Inglês Todos os Dias #62: Como se diz ‘pare de enrolar’ em inglês [phrasal verb]

by Tim Barrett | Aug 24, 2015 | Inglês Todos os Dias, Phrasal Verbs, Podcasts2015 | 59 comments

“Pare de enrolar e comece a trabalhar!” Para dizer essa frase em inglês, você precisa conhecer um phrasal verb que significa ‘enrolar’, ‘perder tempo’, e é isso que vamos aprender no nosso mini-podcast de hoje!

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Stop fooling around and start studying English!
Stop fooling around and get back to work!
get back to work / get to work
I was fooling around, but now I am going to _____________________ .
Stop fooling around and leave a comment on our site!

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Agora vamos praticar o phrasal verb no setor de comentários abaixo: I was fooling around, but now I am going to _____________________ .

59 Comments

Lucia on August 24, 2015 at 20:06

I was fooling around but now i decided to study English seriously
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- timandtammy on August 24, 2015 at 20:55
  
  Good for you, Lucia! 🙂
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Antonio Roberto on August 25, 2015 at 08:56

Hello Tim, How are things going?

I´m very happy for your tips, thanks for help us.
I was fooling around but now I need to study English with timandtammy.

A Big Hug
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- timandtammy on August 25, 2015 at 10:27
  
  Good idea, Antonio Roberto! Go get to work!! 🙂
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Samuel Oliveira on August 25, 2015 at 09:03

I was fooling around, but now I am going to listen all podcast saved in my computer!
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- timandtammy on August 25, 2015 at 10:28
  
  Great idea, Samuel! 🙂
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LauraNapoli on August 25, 2015 at 09:18

Never fooling around ! Love your podcasts ! They help me a lot to improve my poor English … Thanks !!!!
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- timandtammy on August 25, 2015 at 10:28
  
  So glad to hear that, Laura! No fooling around here, either! 🙂
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Evlyn on August 25, 2015 at 09:45

I was fooling around but now I’ll do my economics assessments.
I love your tips and I know Tim and Tammy never fool around with english podcasts 😉
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- timandtammy on August 25, 2015 at 10:29
  
  That’s right, Evlyn! No fooling around here! 🙂 Good luck with your work!
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Angelo on August 25, 2015 at 10:54

Hello Tim, Due of my age and being retired, I’m always stop fooling around. But I need to roll up my sleeves and, catch up on in my home yard work. Because someone got to do.
Anyway, thanks for this tip. have a nice week.
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- timandtammy on August 25, 2015 at 12:13
  
  Just a clarification: You are always fooling around, or you always STOP fooling around?
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Sylvio on August 25, 2015 at 11:17

I’ll stop fooling around, and from now on I’ll take the English seriously.
Tell me, Tim, if this expression can be used in formal situations.
Thanks a lot for the tips.
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- timandtammy on August 25, 2015 at 12:19
  
  You can, Sylvio, if you are talking about someone who is idle, not working, just wasting time.
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Fábio Abade on August 25, 2015 at 13:05

I’m always farting about farting around !! HAHA

=P
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- timandtammy on August 25, 2015 at 21:14
  
  You sure are! HAHAHA
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EDMAR on August 25, 2015 at 13:13

ola!gostaria de saber se existe alguma expressao em ingles que se pareça com “ficar”sem ser um namoro serio,ou seja com varias pessoas sem compromisso
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- timandtammy on August 25, 2015 at 21:16
  
  Olá, Edmar! Você pode usar o phrasal verb “make out” para dizer “ficar”.
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Jua on August 25, 2015 at 13:49

Olá Tim! Antes de mais nada, obrigado pelas dicas, são sempre úteis!
Um tempo atrás eu aprendi que “fool around” pode ser usado para traições (relacionamento). A pergunta que fica é a seguinte, aprendi errado ou esta expressão também pode ser usada assim?
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- timandtammy on August 25, 2015 at 21:18
  
  Também pode ser usada assim. Existem vários significados para o phrasal verb “fool around”, inclusive também “brincar” com fósforos, por exemplo.
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Emerson on August 25, 2015 at 15:50

Hi, Tim!

I’m so lazy today; I went to see a doctor and I did a blood test. I’m having a surgery soon.

I was fooling around, but now I am going to continue to fooling around until the time to go home. LOL!

Thanks for your tips once again!

Peace!
Emerson Vieira
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- timandtammy on August 25, 2015 at 21:23
  
  Sometimes it feels good to just fool around and pass the time. We can always get back to work later. 🙂
  
  I pray all goes well during surgery and in the recovery process.
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  - Emerson on August 26, 2015 at 07:44
    
    Thank you for the affectionate words! 🙂
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Severina Nascimento on August 26, 2015 at 09:46

Hi, Tim!
Congratulation for your site. It is an excellent way to improve the English language, mainly because you are here to teach the best way for it. Now, I stop fooling around and started to studying English grammar to improve my writing.
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- timandtammy on August 26, 2015 at 18:42
  
  Good for you, Severina! Good luck with your studies! And thank you for your nice words about our project!
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Diovani Costa Silva on August 27, 2015 at 11:09

I was on the bed, so I decide to stop fooling around and to send a comment to train.
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- timandtammy on August 27, 2015 at 16:50
  
  Good for you, Diovani! Thank you for stopping by and participating! Now you can go back to bed and rest. 🙂
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Claudio Kleine on August 27, 2015 at 15:09

Hi Tim, tks for this new pod cast. Very useful. Keep on with your lessons, I can not help thanking your very much for this.
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- timandtammy on August 27, 2015 at 16:51
  
  Thank you for writing, Claudio! So glad you are enjoying the tips!
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MARILENE LIBER on August 27, 2015 at 19:16

I was out last week but I wasn’t fooling around. I just had to take a little trip.
Teacher, can I ask you how to say correctly “meus ouvidos estão feridos devido à poluição sonora desta cidade?” I tried to say that on your 61st. tip but I couldn’t!
Thank you very much.
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- timandtammy on August 27, 2015 at 21:11
  
  Hi, Marilene! Glad to see you back! You can say “My ears are hurting because of the noice pollution in this city”. Or you can even used the phrasal verb “banged up” that I taught there. 🙂 “My ears are banged up because of…”
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gabriela on August 27, 2015 at 19:43

Hey Tim,
If I´m not mistaken some time ago, we learned the phrasal verb
“slacking off” with the same meaning. (enrolar)

Which is better to use in this context?
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- timandtammy on August 27, 2015 at 21:14
  
  Hello, Gabriela! Those are similar phrasal verbs. Fool around means “ficar brincando/enrolando”, etc.; and “slack off” means “diminiur o ritmo, trabalhar menos”.
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Fábio Fernandes on August 29, 2015 at 12:58

Hi, Tim!

I’ve heard about the Idiomatic Expression “To beat about the bush” as “Parar de enrolar” in Portuguese Language. Anyway, I’m assuming it’s no longer used in everyday conversation…
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- timandtammy on August 31, 2015 at 11:04
  
  It is, Fábio; but “beat around the bush” means to “enrolar” in the sense of not not saying directly what you want to say.
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MARILENE LIBER on August 29, 2015 at 14:20

Ah! That was what I wanted to say, but I was afraid making a mistake (rs) Thanks once again teacher. Have a nice weekend!
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- timandtammy on August 31, 2015 at 11:05
  
  Thanks, Marilene! Hope you had a great weekend, too!
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Marcio Alessandro on August 31, 2015 at 22:10

Olá Tim!

Poderíamos usar “stalling/slacking” para dizer enrolar ao invés de “fooling around”?

Thanks a lot!
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- timandtammy on September 1, 2015 at 08:11
  
  “Slacking” seria o mais parecido com “fooling around”.
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  - Marcio Alessandro on September 1, 2015 at 17:27
    
    Olá Tim,
    
    É que certa vez eu estava perguntando a um professor como dizer “O meu amigo esta me enrolando para me pagar” e ele sugeriu, stall/stalling, então, gostaria de saber se esta correto dizer: He is stalling to pay me back? Ou seja, “stall” é o verbo mais comum para dizermos quando alguém deve dinheiro a vc e esta “enrolando” para pagar de volta?
    
    Obrigado”
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    - timandtammy on September 2, 2015 at 16:05
      
      Sim, Marcio! O seu professor está certo. Neste caso o “stalling” é a melhor opção. O “fooling around” não caberia.
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Paulo on September 4, 2015 at 18:36

I was fooling around, but now I am going to just rest (LOL. Of course i´m kidding)
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Janaina on September 4, 2015 at 21:26

my son Guilherme studies math at Kumon, but he fools around every single day to finish his homework….lol…(he´s here and is complaining ´cause I´m telling us about him…)
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wilkson Guimaraes on September 15, 2015 at 10:21

i was fooling around, but now i fix the computers in my store….see you..
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- timandtammy on September 15, 2015 at 10:55
  
  Great, Wilkson! You can play after you get your work done. 🙂
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José Luiz on September 24, 2015 at 14:55

Since I’ve came back from Chile I was fooling around, but now I am getting to catch up on the podcasts I’ve lost during my trip.
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Mario Lucio on November 22, 2015 at 11:01

Tim,

Do you know this expression:
“He fools around with students all of the time”
Vi isso numa serie ontem, aonde a pessoa fala que o professor sai (se relaciona) com as estudantes todo o tempo.
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- timandtammy on November 26, 2015 at 14:59
  
  Yes, Mario. That teacher is not very trustworthy…
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Juliana on December 10, 2015 at 13:40

Thank you very much for answering my email with this amazing podcast, Tim! 🙂
I really liked it. <3
And I can't wait to see the others "enrolar" translations.
You were fooling around, but finally you answered my email back! (Sorry…:P)
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- timandtammy on December 16, 2015 at 12:27
  
  I was dragging my feet a bit… but I finally got to it! 😉
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João Pedro on December 20, 2015 at 12:56

I was fooling around just seeing the facebook, but now I am going to listen your podcasts and study English.
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- timandtammy on December 22, 2015 at 18:39
  
  Great idea! 🙂
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Gustavo on January 6, 2016 at 00:03

I was fooling around, but now I’m going to study my podcast
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- timandtammy on January 9, 2016 at 20:06
  
  Good idea! 🙂
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Claudia on January 19, 2016 at 14:27

I was fooling around, but I finally will get through my english course.

Posso usar o “get through” nessa frase acima? Pois sempre começo algum curso de inglês e não consigo terminar.

But this english course I will get through!
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- timandtammy on January 21, 2016 at 20:05
  
  Sure, you can say that, Claudia. That’s correct.
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Fran M. on March 28, 2016 at 22:03

Hi Tim,
I was fooling around , but now i`m going to take a shower because i didn`t take all day yet..
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- timandtammy on April 13, 2016 at 11:19
  
  Yes, please do! 🙂
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Odair on June 3, 2016 at 11:36

My wife said to me: Stop fooling around and come here to dry the dishes, for goodness sake!
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