One thing my mom had always said she regretted was not having had a professional wedding album made when she got married.
@>---- regret (something) = se arrepender (de algo)
@>---- have (a wedding album) made = “mandar fazer” (um album de casamento)
@>---- get married = casar-se
Friends took some pictures on their special day, but they never had an official wedding album.
take pictures = tirar fotos
So, for Dad and Mom’s 40th Wedding Anniversary, my brother, sisters, and I, and our spouses all pitched in [contribuímos] and paid a professional photographer to design and make a professional-looking wedding album with all the pictures we could scrounge together.
@>---- spouses = cônjugues
@>---- professional-looking = com aparência profissional
@>---- scrounge = encontrar dinheiro, comida, etc. com muita dificuldade ou pedindo dos outros
@>---- scrounge together = ajuntar com muita dificuldade
Qual é a tradução do phrasal verb "pitch in"? Como se diz "pitch in" em português? O que significa "pitch in"? What does "pitch in" mean? What is the meaning of the phrasal verb "pitch in"?
==> to pitch in, phrasal verb = juntar forças com outros, ajudar, cooperar, contribuir (com a sua parte)
Examples:
We all pitched in and bought the teacher a present. (Todos contribuímos e compramos um presente para o professor.)
If everyone pitches in and helps clean up, we will be done in no time. (Se todos cooperarem e ajudarem na limpeza/arrumação, terminaremos num instante.)
Here is one of the pictures in Dad and Mom’s new wedding album that we pitched in and bought.
Now it is your turn!
What have you pitched in and bought? (Com o que você se ajuntou com outros e contribuiu para comprar?)
What have you and your friends pitched in and done lately? (O que você juntou forças com seus amigos para fazer recentemente?)
Postado por: Luiz Augusto
My friends and I have pitched in and paid for the monthly birthday party. (If I made any mistake with the words, please let me know).
Thank you for helping us study English.
My father and I pitched in and bought an apartment. We have been saving money for a long time, so we finally got!
My colleagues from work and I pitched in to the monthly party of the employees of our department. We celebrate the team´s birthday every month, cake, soft drinks and some snacks cannot miss in our party.
Have a great week,
Maria Cristina
Postado por: Grace
Some friends and I, pitched in and built the school's blog. Collaboration is very important.
Postado por: Kedma
Years ago, my kids and I pitched in and bought our first DVD player. It was nice and we all enjoyed that experience.
Postado por: Denise
Actually, yesterday some Brazilian friends and I went off to Shanghai to buy a gift. We pitched in to buy a special gift and prepare a farewell party for one family that will live China soon. We usually do this for the families that are living for good.
Postado por: gabriela
my daughter is scrounging together money to celebrate her son´s first birthday on november 20th (her first baby).All the family is pitching in for months to throw a beautiful party and to make a beautiful album.
Postado por: gabriela
That´s why "Tio Patinhas" in English is Penny Pintching or Scrounge??
Is it right?
Postado por: Cleo Gomes
I pitched in and bought an apartment last june.
can I use "pitch in" for things that I´m doing right now but it will be come true soon? For example: My friend and I are pitching in for open a new business together, our own business... or... I´ll pitching in to get something for myself...?!?!?
Postado por: Tim
Remember that "scrounge together" is to search for money anywhere you can find it. It gives the idea of searching/asking/doing anything to get a little bit of money (or pictures, in our case :), for something).
You could use "pitching in" for something you are doing in the future, Cleo. It carries the idea of "doing your part, helping, giving a hand", etc.
"Tio Patinhas" is "Scrouge" (not "Scrounge"), Gabriela. But good thinking, though. :) The words are very close.
Postado por: Sara
Yesterday, my co-workers and I pitched in and bought a birthday cake for our colleague. It was awesome, everybody ate a lot and we had fun!
P.S: I started receiving your e-mails today and I am sure you are the best teachers I had up to now. Thank you a lot for helping me. I am learning a lot of phrasal verbs from you.
Sarh
Postado por: Lopes
Last month, my sisters and I pitched in and bought a wedding gift for our cousin.
Postado por: Sueli
Months ago, my older brother and I pitched in and we got our house alterated, now it´s perfect and our parents are extremely happy, by the way, everbody here is quite happy. Thanks teacher, you´re great!! Sueli
Postado por: Dárcio Argento
Acredito que de uma maneira mais informal dizemos 'fazer uma vaquinha'
Postado por: maria ivonilde
We pitched in and we get a new car! For the next year, we are scrouge money to buy a new house.
Postado por: Sueli de New York City
TIM, thank you for giving us so much passion to learn your language and congratulations for your idea to create the Secret # 1 - "How to take your English to the next level". You took the lead by the Internet with the methodology of listening, reading and writing. God Bless you my teacher.
Postado por: Mariana from SBC
My mother and I pitched in and bought a car. We have been saving money for a long time, than we finally got.
Postado por: Bismarck Wagner
Excuse me for correcting your last post, Tim.
TIO PATINHAS in English is UNCLE SCROOGE.
Best wishes.
Oi Tim, respondendo o email que vc enviou hoje (outubro/3/2009), eu também tenho a comentar:
I'm happy for Brazil has been chosen to host the World Cup and Olympics Game. The whole country has to improve in English, Spanish and other foreign languages to welcome tourists from around the world will arrive in 2014 and 2016. I hope that the Brazilian government to release sufficient funds to invest in our country and create a profile of a nation educated, intelligent, athletic, clean, organized and SECURE. That these two world events put Brazil in the list of the best country in the world to receive international tourism. For all this to happen positively, a native feeling should arise in the educational foundations of our nation and rebuild our roots sentiment placed in the verses of our national anthem says:
"...You are beautiful,strong, brave colossus,
and your future mirrors this greatness.
beloved homeland,
among other mil,
ÉS TU, BRAZIL,
Oh beloved homeland!
children of this land is gentle mother,
beloved homeland Brasil..."
God bless you my teacher and sinta-se free para corrigir any mistakes.
Postado por: Tim
Thank you so much for your participation and nice words, Sueli! May all Brazilians have your attitude!!
Thanks for the correction, Bismarck! My bad!
Postado por: Bruna
On 22th birthday of my boyfriend, me and our mutual friends have pitched in and we did a surprise party for him.
Postado por: Edu
I piched in with some friends a couple of weeks ago to buy goods for a barbecue at a clube. That was a great get together.
Postado por: Luke
I everybody!!! I would like to tell that me and my friends pichted in some good drinks to make a nice caipirinha!!! worked very well!!!! Thank you Tim!!
Postado por: joel
Me and my friends have pitched in and payed a lunch to our unemployed friend last week.
Postado por: julio cesar
Could I say "have a whip round".
Postado por: Tim
Yes, Julio Cesar. Here is an explanation from urbandictionary:
whip-round
Contributions collected from a group of people for a specific purpose.
/Let's have a whip-round for Cath and Rob, so at least they can have a good honeymoon./
Só que você não poderia usá-lo como verbo - "Let's all wip around...". Teria que dizer, "Let's all pitch in..."
Obrigado pela contribuição.
Postado por: online
o que eu estava procurando, obrigado
[English Tip 97] Fizemos uma vaquinha
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