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questão		resposta
Carry out começar a aprender		to do or complete smth Scientists have carried out research on.../We have carried out a thorough review of...
Bring about começar a aprender		cause The railways brought about huge change
come about começar a aprender		happen The discovery came about by chance
account for começar a aprender		explain unusually cold weather accounted for the rise in fuel use
consist of começar a aprender		beginning of an essay This report consists of 3 main parts
focus on começar a aprender		beginning of an essay The essay focuses on Mahler’s early life...
expand on começar a aprender		(essay) to give more details about smth you have said The essay focuses on Mahler’s early life and expands on previous work by...
build on começar a aprender		(essay) to use a success as a base from which to achieve more success The essay focuses on Mahler’s early life and builds on previous work by...
devote smth to começar a aprender		a part (essay) use an area for a particular purpose The final section is devoted to a discussion of...
refer to começar a aprender		to tell smn to look at a book or similar record in order to find information and help In academic writing it is usually necessary to refer to other sources
point out começar a aprender		to tell smn some information As Brown points out
put forward começar a aprender		to state an idea or opinion or tu suggest a plan Smith puts forward the theory that
allude to começar a aprender		to mention smth/smn without talking about it directly, mention briefly Her letters allude to the fact that
attribute to começar a aprender		to say that smth is caused by a particular person This poem was originally attributed to shakespeare
Bear out começar a aprender		to support the truth of smth these results bear our earlier findings
points towards começar a aprender		to make it seem likely that a particular fact is true All the evidence points towards human error
base smth on smth começar a aprender		to use information to support or prove an opinion or belief These recommendations are based on the results of extensive research
arrive at começar a aprender		to reaxh an agreement about smth Their team arrived at the same conclusions
follow up começar a aprender		to find out more about smth, take more action connected with it The questionnaires were followed up with interviews
factor in começar a aprender		to include smth when you are doing a calculation, or trying to understand smth, consider information We had to factor in the effect of other treatments
narrow down começar a aprender		to make a number/list smaller by removing the least important or necessary things Eventually, the age range was narrowed down
subject to começar a aprender		only able to happen if smth else happens/make smth experience an unpleasant or worrying thing All the experiments were subjected to strict controls
dispense with começar a aprender		to get rid of, stop using smth you don’t need The team was then able to dispense with paper records
phase smth in começar a aprender		to introduce smth in stages the new procedures were phased in gradually
rule smth out começar a aprender		to decide or say that smth is impossible/not suitable don’t rule out phrasal verbs in formal writing
contribute to começar a aprender		to help to cause an event, situatiob contribute to an authoritative style
result in começar a aprender		to cause a particular situation to happen result in admiration from ypur readers
# começar a aprender		number Spoken-No - say "number" Do you have invoice #322034?
a/c começar a aprender		account Spoken-No - say "account" Can you email me the details for a/c number 22-356?
AGM começar a aprender		annual general meeting Spoken-Yes Shareholders voted at the AGM.
anon. começar a aprender		anonymous used when an author or creator is not known Spoken-No - say "anonymous" Primary Colors by Anon. was about Bill Clinton
apt. começar a aprender		apartment Spoken-No - say "apartment" or "number" He's in apt. 204
ASAP começar a aprender		as soon as possible Spoken-Yes Please finish the report ASAP.
attn começar a aprender		for the attention of used on letters and memos Spoken-No - say "attention" Attn: Sarah Jones.
approx. começar a aprender		approximately Spoken-Sometimes, but usually say "approximately" Expecting approx. 300 people at the conference.
b. começar a aprender		born spoken-No - say "born" Mozart (b. 1756)
bcc começar a aprender		blind copy to comes from "blind carbon copy" spoken-Yes Can you please bcc human resources in the email?
c. começar a aprender		around comes from Latin: circa spoken-No - say "circa" or "around" He was born c. 1750.
C. começar a aprender		century spoken-No - say "century" 20thC.
cc começar a aprender		copy to comes from "carbon copy" spoken-Yes Make sure you cc the boss.
CEO começar a aprender		chief executive officer spoken-Yes New CEO hired
cf. começar a aprender		compare comes from Latin: confer spoken-No - say "compared with" or "compare" Sales in the third quarter increased (cf. second quarter).
CFO começar a aprender		chief financial officer spoken-Yes CFO on vacation till end of week
c/o começar a aprender		care of used on addresses; sometimes c/- spoken-No - say "care of" Ralph Sawyer c/o Accounts
cont. começar a aprender		continued also contd. spoken-No - say "continued" Contd. next week.
d. começar a aprender		died spoken-No - say "died" Mozart (d. 1791)
dept começar a aprender		department spoken-No - say "department" Send all communications to the publicity dept.
d.o.b. começar a aprender		date of birth spoken-No - say "date of birth" Name: John Johanson D.O.B. 25-4-82
e.g. começar a aprender		for example comes from Latin: exempli gratia spoken-Sometimes, but usually say "for example" Bring items required for presentation—e.g. laptop, product samples, etc
esp. começar a aprender		especially spoken-No - say "especially" I miss Japanese food, esp. ramen and sushi!
est. começar a aprender		established spoken-No - say "established" Starbucks (est. 1971) now has about 20,000 stores
ETA começar a aprender		estimated time of arrival spoken english-yes ETA is 10.30am
et al. começar a aprender		and others comes from Latin: et alia spoken-Yes Please see the report by Spencer et al.
etc. começar a aprender		and so on from Latin: et cetera spoken-No - say "et cetera" The meeting covered the project schedule, budget, marketing plan etc.
fig. começar a aprender		figure spoken-No - say "figure" ... as shown in fig. 3
fwd começar a aprender		forward spoken-No - say "forward" Please fwd to Bill
HR começar a aprender		human resources spoken-yes You'll need to talk to HR.
i.e. começar a aprender		that is come from Latin: id est spoken-No - say "namely" or "that is to say" We visited both the old and new capitals of Japan i.e. Kyoto and Tokyo.
incl. começar a aprender		includes/included spoken-No - say "included" or "includes" Batteries incl.
max. começar a aprender		maximum spoken-Sometimes Max. temperature: 180°C
min. começar a aprender		minimum spoken-No - say "minimum" Min. cost: $200 per person
misc. começar a aprender		miscellaneous spoken-No - say "miscellaneous" Responsibilities include misc. office tasks
msg. começar a aprender		message spoken-No - say "message" Caller: Dave from IT Msg: PC upgraded and new software installed
n/a começar a aprender		not applicable/available used on forms when the requested information is not relevant also used when products are not available spoken-No - only used in writing Comes in three colours: - red - white - black n/a
N.B. começar a aprender		it is important to notice comes from Latin: nota bene spoken-No - say "note" We are open 7 days a week. N.B. Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day
no. começar a aprender		number spoken-No - say "number" Beckham is no. 23
p., pp. começar a aprender		page, pages spoken-No - say "page" or "pages" Turn to p. 7 for more information Marketing plan is on pp. 23 - 30
p.a. começar a aprender		per year comes from Latin: per annum spoken-No - say "per annum" or "per year" His salary is more than $1m p.a.
pls começar a aprender		please spoken-No - say "please" Pls call before 4.
PR começar a aprender		public relations spoken-Yes She's in charge of PR.
p.s. começar a aprender		postscript used before a phrase added at the end of a letter or email spoken-No - only used in writing Regards, Peter p.s. I'll be back to work on the 5th.
p.t.o. começar a aprender		please turn over used at the bottom of a page to show there is something on the other side spoken-No - say "please turn over" or "please turn the page" For more information p.t.o.
qty. começar a aprender		quantity spoken-No - say "quantity" Item number: 3847c Qty. 6
R&D começar a aprender		research and development spoken-Yes He's been in R&D for about 7 years.
re começar a aprender		with reference to spoken-Sometimes Call Morgan re Tuesday's appointment
RSVP começar a aprender		please reply comes from French: répondez s'il vous plaît spoken-Yes RSVP by June 1st.
TBA começar a aprender		to be advised also TBC — to be confirmed spoken-No - say "to be confirmed" or "not yet confirmed" Meeting on Wednesday, but time is TBC
vs. começar a aprender		versus spoken-No - say "versus" or "against" We watched Japan vs. Australia
brush up (on) (their technique) começar a aprender		oprasit znalosti
come around to (our side) começar a aprender		zmenit nazor (change opinion bcs someone has persuaded you)
face up to (the consequences) começar a aprender		vyrovnat se s něčím (accept and try to deal with)

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