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In my last post we saw the phrasal verb get back to. Today we are going to see another phrasal verb with get. This time is get back at somebody. It means se vingar.
| I’ll get back at her for what she did to me | Eu vou me vingar dela pelo que ela fez comigo |
You can also say get somebody back.
| I’ll get her back for what she did to me | Eu vou me vingar dela pelo que ela fez comigo |
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There are a lot of phrasal verbs with the verb get and today we’re going to see one of them. Get back to means return a call (retornar uma ligação) or reply and email (responder um email).
| I saw you email, but I’ve been so busy that I couldn’t get back to you. | Eu vi seu email, mas tenho andado tão ocupado que não consegui respondê-lo |
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Today’s phrasal verb is to talk somebody into something. It means to convince (convencer) or persuade (persuadir).
| My brother talked me into buying that expensive car | Meu irmão me convenceu a comprar aquele carro caro |
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Today’s expression is turning point. It means a change in the course of events. In Portuguese we could translate as uma virada. Let’s see an example:
| Winning the championship was a turning point in Mark’s career. | Ganhar o campeonato deu uma virada na carreira do Mark |
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Today’s post is a phrasal verb that means dedurar alguém or entregar alguém. When you tell on sombody, you give away (revela) information about someone.
| Lucas told on his classmate who cheated on the Biology exam | Lucas dedurou seu colega de classe que colou na prova de Biologia |
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Let me ask you a question? When you borrow some money (pega dinheiro emprestado) from a friend. Do you pay him/her back?
Because that’s today’s topic. To pay somebody back is to return the money you borrowed from somebody else. We don’t have a different word for it in Portuguese. We just say pagar. Let’s see the example:
| Thanks for lending me the money. I’ll pay you back at the end of the month. | Obrigado por me emprestar o dinheiro. Eu te pago no fim do mês. |
To pay somebody back also means se vingar or dar o troco.
| Jeff cheated on Lucy and now she payed him back cheating on him with his brother. | Jeff traiu Lucy e agora ela deu o troco nele o traindo com o irmão dele. |
to be up to something – estar aprontando alguma/ algo
Hello everyone! Welcome once again to English This Way blog. I hope everybody is fine.
Today’s post is still about the word ‘up’, which has many meanings. As you could see above, to be up to something means estar aprontando alguma or algo. Let’s see it in context.
| Jennifer is so quiet in her room. I know she’s up to something. | Jennifer está tão quieta no quarto. Eu sei que ela está aprontando alguma. |
to be up all night - ficar acordado a noite toda
In English up means many different things depending on the context. The one I chose today means the opposite of sleeping. So, if you were up all night, it means you couldn’t sleep.
| I’m so tired! I was up all night because of the freaking dogs next door. | Estou tão cansado. Fiquei acordado a noite toda por causa dos malditos cachorros do meu vizinho |
| My dad sleeps all day and is up all night. | Meu pai dorme o dia inteiro e fica acordado a noite toda |
to be up also means estar acordado.
I’m up since 5 am. Estou acordado desde as 5.
24/7 – vinte quatro horas por dia.
In English it’s common making some words short in conversation instead of saying the whole word, for example, saying info instead of information or vocab instead of vocabulary. It also applies for whole sentences, such as the topic of this post.
Instead of saying twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, some people say twenty-four seven (24/7). In Portuguese we just say vinte quatro horas por dia.
It’s like my new neighbor is drunk 24/7 (Parece que meu novo vizinho está sempre bêbado or bêbado vinte quatro horas por dia)
within walking distance – dá pra ir a pé
If something is within walking distance, it means it’s close and you can get there by walking.
The bakery is within walking distance from my house – Dá pra ir a pé da minha casa a padaria.
