VERB + CONVERSATION
carry on, have, hold, make
You can't hold a private conversation there. I tried to make
conversation with the three silent people round the table.
| begin, draw sb into, engage sb in, fall into, get into,
open, start, strike up
I got into conversation with one of the directors. He was
waiting for her to open the conversation. I was keen to strike up a
conversation with him.
| be deep in, be engaged in
They were deep in conversation and didn't notice the time.
| continue, keep up
Cara kept up a one-sided conversation.
| control, dominate | bring around/round, steer, turn
I managed to bring the conversation round to why they were
leaving. He tried to steer the conversation conversation moved on to other
things. The conversation turned to holidays in France.
| cease, end, stop
All conversation ceased and everyone turned round. The
conversation ended when the vacuum cleaner started up.
| run out
All too soon the stilted conversation ran out.
"strike out"...pode ser ttocar de aassunto, encerrar o assunto, parar de falar sobre algo, né? Aprendi no curso. I love this blog!!!"
ResponderExcluirhello, surei! I'm glad you like my blog. you're always welcome here. about the expression strike out, here's what I found:
ResponderExcluir1. to begin moving or acting with energy or determination
At dawn they struck out on foot toward the town.
2. to fail
In the past our ads have been successful, but we struck out this time.
Na verdade o texto era assim...
ResponderExcluirI’ve decided to give up acting
and enroll (end rol) in a modeling school.
But Why? Acting (é tim) is in your blood
Are you kidding?
You should have seen my audition yesterday
I go nervous
mispronounced a bunch of works and started stuttering
Talk about striking out
em sua audiencia, ele foi um fiasco. he struck out! veja o segundo significado dessa expressão no meu comentário anterior. essa expressão vem do mundo do beisebal quando o batedor recebe três strikes durante sua vez ao bastão. eu não entendo muito bem de beisebol, mas o que interessa é o sentido figurado que ele passou a assumir... que é o ato de fracassar, falhar. quanto ao sentido de encerrar um assunto, eu não estou ciente. =)
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