Como participar de discussões em inglês
Em inglês, expressões como “jump in” e “hold the floor” ajudam a entrar na conversa ou continuar falando; evite traduzir essas combinações palavra por palavra. Nesta lição, as versões formais usam pedidos mais cuidadosos, como “Could I…?”, enquanto “jump in”, “Hang on” e “reckon” dão um tom mais informal. “Could” e “please” podem tornar um pedido mais polido, mas também aparecem em conversas informais; “Can I…?” não é exclusivo desse registro. Contrações como “I’ll” são naturais nos dois registros na fala. O inglês não muda o pronome “you” entre eles. Para evitar mal-entendidos, confirme o que a outra pessoa está sugerindo e diferencie sua intenção do que foi entendido. “Are you implying…?” pode soar acusatório dependendo do tom.
Vocabulário para conduzir a discussão
- join the discussionentrar na discussão
- hold the floormanter a vez de falar
- yield the floorpassar a palavra
- bring the discussion backredirecionar a conversa
- invite someone to contributeconvidar alguém a contribuir
- implyinsinuar
Como entrar na discussão
Could I come in on a point connected to the current topic? / Can I jump in here or at another point in the discussion? join the discussion
- formal
Could I come in on that point? I think we need more time to test the proposal.
- informal
Can I jump in here? I think we need more time to try this out.
Posso entrar na discussão aqui? Acho que precisamos de mais tempo para experimentar isso.
Como pedir para concluir seu ponto
If I could just finish my point, I’ll explain why it matters. / Hang on, let me finish this thought, then I’d like to hear your view. hold the floor
- formal
If I could just finish my point, I'll explain why the extra time matters.
Se o senhor me permitir concluir meu raciocínio, vou explicar por que precisamos desse prazo extra.
- informal
Hang on, let me finish this thought, then I'd like to hear what you think.
Peraí, deixa eu terminar meu raciocínio, depois quero ouvir o que você acha.
Como passar a palavra
Please go ahead; say your point is complete. / Go on, invite the other person to speak; say what you wanted to say. yield the floor
- formal
Please go ahead; I've finished making my point.
- informal
Go on, it's your turn. I've said what I wanted to say.
Como voltar ao assunto
Acknowledge or defer the side topic, but could we return to the intended topic? / Defer the side topic; let’s get back to the intended topic. bring the discussion back
- formal
Those costs are worth discussing, but could we return to the timing before we move on?
- informal
We can talk about costs later; let's get back to the timing.
A gente pode falar dos custos depois; vamos voltar aos prazos.
Como pedir a opinião de alguém
What are your thoughts on the topic or proposal, name? / Name, what do you reckon we should do? invite someone to contribute
- formal
What are your thoughts on the proposal, Alex?
- informal
Alex, what do you reckon we should do?
Como confirmar uma implicação
Are you implying a possible consequence, or an alternative interpretation? / When you say what the other person said, are you implying a possible consequence? imply
- formal
Are you implying that we should postpone the launch, or only extend the testing?
O senhor está dando a entender que devemos adiar o lançamento ou apenas prolongar os testes?
- informal
When you say we need more time, are you implying we should put the launch off?
Como distinguir intenção e interpretação
I meant the intended meaning, but you understood that as / took that to mean the interpretation. mean
- formal
I meant that testing should start earlier, but I can see you understood that as a request to postpone the launch.
- informal
What I meant was to start testing sooner; you took that to mean we should put the launch off.
Como reformular seu ponto
Let me put that another way: reworded point if practical condition. / I’ll say it another way: reworded point that states a practical condition and result. paraphrase
- formal
Let me put that another way: we can keep the launch date if we begin testing next week.
- informal
I'll say it another way: starting the tests next week would let us launch on time.
Diálogo em registro formal
- Aformal
Could I come in on that point? I think we need more time to test the proposal.
- Bformal
Please go ahead; I've finished making my point.
- Aformal
What are your thoughts on the proposal, Alex?
- Bformal
Are you implying that we should postpone the launch, or only extend the testing?
O senhor está dando a entender que devemos adiar o lançamento ou apenas prolongar os testes?
- Aformal
I meant that testing should start earlier, but I can see you understood that as a request to postpone the launch.
- Bformal
Let me put that another way: we can keep the launch date if we begin testing next week.
Diálogo em registro informal
- Ainformal
Can I jump in here? I think we need more time to try this out.
Posso entrar na discussão aqui? Acho que precisamos de mais tempo para experimentar isso.
- Binformal
Go on, it's your turn. I've said what I wanted to say.
- Ainformal
Alex, what do you reckon we should do?
- Binformal
When you say we need more time, are you implying we should put the launch off?
- Ainformal
What I meant was to start testing sooner; you took that to mean we should put the launch off.
- Binformal
I'll say it another way: starting the tests next week would let us launch on time.