Gírias (Z) Slang

zero: an unimportant person.
"If you don't work hard, you'll end up a zero."

zip (1): nothing."I don't know zip about you."

zip (2): energy; vigor."I need something that will give me more zip. "

zit: pimple; acne.

"Teens often have a lot of zits."

Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/z.html

Gírias (Y) Slang

yank (1): bother; harass.

"Stop yanking me, okay?"

Yank (2): a Yankee; an American.

"Dave is a Yank."

Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/y.html

Gírias (W) Slang

wad: roll of money.

"It's dangerous to carry a big wad in your pocket."

wasted: killed.

"A lot of people get wasted in the streets of New York."

wheels: car; motorcycle.

"If you want to live in Los Angeles, you've got to get some wheels"

whitebread: plain; boring.

"That new movie is definitely not whitebread!"

whiz (1): someone who shows a special talent for something.

"Einstein was a whiz in Physics."

whiz [offensive] (2): to urinate.

"I really have to take a whiz."

wimpy: weak.

"Don't be so wimpy!"

winks, get some: sleep.

"I really need to get some winks"

wrongo: wrong.

"That is totally wrongo!"

Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/w.html

Gírias (V) Slang

vanilla (1): plain.

"She drives a vanilla car."

vanilla (2): Caucasian.

"The Midwest is too vanilla for me."

Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/v.html

Gírias (U) Slang

umpteen: many; countless.

"I've asked you umpteen times to show me the money!"

unlax: relax.

"Dave needs to definitely unlax with his family."

upchuck: vomit.

"She got sick and upchucked three times."

uptight: nervous; anxious.

"Why are you so uptight?"

Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/u.html

Gírias (T) Slang

technicolor yawn, to do a : vomit.

"My dog just did a technicolor yawn all over the carpet!"

thou: thousand.

"I need to borrow a hundred thou."

threads: clothing.

"My wife spent $900 on new threads."

ticker (1): the heart.

"My grandfather has a bad ticker."

ticker (2): a watch.

"Wow! That's a really cool ticker!"

tints: sunglasses.

"You have to wear tints in California."

totally: really; completely.

"That's totally awesome, dude!"

to the max: maximum.

"I studied to the max."

turkey (1): failure; flop.

"Thank goodness that restaurant is not a turkey!"

turkey (2): dumb person.

"Turkeys are not allowed to work for this company."

turn-off: something that repulses a person.

"Bad breath is a real turn-off."

Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/t.html

Gírias (S) Slang

scarf: to eat.

"I can easily scarf an entire banana split."

screw up: to make a mistake.

"I screwed up on the driving test, so I didn't pass."

screw-up: a person who makes a mistake.

"Why are you such a screw-up?"

scum: a despicable individual.

"Don't hang around with that kind of scum."

shades: sunglasses.

"Those are really cool shades!"

shoot some hoops: play basketball.

"Let's shoot some hoops!"

silks: clothing.

"Those are really awesome silks!"

smarts: intelligence.

"It takes a lot of smarts to become a doctor."

smurfbrain: a dumb or stupid person.

"Stop acting like a smurfbrain!"

snookered: cheated.

"I got snookered into buying swamp land in Florida."

sofa spud: a person who watches too much television.

"I'm usually a sofa spud on Sunday."

solid (1): really good; cool.

"That new movie theater is totally solid!"

solid (2): consecutive.

"It's been raining for seven solid days."

specs: eyeglasses.

"I didn't know that you wore specs."

split: to leave.

"Let's split from here now."

spunk: spirit.

"She might be small, but she's got a lot of spunk."

stoned (out): drunk from drugs or alcohol.

"I'm really stoned (out), dude!"

street smart: knowledgeable about city life.

"Since Dave is from Los Angeles, he's very street smart."

suck: to be bad and unacceptable.

"That song really sucks!

Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/s.html

Gírias (R) Slang

racket (1): noise.

"Small kids can make a lot of racket."

racket (2): something that's dishonest or deceptive.

"The Tobacco Industry is quite a racket."

racket (3): an occupation.

"I've been in the ESL racket for fourteen years."

rank: give someone a difficult time.

"She's always ranking her teacher."

rat: a despicable person.

"I thought I loved you, but now I know you're really a rat."

razz: annoy someone.

"Will you please stop razzing me?"

rear (end): buttocks.

"Dave fell on his rear (end)."

riot, a : something or someone very funny.

"Jim Carrey is a riot!"

rip off (1): stealing.

"Someone ripped off my car."

rip off (2): fraud.

"I paid $10,000 for my computer. What a rip off!"

rocking: great; excellent.

"David's class is really rocking!"

rubbish: nonsense; not true.

"That rumor is a bunch of rubbish."

rug rat: a child.

"Dave has a couple of rug rats at home."

runs, the: diarrhea.

"Oh no! I've got the runs!"

Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/r.html

Gírias (Q) Slang

quarterback: leader.

"Dave is the quarterback of the company."

quick and dirty: done fast, but not well.

"The mechanic did a quick and dirty repair on my car."

Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/q.html

Gírias (P) Slang

pad: someone's home.

"Can I sleep at your pad tonight?"

party: celebrate.

"Let's party tonight!"

party animal: someone that loves parties.

"Dave has been known to sometimes be a party animal."

paws: hands.

"Get your paws off me!"

peanuts: very little money.

"I love my job, but the pay is peanuts."

pee: to urinate.

"I always have to pee after drinking beer."

pickled: drunk.

"He got pickled on vodka."

pig out: eat too much.

"Dave is famous for pigging out on chocolate ice cream."

piss: to urinate.

"My dog pissed on me!"

pissed (off): angry; upset.

"I'm really pissed (off) at you."

plastered: drunk.

"Why does he always get plastered?"

poop, the (1): knowledge; information.

"What's the poop on Michael Jackson?"

poop [offensive] (2): defecation; shit.

"Be careful not to step on dog poop."

poop out: get tired and quit.

"I got pooped out after spending eight hours at Disneyland."

pot (1): toilet.

"Who's on the pot?"

pot (2): marijuana.

"It's easy to buy pot in the big city."

pro: someone who's good at something; professional.

"She's really a pro at golf."

psycho: crazy person.

"Stay away from that psycho!"

puke: vomit.

"Alcohol makes some people puke."

pumped (up): excited.

"I'm really pumped (up) about this place!"

puss: the face.

"My girlfriend slapped me right on the puss."

Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/p.html

Gírias (O) Slang

okay: decent.

"My boss is an okay person."

Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/o.html

Gírias (N) Slang

nada: nothing (from Spanish).
"I know nada about politics."

neat: cool; great.
"Isn't my new car neat?"

noid: someone that's paranoid.
"Why are you so noid?"

nuke (1): nuclear weapon.
"This world had too many nukes."

nuke (2): destroy; delete.
"Sorry, but I accidentally nuked your e-mail message."

nuke (3): cook something in the microwave oven.
"Can you nuke this frozen pizza for me?"

nut (1): odd or crazy person.
"Why are you always acting like a nut?"

nut (2): someone passionate about something.
"I'm a nut about computers."

nuts [offensive]: testicles.
"Don't ever kick me in the nuts."


Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/n.html

Gírias (M) Slang

make waves: cause problems.
"Teachers don't like students to make waves."

max, to the : maximum.
"I'm happy to the max."

mega: big.
"American restaurants serve mega portions of food."

megabucks: a large amount of money.
"It takes megabucks to live in Japan."

mellow: relaxed.
"I'm feeling very mellow this evening."

mickey-mouse: unimportant; time-wasting.
"I'm sick of this mickey-mouse job."

monkey bite: a kiss that leaves a mark on the skin.
"I don't want any monkey bites tonight, okay?"

munch out: to eat voraciously.
"Let's munch out on a large pizza!"


Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/m.html

Gírias (L) Slang

laid back: relaxed; calm.
"I always feel laid back at the beach."

lame: incompetent.
"Dave is really lame when is comes to fixing his car."

lip: cheeky talk.
"My students are always giving me lip!"

loser: a bungling and worthless person.
"Why are you dating such a loser?"

love handles: excess fat around the waist.
"Is it possible for Dave to lose his love handles?"

luck out: to be lucky or fortunate.
"You really luck out by visiting that great website!"


Source:http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/l.html

Gírias (K) Slang

K (k): a thousand.
"I could retire with 100 K (k)!"

kick back: relax and enjoy.
"I wish I could kick back at the beach today."

kick off: die.
"My dog finally kicked off."

killer: something exceptional or great.
"Wow, your boyfriend is killer!"

knock: condemn.
"Don't knock it unless you've tried it."

knockout: beautiful woman; handsome man.
"Benjamin is already a knockout!"

kook: peculiar person.
"Stop acting like a kook!"


Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/k.html

Mais um aluno Wizard muito bem sucedido!

Terça-Feira, 28 de Setembro de 2010



ESTUDANTE REPRESENTA O BRASIL EM OLIMPÍADA INTERNACIONAL E VOLTA COM PRÊMIO - 28/09/10
Idioma inglês ajudou seu desempenho

Ter um segundo idioma não é mais uma exigência apenas do mercado profissional. Tornou-se uma necessidade cada vez maior em todos os campos e, principalmente, nas faixas etárias menores.

Quem faz essa afirmação é o estudante Tiago Lobato Gimenes, de 17 anos. Ele retornou nesta semana da China, após representar o Brasil na International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA).

A seleção da equipe brasileira começou em maio do ano passado quando aconteceu a Olimpíada Brasileira de Astronomia, onde foram selecionadas 40 pessoas para um treinamento de 7 meses para depois serem escolhidos 5 representantes brasileiros na IV IOAA.

“Saímos de São Paulo e fomos para a China com escala em Amsterdam e chegamos após 2 dias de viagem em Beijing, China. A Olimpíada foi composta por 20 países e aconteceu nos dias 12 a 21 de setembro. Nesse meio tempo houve as mais diversas provas, desde teóricas até provas práticas e observacionais. A parte mais importante da Olimpíada não são as provas e medalhas, mas sim a convivência com outras culturas e pessoas totalmente diferentes e para conseguir se comunicar com elas era necessário o inglês bom e fluente, o que consegui graças ao curso de inglês da Wizard”, explica.

Segundo ele, o idioma inglês ajudou tanto na comunicação com as outras pessoas e até mesmo nas provas, pois algumas eram escritas em inglês. “Consegui conhecer outras culturas e mais sobre os países que participaram desse evento. Agora tenho uma visão diferente do mundo e consigo ver melhor as diferenças e semelhanças entre as culturas e países e isso será muito útil para tudo que irei fazer de agora em diante. Fiz amigos no mundo todo, como Romênia, Bangladesh, Filipinas, Grécia e outros”, declara.

O Brasil conseguiu 1 medalha de prata, 3 de bronze e 1 menção honrosa para o estudante Tiago.


Fonte www.jornow.com.br/jornow/noticia.php?idempresa=1589&num...P

Gírias (J) Slang

jack around [possibly offensive]: waste time.
"Will you please stop jacking around?"

jam, in a (1): trouble.
"If you're in a jam, I promise to help you."

jam (2): improvise (musically).
"I'd love to jam with Bon Jovi!"

jamming, to be : going well.
"The cafe is really jamming!"

jerk: stupid or annoying person.
"How could you go out with such a jerk?"

jillion: an immense number.
"Do you really have a jillion problems?"

jock: someone good at sports.
"I've never been much of a jock."

john: toilet.
"Where's the john?"

Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/j.html

Gírias (I) Slang

icky: unpleasant.
"The food is really icky in the school cafeteria."

I.D.: identification.
"If you want to order a beer, you'll need your I.D."

I'm outta here: I'm leaving; I'm departing.
"Sorry, but I'm outta here, dude."

in: fashionable.
"Ray-Ban sunglasses are really in now."

ivories: teeth.
"Tom Cruise has really beautiful ivories."


Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/i.html

Entrevista com o professor Jack Scholes na CBN - ÓTIMA!!!

Gírias (H) Slang

hairy: difficult; dangerous.
"The steep and windy road was really hairy."

hang a left: make a left turn.
"Hang a left at the next corner."

hang a right: make a right turn.
"Hang a right at the next corner."

head: toilet.
"I really need to use the head!"

hep: sensible; informed.
"She's a really hep student."

hickey: a love bite on the skin.
"Wow! Is that a hickey on your neck?"

hip: sensible; informed.
"He really tries hard to be hip."

hooker [possibly offensive]: prostitute.
"You'll find a lot of hookers in the red light district."

horny [possibly offensive]: sexually stimulated; in the mood for sex.
"Red wine seems to make my boyfriend horny. "

hot (1): popular.
"Brad Pitt is really hot now."

hot (2): sexy.
"Wow! Cindy Crawford is really hot!"

humungous: really big.
"American supermarkets are humungous."

hungries, to have: be hungry.
"I don't know about you, but I've got the hungries."

hyper: overly excited.
"Children often get hyper when they are tired."

Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/h.html