{390} able /capaz/ [1] I am able of speaking five languages (Eu sou capaz de falar cinco
idiomas) [2] You are better able to do the job than I am (Voc\u00ea \u00e9 mais capacitado a fazer o
trabalho do que eu) [3] He is an able seaman (Ele \u00e9 um homem do mar capaz)

{77} about /sobre, a ponto de, aproximadamente/ [1] This book is about butterflies (Este livro \u00e9 sobre borboletas) [2] I was about to enter my car when she arrived (Eu estava a ponto de entrar em meu carro quando ela chegou) [3] At about three in the morning we will attack (Por volta das tr\u00eas da manh\u00e3 n\u00f3s iremos atacar)

{259} above /acima/ [1] Above all, you must not lose your temper (Acima de tudo, voc\u00ea n\u00e3o deve perder a calma) [2] You should look at the sky above you (Voc\u00ea deveria olhar para o c\u00e9u acima de voc\u00ea) [3] The sun rose above the horizon (O sol subiu acima do horizonte)

{434} account /conta, contabilizar/ [1] When there are sufficient funds in the checking
account, checks take two weeks to clear. When there are insufficient funds, checks clear
overnight (Quando existem fundos suficientes na conta, os cheques demoram duas
semanas para serem compensados. Quando a conta n\u00e3o tem fundos, os cheques s\u00e3o
compensados de um dia para o outro) [2] I cannot account for his misbehaving (Eu n\u00e3o
posso me responsabilizar por seu mal comportamento)

{588} across /[1]My house is across the street (A minha casa \u00e9 do outro lado da rua)
[2]The Amazon river is 80 km across at this point (O rio Amazonas tem 80 km de largula
neste ponto) [3]She sat with her arms across her chest (Ela se sentou com seus bra\u00e7os
sobre seu peito)

{545} act /[1]He was caught in the act of killing her (Ele foi pego no ato de assassin\u00e1-la) [2]He acted wonderfully in the play (Ele atuou maravilhosamente na pe\u00e7a) [3]The play consists of three acts (A pe\u00e7a consiste em tr\u00eas atos)

{669} action /[1] He is a man of action, he never gives up (Ele \u00e9 um homem de a\u00e7\u00e3o, ele
nunca desiste) [2] I want to go where the action is (Eu quero ir onde a a\u00e7\u00e3o est\u00e1) [3]
Actions speak louder than words (As a\u00e7\u00f5es falam mais alto que as palavras)

{624} add /[1] Can you add two and two? (Voc\u00ea consegue somar dois e dois?) [2] I have
added all the figures but my result doesn\u2019t match yours (Eu somei todos os dados mas
meu resultado n\u00e3o bate com o seu) [3] As an added benefity, we\u2019ll pay for your housing
expenses (Como um benef\u00edcio adicional, n\u00f3s pagaremos por suas despesas de
acomoda\u00e7\u00e3o)

{745} advance /[1] Could you please advance some of my salary? (Voc\u00ea pode adiantar
parte de meu sal\u00e1rio?) [2] His ideas are too much advanced for this society (Suas id\u00e9ias
s\u00e3o muito avan\u00e7adas para esta sociedade) [3] They are making enormous advances in
medicine in the last years (Eles est\u00e3o fazendo avan\u00e7os enormes em medicina nos \u00faltimos
anos)

{738} affect /[1] This new medicine is not supposed to affect you adversely (Este novo
rem\u00e9dio supostamente n\u00e3o possui efeitos adversos) [2] I have an enormous affection for
you (Eu tenho uma grande afei\u00e7\u00e3o por voc\u00ea) [3] The cold climate affect his health (O
clima frio afetou sua sa\u00fade)

{65} after /depois, em seguida/ [1] After you kiss me, I\u2019ll tell you a secret (Ap\u00f3s voc\u00ea me
beijar, eu lhe contarei um segredo) [2] I don\u2019t know what I did after the show (Eu n\u00e3o sei o
que fiz ap\u00f3s o show) [3] Do you prefer to talk before or after lunch? (Voc\u00ea prefere
conversar antes ou depois do almo\u00e7o?)

{126} again /novamente/ [1] Xerox does it again, and again, and again, and ... (Xerox faz isto de novo, de novo, de novo, de ...) [2] I am not going to do it again (Eu n\u00e3o vou fazer isto novamente) [3] Say it again (Diga isto novamente)

{131} against /contra/ [1] I like you a lot, but on this matter I am against you (Eu gosto
muito de voc\u00ea, mas neste assunto eu sou cotra voc\u00ea) [2] It\u2019s sad to see a brother fighting
against a sister (\u00c9 triste ver um irm\u00e3o brigando contra uma irm\u00e3) [3] It is against human
nature to kill each other (\u00c9 contra a natureza humana matar-se uns aos outros)

{293} air /ar/ [1] There\u2019s something in the air (Tem algo no ar) [2]Weoften go to the country
to breathe fresh air (N\u00f3s vamos ao campo frequentemente para respirar ar fresco) [3]
Love is in the air (O amor est\u00e1 no ar)

{210} almost /quase/ [1] The work is almost finished (O trabalho est\u00e1 quase terminado) [2]
I am almost convinced (Estou quase convencido) [3] Almost all people have left (Quase
todas as pessoas j\u00e1 partiram)

{288} alone /sozinho/ [1] I don\u2019t like being left alone (Eu n\u00e3o gosto de ser deixado sozinho)
[2] Please, go away, leave me alone (Por favor, v\u00e1 embora, deixe-me sozinha) [3] He\u2019s
alone now (Ele est\u00e1 sozinho agora)

{295} along /ao longo/ [1] There are trees all along the avenue (Existem \u00e1rvores ao longo de toda a avenida) [2] Move along, please (Andando, por favor) [3] My father and I don\u2019t get along too well (Meu pai e eu n\u00e3o nos damos muito bem)

{269} already /j\u00e1/ [1] I have already told you not to go there (Eu j\u00e1 lhe disse para n\u00e3o ir l\u00e1) [2] When I arrived, she was already gone (Quando eu cheguei, ela j\u00e1 tinha ido) [3] You\u2019re not leaving us already, are you? (Voc\u00ea n\u00e3o est\u00e1 indo embora, est\u00e1?)

{198} also /tamb\u00e9m, al\u00e9m de/ [1] I ama teacher and also an artist (Eu sou um professor e
tamb\u00e9m um artista) [2] It is also necessary to send him some money (Tamb\u00e9m \u00e9
necess\u00e1rio enviar-lhe algum dinheiro) [3] He not only finished the book but also
remembered all its contents (Ele n\u00e3o apenas terminou o livro mas tamb\u00e9m se lembrou de
todo o seu conte\u00fado)

{423} although/though /embora/ [1] The job, although difficult, is possible (A tarefa,
embora dif\u00edcil, \u00e9 poss\u00edvel) [2] Though they are so poor, they always have food in their
house

{190} always /sempre/ [1] Always be nice to all (Sempre seja gentil para com todos) [2] I always get up at six n the morning (Eu sempre me levanto \u00e0s seis da manh\u00e3) [3] Always remember who you are (Sempre se lembre de quem voc\u00ea \u00e9)

{718} America /[1] I come from America, I amAmerican (Eu sou da Am\u00e9rica, eu sou
Americano) [2] In America, do as the Americans do (Na Am\u00e9rica, comporte-se como os
Americanos)

{646} american /[1] I have never met an American before (Eu nunca me encontrei com um
Americano antes) [2] Don\u2019t blame me. It\u2019s the American way of life. (N\u00e3o me culpe. Este \u00e9
o modo americano de vida) [3] The American economy is very healthy (A economia
americana \u00e9 muito saud\u00e1vel)

{164} among /entre/ [1] He was among the crowd (Ele estava entre a multid\u00e3o) [2] He
shared his food among his friends (Ele repartiu sua comida entre seus amigos) [3]
Choose one gift from among these (Escolha um presente entre estes)

{32} an /um, uma/ [1] An apple is delicious in the morning (Uma ma\u00e7a \u00e9 deliciosa pela manh\u00e3) [2] You have made me an interesting proposition (Voc\u00ea me fez uma proposta interessante) [3] You certainly are an idiot (Voc\u00ea certamente \u00e9 um idiota)

{386} ancient /antigo/ [1] This object comes from ancient times (Este objeto vem de
tempos antigos) [2] Ancient Rome was the most powerful city in the world (Roma antiga
era a cidade mais poderosa do mundo)

{3} and /e/ [1] Mary and John are married (Maria e Jo\u00e3o s\u00e3o casados) [2] I am learning to read and write (Estou aprendendo a ler e a escrever) [3] Study hard and you will pass your examination (Estude bastante e voc\u00ea passar\u00e1 no seu exame)

{144} another /outro, um outro/ [1] I need another day to complete my work (Eu preciso de
mais um dia para completar meu trabalho) [2] Perhaps another opinion might be useful
(Talvez uma outra opini\u00e3o seja \u00fatil) [3] Not today please, perhaps some other time (Hoje
n\u00e3o, por favor, talvez alguma outra hora)

{394} answer /responder/ [1] What is your answer? (Qual \u00e9 a sua resposta?) [2] I don\u2019t
know the answer, please tell me. (Eu n\u00e3o sei a resposta, por favor diga-me) [3] If you\u2019re in
doubt, answer no (Se voc\u00ea est\u00e1 em d\u00favida, responda n\u00e3o)

{476} answer /resposta, responder/ [1] Nobody knows the answer (Ningu\u00e9m sabe a resposta) [2] Please answer me as soon as you can (Por favor responda-me o mais r\u00e1pido que puder) [3] The answer is twelve (A resposta \u00e9 doze)

{75} any /algum, alguma/ [1] Do you have any money? (Voc\u00ea tem algum dinheiro?) [2] I
don\u2019t have any idea what you are talking about (Eu n\u00e3o tenho a m\u00ednima id\u00e9ia do que voc\u00ea
est\u00e1 falando) [3] Any questions? (Alguma pergunta?)

{346} anything /qualquer coisa/ [1] Do you have anything for me? (Voc\u00ea tem alguma coisa
para mim?) [2] Is there anything I can do for you? (Existe alguma coisa que eu possa
fazer por voc\u00ea?) [3] I want something to do, anything will do (Eu quero alguma coisa para
fazer, qualquer coisa serve)

{693} appear /[1] He appeared in my house without notice (Ele apareceu em minha casa
sem aviso) [2] It appears to be a case of AIDS (Parece ser um caso de AIDS) [3] Why
does she appear so unhappy? (Por que ela parece t\u00e3o infeliz?)

{665} appearance /[1] He has the appearance of honesty (Ele tem a apar\u00eancia da
honestidade) [2] He made his first appearance on the stage when he was 10 (Ele fez a
sua primeira apari\u00e7\u00e3o no teatro quando tinha 10 anos) [3] Don\u2019t judge me by my
appearance (N\u00e3o me julgue pela minha apar\u00eancia) \u00a9 Rubens Queiroz de Almeida 31
queiroz@unicamp.br English For Reading

{530} arm /[1]I would give my right arm to se her smile again (Eu daria o meu bra\u00e7o direito
para v\u00ea-la sorrir novamente) [2]Have you seen the one armed man?(Voc\u00ea viu o homem
de um bra\u00e7o?) [3]Be careful, he is armed (Cuidado, ele est\u00e1 armado) 4The two
superpowers are now engaged in arms control negotiations (As duas superpot\u00eancias
est\u00e3o engajadas em negocia\u00e7\u00f5es para controle de armas)

{342} around /em torno de, de todos os lados/ aproximadamente/ [1] I\u2019ll be around in case you need me (Estarei por aqui caso voc\u00ea precise de mim) [2] Every morning I go for a run around the stadium (Todas as manh\u00e3s eu saio para uma corrida em torno do est\u00e1dio)

{379} art /arte/ [1] The art of seeing is the name of a book written by Aldous Huxley (A arte
de ver \u00e9 o nome de um livro escrito por Aldous Huxley) [2] Understanding other people
really is an art (Entender outras pessoas realmente \u00e9 uma arte)

{12} as /como, assim como/ [1] She is as beautiful as the sky (Ela \u00e9 t\u00e3o bonita como o
c\u00e9u) [2] As you know, I will be leaving tomorrow (Como voc\u00ea sabe, eu partirei amanh\u00e3) [3]
He was dressed as a woman (Ele estava vestido como uma mulher)

{603} ask /[1] Why haven\u2019t you asked him before? (Por que voc\u00ea n\u00e3o perguntou a ele
antes?) [2] Don\u2019t ask her for any money (N\u00e3o pe\u00e7a nenhum dinheiro a ela) [3] I was asked
to wait for him at the airport (Pediram-me que o esperasse no aeroporto)

{19} at /no, na, em, \u00e1s/ [1] They are not at home (Eles n\u00e3o est\u00e3o em casa) [2] He arrived there at 9 o\u2019clock (Ele chegou l\u00e1 \u00e1s nove horas) [3]Myfather is at work now (Meu pai est\u00e1 no trabalho agora)

{651} attention /[1] Pay attention to what I tell you or you\u2019ll be in trouble (Preste aten\u00e7\u00e3o ao
que eu lhe digo ou voc\u00ea arrumar\u00e1 problemas) [2] In attention to your father, I\u2019ll lend you
the money you ask (Em aten\u00e7\u00e3o ao seu pai, eu lhe emprestarei o dinheiro que pede) [3]
Attention please, may I have your attention for a few minutes? (Aten\u00e7\u00e3o por favor, posso
ter a sua aten\u00e7\u00e3o por alguns minutos?)

{364} authority /autoridade/ [1] His authority comes from his competence and dedication
(Sua autoridade vem de sua compet\u00eancia e dedica\u00e7\u00e3o) [2] You have no authority to arrest
us (Voc\u00ea n\u00e3o autoridade para nos prender)

{139} away /fora, distante de/ [1] I won\u2019t be away for long (Eu n\u00e3o ficarei fora muito tempo)
[2] Throw the book away now (Jogue o livro fora agora) [3] Don\u2019t go away, wait for me
(N\u00e3o v\u00e1 embora, espere por mim)

{129} back /de volta/ [1] Come back now! (Volte agora!) [2] This television is not working, I
want my money back (Esta televis\u00e3o n\u00e3o est\u00e1 funcionando, eu quero o meu dinheiro de
volta) [3] I want you to give back to her all her money (Eu quero que voc\u00ea devolva a ela
todo o seu dinheiro)

{569} bad (bad, worse, worst) /ruim, pior, o pior/ [1]He is a bad father (Ele \u00e9 um mau pai) [2]She is worse than John when it comes to playing volleyball (Ela \u00e9 pior do que o Jo\u00e3o quando se trata de jogar voleibol) [3]She is the worst student in the class (Ela \u00e9 a pior estudante na sala)

{484} battle /batalha/ [1] It is the battle of the stupid against the ignorant (\u00c9 uma batalha
dos est\u00fapidos contra os ignorantes) [2] He lost his life in battle (Ele perdeu sua vida na
batalha) [3] Many scientists all over the world are engaged in a battle against cancer
(Muitos cientistas de todo o mundo est\u00e3o engajados em uma batalha contra o cancer) [4]
I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent (Eu me recuso a entrar em
uma batalha de intelectos contra um oponente desarmado)

{640} beautiful /[1] She is the most beautiful girl I have ever met in my life (Ela \u00e9 a garota
mais bonita que eu j\u00e1 vi na minha vida) [2] I bought this house just to enjoy this wonderful
sight (Eu comprei esta casa apenas para desfrutar desta linda vista) [3] It gives me
enormous pleasure to see a beautiful flower (Ver uma flor bonita me d\u00e1 um enorme
prazer)

{175} because /porque/ [1] I passed my exams because I studied hard (Eu passei nos
exames porque estudei bastante) [2] Why are you here? Because I need the money (Por
que voc\u00ea est\u00e1 aqui? Porque preciso do dinheiro) [3] I work because I have to (Eu trabalho
porque preciso)

{406} become (become, became, became) /tornar, vir a ser/ [1] When I grow up, I want to
become a doctor (Quando eu crescer, eu quero tornar-me um m\u00e9dico) [2] \u201cMothers all
want their sons to grow up to be President, but they don\u2019t want them to become politicians
in the process.\u201d (John F. Kennedy) (Todas as m\u00e3es querem que seus filhos cres\u00e7am e se
tornem Presidente, mas elas n\u00e3o querem que eles se tornem pol\u00edticos no processo)

{39} been /partic\u00edpio passado to be/[1] I have been sick ever since I saw her (Eu tenho
estado doente desde que a vi) [2] I have been to Paris several times (J\u00e1 estive em Paris
diversas vezes) [3] Wehave been happy together for many years (N\u00f3s temos sido felizes
por muitos anos)

{84} before /antes/ [1] I\u2019d like to talk to you before the meeting (Eu gostaria de conversar
com voc\u00ea antes da reuni\u00e3o) [2] Before you go, turn off the lights (Antes de voc\u00ea ir embora,
apague as luzes) [3] You should have seen him before (Voc\u00ea deveria t\u00ea-lo visitado antes)

{368} behind /atr\u00e1s/ [1] The teacher is behing the table (O professor est\u00e1 atr\u00e1s da mesa)
[2] Why did you park your car behing the tree? (Por que voc\u00ea estacionou o seu carro atr\u00e1s
da \u00e1rvore?) [3] He was quickly left behind (Ele foi rapidamente deixado para tr\u00e1s)

{125} being /ser/ [1] After all, I am just a human being (Apesar de tudo, eu sou apenas um ser humano) [2] I amtired of being humiliated (Estou cansado de ser humilhado) [3] I don\u2019t like being with you (Eu n\u00e3o gosto de ficar com voc\u00ea)

{631} below /[1] From where we are, we have a beautiful view of the ocean below (De onde n\u00f3s estamos, n\u00f3s temos uma linda vista do oceano abaixo) [2] Please, sign here, below the mark (Por favor, assine aqui, abaixo da marca) [3] The temperature was 40 degrees below zero (A temperatura era de 40 graus abaixo de zero)

{688} besides /[1] I don\u2019t like this new car, besides, it\u2019s too expensive (Eu n\u00e3o gosto deste novo carro, al\u00e9m disto, \u00e9 muito caro) [2] I have four other brothers besides him (Eu tenho quatro outros irm\u00e3os al\u00e9m dele) [3] He hadn\u2019t time to prepare his lecture, besides which, he was feeling ill (Ele n\u00e3o teve tempo de preparar sua palestra, al\u00e9m do que, ele estava se sentindo doente)

{303} best /o melhor (good, better, best) [1] Being rich is good, but being rich and healthy
is even better (Ser rico \u00e9 bom, mas ser rico e sad\u00e1vel \u00e9 ainda melhor) [2] But the best
thing is to be rich, healthy and happy (Mas a melhor coisa \u00e9 ser rico, saud\u00e1vel e feliz) [3]
What is the best city to live in Brazil? (Qual a melhor cidade para se viver no Brasil?)

{229} better /melhor/ [1]Acar is better than a horse (Um carro \u00e9 melhor que um cavalo) [2]
I have a better proposition (Eu tenho uma proposta melhor) [3] Travelling by plane is
better than travelling by car (Viajar de avi\u00e3o \u00e9 melhor que viajar de carro)

{170} between /entre/ [1] The television is between the sofa and the chair (A televis\u00e3o est\u00e1
entre o sof\u00e1 e a cadeira) [2] The new house is between the church and the police station
(A nova casa est\u00e1 entre a igreja e a esta\u00e7\u00e3o policial) [3] This is between you and me (Isto
\u00e9 entre voc\u00ea e eu)

{418} big /grande/ [1] The least experienced fisherman always catches the biggest fish (O
pescador mais inexperiente sempre pega o peixe maior) [2] He is a very big man (Ele \u00e9
um homem muito grande) [3] John is bigger than Roy (John \u00e9 maior do que Roy)

{728} bind (bind, bound, bound) /[1] They bound his legs together to prevent him from
escaping (Eles amarraram as suas pernas juntas para impedi-lo de escapar) [2] They are
bound to each other by friendship (Eles s\u00e3o ligados um ao outro pela amizade) 34 \u00a9
Rubens Queiroz de Almeida queiroz@unicamp.br English For Reading

{609} birth /[1] She gave birth to a lovely child (Ela deu \u00e0 luz a uma ador\u00e1vel crian\u00e7a) [2] I
won\u2019t tell you the date of my birth (Eu n\u00e3o lhe direi a data de meu nascimento) [3] The
baby weighed six pounds at birth (O beb\u00ea pesava tr\u00eas quilos ao nascer)

{333} black /preto/ [1] Black is my favourite color (Preto \u00e9 a minha cor favorita) [2] I bought
this beautiful black horse for you (Eu comprei este belo cavalo preto para voc\u00ea) [3] You
should dress in black and white for the party (Voc\u00ea deve se vestir em preto e branco para
o baile)

{337} blood /sangue/ [1] I\u2019ve got typeOblood (Eu tenho sangue tipo O) [2] You should
donate blood more often (Voc\u00ea deve doar sangue mais frequentemente) [3] The blood of
the innocents (O sangue dos inocentes)

{677} boat /[1] The Titanic didn\u2019t have enough lifeboats for all its passengers (O Titanic
n\u00e3o tinha botes salva-vidas em n\u00famero suficiente para todos os seus passageiros) [2] I
have a small boat and I usually go fishing at the weekends (Eu tenho um pequeno barco e
costumo ir pescar nos finais de semana) [3] Do you want to buy my boat? (Voc\u00ea quer
comprar o meu bote?)

{197} body /corpo/ [1] You have a beautiful body (Voc\u00ea tem um corpo bonito) [2] The body
of the text doesn\u2019t make any sense (O corpo do texto n\u00e3o faz sentido algum) [3] It is
important to have body and mind in harmony (\u00c9 importante que o corpo e a mente
estejam em harmonia)