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English Café 116
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02:15
Tooth Fairy
 

Explanation in (English):
The tooth fairy is an example of American folklore. The fairy is said to give children a gift (often money) in exchange for a baby tooth when it comes out of a child's mouth.

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03:15
baby tooth / milk tooth
 

Explanation in (English):
a tooth in young mammals, including humans, that falls out in early life to be replaced by the adult tooth

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04:40
there’s no such thing
 

Explanation in (English):
Nothing like that, nothing of the kind,
Eg. We've been looking for a car without air-conditioning, but no such thing is available

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06:05
bunny / Easter Bunny
 

Explanation in (English):
The Easter Bunny is a jaunty symbol of the annual Christian holiday of Easter. (Easter marks the day that Jesus of Nazareth is supposed to have risen from the grave after his crucifixion.).

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00:00
basket
 

Explanation in (English):
a container made of woven strips of material, often with a handle or handles

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08:35
hunt
 

Explanation in (English):
to search persistently for something difficult to find
E.g: hunting for his missing keys

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09:25
egg shell
 

Explanation in (English):
The thin, brittle, exterior covering of the egg of a bird or reptile


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00:00
thumbs down
 

Explanation in (English):
rejection: an indication of disapproval or rejection ( informal )


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10:05
thumbs up
 

Explanation in (English):
acceptance: an indication of approval or acceptance ( informal )

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13:10
high five
 

Explanation in (English):
gesture of greeting: an informal greeting or gesture of elation or victory in which somebody slaps a raised palm against the raised palm of somebody else ( slang )

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14:35
air quotes
 

Explanation in (English):
Air quotes (also called finger quotes or bunny quotes) refers to using one's fingers to make virtual quotation marks in the air when speaking.


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16:40
to give (someone) the finger / to flip (someone) off
 

Explanation in (English):
to make an offensive sign at someone by raising your middle finger towards them

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19:55
progress
 

Explanation in (English):
development, usually of a gradual kind, toward achieving a goal or reaching a higher standard

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21:20
process
 

Explanation in (English):
series of actions: a series of actions directed toward a specific aim

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25:20
to be on the chunky side
 

Explanation in (English):
over weight

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19 dez 2007 por Eduardo
This is the vocabulary to English Café 116.

Take care friends!

Ed.

click on http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/vocabulary-english-caf-116

Topics: Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, progress versus process, would in
the past tense, to be on the chunky side

Words:
fairy
baby tooth
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