• Legendas (de filme) – Subtitles
  • Mick is glad he can now understand movies in Spanish without reading the subtitles.
• Filial – Branch
  • Our company is planning to open a branch in Seattle this year.
• De ponta-cabeça – Upside down
  • Did you know that bats sleep upside down?

EXPRESSIONS:

• De jeito nenhum! – No way!
• Deixa pra lá… – Forget it…
• E aí? – What’s up?
• Me deixa em paz! – Leave me alone!
• Mulherengo – Womanizer

PRACTICE # 2:

Mark the alternative that completes the sentences correctly:

  1-My  company  is  opening  a new………….. in  Australia.

  a- arm          b- leg                c- branch

  2-It’s good to watch movies in English without ……………..

  a- legend                 b- lyrics               b- subtitles

  3-……………………………. I want to finish my job.

  a- Let me alone        b- Get off my foot     c- Leave me alone

  4-Hey! …………………… I haven’t seen you around lately.

  a- What’s down?       b- What’s  up?           c- What’s here?

  5-He’s married but he keeps on flirting. He’s a ……………..

  a- womanizer              b- women lover     c- girl lover

  6- Can you pay the bill for me? ……………. I’m broke.

  a- Of course!         b- You bet!       c- No way!

  7-The children are playing………………They may hurt themselves.   a- inside out                 b- upside down              c- left side