Os organizadores das olimpíadas do Rio tiveram que ‘se virar’ com menos dinheiro que outras olimpíadas, mas fizeram um bom trabalho! No verdadeiro espírito “gambiarra”, que foi um dos temas da cerimônia de abertura das olimpíadas, vamos conversar sobre como dizer se virar no mini-podcast se hoje!
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With more than a dash of “gambiarra”, the Brazilian art of quick fixes and making do, Rio is ready!
make do
I hardly had any food in the house, so I just had to make do.
We don’t have a lot of money, but we make do somehow.
Some people make do with a one minimum salary.
jury-rig
The organizers are prepared to make do with the budget allocated.
The organizers had to make do with a budget that’s a fraction of the amount spent by the 2012 Oylmpics.
cruise ship
Meanwhile, the rest of team U.S.A has been making do with the lodging in Rio’s Olympic village.
We didn’t have cupboards, so we made do with boxes.
I don’t [didn’t] have …, so I made [make] do with…
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But with more than a dash of ”gambiarra,” the Brazilian art of quick-fixes and making do, Rio is ready.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/rio-olympics-opening-ceremony-highlights-brazil-environment-064330477–spt.html
He had said before the opening ceremony that one of the themes would be gambiarra, which means to make do.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/05/olympic-opening-ceremony-rio-2016-fernando-meirelles
With Brazil’s growing economic woes, the organisers are prepared to make do with the budget allocated and stretch every Real at their disposal.
http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/opening-ceremony-details-still-under-wraps-but-here-is-what-we-know-maracana-stadium-brazil-2955797/
Ceremony organizers had to make do with a budget that’s a fraction of the amount spent by 2012 Olympics host London.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-05/rio-olympic-ceremony-marks-festive-showing-of-brazil-cash-crunch
Meanwhile, the rest of Team USA has been making do with the lodging in Rio’s Olympic Village, which has been described at best as bare bones and at worst as a hovel.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11688367
http://tileeba.webstorelw.com.br/t/ingles-avancado/phrasal-verbs
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Let’s practice this expression in the comments section below.
I don’t have __________ , so I have to make do with ___________ .
When I was young I didn’t have enough money to buy English books, so I made do with public library.
That was smart, Carmen!
I didn’t have a groomer so I made do with a clipper
You’ll save a lot of money.
Hi Tim! How’s it going?
Can I say “get by” as well?
For ex: I don’t speak English but I can get by!
What do you think about it?
That’s one that I will teach in the next episodes! 😉
I don’t have job, so I have to make do with “casual job”.
Tim, como se diz “fazer um bico” em inglês? Quando você não tem um trabalho fixo ou quer ganhar um dinheiro extra, as vezes, surge alguns trabalhos que aparecem… Isso é “fazer um bico”, caso não saiba.
Procurei algumas coisas na internet e achei “casual job” e “moonlight”, mas, não sei ao certo.
Obrigado! E seu trabalho é excelente! Sempre tento acompanhar! Please, keep going with “Inglês Todos os Dias”!!!
Thanks so much!
Thank you, Emerson. Está correto falar assim. Você também poderá dizer que faz alguns “odd jobs”.
We don’t have energy in the house, and we make do with candles
Did the lights go out?
Yes, my friend, the light went out
My pc is so slowly so I had make do with the intel Celeron D. :/
How old is your computer, Ariol? 🙂
I don’t have a car so I make do with transport public.
Hopefully you’ll be able to get a car soon.
I don’t have enough sugar ,so I make do a cake with honey….
How did it taste?
I don’t have enough money to pay a formal course , so I make do with great websites , like this one, to improve my English!
Great idea! 😀
I don´t have maid , so I make do with the house cleaning.
I don’t have a scissor at home, so I have to make do with a ruler.
I only received the money retired, so I made do. Oh, hard life!
I’ve had to settle for a monitor and make do without a printer at the office.
If you have an iPad, you can send the text there. 🙂