about to (do something): to be on the verge of doing something (I was about to leave when the phone rang / I was about to tell her to shut up)
about time: the proper time to do something (Isn't it about time that you move out of your parents' house and get your own place? / It's about time we buy a new car and get rid of our old truck)
according to (someone or something): as said or told by someone, in agreement with something (Accordign to our teacher, there will be no classes next week / We did everything according to the terms of our agreement)
account for (something): to provide an explanation of answer for something (The bad weather accounts for the fact that few people came to the meeting / So much corruption in this country accounts for the fact that people don't believe a word that our politicians say)
after all: considering [considerando o ocorrido, além do mais, afinal de contas] (You don't need to call him. After all, he never calls you / We don't have to work that hard. After all, we are not getting paid)
all of sudden: suddenly, without advance warning (All of sudden it became cloudy and began to rain / We were driving to the bich when all of a sudden we ran out of gas)
as a matter of fact: actually (As a matter of fact, we have been to the history museum many times / I called him last night, as a matter of fact)
as far as: to the extent or degree of something [até onde algo vai] (As far as I know the movie will start in 15 minutes / He seems to be very happy as far as I can tell)
as for: with regard to, concerning [quanto a alguém ou algo] (As for me, I think that I will return home tomorrow / As for you, I think you should stay out of this)
as if: as though, like (He acts as if he was the owner / They play as if they were playing a championship)
as long as: provided that, on condition that (As long as you bring some drinks you can come to the party / As long as you promise to be careful you can borrow my car)
as soons as: just after something, when (I like to do the dishes as soons as I finish my meals / I want to live as soon as my parents arrive here)
as to: with regard to, according to (The player were put into groups as to their ability / as to that project, let's start working on it tomorrow)
as well: in addition, also, too (I plan to take a computer course this summer as well / I will buy a house and a new car as well)
as well as (someone or something): in addition to (Please bring your swimming suit as well as your towel / They stole his wallet as well as all his documents)
back and forth: backwards and forwards, firsst one way and then the other way [ida e volta, de um lado para o outro] (The argument went back and forth before the judge made a decision / He travels back and forth to the United States every month for business)
better off: to be in a better situation than before (You would be better off if you finished college / John would be better of if he sold his old house and bought a new one)
break down (something): to divide something into parts, become inoperable (We tried to break down the problem for further study / My car broke down in the middle of the parkin lot)
break up: to separate, to divide into groups or pieces, to put an end to something (The police have to break up this fight / My girlfriend and I broke up)
in no way: not possible (It is no way possible for me to work on that project today / It is in no way possible to sell this car)
by the way: incidentally (By the way, I'm not going to work tomorrow / By the way, can you help me with my homework tonight?)
carry out (something): to put something into action, to accomplish something, to do something (The army wanted to carry out an experiment before the attack / They are carrying out a plan to kill the president)
come on: hurry, go faster, cooperate (Come on, I only have a few minutes before I must go / Come on, stop doing that)
come up: to happen unexpectedly (I will not be able to go to the party if something else comes up / Every time I start this project something comes up)
come up with (something): to produce or find a thought/idea/answer (I tried to come up with a name for the new magazine / I came up with a new product to sell this summer)
deal with (something): to be concerned with something, to take action in regards to something (We will deal with the boxes tomorrow / I don't want to deal with this duy now)
in regards to [no que se refere à / em relação à]
end up (doing something or going somewhere): to do something that one had not planned to do, to go somewhere one had not planned to go (we ended up going to a bar after the meeting last night / I will end up selling this car)
figure out (something or someone): to try to understand someone or something, to solve something (I finally figured out how to use that computer / I can't figure out that girl. She's very strange to me)
fill in (something) or fill out: to write words in blanks spaces (Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist / I need to fill out this job application before tomorrow)
find out (something): to learn or discover something (My mother is angry at me because she found out that I skipped class yesterday / I know she had an affair and I'm going to find out)
first of all: the very first thing (First of all we need to set the table and then we can serve the cake / First of all, change your clothes. Then we can talk about where we will go for dinner)
for good: permanently (The will close the movie theater for good next week / I'm going home for good next year)
for sure: without doubt, certainly, surely (I will go to the party with you for sure next week / For sure the English test will be in the morning)
get back to (something): to return to something (I was happy to get back to my work after my vacation / I will get back to you as soon as possible)
get into (something): to become interested or involved in something (I do not want to get into an argument with you / We will get into the details of the plan tomorrow)
get into (somewhere): to enter somewhere (My friend wants to get into a good university / I was getting into the car and bumped my head)
get out of (somewhere or something): to leave somewhere, to escape from somewhere (I want to get out of this job. I am working too much / We need to get out of this place before it gets dark)
get rid of (something): to give or throw something away, to sell or destroy something (I need to pay all my bills and get rid of debt / I bought a new computer and I have to get rid of the old one)
get through (something): to complete something, to survive something (My friend is having trouble getting through his final exams / Once I got through the training, the job was easy)
go ahead: to begin to do something (Let's go ahead and start now. We can't wait until tomorrow / You can talk. Please go ahead)
go on: to continue (The concert will probably go on for another hour / I hope the movie doesn't go on after midnight)
go on and on about something: to talk nonstop about something (She keeps going on and on about her new boyfriend / The teacher kept going on and on about how good he was)
go over (something): to examine or review something (The accountant will go over the books tomorrow / We plan to go over that question tomorrow)
go through (something): to discuss something, to look at something, to do something, to survive something (We need to go through a few points before we start the meeting / She went through a horrible divorce. Her ex-husband was impossible)
go with (something): to choose one thing rather than another/match (We decided to go with the cheaper car instead of the expesive one / This T-shirt goes with your shoes)
hang out (somewhere/with someone): to spend time doing something good, to spend leisure time with friends (I love to hang out with my family on the weekend / We are going to hang out at Bob's hose)
have (something/nothing) to do with (something): to be related or not be related to something (This movie has something to do with the history of music / That problem has nothing to do with me)
hold on: to wait a minute, to stop, to wait and not hang up the phone (Please hold on of a minute while I go to the car / Can you hold on please? I'll transfer you)
in case: if, if something should happen (I will take my umbrella in case it rains / He needs to prepare in case his father dies)
in common: shared, shared interests (I had nothing in common with my classmates / Did you see her new boyfriend? She has nothing in common with that guy)
in detail: specifics, item by item (He will explain the new product in detail at the meeting / I will tell you everything in detail when I get home)
in fact: actually, the truth is (I cleaned this place this morning. In fact I clean it every morning / Bob has been to China before. In fact he has been there three times)
in favor of (someone or something): to approve or support someone or something (Everybody is in favor of the new police chief / My company is not in favor of lowering our prices)
in general: in most situations or circumstances (In general, most of the people are happy with our services / In general, people in this country love to party)
in order to, so that: for the purpose of (They called the parent in order to let them know about the problem / They called the parents so that they would know about the problem / We are going to work overtime in order to get the project done by tomorrow / We are going to work overtime so that the project will get done by tomorrow)
in other words: in a different (usually more direct) way (In other words if she sees your facebook she'll break up with you / In other words we need to change the way we approach customers)
in place: arranged (Everything in the room was in place when we arrived frm the trip / I want you to put everything back in place when you leave)
in some ways: in some unspecified way or manner, by some unspecified means (In some ways I know what my boss means but in some ways I do not / In some ways I trust him)
in time: early enough (I did not come home in time to meet my uncle / I didn't get there in time to see the first band)
keep (someone or something) in mind: to remember and thin about someone or something (I told him to keep our offer in mind / We have to keep in mind that the customers like the old product too)
kind of: somewhat, more or less, moderately (I was kind of tired when I arrived home last Sunday / She is kind of angry today)
look for (something): to try to find something, to hunt/search for something (My friend has been looking for her wallet all morning but she can't find it / Can you help me look for my car? I don't know where I parked it)
look up (something): to research, to search for something in a dictionary or other book (I will look up your neighbor's name in the telephone book / I will look up information on the Civil War)
make a difference: to cause a change in a situation (I does not make a difference whether they sell it or not / It makes all the difference if you go and support your team)
make sense: to seem reasonable (His new offer makes a lot of sense / It doesn't make any sense to go today if we have to come back tomorrow)
make sure: to make certain, to establish something without a doubt (Can you make sure you lock all the doors before you leave? / We have to make sure everyone is one the same page for this job)
more than ever: more than anything before (I want to buy a house on the beach more than ever / He wants to leave his paren'ts house noew more than ever)
no matter how/no matter what: regardless (No matter how hard I try, I can't understand this exercise / No matter what you say, I won't let you borrow my car)
not at all: certainly not (I am not at all happy with my new car / Do you like to party? - Not at all)
no problem: of course (can you help me move this Saturday? - No problem I love to carry other people's sofas / Thanks for your help - Yeah, no problem)
that as of this moment [que a partir deste momento]
no way: impossible (No way will I help you move this Saturday / No way she likes this kind of music)
of course: certainly, definitely, naturally (Of course you can stay over if you need to / Are you kidding me? Of course I want to be part of this business)
on the other hand: however, in constrast, looking at the opposite side of a matter (He is very intelligent but on the other hand he is very lazy and always gets poor grades in school / Your father doesn't talk too much; on the other hand he gives you a look that says it all)
on time: at the scheduled time, extactly at the correct time (Our bus arrived exactly on time / My boss is never late. He's always on time for work)
once again: again, one more time (Once again I went to the game and forgot my ticket / My best friend got divorced once again)
over again: one more time (Can you read this book over again to check for errors? / I would like to do this over again to get good at it)
open to (something): to be agreeable to learn or hear about new ideas or suggestions (Most members of the class were open to the teacher's ideas / He loves fashion he's always open to new trends)
pick up (something): to get something (I will pick up my car at the mechanic tomorrow / I picked up a copy of the newspaper at the store)
point out (someone or something): to explain or call attention to someone or something (I will point out all the mistakes in this meeting / She pointed out the man who robbed her)
put off: delay [prorrogar] (Never put off for tomorrow what you can do today / The meeting was put off because of the accident)
put out (something): to produce or make something (a product/brochure/report/CD/movie/paper) (The company puts out a newsletter every week for customers / We are going to put out a new product in March)
regardless of (something): without considering or thinking about something, without regard to something (Regardless of the weather we are going to go surfing this weekend / Freedom for all, regardless of race or creed)
right away: immediately (I need your help here right away / We need to fix this report right away)
rule out (someone or something): to decide against or eliminate someone or something (They ruled his wife as a possible suspect / We decide to rule out Monday as the day for the meeting)
run into (something - a fact/trouble/problems/difficulty): to experience something, to encounter something (Sorry for the delay. I ran into a few problems / I ran into your cousin at the supermarket)
set up (something) or set (something) up: to establish or create something, to arrange or prepare something (They set the meeting up for 9 a.m. tomorrow / I need help to set up my new TV)
show up: to appear, to arrive, to be present (What time did john show up at your house last night? / I'm glad the police showed up before the fight began)
so far: until now (So far no one has won the million dollar prize / Only you and I are going to the party so far)
so to speak: as one might or could say, this is one way to say something (We had fun at the bar, so to speak, although the band was not very good / We can do everything the customer asks, so to speak)
sort of (something) = kind of: to be almost something, to be not quite something (They are sort of confused about the new company rules / Do you want to throw a party for the boss? - Sort of, not really!)
stick with (something or someone): to continue to be closely involved with someone or something (Stick with your plan and you will be fine / He's a good car mechanic - I think we should stick with him)
take advantage of (someone or something): to use someone or something for one's own benefit (He took advantage of the opportunity and sold two cars that day / She's taking advantage of the new boos and not working hard)
take care of (someone or something): to look after or give attention to someone or something (We need to take care of all the problems with this product first / She's going to take care of the marketing plan)
take out (something): to remove something from somewhere, to bring someone to a date (We need to take this sentence out of the paragraph / I took her out 3 times last week. That's enough!)
take over (something): to take control of something, to take command of something (The new owner will take over next week / I will take over your shift tonight. You can go home)
take place: to happen, to occur [acontecer] (The soccer game took place on the last day of the year / The parade takes place every year in front of this building)
time will tell: it will become clear in time (Time will tell if she is the right girl for you / Do you think he will do drugs again? - I don't know. Only time will tell)
to a certain extent: to a certain degree (I would do the dishes in the house, only to a certain extent, because other people need to share chores / Do you like Mexico? - Only to a certain extent)
turn in (something): to give something to someone, to report to the authorities (I turned in my report at the last minute yesterday / the clerk caught the man stealing so he turned him in to the police)
turn out: to be found or know, to prove to be true (It turned out that more people came to the event than we expected / She turned out to be a great woman after all)
up to: until, as far as a certain point, approaching a certain point (Up to last week I had no money to pay the rent / If you work here you can make up to ten dollar an hour)
up to (someone) to decide to do (something): to be responsible to choose or decide something (It's up to you to decide whether to work there or not. I don't like that place / It's up to him to win the game tomorrow. All the other good players are sick)
used to: accustomed to, habitually happened in the past (My friends is not used to living in another contry / I used to surf when I was a kid)
with respect to (something): referring to something, concerning something (I do not know what the company will do with respect to the old computer system / What do you want to do with respect to that sale?)
work out: to end successfully, to exercise (I hope that everything will work out for you in the future / Do you want to work out after school?)
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