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My boss snapped: "You haven’t listened to a word I’ve said, have you?!"

I thought: "Uau, que maneira estranha de começar uma reunião...Wow, what an odd way to start a meeting..."

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O meu chefe passou-se: "Não ouviste uma palavra do que eu disse, pois não?!"Pensei: "Uau, que maneira estranha de começar uma reunião..."

My boss snapped: "You haven’t listened to a word I’ve said, have you?!"I thought: "Wow, what an odd way to start a meeting..."

💬 Today's vocabulary

💼 Chefe [masc. and femin. noun]: Boss, manager😡 Passar-se [colloquial]: To freak out, to lose control📝 Palavra [femin. noun]: Word 👽 Estranha [femin. adj.]: Strange, odd⏱️ Começar: To start 👥 Reunião [femin. noun]: Meeting

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