EXPRESSÃO IDIOMÁTICA– AS A MATTER OF FACT – CESPE–2006–ANATEL – ANALISTA ADMINISTRATIVO – LÍNGUA INGLESA.

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(CESPE–2006–ANATEL – ANALISTA ADMINISTRATIVO)

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Japan and Korea are outstanding markets in terms of the world’s advances in cellular telephony, where multimedia applications have surged into feverish popularity. Users in these countries have demanded velocity and high quality data transmission — such as images, videos and sounds — as the principal distinctive features for the cellular telephone. Although the industry in Brazil is not yet experiencing the same phase as in the Asian countries, innovative third generation services, aligned with world-class technology, are already present, with data transmission speeds of up to 2.4 Mbps.

In fact, in some cases, Brazil has held multimedia application launches simultaneously with the United States, tremendously increasing the economic and digital inclusion that cellular telephony has fomented in recent years. The heavy impact of mobile communication on Brazilian society can be measured by the expansion of the customer base, which has been growing at historic rates of 30% a year and now serves over 50 million customers. In other words, four out of every ten Brazilians have a cellular telephone.

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(   ) “In fact” means As a matter of fact.

Resposta :  C (Correto)

- Questão sobre o idiom AS A MATTER OF FACT:

• AS A MATTER OF FACT (= in fact, in reality, in truth, actually) - DE FATO, NA REALIDADE, NA VERDADE, REALMENTE.

• It's not that difficult. As a matter of fact, it's quite easy. - Não é tão difícil. Na verdade, é bem fácil. [Collins Dictionary]
• As a matter of fact, the boat isn't made of rubber. - De fato, o barco não é de borracha. [Cambridge Dictionary]
• Are you new around here? As a matter of fact, I’ve lived here for ten years. - Você é novo por aqui? Na verdade, moro aqui há dez anos. [Cambridge Dictionary]
• As a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father. - Na verdade, ele é vários centímetros mais alto que o pai. [The Free Dictionary]

- RESOLUÇÃO RÁPIDA:

➧ Based on the text above, judge the following item.

(C) “In fact” means As a matter of fact.

- Item correto porque a expressão “In fact” é o mesmo que "As a matter of fact", "in reality", "in truth" ou "actually".