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Tradução & Definição
the stakes (are high): os riscos (são altos); muita coisa está em jogo
a stake: uma aposta, um desafio
Exemplos
- "In the following chapters, you will discover shocking accusations and fabrications about Bruno, including: blackmail, adultery, Swedish au pairs, cross dressing, high-stakes scuba diving, and even illegal chicken fights."
- "High stakes poker."
- "I know that you love jokes, especially jokes that involve high stakes."
- "What would you say to increasing the stakes?"
- "A born gambler, he is at his best when the stakes are high."
Exercício 1
Choose the best definition for the following idioms.
Mr. Wang: "My team of lawyers is working in shifts."
Mr. Wang's lawyers are .
Harold: "I think this Chinaman is playing hardball."
Harold thinks that Mr. Wang is .
Bruno: 'Mr. Wang. I'm going to call your bluff. I know that you love jokes, especially jokes that involve high stakes.
Bruno , and knows that Mr. Wang likes jokes that involve .
Mr. Wang: "My team of lawyers is working in shifts."
Mr. Wang's lawyers are .
Harold: "I think this Chinaman is playing hardball."
Harold thinks that Mr. Wang is .
Bruno: 'Mr. Wang. I'm going to call your bluff. I know that you love jokes, especially jokes that involve high stakes.
Bruno , and knows that Mr. Wang likes jokes that involve .
Choose the best definition for the following idioms.
Mr. Wang: "My team of lawyers is working in shifts."
Mr. Wang's lawyers are working around the clock 1.
Harold: "I think this Chinaman is playing hardball."
Harold thinks that Mr. Wang is taking an uncompromising negotiating position 2.
Bruno: 'Mr. Wang. I'm going to call your bluff. I know that you love jokes, especially jokes that involve high stakes.
Bruno wants Mr. Wang to prove that he is not lying 3, and knows that Mr. Wang likes jokes that involve important and risky issues 4.
Mr. Wang: "My team of lawyers is working in shifts."
Mr. Wang's lawyers are working around the clock 1.
Harold: "I think this Chinaman is playing hardball."
Harold thinks that Mr. Wang is taking an uncompromising negotiating position 2.
Bruno: 'Mr. Wang. I'm going to call your bluff. I know that you love jokes, especially jokes that involve high stakes.
Bruno wants Mr. Wang to prove that he is not lying 3, and knows that Mr. Wang likes jokes that involve important and risky issues 4.
1 working around the clock: This is correct. To "work in shifts" is synonymous with to "work round the clock". Mr. Wang says that "my team of lawyers is working in shifts, planning a hostile takeover of your companies." This means that he has a team of lawyers who are working constantly (24 hours a day) on his plans to take over Bruno and Harold's companies. A "shift" is a working period of an employee, for example: At the hospital, I often have to work the night shift.
1 on high salaries: This is incorrect. The expression "to work in shifts" is not synonymous with earning a lot of money, or having a high salary.
1 working for an incentive fee: This is incorrect. The expression "to work in shifts" is not synonymous with "working for an incentive fee", or a performance-related bonus.
1 working round the world: This is incorrect. The expression "to work in shifts" is not synonymous with "working round the world".
2 taking an uncompromising negotiating position: This is correct. In negotiation, the expression "(the company) is playing hardball" means that the company is taking an inflexible and uncompromising negotiation position. Example: They played hardball with the bank and refused to make any payments. The term "hardball" is another term for "baseball" (the opposite of the game "softball").
2 making empty threats: This is incorrect. The expression "to play hardball" is not synonymous with "making empty threats." An "empty threat" is a warning that carries no weight, or a source of danger that, in fact, is not dangerous at all, for example: His threats were empty; he said he would kill me, but he didn't even have a gun!
2 insulting Harold and Bruno: This is incorrect. The expression "to play hardball" is not synonymous with "to insult".
2 playing games: This is incorrect. Harold doesn't mean that Mr. Wang is playing games.
3 wants Mr. Wang to prove that he is not lying: This is correct. "(I'm going to) call your bluff" is a poker expression that means "I'd like to see your cards because I think you are lying." Bruno uses the expression because he doesn't believe Wang, and thinks that Wang's plans to take over Delavigne Corp are not real.
3 is going to phone Mr. Wang's lawyer: This is incorrect. "To call one's bluff" is not synonymous with calling one's lawyer.
3 doesn't think Mr. Wang is funny: This is incorrect. Bruno's use of the expression "call one's bluff" does not mean that he doesn't think that Mr. Wang is funny.
3 wants Mr. Wang to end the meeting: This is incorrect. "To call one's bluff" is not a request to ask someone to end a meeting.
4 important and risky issues: This is correct. "Stakes" are literally the amount of money that is risked in a gambling game. If the "stakes" are high then the amount of "risk" is high as well (because there is a lot to lose). Therefore, doing something that involves "high stakes" means that it involves a lot of risks or that there is a great deal to lose.
4 a lot of sarcasm: This is incorrect. Doing something that involves "high stakes" does not mean that it involves "a lot of sarcasm". "Sarcasm" is a form of humor that involves irony: apparent praise is often intend to cause cruelty, for example by saying "You got here on time!" when the person is 20 minutes late.
4 a lot of cruelty: This is incorrect. Doing something that involves "high stakes" does not mean that it involves "a lot of cruelty".
4 rude sexism: This is incorrect. A joke that involves "high stakes" does not describe a rude or sexist joke.
Exercício 2
Fill in the blanks with terms used in the dialogue.
This term describes someone who generally takes risks. "Philip is a natural . He drives fast and he likes risky business deals."
This term refers to "risks" (figuratively) or a large reward or prize (literally). "Philip loves it when the are high, but he has never lost more than $1 million of his company's money."
This term describes someone who generally takes risks. "Philip is a natural . He drives fast and he likes risky business deals."
This term refers to "risks" (figuratively) or a large reward or prize (literally). "Philip loves it when the are high, but he has never lost more than $1 million of his company's money."
Fill in the blanks with terms used in the dialogue.
This term describes someone who generally takes risks. "Philip is a natural gambler 1. He drives fast and he likes risky business deals."
This term refers to "risks" (figuratively) or a large reward or prize (literally). "Philip loves it when the stakes 2 are high, but he has never lost more than $1 million of his company's money."
This term describes someone who generally takes risks. "Philip is a natural gambler 1. He drives fast and he likes risky business deals."
This term refers to "risks" (figuratively) or a large reward or prize (literally). "Philip loves it when the stakes 2 are high, but he has never lost more than $1 million of his company's money."
1 gambler: A gambler is a person who bets money on the outcome of games or sporting events. In a more general sense, a "gambler" can be anyone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement. For example: "Fred Farmer is a gambler who likes high-risk investments". The term can also be used as a noun (I took a gamble that stock prices would rise) and a regular verb (he gambled that the stock prices would rise).
2 stakes: A "stake" is literally the money risked in betting or gambling (on a sporting event for example). It is used in a similar way to indicate a financial or commercial interest, investment, share, or deal that is risked in a business venture. In the dialogue Philip says, "What would you say to increasing the stakes?". This is Philip's way of saying he would like increase the order (to 300,000 units) so that more money can be potentially made (or lost!).
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