Português
An expression is a word or group of words used in a particular situation or by particular people.
In English an expression doesn't always have a particular grammar structure but is commonly used in spoken English.
Examples :
| Expression example sentences | |
|---|---|
| Sounds nice, can you show us the room, please? | Parece legal, pode nos mostrar o quarto, por favor? |
| Can you start from the beginning, please? | Pode começar do início, por favor? |
| Can you pass me the cutting board and the knife, please? | Pode me passar a tábua de cortar e a faca, por favor? |
| That would be nice, thank you. | Isso seria bom, obrigado. |
| Hi Laura, congratulations! | Oi, Laura, parabéns! |
| Can you put it on the stove, please? | Pode colocar no fogão, por favor? |
| I like Artificial Intelligence, what about you? | Eu gosto do Inteligência Artificial, e você? |
| I really have to go now, see you there, kisses... | Agora tenho mesmo de ir, até logo, beijo... |
| What's her name, by the way? | Qual o nome dela, a propósito? |
| Well, can you explain how you make that calculation, please? | Bem, pode me explicar como fazer esse cálculo, por favor? |
| He looks a bit scared, because he can smell Bear, I think. | Ele parece um pouco assustado porque sente o cheiro do Bear, creio eu. |
| Sure, no problem. | Claro, sem problema. |
| Can I have a look at it, please? | Posso ver, por favor? |
| I don't think I would leave my cat to get a room, thank you! | Eu não deixaria meu gato para arranjar um quarto, obrigada! |
| I'm talking about leaving the house, of course... | Estou falando de sair da casa, claro... |
| What about this one behind Iceland? | E esse atrás de Iceland? |
| I'll have another glass of wine, please. | Para mim pode ser outro copo de vinho, por favor. |
| Nice to meet you Cate, see you later! | Prazer, Cate, até já! |
| I was sleeping before you woke me up, what's up? | Estava dormindo antes de você me acordar, e aí? |
| Could you chop some onions for me? Please?! | Poderia cortar umas cebolas? Por favor! |
