Strange but Interesting Facts (1) — A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair. — The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. — Donald

TO GET OVER to get over: superar, deixar para trás, atravessar, cruzar They never got over the death of their son in that accident. Eles nunca** superaram** a morte de seu filho naquele acidente. What

Understanding women (a man's perspective) I know I'm not going to understand women. I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax, pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root,

TO PUT UP TO PUT UP: tolerar, afixar, acomodar, colocar, pendurar, aguentar. When my old school friend comes next week I'm going to put him up in the guest room. Quando meu velho amigo de escola vier

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Marriage Humor A man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished. G.B. Shaw Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside desperate to get

TO GO IN TO GO IN significa entrar, posicionar, ficar ciente ou entender um fato ou situação. They went in the doctors surgery and closed the door behind them. Eles entraram na sala dos médicos e fech

Chemical formula for water TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water? DONALD: H I J K L M N O. TEACHER: What are you talking about? DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O. Vocabulary Hel

TO KEEP AT TO KEEP AT: ficar em algum lugar, perseverar, não desistir. I used to keep all the important files at home. Eu costumava guardar todos os arquivos importantes em casa. If you keep at it lon

Door of happiness When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us. Vocabulary Help closed -

TO BURN UP TO BURN UP: queimar, destruir pelo fogo ou calor, quando alguma coisa deixa uma pessoa muito irritada ou nervosa. - The satellite burnt up as it entered the Earth's atmosphere. O satélite q

The bull A small farm boy was milking his cow when all of a sudden a bull came charging towards him. As horrified workers nearby watched, the boy calmly continued his milking. To everyone's astonishme

TO HOOK UP TO HOOK UP significa ligar, conectar, associar-se com alguma coisa: When I get to Washington I'm going to hook up with my colleague at the local office. Quando eu chegar em Washington eu vo

Giving someone all your love Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll love you back! Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart but if it doesn't, be c

TO PUT OUT TO PUT OUT: apagar, colocar para fora, ficar aborrecido ou chateado, surpreso. His mother was very put out by what the daughter-in-law told her. A mãe dele ficou muito chateada pelo que sua

Fairies A couple had been married for 25 years and also celebrated their 60th birthdays. During the celebration a fairy appeared and said that because they had been such a loving couple all those year

TO LOOK FOR A expressão to look for significa procurar. Veja alguns exemplos: I'm looking for my wife, have you seen her? Estou procurando por minha esposa, você a viu? He looked for his car keys but

In the bus On a crowded bus, one man noticed that another man had his eyes closed. "What's the matter? Are you sick?" he asked. "No, I'm okay. It's just that I hate to see old ladies standing." Vocabu

TO RUN OVER TO RUN OVER significa atropelar, infringir, correr em direção a: The bus ran over the old lady as she crossed the road. O ônibus atropelou a velha senhora quando ela atravessava a rua. The

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