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Em inglês existem palavras com mais de um significado como ocorre em qualquer língua do mundo. Basta pensar em algumas palavras do nosso português: banco, pode ser assento ou local onde realizamos transações bancárias; manga, pode ser a fruta ou parte da camisa. Além dessas, tente se lembrar de palavras variadas da nossa língua que desempenham sentidos diferentes em contextos múltiplos. A seguir, segue uma lista de algumas palavras e alguns dos seus diferentes significados.<\/div>\n
\nBALL<\/span><\/font> = <\/font>bola \/ baile
\nKids just love to play with a ball.
\nCinderella dances with the prince in the castle ball.<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span>\n\n

Bank<\/font> = banco \/ margem de rio
\nBe careful with your bank account password.
\nMy uncle has a house on the river bank.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Bark <\/font>=<\/font> latir \/ casca de árvore 
\nMy dog barks like crazy when he sees a cat. 
\nCork is the bark of a special tree. (Cortiça é a casca de uma árvore especial).
\n(esta foi melhor traduzir´né?)<\/font>
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\nBAT<\/font> =<\/font> morcego \/ bastão de baseball
\nA bat is not a flying mouse.It's a different kind of animal.
\nIn baseball game players use a heavy bat to hit the ball.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Book <\/font>= livro \/ reservar <\/font>(fazer reserva em hotel, restaurante etc…) 
\nThe book is in the shelf.
\nBefore going to a place it is good to book a room in a hotel.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Bright<\/font> = brilho \/ brilhar \/ brilhante \/ muito inteligente.
\nA candle gives a soft and romantic bright to a dinner.
\nMy brother is a bright guy. He's only 20 and he's a doctor.<\/font>
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\nCan <\/font>= verbo poder \/ lata (refrigerante ou cerveja.) <\/font>
\nI can play the piano in your party.That's no problem.
\nI can drink all the beer cans I want a day,but I think one can is enough.
\nVeja só isto:<\/font>
\nIf a canner can can 100 cans a day, how many cans can a canner can in three weeks of canning cans?
\nNão vamos nem traduzir esta.Fica como treinamento para você.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Check<\/font> = conferir \/ cheque <\/font>(de banco) 
\nIt is always good to check your car before long trips.
\nWhen you check you car you can pay the service by check.
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\nCoat<\/font> = casaco \/ revestir,cobrir.
\nIn winter there's nothing better than a good coat.
\nI coated my living room with wallpaper. It is beautiful now.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Fly<\/font> = voar \/ mosca(inseto).<\/font> 
\nPeople always wanted to fly. Santos Dumont made it possible.
\nA fly can bring several deseases to your food. Keep it away.
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\nFoot <\/font>= pé (humano) \/ unidade de medida (30,4 cm.) 
\nThe plural of "foot" is "feet" , did you know that?
\nOne foot is equal to 30.4 centimetres,ok? How much is 3\/4 of a foot?<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Ground <\/font>= chão \/ passado do verbo "Grind"= Moer <\/font>(pronuncia-se "graind"). 
\nI am affraid of flying. I prefer to stay on the ground.
\nA esfiha is a kind of Arabic food made with ground meat on top.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Hard <\/font>= duro, rígido \/ difícil
\nWhat keeps the information in a computer is called Hard Disk.
\nI think it is really hard to learn how to speak Japanese.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Kid<\/font> = garoto \/ bode jovem<\/font> 
\nThe movie "Kids" is about teenagers and AIDS. 
\nYoung goats are calledd kids but they aren't human kids. 
\n(meio confuso né?)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Leaves<\/font> = parte (vai embora) \/ folhas (plural de leaf – folha de planta)
\nJane leaves home at 7:00 am to go to school everyday.
\nIn autumn the tree leaves become brown and fall down.<\/font><\/span><\/span>
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\nLight<\/font> = luz \/ leve \/ verbo iluminar <\/font><\/p>\n\n

God said "Let there be light" -and there was light.
\nYou can easily carry a book. It's very light but important.
\nLet me light the room for you or you may have an accident.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Mark<\/font> = notas escolares \/ marca <\/font>(mancha) \/ Marcos (nome próprio)
\nIf you don't study how do you expect to have good marks?
\nDon't put a hot plate on a wood table because it will leave a mark on it.
\nI have canadian friend called Mark. He came to Brazil last year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Match<\/font> = fósforo \/ combinar \/ partida esportiva
\nI need to light the birthday candles.Please give me a match.
\nYour yellow shirt doesn't match with that red jacket.
\nIt was great! Our team won the match by 3 x 0.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Park<\/font> = parque \/ estacionar veiculo. 
\nOn sunday it is good to go to Ibirapuera park to walk a little. 
\nDon't park your car in front of a garage or you'll  will get a parking ticket. <\/font>
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\nParty<\/font> = festa \/ partido politico.  
\nTomorrow is my birthday and I'll invite all my friends to a party.
\nThere so many parties in Brazil that is difficult to chose one to vote for.<\/font><\/span><\/span>
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\nPitcher<\/font> = lançador (baseball) \/ dosador de bebidas.<\/font><\/p>\n\n

Attention! The pitcher is going to throw the ball now!
\nDon't exaggerate in your whisky. Use the pitcher ok?<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Play<\/font> = jogar \/ tocar \/ representar.
\nI just love to play soccer with my friends on weekends.
\nMy father always liked to play the violin.
\nIt was great when Harrison Ford played Blade Runner main character.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Punch =<\/font> bebida \/ socar, dar socos.
\nPunch is a popular drink made with wine and fruit.
\nIf you don't stop bothering me I'll punch you in the nose.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Right<\/font> = lado direito \/ correto \/ direito juridico.
\nTo reach the theater go to the corner and turn right.
\nIf you say that 2+3=6 you are not right.
\nIn USA when someone is arrested the policeman says:" You have the right to remain silent…"<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Rose<\/font> = rosa (flôr) \/ subiu,levantou (past of the verb To Rise). 
\nRose is known as the queen of all flowers.
\nThe campaign rose funds for children in need all over the world.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Ruler <\/font>= regua \/ "aquele que dita as regras"(rules). 
\nUse the ruler to draw a line.It will make your drawing look better.
\nTo make the Law someone as to act as a ruler.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Sheet<\/font> = folha (de papel) \/ lençol (roupa de cama). 
\nGive me a sheet of paper. I need to write something.
\nThe most usual color for a bed sheet is white.Or do you prefer other color<\/font>?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Show <\/font>= mostrar \/ espetáculo. 
\nI don't know this building.Please show me the way out.
\nPink Floyd was one of the greatest shows I've ever seen.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Sign<\/font> = assinar \/ sinal \/ signo (zodiaco)
\nTo get your document just sign here,please
\nIn the desert there's no sign of life for many miles.
\nMy sign is Libra. What's yours?<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Sink <\/font>= verbo Afundar<\/font>(sink, sank, sunk) \/ pia,lavatório. 
\nIn April 14, 1912 the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank killing thousands of people.
\nDon't wash your hands in the toilet, stupid. Do it in the sink!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Stick<\/font> = galho \/ espeto \/ grudar (algo em algum lugar). 
\nThe branches of a tree are also called sticks,right?
\nBrazilian cowboys use a stick to guide the cattle on their journeys.
\nMany people like to stick pictures on the car windows.Do you stick pictures anywhere?<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Top <\/font>= parte de cima \/ pião <\/font>(brinquedo)\/ cume de montanha \/ blusa curta \/ ultimo andar(top floor) \/ maximo,o mais alto
\nThe title is usually on the top of the page.
\nDo children still play with tops anywhere?
\nClimbing a montain rewards all the hard work when you reach the top.
\nMany girls like to wear a top in summer.
\nMy father leaves in that building on the top floor.
\nFor many years Airton Senna was the top pilot in Formula 1 races.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Train<\/font> = trem<\/font>(comboio) \/ verbo treinar.
\nToday people don't use train so much. It seems cars and buses have the preference.
\nTo became a champion you must train hard for a long time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Watch <\/font>= <\/font>assitir <\/font>(TV ou filme) \/ relogio de pulso.
\nAt night we like to watch TV in the comfort of our homes.
\nWhat time is it, please? I forgot my watch at home.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Wind <\/font>= vento (pronunciado "uind") \/ enrolar,enroscar(pronunciado "uaind").
\nPatrick Swayze , the actor who played "Ghost" also recorded a song called "She's like the wind".
\nSlam your body down and wind it all around.(from a song by The Spice Girls) <\/font><\/span><\/span>
\n <\/p>\n\n

Leia também um interessantíssimo artigo: Palavras de múltiplo sentido<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n


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