Hello everyone! Queria destacar para vocês, sendo que são aprendizes bem ligados aos detalhes da nossa lingua inglesa, um verbo bem útil: to become.
This verb has many meanings in English which cover the use of several Portuguese verbs: chegar a ser, tornar-se, virar, ficar, and fazer-se. Let’s take a look.
When you are describing someone gaining a new position, or otherwise accomplishing an intellectual feat, ‘to become’ is used where you would use ‘chegar a ser.’ Example: After years of hard work, he finally became head of the company.
When a Portuguese speaker would describe a change of character using the verb ‘virar,’ it is acceptable to use ‘to become’ in English, though I believe ‘virar’ translates much better as ‘turn into.’ Example: My buddy doesn’t want to go out tonight… I think he’s turned into a fun-sponge. [note: ‘fun-sponge’ é uma giria nossa ótima, significa alguem que não gosta de curtir ou se divertir.]
For changes of state where Portuguese speakers would say ‘ficar…’ it’s usually okay to say ‘to become.’ Examples: He became really embarrassed.
How about substituting ‘tornar-se em’ in the sense of ‘becoming’ something, like a writer or musician? Again, ‘to become’ works perfectly. Example: I kept practicing and eventually became a great singer.
The last way you can use ‘become’ in English is a way of translating ‘fazer-se.’ Example: You can become rich by working hard and keeping a good attitude.
Thanks to Alessandro for setting me up to contribute to English Experts.
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Ola!!!
bom dia eu tenho muita dificuldade em ouvir Inglês não consigo enteder nada principalmete filmes
Olha comigo isso não acontece tenho muita facilidade em aprender apenas gosto de praticar e tenho muita sorte pois na minha cidade existem muitas pessoas que falam ingles e todo ano grupos da california vem pra ca alem de praticar meu ingles faço novas amizades e tambem na minha igreja varias pessoas falam ingles entaum eu nunca fico sem praticar that’s why my english is getting better dairy
Hello Marcos how are you? I would like to speak English with you by mail, I need to improve my English.I go to church too. What kind of church do you go?
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Oi, adoro esse blog, mas por gentileza coloquem as explicações em português, pois assim fica mais difícil de entender ! Me refiro à explicação do “To become”. Thank you!