Locuções verbais
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| break away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (separate: from group) | separar-se vp |
| | Several members broke away from the party to form their own extremist group. |
| break away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (detach, fall off) | separar-se vp |
| | When Sue went to take her cakes out of the oven, the handle broke away from the door. |
| edge away from [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (distance yourself) | afastar-se de vt |
| | I tried to edge away from the drunk man on the bus. |
| fall away from [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (abandon) | largar |
| | As he got older he fell away from the church. |
| | Quando ele ficou mais velho, largou a igreja. |
| get away from [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (escape: [sb]) | fugir de vt + prep |
| | How did you manage to get away from your captors? |
| | Como você conseguiu fugir de seus sequestradores? |
| get away from [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (place: leave) | sair vt |
| | | deixar vt |
| | | partir vt |
| | It's great to get away from London sometimes. |
| | É bacana sair de Londres de vez em quando. |
| grow away from [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (lose attachment) | afastar-se verb refl |
| | Children gradually grow away from their parents and form their own identities. |
| | As crianças gradualmente se afastam dos pais e formam suas próprias identidades. |
run away,
run away from [sth] vi phrasal | (flee, escape) | fugir v int |
| | | escapar v int |
| | He ran away before the police could catch him. |
| | Ele fugiu antes que a polícia pudesse capturá-lo. |
run away,
run away from [sth] vi phrasal | informal (child: leave home) (de casa) | fugir v int |
| | Sometimes children run away from home when they are mad at their parents. |
| | Às vezes as crianças fogem de casa quando estão zangadas com os pais. |
scare [sb/sth] away from [sth],
scare [sb/sth] away from doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (deter [sb], [sth]) | desencorajar vt |
| | | dissuadir vt |
| | I don't mean to scare you away from taking this class, but it'll be a lot of work. |
| shrink away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (be reluctant to face) | evitar vt |
| | | recuar vt |
| | | relutar em vt + prep |
| | Paul always shrinks away from confrontation. |
| shy away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (keep distance) | manter-se longe de vp + prep |
| | | evitar vt |
| | The horse shied away from the elephant. |
| | O cavalo manteve-se longe do elefante. |
| shy away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (avoid [sth]) | evitar v int |
| | | fugir v int |
| | He's never been one to shy away from hard work. |
| | Ele nunca foi de evitar trabalho duro. |
| shy away from doing [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (avoid doing [sth]) | evitar v int |
| | Kiera is insecure; she tends to shy away from meeting new people. |
| take away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (detract) | deduzir de vt |
| | | subtrair de vt |
| | | tirar de vt |
| | Her foul mouth takes away from her attractiveness. |
| turn away from [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (face opposite way) | virar a cara expres v |
| | Jane turned away from Peter after she told him to go to hell. |
| turn away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (move further from [sth], [sb]) | afastar-se vp |
| | I turned away from the town and set my eyes on new horizons. |
| | Eu me afastei da cidade e foquei em novos horizontes. |
| turn away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (avert your gaze from [sth]) | desviar o olhar expres v |
| | Witnesses had to turn away from the grisly sight. |
| | As testemunhas tiveram que desviar o olhar da cena macabra. |
| turn away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (reject) | rejeitar v int |
| | Don't turn away from my love. |
| | You must turn away from a life of crime if you want to stay out of jail. |
Formas compostas:
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| come away from [sth] v expr | (leave) | sair v int |
| | Lucy came away from the interview feeling confident that she had got the job. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (move further) | afastar-se vp |
| | Come away from that cliff edge; it may crumble. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (become detached) | desprender-se vp |
| | The cupboard door had come away from one of its hinges. |
| direct [sb/sth] away from [sth] v expr | (point in different direction) (apontar na direção errada) | desviar vt |
| | The police were directing traffic away from the street where they were repairing the gas leak. |
| | A polícia estava desviando o trânsito para longe da rua, onde estavam consertando o vazamento de gás. |
| draw away from [sth/sb] v expr | (retreat from [sth], [sb]) | afastar-se vp |
| | | retirar-se vp |
| draw [sb] away from [sth] v expr | (cause to leave) | fazer sair loc v |
| | What drew you away from your hometown? |
| | O que o fez sair de sua cidade natal? |
| far away from [sth/sb] prep | (at a distance) | distante adj |
| | The village where I grew up is far away from here. |
| | A vila onde cresci fica distante daqui. |
| keep away from [sth/sb] v expr | (stay at a distance from) | manter afastado vt + adj |
| | I keep away from people who are ill. |
| | Eu me mantenho afastado de pessoas que estão doentes. |
| move away from [sth/sb] v expr | (step further from) | afastar-se vp |
| | Alice moved away from the rubbish bin when she noticed the bad smell. |
| | Alice afastou-se da lata de lixo quando percebeu o fedor. |
| move [sth] away from [sb/sth] v expr | (place at a greater distance from) | afastar vt |
| | The mother moved the glass away from the child's reach. |
| | A mãe afastou o vidro do alcance das crianças. |
| stay away from [sth/sb] v expr | (avoid, not go near) | ficar longe expres v |
| | | evitar vt |
| | Stay away from me! I've got measles. |
| | Fique longe de mim! Estou com sarampo. |
| stay away from [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (not indulge in) | evitar vt |
| | | ficar longe de expres v |
| | | manter-se distante de expres v |
| | | manter-se à distância de expres v |
| | I want to lose weight so I'm staying away from chocolate for a while. |
| | Quero perder peso, por isso estou evitando chocolate por um tempo. |
| tear [sb] away from [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (remove from) | arrancar de vt + prep |
| tear yourself away from v expr | informal figurative (remove yourself from) | afastar-se de vp + prep |
| tear away from [sth] v expr | (leave hurriedly) (informal, sair com pressa) | sair correndo de loc v |
| | She was angry, so she tore away from the house. |
| turn away from doing [sth] v expr | figurative (avoid involvement) | evitar vt |
| | He turns away from dealing with beggars. |
| | Ele evita lidar com pedintes. |
| turn [sth] away from [sth] vtr + prep | (cause to move away) | afastar vt |
| | It was hard to turn the cattle away from the broken fence. |
| | É difícil afastar o gado da cerca quebrada. |
| well away from prep | (at a distance from) | bem longe de loc adv |
| | | longe de loc adv |
| | | distante de loc adv |
| | After the argument they decided to stay well away from one other. Any nuclear energy plant should be located well away from urban centers. |
| | Depois da briga eles decidiram ficar bem longe um do outro. Qualquer usina de energia nuclear deve estar localizada bem longe de áreas urbanas. |
| | Depois da briga eles decidiram ficar longe um do outro. Qualquer usina de energia nuclear deve estar localizada longe de áreas urbanas. |
| | Depois da briga eles decidiram ficar distantes um do outro. Qualquer usina de energia nuclear deve estar distante de áreas urbanas. |
| whip [sth] away from [sb] v expr | (confiscate quickly) | pegar vt |
| | | confiscar vt |
| | | arrancar vt |
| | The teacher whipped the mobile phone away from the student and locked it in her desk. |