Business English
Autor: Meire | Publicado: 2010-07-10T17:15:00-07:00

SOME CONFUSING VERBS FOR YOU!Hi, everybody. Well, World Cup is getting closer and our Brazilian Team is surely a prospective champion (well, as a matter of fact, our beloved Corinthians was also the virtual champion and its fate was not so sweet…if I may say so)Bom, mais algumas palavras que confundem as pessoas no maravilhoso mundo do inglês de negócios.PART 1– BUSINESS ENGLISHNão confunda os seguintes verbos:TO ASSURE: expressa a idéia de “persuadir alguém que tudo está em ordem”. Exemplo: “I assure you that you won’t be fired.” (Garanto a você que não será despedido).TO ENSURE: significa “garantir que algo ocorra”. Exemplo: “The clerk ensured that the product would be delivered promptly”. (O atendente garantiu que o produto seria entregue prontamente.) Em inglês americano, o verbo “insure” seria utilizado aqui.TO INSURE: tem o significado de “prover cobertura de seguro contra danos, perdas ou acidentes”. Exemplo: “The cargo was insured, so we have nothing to worry about.” (A carga estava segurada, então não temos com que nos preocupar.)PART 2 – TIME TO ENJOY FIFA WORLD CUPWell, as aforementioned, Fifa World Cup is “knocking at our doors” and it1s high time we learned some vocabulary concerning soccer. I have found the following glossary on the Web. Hope you enjoy the words. In our next talk, I’ll show you the translation of such word in Portuguese. Have a good time and let’s support / root for our beloved Brazilian team (as a matter of fact I wish “Dentinho” could be playing there rs rs rs).1. Advantage rule: A clause in the rules that directs the referee to refrain from stopping play for a foul if a stoppage would benefit the team that committed the violation.2. Attacking midfielder: the most forward-playing midfielder, playing right behind the forwards; he supports the offense by providing passes to forwards to set up goals.3. Ball carrier: a player that has possession of the ball.4. Banana kick: a type of kick that gives the ball a curved trajectory; used to get the ball around an obstacle such as a goaltender or defender.5. Bicycle kick: when a player kicks the ball in mid-air backwards and over his own head, usually making contact above waist level; an acrobatic shot.6. Center circle: a circular marking with a 10-yard radius in the center of the field from which kickoffs are taken to start or restart the game.7. Center spot: a small circular mark inside the center circle that denotes the center of the field from which kickoffs are taken to start or restart the game.8. Central defender: a player who guards the area directly in front of his own goal in a zone defense; does not exist in a man-to-man defense.9. Chest trap: when a player uses his chest to slow down and control a ball in the air.10. Chip pass: a pass lofted into the air from a player to a teammate; used primarily to evade a defender by kicking the ball over his head.11. Chip shot: a kick lofted into the air to try to sail the ball over the goalkeeper's head and still make it under the crossbar into the goal.12. Cleats: the metal, plastic or rubber points in the bottom of a soccer shoe used to provide a player with traction; term also used to refer to the shoes themselves.13. Corner kick: a type of restart where the ball is kicked from the corner arc in an attempt to score; awarded to an attacking team when the ball crosses the goal line last touched by the defending team.14. Counterattack: an attack launched by a defending team soon after it regains possession of the ball.15. Crossbar: the horizontal beam that forms the top of a goal and sits on top of the two posts; it is 24 feet long and supported 8 feet above the ground.16. Dangerous play: when a player attempts a play that the referee considers dangerous to that player or others, such as trying to kick the ball out of the goalie's hands, even if no contact is made.17. Defenders: the players on the team that does not have possession of the ball.18. Defensemen: the 3 or 4 players on a team whose primary task is to stop the opposition from scoring; also called fullbacks.19. Defensive midfielder: the player positioned just in front of his team's defense; he is often assigned to mark the opposition's best offensive player; also called the midfield anchor.20. Direct free kick: a kick awarded to a player for a serious foul committed by the opposition; the player kicks a stationary ball with no opposing players within 10 yards of him; a goal can be scored directly from this kick without the ball touching another player.21. Diving header: a ball struck near ground level by the head of a diving player.22. Draw: a game that ends with a tied score.23. Drop ball: a method of restarting a game where the referee drops the ball between 2 players facing each other.24. Field: the rectangular area where soccer matches are played.25. Football: name for soccer everywhere except in the U.S.; also, what American's call their popular team sport which evolved from soccer and rugby.26. Formation: the arrangement into positions of players on the field; for example, a 4-3-3 formation places 4 defenders, 3 midfielders and 3 forwards on the field.27. Forward line: the 3 or 4 forwards who work together to try and score goals; consists of two wingers and 1 or 2 strikers.28. Forwards: the 3 or 4 players on a team who are responsible for most of a team's scoring; they play in front of the rest of their team where they can take most of its shots; strikers and wingers.29. Foul: a violation of the rules for which an official assesses a free kick.30. 4-2-4: a formation that consists of 4 defenders, 2 midfielders and 4 forwards.31. 4-3-3: a formation that consists of 4 defenders, 3 midfielders and 3 forwards; the most common formation used by teams.32. 4-4-2: a formation that consists of 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 forwards.33. Free kick: a kick awarded to a player for a foul committed by the opposition; the player kicks a stationary ball without any opposing players within 10 yards of him.34. Fullbacks: see Defensemen.35. Goal: a ball that crosses the goal line between the goalposts and below the crossbar for which a point is awarded; also, the 8-foot high, 24-foot wide structure consisting of two posts, a crossbar and a net into which all goals are scored.36. Goal area: the rectangular area 20 yards wide by 6 yards deep in front of each goal from which all goal kicks are taken; inside this area, it is illegal for opposing players to charge a goalie not holding the ball.37. Goal kick: a type of restart where the ball is kicked from inside the goal area away from the goal; awarded to the defending team when a ball that crossed the goal line was last touched by a player on the attacking team.38. Goalie: see Goalkeeper.39. Goalkeeper: the player positioned directly in front of the goal who tries to prevent shots from getting into the net behind him; the only player allowed to use his hands and arms, though only within the penalty area.40. Goalmouth: the front opening to each goal.41. Goalposts: the two vertical beams located 24 feet apart which extend 8 feet high to form the sides of a goal and support the crossbar.42. Halfback: see Midfielder.43. Halftime: the intermission between the 2 periods or halves of a game.44. Halves: see Periods.45. Hand ball: a foul where a player touches the ball with his hand or arm; the opposing team is awarded a direct free kick.That’s it!Hope I helped you all. See you soonRoberto Witte*Formado em ciências econômicas pela Universidade de São Paulo, Roberto Witte é autor dos livros “Business English – a practical approach” e “Presentations and Meetings in English – a practical approach”, ambos publicados pela Editora Saraiva. As informações aqui apresentadas foram extraídas do dicionário enciclopédico de economia, negócios & jurídico (contratos) WITTE, de sua autoria. Entre em contato com Roberto Witte através do e-mail re.witte@uol.com.br ou acesse o site www.robertowitte.com.brSome confusing verbs for you! - - 398ª Edição