C1 · Lição 3: Collocations Avançadas e Expressões Idiomáticas
Objetivos da lição
- Ampliar collocations de nível avançado
- Aprender idioms usados em contextos profissionais e formais
- Aprender expressões para debate e negociação
Explicação
1. Collocations acadêmicas e profissionais
| Collocation | Tradução |
|---|---|
| reach a consensus | chegar a um consenso |
| draw a parallel | traçar um paralelo |
| play a crucial role | desempenhar um papel crucial |
| bridge the gap | reduzir/eliminar a lacuna |
| pose a threat/challenge | representar uma ameaça/desafio |
| raise awareness | aumentar a conscientização |
| strike a balance | encontrar um equilíbrio |
| gain momentum | ganhar força/impulso |
| set a precedent | abrir um precedente |
| yield results | gerar resultados |
| tackle an issue | enfrentar/lidar com um problema |
| foster growth | fomentar o crescimento |
The new policy poses a threat to small businesses. → A nova política representa uma ameaça para pequenas empresas. The two sides finally reached a consensus after hours of debate. It's important to strike a balance between work and personal life.
2. Idioms de nível avançado
| Idiom | Significado | Exemplo |
|---|---|---|
| a double-edged sword | uma faca de dois gumes | Social media is a double-edged sword. |
| the tip of the iceberg | apenas a ponta do iceberg | This scandal is just the tip of the iceberg. |
| read between the lines | ler nas entrelinhas | You need to read between the lines of that email. |
| jump on the bandwagon | entrar na onda/moda | Many companies jumped on the bandwagon of AI. |
| back to square one | voltar à estaca zero | The deal fell through, we're back to square one. |
| food for thought | algo para se refletir | Her speech gave us a lot of food for thought. |
| a grey area | uma zona cinzenta (ambígua) | The law on this topic is a grey area. |
| take something with a grain of salt | não levar algo 100% a sério | You should take his advice with a grain of salt. |
| the elephant in the room | o assunto óbvio que ninguém menciona | No one addressed the elephant in the room. |
| cut corners | economizar/fazer com menos qualidade | The company cut corners on safety. |
3. Expressões para debate e argumentação formal
| Expressão | Uso |
|---|---|
| To play devil's advocate... | Para fazer o papel de advogado do diabo (contra-argumentar de propósito) |
| That being said... | Dito isso... |
| To put it another way... | Colocando de outra forma... |
| It could be argued that... | Poder-se-ia argumentar que... |
| There's no denying that... | Não há como negar que... |
| I take your point, but... | Eu entendo seu ponto, mas... |
| At the end of the day... | No final das contas... |
To play devil's advocate, isn't it also true that regulation could stifle innovation? There's no denying that climate change is accelerating. That being said, solutions must be economically viable.
Vocabulário
nuance (nuance/sutileza), rhetoric (retórica), viable (viável), stifle (sufocar/reprimir)
Prática: Debate formal
It could be argued that remote work poses a challenge to company culture. However, there's no denying that it also fosters better work-life balance. To put it another way, the shift to remote work is a double-edged sword, and companies must strike a balance between flexibility and collaboration.
Exercícios
1) Complete com a collocation correta (reach a consensus, raise awareness, pose a threat, strike a balance):
a) The campaign aims to about mental health. b) Climate change continues to to coastal cities. c) After the debate, the committee finally . d) It's hard to between career and family.
2) Complete com o idiom correto (back to square one, the tip of the iceberg, a grey area, take it with a grain of salt):
a) This is just , there's much more to the story. b) The negotiation failed, so we're . c) I'd what he says, he tends to exaggerate. d) The legality of this practice is .
3) Traduza:
a) É importante ler nas entrelinhas. → b) Isso é apenas a ponta do iceberg. → c) Não há como negar que precisamos mudar. →
Gabarito
1) a) raise awareness; b) pose a threat; c) reached a consensus; d) strike a balance
2) a) the tip of the iceberg; b) back to square one; c) take it with a grain of salt; d) a grey area
3) a) It's important to read between the lines. b) This is just the tip of the iceberg. c) There's no denying that we need to change.
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