'about' tem referência cruzada com 'around'. Encontra-se em uma ou mais das linhas abaixo.'about' is cross-referenced with 'around'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
Locuções verbais
about | around |
kick [sb] around,
kick around [sb],
kick about [sb],
kick around [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (mistreat, abuse) | enxovalhar vt |
| knock [sb] about vtr phrasal sep | UK, informal (punch or treat roughly) | bater vt |
| knock [sth] about vtr phrasal sep | UK, informal, figurative (consider, debate: an idea) | debater vt |
knock [sb] around,
also UK: knock [sb] about vtr phrasal sep | informal (punch or treat roughly) | bater vt |
knock [sth] around,
also UK: knock [sth] about vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (consider, debate: an idea) | debater vt |
knock around,
also UK: knock about vi phrasal | informal (idle, hang around) | dar uma volta expres v |
knock around with [sb],
knock about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (spend time with) | passar tempo com expres v |
| lay about [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | UK (attack, beat) | atacar vt |
| laze about vi phrasal | UK (be idle, lounge around) (passar o tempo ociosamente) | vadiar, vagabundar v int |
| | | ficar à toa loc v |
| | I don't feel like working today; I'm just going to laze about. |
| lie about vi phrasal | UK, informal ([sth]: remain unused) | estar parado, sem uso expres v |
| lie about vi phrasal | UK ([sb]: lounge idly) | andar por aí expres v |
look around for [sb/sth],
also UK: look round for [sb/sth],
look about for [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (seek in surrounding area) | procurar por |
| | I misplaced my keys, so I'll have to look around for them. |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous) | ser frívolo loc v |
| | Stop messing around and let's discuss this seriously. |
| | Pare de ser frívolo e vamos discutir isso seriamente. |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be unproductive) | estar à toa, agir de modo frívolo expres v |
| | | entreter-se, distrair-se vp |
| | My husband is messing around in the garage - I've no idea what he's doing in there. |
| | Meu marido está à toa na garagem. Não tenho ideia do que ele está fazendo lá. |
mess around with [sth],
also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (tamper, play with) | brincar v int |
| | He enjoyed messing around with boats. |
| | Ele curtia brincar com barcos. |
mess around with [sth],
also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (spoil by fussing) (estragar algo, maltratar) | meter a mão loc v |
| | (figurado) | mexer vt |
| | Your painting is fine now; don't mess around with it any more or you will ruin it. |
| | Sua pintura está boa agora, Não meta mais a mão nela ou você vai arruiná-la. |
mess around with [sb],
also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang (tease) (alguém: importunar, provocar) | fazer hora com expres |
| | | zoar vt |
| | | sacanear vt |
| | | brincar vt |
| | Why are you so upset? We were just messing around with you. |
| | Por que você está tão desapontado? Só estávamos fazendo hora com você. |
mess around with [sb],
also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang (have an affair) | ter um caso amoroso loc v |
| | | ter um amante loc v |
| | Helen caught her husband messing around with another woman. |
| | Helen pegou o marido dela tendo um caso amoroso com outra mulher. |
mess [sb] around,
also UK: mess [sb] about vtr phrasal insep | slang (treat disrespectfully) | ser desrespeitoso loc v |
| | I'm sorry to mess you around, but I need to change the date of our meeting. |
| | Eu sinto muito ser desrespeitoso, mas eu preciso mudar a data do nosso encontro. |
mill around,
mill about vi phrasal | (walk about) | dar volta expres v |
| mouth off about [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (give opinion loudly) | alardear sua opinião sobre expres v + prep |
| | (figurado, informal) | botar a boca no trombone sobre expres v + prep |
| | Brian was mouthing off about his lazy assistant, not realising she was standing behind him. |
| move about vi phrasal | UK (fidget, be restless) | mexer-se, remexer-se vp |
| | The child was moving about in his chair because he was bored. |
| move about vi phrasal | UK (relocate frequently) | mudar-se constantemente loc v |
| | Irena often has to move about because of her job; she's lived in three different countries in the last five years. |
| move about vi phrasal | UK (be mobile or active) | manter-se em movimento loc v |
| | | manter-se ativo loc v |
| | You should move about more, not sit in front of the computer all day! |
muck about,
muck around vi phrasal | UK, slang (behave in a frivolous way) (figurado) | enrolar vt |
| | (figurado) | ficar voando expres |
| | (figurado) | ficar de bobeira expres |
| | Stop mucking about and get to work. |
muck about with [sb/sth],
muck around with [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK, slang (waste time on) | perder tempo com expres v + prep |
| | I've spent an hour mucking about with passwords and haven't even managed to log into the website yet! |
muck [sb] about,
muck [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | UK, slang (be inconsiderate) (figurado) | enrolar vt |
| | I wish you wouldn't muck me about like this. Why do you always cancel at the last minute? |
| play about vi phrasal | UK, informal (behave in a frivolous way) (comportar-se de maneira frívola) | fazer hora loc v |
| | | ser fútil loc v |
| | | ser desajuizado vt |
| | Since we have a lot of work to do, there isn't any time to play about. |
pootle about,
pootle around,
poodle about,
poodle around vi phrasal | UK, informal (move in a leisurely way) | mover-se despreocupadamente vp + adv |
pootle about,
pootle around,
poodle about,
poodle around vi phrasal | UK, informal (do little of importance) | fazer pouco expres v |
potter about,
potter around vi phrasal | UK (do [sth] leisurely or unproductive) | ficar de enrolação expres |
| put [sth] about vtr phrasal sep | UK, informal (spread: a rumour) (divulgar: um rumor) | circular vt |
| | (um boato) | espalhar vt |
| | It was put about that she was of loose moral character. |
| put about vi phrasal | (nautical: turn around) (náutica: virar) | mudar o curso loc v |
| | | virar vt |
| | He quickly put about to avoid the boat hitting the submerged rock. |
| | Ele mudou rapidamente o curso e evitou que o barco atingisse a rocha submersa. |
putter around (US),
potter around,
potter about (UK) vi phrasal | US (do [sth] leisurely or unproductive) (figurado, fazer algo indolentemente) | ficar de enrolação expres v |
| rabbit on about [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, slang (talk incessantly) (informal, figurado) | falar como um papagaio sobre expres v |
| | (informal) | tagarelar sobre, matraquear sobre v int |
| | Barbara is always rabbiting on about her lazy husband. |
| roll about vi phrasal | UK (sway this way and that) | rolar v int |
| | | revirar v int |
| | The two youngest kids were rolling about and playing on the large bed. |
roll around,
also UK: roll about vi phrasal | (turn over and over) | rolar vi |
| | The two youngest kids were rolling about and playing on the large bed. |
roll around,
also UK: roll about vi phrasal | (sway this way and that) | sacolejar v int |
| | The passengers were rolling around as the bus sped along the winding road. |
wait around,
also UK: wait about vi phrasal | (wait for [sb/sth]) | esperar vt |
Formas compostas:
about | around |
| know about [sth] vi + prep | (be aware) | saber sobre v int + prep |
| | Do you know about the recent policy changes? |
| know about [sth] vi + prep | (be well informed) | saber sobre v int + prep |
| | That professor really knows about European history. |
| knowledgeable about [sth] adj + prep | (knows a lot about [sth]) | entendido sobre, versado sobre adj+prep |
| | | instruído sobre adj+prep |
| | | informado sobre adj+prep |
| | The researcher is very knowledgeable about the life cycle of E.Coli bacteria. |
| | O pesquisador é muito entendido sobre o ciclo de vida da bactéria E.Coli. |
| kvetch about [sth] vi + prep | informal (complain about [sth]) | reclamar v int |
| | Colin is always kvetching about his job. |
| learn about [sth] vi + prep | (become informed about) | saber sobre, aprender sobre vt + prep |
| | How did you learn about our company? The kids have been learning about the Middle Ages in their history class. |
| | Como você soube sobre a nossa empresa? As crianças estão aprendendo sobre Idade Média na aula de história. |
| learn all about [sth] v expr | (become fully informed) | aprender tudo sobre loc v |
| | Before I invest in a company, I am always sure to learn all about their history and business practices. |
| lecture [sb] about doing [sth] v expr | figurative (reprimand, moralize) (figurado: repreender) | passar um sermão expres v |
| | Deanna lectured her son about staying out late. |
| | Deanna passou um sermão no filho dela sobre ficar fora até tarde. |
| let up about [sth] v expr | (subject: stop talking about) | parar de falar expres v |
| | Matt was late home on Friday night and his wife still hasn't let up about it. |
look around,
also UK: look round,
look about vi + adv | (seek [sth] in surrounding area) | procurar vt |
| | I've been looking around everywhere, but I can't find my reading glasses. |
| | Eu tenho procurado em todo lugar, mas não consigo achar meus óculos de leitura. |
| look sharp about it v expr | UK, figurative, slang (hurry) | apressar-se vp |
| | | andar logo expres |
| | If you want to get ready in time for the party, you'd better look sharp about it. |
| mad about adj + prep | informal (passionate about) (figurado) | louco por expres |
| | I'm mad about that singer; I own all his CDs and I'm president of his fan club. |
| mad about adj + prep | informal (angry about) | zangado por causa de expres |
| | | irritado por causa de expres |
| | | louco por causa de expres |
| | His jaws are clenched. He must be mad about something. |
made up about [sth],
made up with [sth] expr | UK, regional, informal (pleased) | contente adj |
| | | feliz adj |
| | I'm made up about my new car! |
| | Eu estou contente com meu novo carro! |
| make a noise about [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (call attention to [sth]) | chamar a atenção expres v |
| make a noise about [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (complain about [sth]) | reclamar vt |
| make a song and dance about [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (make a fuss) (figurado, informal, fazer alarde) | bater bumbo vt + sm |
| | | fazer alarde expres |
| | Stop making such a song and dance about it! It's not that big a deal. |
| make no bones about [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (be forthright, direct) | Ser direto expres v |
| | The journalist made no bones about her dislike of politicians. |
| | A jornalista foi direta quanto a sua aversão a políticos. |
| make no bones about doing [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (be forthright, direct in doing) (figurado) | não ter papas na língua expres v |
| | Veronica made no bones about telling her boss exactly what she thought of him. |
| much ado about nothing n | (fuss for little reason) | muito barulho por nada expres |
| Nota: From the title of a play by William Shakespeare. |
muse on [sth],
muse over [sth],
muse about [sth] vi + prep | (ponder, consider) | meditar sobre vt + prep |
| | (coloquial) | matutar vt |
| | | refletir sobre vt + prep |
| | He took weeks to muse on the question before putting pen to paper. |
| nag [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | (remind constantly) (BRA, figurado, informal) | encher o saco de alguém por expres v
vt |
| | (figurado) | chatear, atazanar vt |
| | I wish my parents would stop nagging me about the dangers of smoking. |
| | Queria que meus pais parassem de me encher o saco sobre os perigos de fumar. |
no two ways about it,
there's no two ways about it expr | informal (there is no doubt) | sem sombra de dúvidas expres v |
| not bear thinking about v expr | (be unpleasant thought) | não suportar a ideia de loc v |
| nothing to say about [sth] prep | (no information or opinion about) | nada a dizer sobre algo |
| | When the reporter asked about his alleged affair, he answered "I have nothing to say about that." |
| nothing to write home about expr | figurative, informal (unremarkable) | nada de mais, nada de especial expres |
| | | nada de espetacular expres |
| | | não fede nem cheira expres |
| | I enjoyed his last film, but this new one is nothing to write home about. |
obsess over [sth],
obsess about [sth] vi + prep | (be overly preoccupied with sthg) | ficar obcecado expres v |
| | She's constantly obsessing about her weight. |
| the one about n | (joke) | aquela pron |
| | When I told the one about the horse and the bar, nobody laughed. |
| | Quando eu contei aquela do cavalo e do bar ninguém riu. |
| out and about adv | (busy, active outside the home) (informal) | por aí loc adv |
| | He's always out and about these days - I hardly ever see him at home. |
| | Ele está sempre por aí hoje em dia - quase não vejo ele em casa. |
| passionate about [sth] adj + prep | (cares, believes strongly in) | apaixonado adj |
| | Dan is passionate about his human rights work. |
| | Dan é apaixonado por seu trabalho em direitos humanos. |
poke around,
poke about vi + adv | (search, rummage) | remexer vt |
| | | vasculhar vt |
| | The security guard at the museum poked around in my rucksack. |
poke around,
poke about vi + adv | figurative (intrude, be nosy) | bisbilhotar vt |
| | She's always poking around in her neighbours' private affairs. |
| | Ela está sempre bisbilhotando os assuntos privados dos vizinhos dela. |
pontificate on [sth],
pontificate about [sth] vi + prep | (talk pompously about) (falar ou escrever de maneira enfática) | pontificar v int |
| | The lecturer pontificated on the meaning of life. |
| potty about [sth/sb] adj + prep | slang (passionate about) | apaixonado por adj + prep |
| preach about [sth] vi + prep | (moralize on the subject of) (figurado) | pregar sermão sobre expres v |
| | (figurado) | dar lição de moral sobre expres v |
| | My uncle gave up smoking years ago and now he's always preaching about the dangers of tobacco. |
| | Meu tio parou de fumar anos atrás e agora está sempre dando sermão sobre os perigos do tabaco. |
protest,
protest about [sth],
protest against [sth] vi + prep | (complain about) | protestar vt |
| | The staff protested about having to work on a public holiday. |
| | A equipe protestou sobre ter que trabalhar num feriado. |
psyched about [sth],
psyched for [sth] adj + prep | informal (excited, keyed up about) (figurado) | louco por adj + prep |
| | | maluco por adj + prep |
| | James is psyched about seeing his favorite band in concert. |
pussyfoot around,
also UK: pussyfoot about vi + adv | (act cautiously) (figurado, informal) | enrolar v int |
| | | ser receoso expres v |
| | Don't pussyfoot around; just tell me the truth! |
| put it about v expr | UK, slang (have sex with many people) (inf., fazer sexo com muitas pessoas) | galinhar vt |
| | (gír., vulgar, fazer sexo com muitos) | dar pra todo o mundo expres |
| | (gíria, fazer sexo com muitos) | transar com todo o mundo expres |
| | I hear Tracy's been putting it about with the entire football team! |
| put it about v expr | UK, informal (disseminate information) | espalhar o boato expres v |
| | Someone had been putting it about that the gang boss was getting soft. |
put out at [sth],
put out about [sth] expr | informal (aggrieved) | ofendido adj |
| | They were extremely put out at not being allowed to sit together. |
| | Eles ficaram extremamente ofendidos por não lhes terem permitido sentar juntos. |
| quiz [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | (question about a topic) | questionar vt |
| | | interrogar vt |
| | The police quizzed the witness about exactly what she had seen. |
| | A polícia interrogou a testemunha sobre o que exatamente ela tinha visto. |
quiz [sb] on [sth],
quiz [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | US (students: test on a subject) | questionar vt |
| | | sabatinar vt |
| | The teacher quizzed her students on the Civil War. |
| | A professora questionou seus alunos sobre a guerra civil. |
| rabbit about [sth] vi + prep | UK, slang (talk incessantly) | falar sem parar loc v |
| | He's a real bore at parties - always rabbiting about the economy or immigration. |
| | Ele é um chato. Sempre fala sem parar sobre economia. |
| rag [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | informal (tease about [sth]) (informal) | atazanar vt |
| | | infernizar vt |
| | (BRA) | encher o saco expres v |
| | (figurativo) | brincar com vt + prep |
| | Adam's colleagues ragged him about his taste in clothes. |
| | Os colegas de Adam o atazanaram por causa de seu gosto para roupas. |
| rag on [sb] about [sth] v expr | US, informal (tease about [sth]) | criticar vt |
| rant about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (discuss angrily at length) | vociferar v int |
| | | bradar |
| | Edmund ranted about his colleagues; they'd really been getting on his nerves lately. |
| | Edmund vociferou sobre seus colegas; eles estavam realmente irritando ele ultimamente. |
| rave about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (speak angrily) (reclamar de) | esbravejar vt |
| | | arengar vt |
| | | enfurecer-se vp |
| | Poor Fred's always raving about how the government is out to get him. |
| | Pobre Fred, ele está sempre esbravejando sobre como o governo está atras dele. |
| rave about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (praise enthusiastically) | elogiar muito vt + adv |
| | | louvar vt |
| | The critics are raving about that new film. |
| | Os críticos elogiaram muito aquele novo filme. |
razz [sb] for [sth],
razz [sb] about [sth] v expr | US, slang (tease about [sth]) | amolar, arreliar, importunar vt |
razz [sb] about doing [sth],
razz [sb] for doing [sth] v expr | US, slang (tease for doing [sth]) | provocar vp |
| read about [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (read on the topic of) | ler sobre vt + prep |
| | | ler acerca de vt + loc prep |
| | I read about your accident in the newspaper. |
| | Eu li sobre seu acidente nos jornais. |
| Read all about it! interj | (newspaper seller's cry) (grito do jornaleiro) | não percam! interj |
| | | extra, extra! interj |
| | The kiosk sign read "Extra! Extra! Read all about it! RMSTitanic sinks, huge loss of life.". |
remind [sb] of [sth],
remind [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | (cause [sb] to remember) | lembrar vt |
| | The alarm reminded Tim of his appointment. |
| | I reminded my son about his mother's birthday. |
| | O alarme lembrou Tim de seu compromisso. / Lembrei meu filho do aniversário da sua mãe. |
| reminisce about [sth] vi + prep | (recount memories) (contar as memórias) | rememorar v int |
| | It's fun to hear my aunt reminisce about her military service. |
remonstrate about [sth],
remonstrate against [sth] vi + prep | (protest about) | reprovar, desaprovar vt |
| rib [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | (tease [sb] about [sth]) | provocar vt |
| | | caçoar de expres v |
| | (informal) | encher o saco de expres v |
| | Billy's classmates rib him about his red hair. |
| right about adv | (more or less, approximately) | mais ou menos loc adv |
| | | por aqui loc adv |
| | There was a farm right about here a long time ago. |
| right about adv | US (the opposite way round) | do outro lado loc adv |
| | | do lado oposto loc adv |
| right about here adv | (in this vicinity) | por aqui loc adv |
| | | nas proximidades loc adv |
| | We should find the treasure right about here. |
| right about now adv | US, informal (at almost exactly this moment) | agorinha mesmo loc adv |
| | | neste exato momento loc adv |
| | She phones every day at the same time; in fact, she should be phoning right about now. |
| | Ela telefona todos os dias no mesmo horário; na verdade, ela deve estar ligando agorinha mesmo. |
romanticize about [sth],
also UK: romanticise about [sth] vi + prep | (have unrealistic ideas about [sth]) | romantizar sobre v int + prep |
| | A lot of people romanticize about living a simple, self-sufficient life in the countryside, without realizing how much hard work it is. |
strut around,
also UK: strut about vi + adv | (go about self-importantly) | vangloriar-se vp |
| | | pavonear vt |
| | | ser arrogante expres v |
| | The bully was strutting around the playground as if he owned the place. |
| | The boxer strutted about as if he had just won the title. |
walk around,
walk about vi + adv | (stroll about, go about on foot) | dar um passeio expres v |
| | I didn't have a place to go. I was just walking around. |
| | Eu não tinha lugar para ir. Só estava dando um passeio. |
wander around,
UK: wander about vi + adv | (stroll aimlessly) | andar sem rumo expres v |
| | | perambular vt |
| | | passear vt |
| | I had some free time, so I decided to wander around the city. |