Vocabulário Essencial de Inglês

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Give it a shot

Why don't you give it a shot and see if it works? /waɪ doʊnt juː ɡɪv ɪt ə ʃɑːt ænd siː ɪf ɪt wɜːrks/

Call it a day

We've made great progress, let's call it a day. /wiːv meɪd ɡreɪt ˈprɑːɡrɛs ləts kɔːl ɪt ə deɪ/

Hit the sack

I am exhausted, so I'm going to hit the sack. /aɪ æm ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd soʊ aɪm ˈɡoʊɪŋ tu hɪt ðə sæk/

Catch up

Let's grab a coffee and catch up soon. /lɛts ɡræb ə ˈkɔːfi ænd kætʃ ʌp suːn/

Keep in touch

Don't forget to keep in touch while you are away. /doʊnt fərˈɡɛt tu kiːp ɪn tʌtʃ waɪl juː ɑːr əˈweɪ/

Cut corners

Never cut corners when safety is involved. /ˈnɛvər kʌt ˈkɔːrnərz wɛn ˈseɪfti ɪz ɪnˈvɑːlvd/

On the fence

She is still on the fence about moving abroad. /ʃiː ɪz stɪl ɑːn ðə fɛns əˈbaʊt ˈmuːvɪŋ əˈbrɔːd/

Piece of cake

Don't worry about the quiz; it was a piece of cake. /doʊnt ˈwɜːri əˈbaʊt ðə kwɪz ɪt wʌz ə piːs əv keɪk/

Under the weather

I feel a bit under the weather this morning. /aɪ fiːl ə bɪt ˈʌndər ðə ˈwɛðər ðɪs ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

Break a leg

Break a leg tonight at your stage performance! /breɪk ə lɛɡ təˈnaɪt æt jɔːr steɪdʒ pərˈfɔːrməns/

Better late than never

You finally arrived; better late than never! /juː ˈfaɪnəli əˈraɪvd ˈbɛtər leɪt ðæn ˈnɛvər/

By the way

By the way, did you receive my last email? /baɪ ðə weɪ dɪd juː rɪˈsiːv maɪ læst ˈiːmeɪl/

No big deal

Don't stress over small mistakes; it's no big deal. /doʊnt strɛs ˈoʊvər smɔːl mɪˈsteɪks ɪts noʊ bɪɡ diːl/

Make up your mind

You need to make up your mind before Friday. /juː niːd tu meɪk ʌp jɔːr maɪnd bɪˈfɔːr ˈfraɪdeɪ/

Run out of

We might run out of milk if you don't buy some. /wiː maɪt rʌn aʊt əv mɪlk ɪf juː doʊnt baɪ sʌm/

Look forward to

I really look forward to our trip next month. /aɪ ˈrɪəli lʊk ˈfɔːrwərd tu aʊər trɪp nɛkst mʌnθ/

Get along with

Do you get along with your new coworkers? /duː juː ɡɛt əˈlɔːŋ wɪð jɔːr nuː ˈkoʊˌwɜːrkərz/

Hang out

We usually hang out at the park on weekends. /wiː ˈjuːʒuəli hæŋ aʊt æt ðə pɑːrk ɑːn ˈwiːkˌɛndz/

Figures

It started raining just as I left; that figures. /ɪt ˈstɑːrtɪd ˈreɪnɪŋ dʒʌst æz aɪ lɛft ðæt ˈfɪɡjərz/

See eye to eye

My brother and I rarely see eye to eye on politics. /maɪ ˈbrʌðər ænd aɪ ˈrɛərli siː aɪ tu aɪ ɑːn ˈpɑːlətɪks/

So far, so good

How is the new project going? So far, so good. /haʊ ɪz ðə nuː ˈprɑːdʒɛkt ˈɡoʊɪŋ? soʊ fɑːr soʊ ɡʊd/

Take it easy

You should take it easy this weekend and rest. /juː ʃʊd teɪk ɪt ˈiːzi ðɪs ˈwiːkˌɛnd ænd rɛst/

Out of the blue

An old friend texted me totally out of the blue. /ən oʊld frɛnd ˈtɛkstɪd miː ˈtoʊtəli aʊt əv ðə bluː/

Cost an arm and a leg

That designer handbag cost an arm and a leg. /ðæt dɪˈzaɪnər ˈhændˌbæɡ kɔːst ən ɑːrm ænd ə lɛɡ/

Once in a blue moon

I eat fast food only once in a blue moon. /aɪ iːt fæst fuːd ˈoʊnli wʌns ɪn ə bluː muːn/

Spill the beans

Come on, spill the beans about what happened! /kʌm ɑːn spɪl ðə biːnz əˈbaʊt wʌt ˈhæpənd/

Bite the bullet

I decided to bite the bullet and pay the fine. /aɪ dɪˈsaɪdɪd tu baɪt ðə ˈbʊlɪt ænd peɪ ðə faɪn/

To wrap up

Let's wrap up this meeting before noon. /lɛts ræp ʌp ðɪs ˈmiːtɪŋ bɪˈfɔːr nuːn/

To drop by

Feel free to drop by my house anytime today. /fiːl friː tu drɑːp baɪ maɪ haʊs ˈɛniˌtaɪm təˈdeɪ/

To burn out

Working twelve hours a day will make you burn out. /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ twɛlv ˈaʊərz ə deɪ wɪl meɪk juː bɜːrn aʊt/

To figure out

I cannot figure out how to solve this puzzle. /aɪ ˈkænɑːt ˈfɪɡjər aʊt haʊ tu sɑːlv ðɪs ˈpʌzəl/

To show up

He didn't show up for the interview on time. /hiː ˈdɪdənt ʃoʊ ʌp fɔːr ðɪ ˈɪntərvjuː ɑːn taɪm/

To count on

You can always count on Sarah in tough situations. /juː kæn ˈɔːlweɪz kaʊnt ɑːn ˈsɛərə ɪn tʌf ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃənz/

To cheer up

A bowl of warm soup will cheer you up. /ə boʊl əv wɔːrm suːp wɪl tʃɪər juː ʌp/

To calm down

Take deep breaths and try to calm down. /teɪk diːp brɛθs ænd traɪ tu kɑːm daʊn/

To check out

You should check out that new Italian restaurant. /juː ʃʊd tʃɛk aʊt ðæt nuː ɪˈtæljən ˈrɛstəˌrɑːnt/

To bring up

I did not want to bring up the budget problem. /aɪ dɪd nɑːt wɑːnt tu brɪŋ ʌp ðə ˈbʌdʒɪt ˈprɑːbləm/

To call off

They had to call off the soccer game due to rain. /ðeɪ hæd tu kɔːl ɔːf ðə ˈsɑːkər ɡeɪm duː tu reɪn/

To point out

She was quick to point out a flaw in our strategy. /ʃiː wʌz kwɪk tu pɔɪnt aʊt ə flɔː ɪn aʊər ˈstrætədʒi/

To turn down

He had to turn down the job offer for personal reasons. /hiː hæd tu tɜːrn daʊn ðə dʒɑːb ˈɔːfər fɔːr ˈpɜːrsənəl ˈriːzənz/

To look into

The manager promised to look into our complaint. /ðə ˈmænɪdʒər ˈprɑːmɪst tu lʊk ˈɪntuː aʊər kəmˈpleɪnt/

To put off

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. /ˈnɛvər pʊt ɔːf ənˈtɪl təˈmɑːroʊ wʌt juː kæn duː təˈdeɪ/

To come across

I came across some old photographs in the attic. /aɪ keɪm əˈkrɔːs sʌm oʊld ˈfoʊtəˌɡræfs ɪn ðɪ ˈætɪk/

To hold on

Please hold on for a second while I find the file. /pliːz hoʊld ɑːn fɔːr ə ˈsɛkənd waɪl aɪ faɪnd ðə faɪl/

To end up

We took a wrong turn and ended up in a small village. /wiː tʊk ə rɔːŋ tɜːrn ænd ˈɛndɪd ʌp ɪn ə smɔːl ˈvɪlɪdʒ/

To back up

Remember to back up your critical computer files. /rɪˈmɛmbər tu bæk ʌp jɔːr ˈkrɪtɪkəl kəmˈpjuːtər faɪlz/

To pass out

The room became so warm that someone almost passed out. /ðə ruːm bɪˈkeɪm soʊ wɔːrm ðæt ˈsʌmˌwʌn ˈɔːlˌmoʊst pæst aʊt/

To take over

The assistant will take over while the boss is away. /ðɪ əˈsɪstənt wɪl teɪk ˈoʊvər waɪl ðə bɔːs ɪz əˈweɪ/

Fair enough

If you don't want to go, that is fair enough. /ɪf juː doʊnt wɑːnt tu ɡoʊ ðæt ɪz fɛər ɪˈnʌf/

Ring a bell

Does that author's name ring a bell to you? /dʌz ðæt ˈɔːθərz neɪm rɪŋ ə bɛl tu juː/

Touch base

Let's touch base next Monday regarding the plan. /lɛts tʌtʃ beɪs nɛkst ˈmʌndeɪ rɪˈɡɑːrdɪŋ ðə plæn/

Pull someone's leg

Relax, I was only pulling your leg about the quiz! /rɪˈlæks aɪ wʌz ˈoʊnli ˈpʊlɪŋ jɔːr lɛɡ əˈbaʊt ðə kwɪz/