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Lesson 64
verbs
to give, gave, given – dar
to seem, seemed – parecer
to add, added – adicionar, acrescentar
to have gone – (ter) ido, foi
to have gotten – (ter) conseguido
to hold, held – segurar
to stand, stood – aguentar, suportar
to stand up, stood up – ficar em pé, pôr-se de pé
to skip, skipped – pular, saltar
to take, took, taken – levar
to have taken – levado, tomado
Lesson 64
new words
emotions – emoções
joy – alegria
surprise – surpresa
sad – triste
remorse – remorso
awe – surpresa, admiração
overwhelming – esmagador, opressivo, intenso
minority – minoria
angry – nervoso
disgust – nojo
fear – medo
trust – confiança
vigilance – vigilância
overwhelmed – sobrecarregado, oprimido
majority – maioria
Lesson 64
phrases from the verbs
He has given me a sign of approval
She seemed a little bit sad during the event
They added two more people in the group
My neighbor has gotten in a lot of trouble recently
I skipped the first class because I woke up late
My daughter held my hand when she smelled the smoke
Mary touched her head giving the impression she was nervous
His uncle stood up in front of everybody and apologized
She has taken the control of the company
They have gone to Italy for the next three months
I thought you have taken all your documents with you to the interview
Could you add one more person in the crew so we can do this?
Given the chance to choose, who would you like to invite to a dinner party?
Do you know who has given her the ticket to go abroad?
It would seem to my father I was the right choice for the trip
Why don’t you hold her hand while you are walking?
Skip all the ads and go directly to the video
My wife has taken all the materials to the car
She was taken from her house when she was young
By the time I arrived home they were gone
I stood by them during the whole presentation
Phrases from vocabulary
I could see the joy on her face while she was crying in front of everybody
The definition of majority is the biggest group of people or things
When they saw his angry face they decided to stop the presentation
The majority of people in this country own their houses.
You must be surprised by knowing the result
Please, you have to trust your family because if you don’t its bad for you
They should have taken the documents to the interview with them
It is very hard to explain the feeling of joy we have when we pass in a test
The majority of businessman prefer to invest in small businesses first
I feel bad because I am sure he is sad about the game
We could have gone by car but we decided to go by plane on the last moment
He felt remorse when he found out his boss wanted to fire him
Feeling disgust is a natural reaction to this kind of situation
I have no fears about the game tomorrow because it’s only win or lose
Trust in your instincts and everything will work out for you
The definition of minority is: less than half of a group of people or things
The violence was caused by a small minority of football supporters.
I was in favor of the suggestion, but I was in the minority.
The older you get the more you know about emotions
My teacher was overwhelmed by the student’s reaction to the new methodology
He was elected president by an overwhelming majority of votes
The majority of employees decided to go on with their jobs
Comparison of adjectives
Adjectives with one or two syllables
Clean – CleanER – limpo, mais limpo
the cleanEST – o mais limpo
new, newER – novo, mais novo
the newEST – o mais novo
examples
the car is cleaner than the pick up truck
the movie is newer than the book. The movie is from 2017 and the book is from 2006.
cheap, cheaper – barato, mais barato
the cheapest – o mais barato
old, older – velho, mais velho
the oldest – o mais velho
Young, younger – novo, mais novo
the youngest – o mais novo
Words with more than two syllables you put MORE or THE MOST
expensive, more expensive – caro e mais caro
for the superlative, you use THE MOST
the most expensive – o mais caro
examples
his is the cheapest cellphone in the store and that one over there is the most expensive