Question

Words that have the same spelling, but multiple meanings are called homonyms. Look at the part of speech and examples for the different definitions of the word “nail”.

nail [sth]⇒ vtr figurative, slang

(sports: throw, kick)

The batter nailed the ball hard.



nail [sb]⇒ vtr figurative, slang

(kill)

The sniper nailed four people in one day.



nail [sth]⇒ vtr figurative

(detect a lie)

Karen nailed her husband's lie when she caught him asleep in the park instead of at work.



nail [sth] down vtr phrasal

(identify precisely)

We need to nail down exactly how much money was embezzeled by our accountant.



Choose the alternative that shows the correct meaning of “nail” in the following sentence:

We have to __________ the details for the event.

Answer 1

Resposta: We have to nail down the details for the event.

Vejamos como resolver essa questao.

Temos que analisar os diversos significados da palavra nail que esta sendo usada numa expressao para achar a alternativa correta. Vejamos a traducao de cada frase em que nail e utilizada:

The batter nailed the ball hard.

Traducao:

A massa acertou a bola com força.

The sniper nailed four people in one day.

Traducao:

O atirador acertou quatro pessoas em um dia.

Karen nailed her husband's lie when she caught him asleep in the park instead of at work.

Traducao:

Karen detectou a mentira do marido quando o pegou dormindo no parque, em vez de no trabalho.

We need to nail down exactly how much money was embezzeled by our accountant.

Traducao:

Precisamos determinar exatamente quanto dinheiro foi desviado pelo nosso contador.

No caso da questao a ser resolvida, a mesma possui o significado de determinar os detalhes do evento, interpretando e traduzindo.

Portanto o correto e preencher com a expressao utilizada no ultimo caso, to nail down.

We have to nail down the details for the event.

Answer 2

Resposta:

NAIL: IDENTIFICAR

Explicação: