Livro English File - Intermediário - Lição 8B

to express your annoyance, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction about something

reclamar, queixar-se

to think about something carefully before making a decision or forming an opinion

considerar, refletir sobre

the act of carefully thinking about something over a period of time

consideração, reflexão

to bring and give a letter, package, etc. to a specific person or place

entregar, remeter

the act or process of taking goods, letters, etc. to whomever they have been sent

entrega, remessa

to show clearly that something is true or exists by providing proof or evidence

demonstrar, mostrar

the act of displaying or expressing something such as an emotion or opinion

demonstração, exibição

to make something clear and easy to understand by giving more information about it

explicar, esclarecer

information or details that are given to make something clear or easier to understand

explicação, esclarecimento

to be unsuccessful in accomplishing something

fracassar, não conseguir

an instance of not doing something, particularly something that is expected of one

falha, insucesso

to make a person or thing better

melhorar, aperfeiçoar

the action or process of making something better

melhoria

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

perder, desperdiçar

unable to be located or recovered and is no longer in its expected place

perdido, extraviado

to do something successfully, particularly something difficult

gerenciar, conseguir

the process or act of organizing or managing a group of people or an organization

gestão

to give someone money in exchange for goods or services

pagar, quitar

an amount of money that is paid for something

pagamento, quitação

to answer a question in spoken or written form

responder, contestar

a reply to something in either spoken or written form

resposta, réplica

to give something to someone in exchange for money

vender, comercializar

to give someone food or drink

servir, dar de comer

the work done by a person, organization, company, etc. for the benefit of others

serviço, atendimento

to reach or achieve what one desired or tried for

suster, conseguir

the fact of reaching what one tried for or desired

sucesso, triunfo

to feel the desire to do something

tentar, incitar

the wish to do or have something, especially something improper or foolish

tentação

to deal with or behave toward someone or something in a particular way

tratar, comportar-se com

an action that is done to relieve pain or cure a disease, wound, etc.

tratamento, cuidado

the worth of something in money

valor

the act of buying goods from stores

compras, fazer compras

an object, usually made of wicker or plastic, with a handle for carrying or keeping things

cesta, cesta de piquenique

a vehicle that runs on electricity, moving on a rail in streets of a town or city to carry passengers

bonde, trole

a plastic card, usually given to us by a bank, that we use to pay for goods and services

cartão de crédito, cartão bancário

a small plastic card we use to pay for what we buy with the money taken directly from our bank account

cartão de débito, cartão bancário

a written or printed document that shows the payment for a set of goods or services has been made

recibo, comprovante

an amount of money that is paid back because of returning goods to a store or one is not satisfied with the goods or services

reembolso, devolução

the act of reducing the usual price of something

desconto, redução de preço

an item bought at a much lower price than usual

pechincha, negócio

one of a series of stores that are all owned by the same company or person

loja de cadeia, rede de lojas

a large store, divided into several parts, each selling different types of goods

loja de departamentos, armazém

a place in which collections of books and sometimes newspapers, movies, music, etc. are kept for people to read or borrow

biblioteca

a shop that sells books and usually stationery

livraria, loja de livros

to place or wear something on the body, including clothes, accessories, etc.

vestir, pôr

a piece of clothing usually worn by men on the upper half of the body, typically with a collar and sleeves, and with buttons down the front

camisa, blusa

to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits and how it looks

experimentar, tentar vestir

to be of the right size or shape for someone

ajustar, servir

(of clothes, a color, hairstyle, etc.) to look good on someone

ficar bem em, combinar com

something, particularly money, given to one to make up for the loss, pain, or damage that one suffered

compensação, indenização

a statement that conveys one's dissatisfaction

reclamação, queixa

an amount of money that is paid for something

pagamento, quitação

to finally accomplish a desired goal after dealing with many difficulties

alcançar, realizar

the action or process of reaching a particular thing

conquista, realização

to hold the same opinion as another person about something

concordar, estar de acordo

a promise, an arrangement, or a contract between two or more people

acordo, contrato

to hold or give a different opinion about something

discordar, não estar de acordo

an argument or a situation in which people have different opinions about something

desacordo, conflito

to speak to someone often angrily because one disagrees with them

discutir, argumentar

a discussion, typically a serious one, between two or more people with different views

argumento, discussão

to physically connect or fasten something to another thing

anexar, fixar

a part or accessory that does a particular task when it is connected to something

acessório, anexo

to decide what we want to have or what is best for us from a group of options

escolher, optar por

an act of deciding to choose between two things or more

escolha, opção

to give something, particularly money, to make up for the difficulty, pain, damage, etc. that someone has suffered

compensar, indemnizar