English

Miss out

to fail to take advantage of an opportunity or offrerby not participating or being present.

fly swatter

a device used to kill or catch flying insects

northern

pertaining to the direction of the North or to regions located in the northern part of a specified area.

hush puppies

fried cornmeal balls served as a side dish, popular in Southern cuisine.

mudbugs

a colloquial term for crayfish (camarão), often used in Southern cooking and cuisine.

donkey

animal (burro) or it can be like donkie as a cute compliments

Figure out

Entender, descobrir a solução. (I need to figure out how this Python script works.)

Set up

Configurar, montar, preparar. (Can you help me set up the database?)

Try on

Experimentar (roupas/acessórios). (I want to try on this winter coat before buying it.)

Look forward to

Aguardar ansiosamente por algo. (I'm looking forward to my trip in August.)

Turn out

Acabar sendo, resultar. (The new zombie series turned out to be amazing.)

Catch up

Atualizar o papo, colocar em dia. (Let's grab a coffee and catch up!)

Put off

Adiar, deixar para depois. (I can't put off this assignment any longer.)

Bull

animal (bufalo, touro)

horns

chifres

foundation

Alicerces (they laid the foundation of the house)

Show up

Aparecer, chegar a um lugar. (He didn't show up for the morning meeting.)

Break down

Quebrar (máquina/carro) OU explicar em partes. (My car broke down. / Can you break down this equation for me?)

Run out of

Ficar sem algo, esgotar. (We ran out of milk, I need to go to the supermarket.)

Call off

Cancelar. (They had to call off the event due to the rain.)