| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
Arabic-speaking,
Arabic speaking adj | (person: speaks Arabic) | que fala árabe loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| I would like an Arabic-speaking taxi driver please. Are there any Arabic-speaking tour guides here? |
| Eu gostaria de um motorista de taxi que fale árabe. Há algum guia de turismo que fale árabe aqui? |
| baby talk n | (infantile speech) | fala dos bebês sf |
| Linguists study baby talk to discover how we acquire language. |
| Os linguistas estudam a fala dos bebês para descobrir como nós adquirimos a linguagem. |
| choked up adj | informal (speechless with emotion) (figurado) | perder a fala expres v |
| (figurado) | engasgar⇒ vi |
| Darren was choked up when his stepson told him he loved him. |
| Come on! interj | slang (disbelief) | Sem essa! interj |
| Fala sério!; Sério! interj |
| Come on! You must be joking! |
| Sem essa! Você deve estar de brincadeira. |
| corpse vi | UK, slang (performer: laugh and forget lines) | esquecer a fala expres v |
| The scene had to be filmed three times because the actors kept corpsing. |
| Did you ever! interj | US (I am astonished) | Fala sério! interj |
| Verdade? interj |
| do all the talking v expr | informal (be the only one to speak) | ser quem fala expres |
| ser quem negocia expres |
| I'll do all the talking when we negotiate the price. |
| drawl n | (slow way of speaking) (fala lenta) | fala arrastada loc sf |
| fala carregada loc sf |
| Many people from the southern part of the country speak with a drawl. |
| dry vi | figurative, slang (theater: forget your line) (teatro) | esquecer a fala expres v |
| (informal) | dar branco expres v |
| I dried onstage and the actor playing Hamlet had to feed me my line. |
| Esqueci minha fala no palco e o ator que fazia Hamlet teve que me soprar minha fala. |
| dumb adj | (temporarily unable to speak) | mudo adj |
| sem fala loc adj |
| I was dumb with amazement at what he was saying. |
| Fiquei mudo de espanto com o que ele estava dizendo. |
English speaking,
English-speaking adj | (person: speaks English) | anglófono adj |
| que fala inglês conj + expres v |
| Get away! interj | UK, slang (disbelief) | Não acredito!. A sério!, interj |
| (BRA, informal) | Fala sério!, Tá de brincadeira! interj |
| You saw the Queen in Burnley market? Get away! |
| Você viu a Rainha no mercado Burnley? Não acredito! |
| Get out of here! interj | mainly US, slang, figurative (disbelief) | não acredito!, fala sério! interj |
| You bought that shirt for $10? Get out of here! |
| Você comprou essa camiseta por 10 reais? Não acredito! |
the gift of gab (US),
the gift of the gab (UK) n | informal (ability to speak well) | dom da fala loc sm |
| Tim has the gift of the gab; he can sweet-talk anybody. |
| Tim é falador e convence todo mundo. |
| loss of speech n | (inability to speak due to trauma, etc.) | perda da fala loc sf |
| After witnessing the horrific murder he experienced temporary loss of speech. |
mealy-mouthed,
also US: mealymouthed adj | informal (avoiding plain language) | de fala mansa loc adj |
| mumbling n | (unclear speech) | balbucio sm |
| (informal) | fala enrolada sf |
| Jeremy's mumbling suggested that he was not experienced at public speaking. |
| no-platform sb vtr | UK (boycott extremist speaker) | boicotar fala extremista vt + sf + adj |
| no-platforming n | UK (boycotting extremist speakers) | boicote à fala extremista sm + sf + adj |
| plain speaking n | (expressing oneself directly) | fala franca sf |
| President Harry Truman was known for his down-to-earth mannerisms and plain speaking. |
| slurred speech n | (abnormal way of talking) | fala desarticulada sf |
| Some people have slurred speech when they're drunk. |
| soft voice n | (gentle or quiet speech) (fala mansa ou silenciosa) | voz suave sf |
| fala delicada sf |
| (informal) | fala mansa sf |
| My brother has a very soft voice; sometimes I can't hear what he's saying. |
soft-spoken,
soft spoken,
softly spoken adj | (having a quiet or gentle voice) | de voz branda, de voz suave loc adj |
| (informal) | de fala mansa loc adj |
| I was surprised when my usually soft-spoken sister began to yell at me. |
| speaking adj | (involving speech) (teatro) | com fala loc adj |
| falada adj |
| The actor was delighted to have a speaking part in the play. |
| speech impediment n | (speaking disorder) (problema para articular a fala) | dificuldade de fala loc sf |
| problema de expressão loc sm |
| He has a speech impediment which makes him hard to understand. |
| speech pathology n | (study of speaking disorders) | patologia da fala loc sf |
| sworn statement n | (sth said under oath) (algo dito sob juramento) | fala em juízo sf |
| declaração em juízo sf |
| According to her sworn statement, she was not in the house at the time of the murder. |
| thought bubble n | (comic: balloon showing thoughts) (quadrinhos: mostrando o que alguém está pensando) | balão de fala loc sm |
