Homógrafos!




 Hey, guys! 

Na última postagem, vimos os homófonos, palavras com o mesmo som mas com significado e grafia diferentes. Hoje veremos os homógrafos, palavras com a mesma escrita, mas com diferentes significados. 


Take a look! 


light

luz (substantivo) → Can you turn on the light, please?


leve (adjetivo) → Your bag is really light. Is it empty?


iluminar (verbo) → We gotta find the lamp to light this room.


live

ao vivo (substantivo) → We are going live in 10 seconds, guys! Get ready!


morar, viver (verbo) → I live really far from the city, next to an animal farm.


match 

match 

partida de futebol (substantivo) → Hanna willwatch the soccer match at the stadium!


fósforo (substantivo) → Do you have a match to light the candle?


combinar (verbo) → I always try to match my clothes with my shoes. 


mean

significar (verbo) → What does “serendipity” mean?


mau, malvado (adjetivo) → Regina is a real mean girl!


park

estacionar (verbo) → I always park my car on this street.


parque (substantivo) → She jogs at the park every morning.


present

presente (substantivo) → I got a new phone as a birthday present.


presente [no sentido de período atual] (adjetivo) → The present situation is alarming.


apresentar (verb) → We’ll present the new project at the 3 o’clock meeting.


rose

rosa [tipo de flor] (substantivo) → He gave me a rose on our first date!


subir, ascender [passado do verbo “rise”] (verbo) → The river rose during the night and flooded the town

second

segundo [parte de um minuto] (substantivo) → It all happened in just one second!

segundo [após o primeiro] (adjetivo) → They won the second place at the competition.

tear

rasgar (verbo) → Careful with the dress, you might tear the zipper apart.

lágrima (substantivo) → These are happy tears!

record

disco, álbum (substantivo) → This is my favorite Michael Jackson record. 

gravar (verbo) → Rumor has it that Lady Gaga will record a new song this year.



Fonte: https://timesidiomas.com.br/blog/homografos-em-ingles-para-voce-conhecer/

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