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| a mess of pottage n | figurative (paltry sum) (figurado) | (umas) migalhas sf pl |
| | You are offering nothing but a mess of pottage. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream n | (title of comedic play) (peça teatral) | Sonho de uma Noite de Verão expres |
| Nota: Comedy by English playwright and poet William Shakespeare (1564-1616). |
| a mighty long time n | US, informal (very considerable period) | muito tempo sm |
| | 34 years? That's a mighty long time to spend in one job. |
| | 34 anos? É muito tempo para ficar em um trabalho só. |
| a mile long adj | (one mile in length) | uma milha de comprimento loc sf |
| | The road is about a mile long. |
| a mile long adj | US, figurative, informal (extensive) | quilométrica adj |
| | Her grocery list was a mile long! |
| | A lista de compras dela era quilométrica! |
a millstone around your neck (US),
a millstone round your neck (UK) expr | figurative (burden: mental or emotional) (figurado, momento de dificuldade) | a corda no pescoço expres |
| a mite adv | informal (slightly) | meio adv |
| | | um pouco loc adv |
| | Aren't you a mite too old to be watching cartoons? |
| | Você não está meio velho pra assistir desenhos? |
| a nice little earner n | UK, slang ([sth] which generates income) (gíria) | mina de ouro expres |
| | I'm setting up a website to sell my photos; it should be a nice little earner. |
| a night out on the town n | (evening at bar, party) | uma noitada na cidade loc sf |
| | After I got my promotion, my friends and I went for a night out on the town to celebrate. |
| | Depois de ganhar minha promoção, meus amigos e eu fomos para uma noitada na cidade para comemorar. |
| a number of npl | (some, several) | muitas vezes loc adv |
| | He has broken the rules a number of times. |
| | Ele já quebrou as regras muitas vezes. |
| a piece n | UK, regional (a distance, a way) | um pouco loc adv |
| | The farm is down the road a piece. |
| a piece of cake n | figurative, informal ([sth] easy to do) (figurado) | moleza sf |
| | (gíria) | mamão com açúcar loc sm |
| | (gíria) | facinho adj |
| | The new software installation was a piece of cake, no problems! |
| | A instalação do novo software foi uma moleza, sem problemas! |
| a piece of the action n | informal (involvement, participation) (figurado) | uma fatia do bolo loc sf |
| | | participação sf |
| | If I'm to help you, I want a piece of the action. |
a piece of work,
a real piece of work n | US, figurative, informal (unusual character, individual) (figurado: pessoa excêntrica) | figura sf |
a piece of work,
a real piece of work,
also UK: a nasty piece of work n | figurative, informal (unpleasant, difficult person) (gíria) | osso duro de roer sm |
| | (gíria) | carne de pescoço sf |
| | Tommy's a real piece of work; I heard he blamed his mistake on the boss. |
| | That woman is a nasty piece of work; she's been making her neighbours' lives hell for years. |
| a posteriori adv | (law, logic: from experience) (conhecimento, etc., proveniente da experiência) | a posteriori loc adv |
| | The philosopher came to his conclusion a posteriori. |
| a posteriori adj | (law, logic: from experience) (conhecimento, lógica) | a posteriori loc adj |
| | A posteriori knowledge relies on experience or evidence. |
| | O conhecimento a posteriori depende da experiência ou das evidências. |
| a priori adv | (by deduction) | a priori loc adv |
| | Tim came to this conclusion a priori, rather than from experience. |
| a priori adj | (hypothetical, deductive) | hipoteticamente adv |
| | Mathematical principles are a priori. |
| a quarter past expr | (time: fifteen minutes after) | e quinze expres |
| | (uso antigo) | e um quarto expres |
| | He arrived at a quarter past nine. |
| | Ele chegou às nove e quinze. |
a quarter till [sth],
a quarter 'til [sth] (US),
a quarter to [sth],
quarter to [sth] (UK) expr | (15 minutes before the hour) | quinze para expres |
| | (arcaico) | um quarto para expres |
| | I'll meet you at a quarter till one... in the afternoon, of course. |
| | Te encontro às quinze para uma... da tarde, claro. |
a quarter till,
a quarter 'til (US),
a quarter to,
quarter to (UK) expr | informal (15 minutes before the hour) (maneira de informar as horas) | quinze para expres |
| a quarter to expr | (time: fifteen minutes before) | quinze para expres |
| | (BRA: uso antigo) | um quarto para expres |
| | (POR) | menos um quarto expres |
| | (POR) | a um quarto para expres |
| | It's almost a quarter to five; we're running late. |
| | São quase quinze para as cinco; estamos atrasados. |
A road,
A-road n | (main traffic route) | via principal sf |
| | A motorist was caught doing almost double the 70-mph limit on an A road in Worcestershire. |
| a shell n | figurative (weakened person) (figurado) | sombra sf |
| | He is just a shell of his former self. |
| | Ele é só uma sombra de quem era antes. |
| a small percentage n | (relatively small quantity of [sth]) | um pequeno percentual loc adv |
| a small percentage n | (relatively few) (pouco) | um pequeno percentual loc adv |
| | Competition for positions at the school is fierce; the university accepts only a small percentage of applicants each year. |
a smidgen,
a smidgin,
a smidgeon n | (tiny amount) (porção pequena) | um pedacinho expres |
| | If you're asking about the cake, I want just a smidgen. |
a smidgen,
a smidgin of [sth],
a smidgeon of [sth] n | (tiny amount of [sth]) (quantidade pequena) | uma pitada expres |
| | She added a smidgen of cinnamon to the pie. |
a smidgen,
a smidgin of [sth],
a smidgeon of [sth] n | figurative (tiny amount) (figurado) | uma pontinha expres |
| | (figurado) | uma pitada expres |
| | It's a cliché, but there's a smidgen of truth in it. |
a smidgen,
a smidgin,
a smidgeon adv | (a little, slightly) | um pouco loc adv |
| | (informal) | um pouquinho loc adv |
| | (informal) | um tiquinho loc adv |
| | Could you move your chair to the left a smidgen? |
| a sobering thought n | (reminder of harsh reality) (sério, grave) | um chamado à realidade expres |
| | | uma ideia preocupante expres |
| | It's a sobering thought that thousands of graduates will never find a job. |
| a stone's throw n | figurative, informal (short distance) (figurado, informal) | um pulo expres |
| | The distance from our house to hers is a stone's throw. |
| a stone's throw away expr | figurative, informal (nearby) (informal) | aqui do lado loc adv |
| | (informal) | bem perto, bem pertinho loc adv |
| | We can easily walk to Martha's house; she lives a stone's throw away. |
a stone's throw from [sth],
within a stone's throw of [sth] expr | figurative, informal (near) (figurado, informal) | a um pulo de loc adv |
| | The shop is just a stone's throw from my house. |
| | A loja fica a um pulo da minha casa. |
| a thing of beauty n | ([sth] impressive) (trabalho) | coisa sf |
| | The painting is a thing of beauty. |
| a thing of the past n | informal ([sth] obsolete) (informal) | coisa do passado expres |
| | | passado sm |
| a thing of the past n | informal ([sth] no longer a problem) (informal) | coisa do passado expres |
| | | passado sm |
| | (informal) | águas passadas expres |
| A thousand pardons expr | ironic (Please excuse me.) | mil perdões sm |
| | A thousand pardons for my telling you the truth. |
| | Mil perdões por ter contado a verdade. |
| a tidy sum n | informal (large amount of money) (gíria) | uma nota preta expres |
| a tidy sum | (expr) | uma boa soma |
| a time n | (a period, a while) (período) | um tempo expres |
| | Come and sit with me for a time. |
| a ton n | UK, regional, slang (speed: 100 miles an hour) | cem por hora expres |
| | Bill was doing a ton on the motorway, when he got pulled over by the police. |
| a ton n | UK, regional, slang (quantity: 100) | cem num |
| a ton n | UK, regional, slang (100 pounds sterling) | cem libras esterlinas expres |
| a trifle adv | (somewhat) | um pouco loc adv |
| a ways to go expr | US, informal (some distance to go) | um caminho a percorrer expres |
| a while ago adv | (short time in the past) | um tempo atrás loc adv |
| | A while ago I went on vacation to Cancun. |
a whole new ball game,
a brand new ball game n | US, informal, figurative (changed situation) (figurado, cenário) | jogo de bola loc sm |
| | That puts matters in a different light. It's a brand new ball game now. |
| a whole new world n | figurative (unfamiliar experience) | um mundo totalmente novo loc sm |
| | Retirement is certainly a whole new world; there's so much to get used to. |
| | A aposentadoria certamente é um mundo totalmente novo, há tanto com o que se acostumar. |
| A word of advice interj | (I warn or recommend the following) | um conselho interj |
| | Just a word of advice -- don't plant peas in Wisconsin in March, whatever the books may say! |
| a word to the wise n | colloquial (giving warning, advice) | um conselho de amigo expres |
| | A word to the wise: do not visit this neighborhood alone after dark. |
A-1,
A1,
A-one adj | informal (excellent, top quality) | Classe A sf |
| | The customer service at the store is A-1 quality. |
| A-bomb n | abbreviation (atomic bomb) | bomba atômica sf + adj |
| | The U.S. detonated the first A-bomb near Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
| A-game n | informal (best possible performance) (desempenho) | o seu melhor sm |
| A-line adj | (garment: wider at hem) (vestido, saia: mais aberto na barra) | evasê, trapézio adj |
A-OK,
A-ok adj | informal (OK, perfect) | ótimo, perfeito adj |
| | (figurado, gíria: ótimo, perfeito) | joinha adj |
| | Everything's A-OK! |
A-OK,
A-ok adv | informal (fine, perfectly) | perfeitamente, otimamente adv |
| | Everything's going A-ok! |
| A-side n | (main side of a pop single) | lado A sm + adj |
| | The record company decided that the song should be the A-side of the band's first single. |
| A-Z n | (book of maps) | mapa sm |
| | Adam found the street in the A-Z. |
| A-Z of [sth] n | (glossary, informative list) (glossário, informações) | A a Z sm |
| | The A-Z of Medical Terms covers the most common words used in the medical world. |
a.k.a.,
aka,
A.K.A.,
AKA. prep | initialism (also known as) | também conhecido como, por loc adv + prep |
| | | aliás adv |
| | | ou melhor, ou seja loc adv |
| | William H. Bonney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid, was a 19th-century American outlaw. |
a/c,
A/C,
AC n | abbreviation (air conditioning) | ar-condicionado sm |
| | The unit comes fully equipped, including A/C. |
| a/c n | UK, abbreviation (account) (bancária) | conta sf |
| A/R n | initialism (accounts receivable) | contas a receber loc sfpl |
AAA,
triple A n | US, initialism (American Automobile Association) (EUA, assistência rodoviária) | triplo A sf |
| Nota: Roadside assistance company |
| | My car died; do you have the number for AAA? |
AD,
A.D. adv | Latin, initialism (anno domini: year) (abreviatura: depois de Cristo) | d.C. loc adv |
| | | D.C. loc adv |
| | | A.D. loc adv |
| | The Roman Emperor Domitian ruled Britain briefly in 271 AD. |
| | O Imperador romano Domiciano governou o Reino Unido brevemente em 271 d.C. |
AF,
A.F. n | initialism (military: air force) (abrev.: Força Aérea) | FA sf |
AF,
A.F. n | initialism (physics: audio frequency) (abrev.: frequência de áudio, física) | FA sf |
AF,
A.F. n | initialism (language: Anglo-French) (abrev.: anglofrancês) | AF sm |
AF,
A.F. n | initialism (Asian female) | mulher asiática sf |
| after a while adv | (some time later) | um pouco mais tarde loc adv |
| | (algum tempo depois) | um pouco depois loc adv |
| | At first he felt no pain. After a while, his arm began to ache. |
| | A princípio ele não sentia dor nenhuma. Depois de um tempo, o braço dele começou a doer. |
| be a man/woman after [sb]'s own heart v expr | (sharing your tendencies) (figurado, interesses mútuos) | que tem a mesma cabeça expres |
| all in a day's work expr | informal, figurative (routine activity) | mais um dia de trabalho loc sm |
| | There's no need to thank me - it's all in a day's work for me. |
| all of a sudden adv | (suddenly) | de repente loc adv |
| | | subitamente adv |
| | All of a sudden, a dark cloud blotted out the sun. |
| | De repente, uma nuvem escura bloqueou o sol. |
| also known as prep | (alias) | também conhecido como |
| | Eva Perón, also known as Evita, was a controversial figure in Argentine politics. |
a.m.,
am,
A.M.,
AM adv | initialism (antemeridian: in the morning) (Latim: ante meridiem) | da manhã loc adv |
| | You have a 9:30 a.m. appointment with the doctor. |
| | This nightclub is open until 3 am. |
| | Você tem um compromisso com o doutor às 9:30 da manhã. Eu acordei às 7 da manhã. Essa boate fica aberta até as 3 da manhã. |
| an arm and a leg n | slang, figurative (high price, high cost) (figurado) | os olhos da cara loc sm pl |
| | No, the price is too high - he wants an arm and a leg for that old car. |
| | Não, o preço está muito alto. Ele quer os olhos da cara por aquele carro velho. |
an eye for an eye,
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth n | figurative (revenge) (figurado) | olho por olho expres |
| | He destroyed his rival's creation, saying it was an eye for an eye. |
| | Ele destruiu a criação de seu rival, dizendo que foi "olho por olho". |
an eye for an eye,
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth n | figurative (justice) | olho por olho expres |
| | For murder, I believe an eye for an eye is fair punishment. |
| | Para assassinato, eu acredito que a punição correta seja olho por olho. |
| and a half expr | (plus 0.5) | e meio expres |
| | If you divide three oranges equally between two people, each person will have one and a half oranges. |
and a half,
a [sth] and a half n | informal (extreme example) (informal) | e tanto expres |
| | You have to do all of that by Sunday? That's a task and a half! |
| answer to a problem n | (solution) | resposta do problema loc sf |
| | | resposta ao problema loc sf |
| | The answer to the problem may be quite simple. |
| antemeridian adj | (before noon) (antes do meio-dia) | antemeridiano adj |
apply for a job,
apply for a position v expr | (reply to employment advertisement) | candidatar-se a um emprego loc v |
| | My only task for today is to apply for a job. |
AR,
A/R n | written, abbreviation (accounts receivable) | contas a receber loc sf |
| as a bonus adv | informal (in addition) (em adição) | como bônus loc adv |
| | We're going on a hike in the mountains today, and as a bonus we'll have a picnic. |
| as a child adv | (during childhood) | quando criança loc adv |
| | As a child, Fiona was scared of dogs but she later went on to become a vet. |
| as a consequence adv | (so, therefore) (por essa razão, por isso) | consequentemente adv |
| | | por conseguinte loc adv |
| | The boy failed his math test. As a consequence, he cannot visit his friends this weekend. |
| as a friend adv | (preface to giving advice) | como amigo loc adv |
| | You know I say this as a friend, but I don't think that you should date him. |
| as a joke adv | (for humorous effect) | de brincadeira loc adv |
| | Don't be upset, that comment was meant as a joke. |
| as a matter of course expr | (as part of normal routine) | como de costume expres |
| as a matter of fact expr | (in fact, on the contrary) | na verdade loc adv |
| | I'm not ignoring your brother; as a matter of fact, I invited him for dinner tonight. |
| | Não estou ignorando seu irmão. Na verdade, eu o convidei para o jantar hoje à noite. |
| as a matter of principle expr | (on moral grounds) | por princípio expres |
| | | por uma questão de princípio expres |
| as a replacement for adv | (as a substitute for) | em substituição a loc adv |
| | Margarine is widely used as a replacement for butter. |
| as a result adv | (consequently) | devido a isso loc adv |
| | (informal) | por causa disso loc adv |
| | | graças a isso loc adv |
| | | consequentemente adv |
| | The little girl kept jumping in puddles, and as a result her new shoes were ruined. |
| | A garotinha ficava pulando em poças, devido a isso os sapatos novos dela ficaram destruídos. |
| as a result of expr | (due to, because of) | devido a loc conj |
| | (informal) | por causa de loc conj |
| | | graças a loc conj |
| | As a result of your disobedience, your parents punished you. |
| | Devido à sua desobediência, seus pais te castigaram. |
| as a rule expr | (usually) | como regra loc adv |
| | As a rule, we go to bed early on weeknights. |
| as a substitute for expr | (to replace, instead of) (em vez de) | como substituto de loc adv |
| | She used two cups of milk as a substitute for three eggs called for by the recipe. |
| as a whole adv | (all considered together) | como um todo loc adv |
| | Some students need to improve, but the class as a whole is very good. |
| | Alguns alunos precisam melhorar, mas a turma como um todo está muito boa. |