Lesson twenty-seven - February 26th

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Vocabulary

1- jugglers - malabaristas
2- find out - descobrir
3- payphone/public telephone - orelhão
4- just came back - acabei de voltar/chegar
5- such a beautiful place - um lugar lindo
6- wonder = se perguntar
7- phone booth - cabine telefonica
8- there you go! - prontinho!
9- let me hit - deixa me tocar
10- resemble - parecer com, fazer lembrar, ser semelhante
11- Ah nuts! - Que droga!
12- sights down - vistas
13- I can't go any further - não posso ser mais específico/não posso dar mais detalhes/não sei como explicar
14- starfruit - carambola
15- jackfruit - jaca
16- rose apple - jambo
17- tamarind - tamarindo
18- sour sop - graviola
19- sapodilla - sapoti ( This was the first time I heard about this fruit!)
20- sugar apple - pinha
21- cocoa - cacau
22- lime - lima
23- guava - goiaba
24- brazilian cherry - pitanga
25- cherry - cereja
26- float - carro alegórico
27- shoot a soap opera - gravar novela
28- check something out - se informar melhor sobre algo
29- as soon as I got off the phone - logo após desligar o telefone
30- watch yourself there ! - cuidado!
31- to rollerblade - andar de patins
32- become - vir a ser/ se tornar
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Phrasals with regard to make

1- Make up for = compensate - compensar

* Ronaldo will help corinthians to find solutions in order to make up for breaking the contract.

* Val's snacks makes up for studying two hours of hard English.

* Going to the beach makes up for working all day long.

# Other meaning = reconcile = reconciliar

* After two days of fights , Bruna and Dani made up. They found out that can't live one without other.

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2- Make out = understand - compreender/entender

* I told Elias to memorize an Joke in english but it seems he couldn't make out what I meant.

* Can you make out what I mean?

* I couldn't make out what you were saying.

# Other meaning : Make out = progress - progredir/avançar

* After 8 months of private english Course finally Bruna is making out at conversation.

* Is Elias making out at telling jokes in English?

* How are you making out at your new job?

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3- Make a point of - to make sure - se certificar/ter certeza

* Every week you should make a point of being prepared to do the conversation exercises.

* Have you made a point of everything you are telling me?

* I really want to make a point of seeing the sights.

* It's not necessary to make a point all the time. I got it!

* Use the auxiliar and the verb together to make a point.

* I made a point to tell her I could rollerblade.

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4- Make believe - fantasise/dream/imagine - fantasiar/sonhar/imaginar

* I always make believe that I am a famous soccer player but I'm not but a teacher.

* When Ronaldo came to corinthians he made believe that it would be easier.

* Steve Peppy made believe that he was in a street fruit market.

# Other meaning : Expression " That's a lot of make believe" = You imagine too much! or " That's a lot of your imagination'

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5 - Make a big deal = exxagerate - exagerar

* Teacher J.B. always makes a big deal when he talks about Corinthians.

* You are making a big deal again.

* You are making a big deal out of nothing

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