatro ou na vida normal, por extensão)

give away

1.entregar (a noiva no casamento)

  It would be cute if your son gave you away or was best man!

 

2.entregar-se, revelar sem querer, entregar o disfarce
 What gave me away? O que me entregou? O que revelou meu disfarce?
The nosebleed gave you away, you have this disease for sure.
He tried to pretend he wasn't Carioca, but his accent gave him away.
He tried to pretend he wasn't the thief, but his darting eyes gave him away.

Get off of

Sair de cima de
"Get off of me this instant," said the woman to her husband, irritated.

bate palminha

patty cake

patty cake

bate palminha

face it

sejamos realistas, caia na real

don't get me wrong

não me interprete mal

Don't get me wrong. I was just trying to help.

don't take this the wrong way

don't take this the wrong way (geralmente seguido de but...
Não me interpretre mal (algo que se diz antes de dizer algo melindroso, que pode ofender)

Don't take this the wrong way, Ronaldo, but at this age, aren't you getting a bit old for this game?

vulgar.Don't take this the wrong way, but every time you enter the room it smells like someone smeared shit all over my face.

Don't take this the wrong way, but it's not the weather that's making you sick,  it's the people you're hanging around with.

ae

æ

Vogal inexistente em português, para produzi-la corretamente, abra a boca como se fosse falar o a de talco, sal, mal, carnaval, mantenha a boca nesta posição, mas pronuncie o e de fé, café. Se não fizer isso fará confusão entre palavras como:

Bed.....Bad
met...mat
net...gnat

pet...pat
set...sat
vet..vat

chaperone

or chaperon [shaepaROUN]

1.dama de companhia, aia (mulher mais velha que acompanha uma moça para que ela se comporte direito)

2.supervisionar

She chaperoned me at the party.

Hey, I'm not your chaperon, I know I'm older, but I just came with you as your friend.

play date

or playdate

encontro de crianças para brincar muitas vezes com os pais presentes, outras vezes em lugares específicos com supervisão de algum adulto.

I love your description of the kids parting ways at the end of the play date.

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built for

1.construido para/com o propósito de

Built For Speed /Power/Fun/stamina

Built For The Mountain Life/the beach

2. nascer para, ser equipado para, ter as aptidões para

I wasn't built for taking care of children.

 

edge

1.borda

They peered over the edge of the roof to look at the girls bathing in the river.

The fabric was frayed at the edge.

She sat on the edge of the counter, swinging her legs.

2.beira

He made us all nervous by standing so close to the edge of the cliff.

We sat at the water's edge.

3.gume, fio, corte

The edge of the ax was really sharp.

The razor's edge couldn't cut anything anymore.

This knife has no edge.

4. rispidez, aspereza

His comments had a sarcastic edge.

5.vigor, energia, vivacidade (como o fio de navalha, que corta bem)

Her writing seems to have lost its edge.

The athlete said he'd lost his edge, so it was time to retire.

6.blunt the edge (tirar o corte): amenizar

These amendments will blunt the edge of the legislation.

7. vantagem (poder de corte de uma faca)

My experience gave me the edge when I applied for the job.

The school needs to get/gain an edge on its competition.

Rede globo still has/holds an edge over its competitors.

8.a competitive edge (ter o gume sobre os outros)

If you don't have the competitive edge, you are in trouble.

9.live (life) on the edge or live close to the edge (comparando com a beira de um abismo ou de um ponto alto), levar uma vida se arriscando mais que o normal.

He likes to live on the edge, that's why he climbs mountains.

10. on edge: nervoso, uma pilha de nervos (como se estivesse à beira do abismo)

She was on edge [=edgy] before her driving test.

11.on the edge of: à beira de

There are many species on the edge of extinction.

The company is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.

That band is on the edge of success.

12.on the edge of your seat (quase caindo da cadeira de tanta emoção ao ver algo interessante)

It's a thrilling movie that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats.

13. over the edge (que passou da beira do abismo e já está caindo) descontrolado, louco.

John's friends worried that the news might send/drive/push him over the edge, he's already constantly on edge as it is.

14.take the edge off (tirar o gume, o fio) amenizar

This medication will take the edge off your pain.

A glass of milk will take the edge off your hunger.

give head

fazer sexo oral (em homem)
Can you catch AIDS from giving head?

head

head

1.encabeçar, liderar

She heads the Board.

He headed the strike.

The group was headed by a Brazilian mobster.

He heads the list of candidates for the job.

2.dirigir-se para, ir a,

She was heading to work when she was hit by a car.

I'm heading to the post office, would you like me to send your Sedex?

After lunch, we headed back to the office.

3.percorrer, trafegar em

I got into the car and headed up São João Avenue.

4. sair ( com out)

She headed out early this morning because she had a dentist appointment.

5.seguir rumo (ponto cardeal)

The birds have already started heading south for the winter.

He headed north to his parents' home.

6 to be headed/heading (estar se dirigindo a)

Where are you headed?

The boat was heading out to sea.

We were on a plane headed for Rio de Janeiro when the news hit us.

7.cabecear, dar uma cabeçada em

The forward headed the ball into the goal.

Pelé has headed many balls into goals.

8. evitar, impedir (com off), desviar com a cabeça

President Lula tried to head off the crisis by raising interest rates.

hit

hit

1.Bater em, espancar

she hit her child all the time, that's why they took it from her.

A car hit my wall, now I have to build another one.

The ball hit the window, let's run away!

He hit the ball with a bat.

2. atropelar

A car hit her when she was going to the supermarket.

A taxi almost hit him as he was crossing the street.

He was hit by a truck and died.

3. afetar muito, causar um grande baque

The tragedy hit her hard and she took quite a while to get over it.

Our department has been badly hit by the cutbacks.

4.atingir, chegar a

Government spending will hit 1 billion.

What time did you hit town yesterday?

5.dar-se conta, tocar-se (it hit me)

It hit me that I had forgotten the gas on.

6. dar uma pancada, porrada, murro

She hit him in the face.

He was hit over the head with a broken bottle.

7.acertar

She shot at me and hit me, now she'll pay for it, I promise!

Did you miss or hit the target?

8.pisar em, meter a mão em

Hit the brakes or we'll hit the wall!

9.pedir dinheiro emprestado no valor de (hit somebody for $)

She hit her friend for 10 dollars.

10. procurar, ir a

This is the best time to hit the stores.

11. dar uma carta para (em jogo de baralho, etc)

Hit me again, my cards are lousy.

12. bater

I accidentally hit my head on/against the side of the door.

I hit my elbow on the wall.

13. atacar

Our plan is to hit the enemy before they can hit us.

tirar par ou ímpar

play odds or evens

If there are more than two people, you can play "Odd Finger is It" to decide who goes first or you can play "Odds or Evens".

My husband has been making fun of me for the way I play Odds or Evens. I naturally sang out, "Row, sham, bow," before I shot out two finger.

You even get to play "Odds or Evens" where everyone gets to throw out fingers to Negaduck.

play odds or evens

tirar par ou ímpar

If there are more than two people, you can play "Odd Finger is It" to decide who goes first or you can play "Odds or Evens".

My husband has been making fun of me for the way I play Odds or Evens. I naturally sang out, "Row, sham, bow," before I shot out two finger.

You even get to play "Odds or Evens" where everyone gets to throw out fingers to Negaduck.

miss

perder algo bom (festa, filme, diversão)

You missed the big surprise party.

You missed a great movie on TV last night.

You missed your son's teen years, nothing can make up for that.

I missed the bus, now I'll have to take a taxi.

Don't miss this exciting opportunity!

I've missed the chance of my life, now things won't be so great for a while.

2. errar

You missed me, shoot again, you bastard!

He shot me with an arrow, sir, he missed my chest, but hit my leg, see?

You missed the target.

3. sentir falta/saudade de

I miss you a lot, Jane, when will you come back home?

Anne, who died on July 22, will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

4. não ver, ouvir, notar, deixar passar despercebido

Hey, you missed the street, now you have to go back.

I missed what you said, could you repeat, please?

He completely missed the point of what I was saying.

Turn left and you'll see a statue, you can't miss it, it's very big.

5.faltar, não comparecer a

That's the fifth time you miss class this month, son, they'll kick you out if you go on like that.

She never missed a meeting.

6. não acertar

The shot missed her by inches.

The arrow missed my leg, but hit my foot.

Ronaldinho missed the goal.

He tried to score, but missed.

The plane crashed, narrowly missing a hotel.

7.evitar

I left early to miss the rush-hour traffic.

8. não cumprir (prazo)

You missed the deadline again, sorry, but I'll have to fire you.

Walk out on

Largar, abandonar; deixar falando sozinho, sair no meio

He WALKED OUT ON his wife last year.

If I were there I would have walked out on this fool.

The Day the Audience Walked Out on Me, and Why.

John Shimkus Walked Out On Obama Speech Out Of "Frustration"

Speaking on the CBS 'Early Show' today Anderson said Mrs Obama almost walked out on the marriage.

Did You Just Walked Out On Your Job In The Middle Of Your Shift?

Dating a girl who walked out on her kids?

What movies have you walked out on and why?

Sir, you walked out on the speech before it even began. Why did you walk out?

Why Katie Holmes walked out on Tom Cruise.

Jay-Z reveals his dad walked out on him in childhood.

The one and only movie I ever walked out on was The Blair Witch Project.

Walk out

1. sair, sair antes de acabar (muitas vezes em protesto),

I’ve walked out of Ocean’s Twelve”, what a stupid movie.
Upon hearing his opening barbs against Israel, the French delegation stood up and walked out.

2. fazer greve

Teachers walked out in protest.

clean slate

ficha limpa, passado limpo, recomeço

We've done a background check, but with us, you'll have a clean slate, what matters is what happens from now on.

all the more

ainda mais
Joe’s progress as a teacher is all the more remarkable when taking into account his unique circumstances.
Tough schedule makes Miami all the more impressive
All the More Reason To Try
And this lack of global coverage is all the more disturbing when we see where people go for news.

em tempo hábil

in apt time

It has been held that an accused may waive his right to be confronted with the witnesses against him by failure to assert it in apt time.
So even if the warrant of arrest were illegal and no objection was made in apt time before plea to the information, the objection, if it had any validity.
In apt time, the appellant served the Record of Appeal on the appellee, who made no objection thereto, and the Record was accordingly filed in this Court
Though defendant's petition and bond for removal to the federal court are filed In apt time, and based upon proper grounds, they do not affect such removal.
Robert O'Neal appealed to this Court in apt time. The trial court stayed its order pending our review.

screwed up

Perturbado, com um parafuso a menos, com problemas mentais, não confundir com screwed que é estar ferrado.

screwed

estar ferrado, lascado (não confundir com screwed up, que é ser ferrado, ter um parafuso a menos, ser perturbado mental.)

Run-in with

Confronto com

His run-in with the police was bad for him since he ended up dead.

Nut job

Louco, demente

That guy is a nut job, get away from him.

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secure

guardar, proteger

Secure the exits!
They sought to secure the country against attack.

learn/teach the ropes

Aprender/ensinar o jeito/a maneira de fazer algo, o caminho das pedras;também pode ser traduzida como "aprender/ensinar as manhas"

Esta expressão vem da navegação
If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how to do something.
You'll learn the ropes of this job soon enough
Website Lets Amateurs Learn The Ropes Of Day-To-Day Trading
Mr. Madigan said he liked to hire older people, to teach the ropes to college and high school seniors.
A climber ( more experienced than you) is bound to take you under his wing and teach the " ropes ".

clingy

pegajoso, grudento, que pega muito no pé, muito dependente emocionalmente

I like her, but she's too clingy. I can't go anywhere without her asking me a thousand questions.

fricking

equivalente a "muito" antes de substantivo ou "mesmo" antes de verbo. Usado como frigging e fucking para mostrar emoção forte.

You are fricking stupid!

doubletalk

enrolações, conversa evasiva

I get doubletalk when I ask a question here.

go missing

desaparecer

He went missing two months ago.

job of work

trabalhão, uma tarefa e tanto.
Teaching that guy is a job of work, he has trouble with a lot of stuff.
Writing a composition is a job of work. I never know what to write until the time is almost over.

chupada

chupada

hickey or blowjob (depends on the context)

Chupada no pescoço. Como disfarçar as marcas que ficam?

Chupada no pescoço. Como tirar?

hickey

hickey

chupada

"Wow! Is that a hickey on your neck?"

How to Give a Hickey and how to hide a hickey.

Crap, you gave me a hickey, now how am I gonna explain that to my husband?

score

arranjar um namorado/a, paquera

if you want to score, go to that bar, they say the girls there are easy.

Getting the Girl - How to Score Successfully!

on the prowl

rondando, caçando, atrás de alguma coisa, à espreita.

I'm on the prowl at the party, I'm sure I'll find a girl.

Horny ghost on the prowl in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR - A horny orang minyak, which is supposed to be a ghost in Malay culture, is said to be terrorising about 300 families in Sungai Petani, picking homes where there are young women.

Students Beware, Bogus Landlords on the Prowl

Authorities are warning students, searching for residential units, that they should watch out for fake property ads posted online.

plenty other fish in the sea

Tem mulher de sobra, foras não devem perturbar um homem.
Tem homem de sobra, não se perturbe porque ele não liga para você.
I am feeling depressed because I like this girl and she hangs out with her friends.
I say don’t worry about it if she doesn’t like you, plenty other fish in the sea, my friend,

Actor

ator e atriz (muitas mulheres não gostam de ser chamadas de actress pois dizem que profissão tem que ser substantivo neutro)

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you guys

vocês (como em inglês you é singular e plural e como sentem falta do plural, you guys virou o plural de you em inglês)
I think you guys know I'm probably one of the most positive persons out here.

See you guys later.

Do you guys have a book?

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draw a blank

dar branco (mas atente que em inglês você "sorteia" ou "tira" um blank; não achar a resposta.

Okay, so I'm drawing a blank on this question! Help!

Do you remember how to say that word in Spanish?" - "I'm drawing a blank."

"I'm sorry, but I am drawing a blank on your name."

I was tired and drew a blank when Mr.Right asked for an answer.

2.sortear um bilhete não premiado

This book gives the names of the participants and whether they drew a blank or a prize.

He was persuaded by a friend to invest the whole amount in lottery tickets, every one of which drew a blank, leaving him penniless.

I don't even play the loto any more, I just draw blanks.

origin of the expression

breeding ground for

lugar perfeito para, lugar bom para fomentar

National Healthcare: a breeding ground for terrorism?

waste time

perder tempo

Don't waste time being nice to him, he's worthless.

The 15 Best Places to Waste Time on the Web.

Don't waste time trying to change a man

turn your back on

desfazer de, fazer pouco caso de, não dar importância a, ignorar, não ligar para

Turn you back on Bush

How do you turn your back on your 19 year old daughter?

Move on

Partir para outra
I'm not going to insist anymore, if she doesn't want me, I'm not gonna waste my time, I'm gonna move on.

a dog in the manger

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alguém que se não poder ter algo, não quer que mais ninguém tenha. Vulg nem fode, nem sai de cima;

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A 'dog in the manger' is someone who prevents others from making use of something he cannot use himself.

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A dog in the manger is like a Scrooge, someone who has something and doesn't use it, or doesn't need it, but won't give it to others either:

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Why be a dog in the manger? If you aren't going to use those tickets, let someone else have them.

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It could be a dog in the manger type deal - if I can't have it, neither can YOU.

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It is just a 'dog-in-the-manger- attitude: ie. Not wanting the straw themselves, they don't want anyone else to have it either.
You are a dog in the manger, you left Paul, but now whenever Paul tries to date someone, you get in the way.

in no time

muito rápido, na hora

If you do what I tell you, you'll learn it in no time.


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burn down

incendiar

Student burned down the school gym and ran away from home.

The house burned down and the police suspect arson.

verificação de antecedentes

background check

player

pilantra, galinha, dom juan, malandro, pegador, conquistador

He thinks he's a player, but I know what his after.

get played

ser passado para trás, ser passado a perna, ser enganado, ser enganado por alguém que apenas finge que gosta de você

I got played by her the whole time. She wasn't after me, she was after my money.

do with

1.fazer com (fazer juntos)

Are you going to do your homework with her tonight?

Great activities you can do with your dog

2.fazer a respeito de

What Should I Do With My Life?

ter a ver com

What's love got to do with it?

What do you have to do with the CIA?

okay or OK

(or ok) está bem, está certo, falou, beleza
OK, I'll go with him.

2.passável, satisfatório
The movie was OK

2.permitido
Is it OK for me to come?

sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me

Apenas palavras não me magoam, é preciso pedras e paus

The biggest lie from childhood: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

Whoever coined the phrase "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me", obviously had never been the victim of verbal abuse.

all right

1.bem
I'm all right, don't worry.

2.É isso aí! Mandou bem!
All right!

3.passável, satisfatória, dando pro gasto.
The tea was all right.

ter permissão
It's all right to go now.

4. normal, dentro dos parâmetros.
The system works all right.

5.mesmo (intensificador geralmente usado no final da frase)
It's him all right

6.Está bem, tudo bem, ok, certo, beleza
All right, I'll go.

make it

conseguir (can make it), dar conta, sobreviver, chegar a tempo
If you focus, you can make it.
I tried, but I couldn't make it to the party, sorry.
Na música que segue, make it significa sobreviver. 


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put down

A palavra tônica é down

1.controlar, dar um jeito em, reprimir,

They put down the rebellion.

If you don't put down that rabid dog, it'll kill more people.

2. rebaixar, desmoralizar

He's always putting me down, I can't stand it any longer.

After I had my two children I gained about 65 pounds. I'm still young, 21, and married, but my husband is always putting me down and calling me fat names. He thinks he's helping me, but he isn't. It makes me depressed and makes me want to eat more.

3.abaixar

Put down your weapon and come out with your hands up!

4.colocar em cima da mesa, no chão, guardar.

Put down your dish and come say hello to your daddy.

Put down the pen and come here.

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the hell with it

the hell with it
que se dane, vulg. que se foda, dane-se, esquece, deixa pra lá, vulg. foda-se

I don't want to do my homework! The hell with it!

You Say Potato, I Say The Hell With It.

I know we're not supposed to but the hell with it.

But if you don't do that, you know what, the hell with it. I'm going to keep writing anyway because that's my job.

Girlicious -Stupid Shit

the fuck

usado para dar ênfase (de forma bem rude), menos rude é usar "the hell", e um pouco menos ainda é usar "the heck".

Get the fuck out of my way!

Get the fuck in.

What the fuck do you want?

Who the fuck are you?

Where the fuck do you live?

How the fuck do you think you're going to get in?

go AWOL

go AWOL ('ei-wall)

sumir, desaparecer, sair sem autorização, desertar

What happens to people who go AWOL?

What happens if a soldier goes AWOL?

If you go AWOL you are a disgrace, sorry to put it so boldly, but anyone who can't hack it should have never joined.

Swear

1.falar palavrão, xingar, praguejar 2.jurar

Kate spilled wine and swore

I rarely swear on this blog. When I talk to my whisky pals, every other word starts with an F.

2.jurar

swear at

swear at

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xingar

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Is it illegal to swear at a police officer?

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Swearing at Your Boss Can't Get You Fired in Spain: A Barcelona court says calling your boss a "son of a bitch" is not grounds for dismissal, insisting the slight is common in arguments in Spain

swear to

swear to

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jurar por/para

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I swear to God.

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Juro por Deus.

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I'll be there for you

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These five words I swear to you.

swear on

Swear on

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jurar por

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There is way too much swearing on the bible!

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Juram demais pela bíblia.

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"Will you swear on the Bible?"

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"I will not," said he," for the truth is more holy than the book to me."

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Você jura pela bíblia?

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"Não," disse ele, "pois a verdade é mais sagrada que o livro para mim."

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She puts Tony's hand on her belly and asks Tony to swear on her unborn child's life that he's telling the truth.
Ela põe a mão de Tony na sua barriga e pede a Tony para jurar pela vida do seu filho por nascer que ele estava falando a verdade.

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pie in the sky

pie in the sky

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falsa promessa; desejo inalcançável, algo inviável

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something pleasant to contemplate but very unlikely to be realized.

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FALSE HOPE, illusion, delusion, fantasy, pipe dream, daydream, castle in the air, castle in Spain.

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empty promise; unrealistic desire that is not realized

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an unrealistic enterprise or prospect of prosperity

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unrealistic, not practical, hairbrain, half-baked

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When first invented, the car and phone were pie-in-the-sky ideas. Now we have phones in cars.

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origem da expressão

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The preacher and the slave (origin of the idiom)

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