| Traduções principais |
| good adj | (better than average) | bom adj |
| | He studied hard and got good grades this year. |
| | Ele estudou bastante e tirou notas boas esse ano. |
| good adj | (favorable) | bom adj |
| | The weather forecast is good for tomorrow. |
| | A previsão do tempo para amanhã é boa. |
| good adj | (well behaved) (informal) | bonzinho adj dim |
| | Now you be good while I'm gone, do you hear? |
| | Agora sejam bonzinhos enquanto eu estiver fora, ouviram? |
| good adj | (adequate) (adequado) | bom adj |
| | You can earn a good living as a mechanic. |
| | Você pode ganhar um bom dinheiro como mecânico. |
| good for [sb/sth] adj + prep | (healthy) | bom adj |
| | Cod liver oil is supposed to be good for you. |
| | Óleo de fígado de bacalhau deve fazer bem para você. |
| good for [sb/sth] adj + prep | (beneficial) | boa adj |
| | Whoever said that pain is good for the soul? |
| | Quem falou que a dor é boa para a alma? |
| the good of [sth/sb] expr | (benefit, advantage) | para o bem de expres |
| | Political decisions should always be for the good of the people. |
| | Decisões políticas devem sempre ser para o bem das pessoas. |
| good adj | (virtuous) | bom adj |
| | He's a good man. |
| | Ele é um bom homem. |
good for [sth],
good for doing [sth] adj + prep | (useful) | bom adj |
| | Shoe boxes are good for storing old postcards and letters. |
| | Caixas de sapato são boas para guardar velhos cartões postais e cartas. |
| good adj | (competent) | bom adj |
| | | competente adj |
| | She's a very good accountant. |
| | Ela é uma boa contadora. |
| good adj | (right, correct) | boa adj |
| | Good answer! |
| | Boa resposta! |
| good adj | (worthy) | boa adj |
| | You've ruined our family's good reputation. |
| | Você arruinou a boa reputação da sua família. |
| good adj | (refined) (refinado) | bom adj |
| | He's got good taste in wine. |
| | Ele tem um bom gosto para vinhos. |
| goods npl | (merchandise, commodities) | mercadoria sf |
| | | bens sm pl |
| | The company promised to deliver the goods within 24 hours. |
| | A empresa prometeu entregar as mercadorias dentro de 24 horas. |
| Traduções complementares |
| be good at [sth] v expr | (be skilled, talented) | bom adj |
| | | talentoso adj |
| | | habilidoso adj |
| | He is good at anything related to numbers. |
| | Ele é bom em qualquer coisa relacionada com números. |
| be good with [sth] v expr | (be skilled with) | bom adj |
| | | hábil adj |
| | My sister is good with numbers but I'm better at languages. |
| | Minha irmã é boa com número, mas eu sou melhor em línguas. |
| be good with [sb/sth] v expr | (people, animal: handle well) (hábil) | bom adj |
| | He is good with children and animals. |
| | Ele é bom com crianças e animais. |
| be good for [sth] v expr | (be valid: for a duration) | válido adj |
| | Your international driving licence is good for one year; you can renew it after that. |
| | Sua licença de motorista internacional é válida por um ano, você pode renová-la depois disso. |
| be good for [sth] v expr | (be equivalent in value to) | válido adj |
| | Your admission ticket is also good for one drink at the bar when you get inside. |
| | Sua entrada é também válida para um drink no bar quando você entrar. |
| be good for [sth] v expr | informal (be fit only for) | servir só para expres v |
| | That tatty old sofa is good for the dump. |
| | Esse sofá esfarrapado serve só para o lixo. |
| be good to [sb] v expr | (be kind toward [sb]) (fazer o bem a alguém) | ser bom para expres v |
| | My daughter is good to me; she comes to visit every Sunday and brings cake. |
| | Minha filha é boa para mim. Ela vem todo domingo me visitar e traz bolo. |
| good adj | (suitable) | bom adj |
| | Is lasagne a good thing to serve to your parents? |
| | Lasanha é algo bom para servir aos seus pais? |
| good adj | (functioning) | bom adj |
| | You'll have to speak into my good ear if you want me to hear. |
| | Você terá que falar no meu ouvido bom, se quiser que eu ouça. |
| good adj | informal (fresh) | bom adj |
| | Is that milk still good? |
| | Aquele leite ainda está bom? |
| good adj | (tastes nice) | bom adj |
| | This is a really good apple. |
| | Esta é uma maçã muito boa. |
| good adj | (genuine) (gíria) | quente adj |
| | | genuíno adj |
| | I can't tell if this certificate is good or not. |
| | Eu não posso te dizer se este certificado é quente ou não. |
| good adj | (wise) | bom adj |
| | Those stocks were a good investment. |
| | Essas ações foram um bom investimento. |
| good adj | informal (thorough) | boa adj |
| | | diligente adj |
| | This house needs a good cleaning. |
| | Esta casa precisa de uma boa limpeza. |
| good adj | (fertile) | bom adj |
| | | fértil adj |
| | There's lots of good soil in this part of the country. |
| | Há muito solo bom nesta parte do país. |
| good adj | (devout) | bom adj |
| | | devoto adj |
| | He's a good Catholic. |
| | Ele é um bom católico. |
| good adj | (loyal) | bom adj |
| | | leal adj |
| | He's a good union man. |
| | Ele é um bom homem do sindicato. |
| good adj | (skin: clear) (pele saudável) | boa adj |
| | She has good skin. |
| | Ela tem pele boa. |
| good adj | (clothes: most dressy) (roupas) | bom adj |
| | You should wear your good suit for this dinner. |
| | Você deveria usar seu terno bom para esse jantar. |
| good adj | (sport: in bounds) (gíria, voleibol, dentro da quadra) | bom adj |
| | His first serve was good. |
| | O primeiro saque dele foi bom. |
| good adv | US, informal (well) (coloquial) | bem adv |
| | This car runs good. |
| | Esse carro corre bem. |
| good interj | (approval) (expressando aprovação) | bom interj |
| | "Good," said the teacher when the student handed in his homework on time. |
| | "Bom", disse o professor quando o estudante entregou a sua tarefa de casa pontualmente. |
| good n | (benefit, sake) | bem sm |
| | I did it for the good of all of us. |
| | Eu fiz isso pelo bem de todos nós. |
| good n | (merit) | mérito sm |
| | There's a lot of good in his idea. |
| | Existe muito mérito em sua ideia. |
| good n | (virtue) | bondade sf |
| | | bom sm |
| | You should always seek out the good in people. |
| | Você deve sempre buscar a bondade nas pessoas. |
| good n | (purpose) | propósito sm |
| | | sentido sm |
| | What good is it to ask all these questions without answering them? |
| | Qual o propósito de fazer todas essas perguntas sem respondê-las? |
| the goods npl | figurative, slang (information, evidence) | pista sf |
| | | dica sf |
| | The police are hoping that their informer will come up with the goods. |
| | A polícia espera que o informante apareça com pistas. |
| Traduções complementares |
| well adj | (good, fine) | bem adj |
| | All is well in our town today. |
| | Está tudo bem em nossa cidade hoje. |
| well adv | (certainly, without doubt) | bastante, bem adv |
| | Undoubtedly, he was well pleased to see her. |
| | Sem dúvida, ele ficou bem satisfeito em vê-la. |
| well adv | (in good humour, happily) | bem adv |
| | It was rather a cruel prank, but he took it well. |
| | Foi uma pegadinha bem cruel, mas ele levou bem. |
| well adv | (correct, the right thing) | bem adv |
| | You did well by telling the doctor the truth. |
| | Você fez bem ao dizer a verdade ao médico. |
| well adv | (good financially) | bem adv |
| | We did well with that investment. |
| | Fizemos bem com esse investimento. |
| Well! interj | (indignation) | ora! interj |
| | Well! I see you haven't had time to clean the house. |
| | Ora! Vejo que você não teve tempo de limpar a casa. |
| Well! interj | (surprise) | uau! interj |
| | Well! I never expected to run into you here! |
| | Uau! Não esperava encontrar você aqui! |
| Well? interj | (impatient for response) | E então? loc interj |
| | (BR, coloquial) | E aí? loc interj |
| | Well? What do you have to say? |
| | E então? O que você tem a dizer? |
| well interj | (filler word, pause) | bom interj |
| | | bem interj |
| | Well, I'll see what I can do. |
| | Bom, vou ver o que posso fazer. |
| well n | (oil source) | poço sm |
| | They have thousands of wells in Saudi Arabia. |
| | Eles têm milhares de poços na Arábia Saudita. |
| well n | (architecture: stairs, elevator) (arquitetura: de escada, elevador) | poço sm |
| | They built the well in the centre of the building, and it has both stairs and a lift. |
| | Eles construíram o poço no centro do edifício, e ele tem tanto escadas quanto um elevador. |
| well n | (container for liquid) | tinteiro sm |
| | The ink was kept in a well. |
| | A tinta foi mantida em um tinteiro. |
| well⇒ vi | (liquid: surge) | jorrar vt |
| | Blood welled from the wound. |
| | Sangue jorrou da ferida. |
Formas compostas:
best | good | well |
All the best,
expr | written (closing: letter or email) | todo o melhor expres |
| | | tudo de bom expres |
| Nota: Followed by the writer's name or signature, usually on a separate line. |
| | The letter ended, "Please let me know if I can be of any further help. All the best, Simon." |
| all the best n | (good wishes) | tudo de bom loc sm |
| | I wish you all the best in your new career. |
| | Desejo tudo de bom na sua nova carreira. |
| as best you can adv | (to the best of your ability) | da melhor maneira possível loc adv |
| | Muddle through as best you can, and we'll fix the mistakes later. |
| at best adv | (at the most) | no mínimo expres |
| | | na melhor das hipóteses expres |
| | It won't be ready until tomorrow at best. |
| | Não ficará pronto até amanhã, no mínimo. |
| be for the best v expr | (lead to the most beneficial outcome) | vir para o bem expres |
| best able to do [sth] expr | (most capable of) | mais bem capacitado a expres |
| | The promotion should go to the one best able to handle the responsibility. |
| | A promoção deve ir para aquele mais bem capacitado a lidar com a responsabilidade. |
| best before [sth] adj + prep | (food: fresh until a specified date) | consumir antes de expres |
| | Milk is best before the expiration date. |
| best before expr | (warning on food packaging) (data de validade de alimentos) | válido até expres |
| | The label on the tin says, "Best before 09.09.2018". |
the best bet,
your best bet n | informal, figurative (most promising option) | melhor aposta sf |
| | Your best bet would be to contact the organisers directly and ask if they still have tickets. |
| best friend n | (closest companion) | melhor amigo loc sm |
| | My dog is my best friend. |
| | Meu cachorro é meu melhor amigo. |
| best interest n | (greatest benefit) | melhor interesse sm |
best known,
best-known adj | (most famous) | mais conhecido loc adj |
| best man n | (bridegroom's male attendant) | padrinho de casamento loc sm |
| | Pete was the best man at Mick and Lucy's wedding. |
| | Pete foi padrinho de casamento de Mick e Lucy. |
| best of all adv | (the most fortunate part is that) | o melhor de tudo expres |
| | | a melhor parte expres |
| best of breed n | (award at dog show) (literal, competição canina) | melhor da raça sm |
| best practice n | (most professional conduct) | prática recomendada sf + adj |
| | Best practice in the medical or mental health field is to take a thorough history from the patient. |
| | A prática recomendada na área médica ou psíquica é pedir um histórico do paciente. |
| best regards npl | (warm wishes) | lembranças sf pl |
| | | meus cumprimentos expres |
| | Give John my best regards when you see him. |
| | Dê lembranças a John quando o vir. |
| best wishes npl | (regards) | felicitações, congratulações sf pl |
| | | parabéns smpl |
| | Please pass on my best wishes to your parents. |
| | Por favor, envie minhas felicitações a seus pais. |
| best-before date n | (expiration) | vencimento sm |
| | | data de expiração sf |
| | | data de vencimento sf |
| best-laid adj | (plans: most carefully made) | melhor plano adj + sm |
best-loved,
most-loved adj | (most cherished) | mais amado loc adj |
| | She is one of the country's best-loved sportswomen. |
best-suited,
best suited adj | (most appropriate) | mais adequado loc adj |
| | | mais apropriado loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used if the term precedes the noun. |
| | Which style is best suited to my body shape? |
bestseller,
best seller n | (book: commercial success) | best-seller sm |
| | Every one of that author's novels has been a bestseller. |
bestseller,
best seller n | (product: commercial success) (Anglicismo) | best-seller sm |
| | | o mais vendido expres |
| | This bright red lipstick is the company's best seller. |
bestselling,
best-selling adj | (very successful commercially) | de grande sucesso loc adj |
| | | de best-seller loc adj |
| do the best you can v expr | (try your hardest) | fazer o melhor que puder expres |
| | Just do the best you can. That's all anybody could ask for. |
| do your best v expr | (try your hardest) | fazer o seu melhor expres |
| | Just do your best. That's all anybody could ask. |
| do your best to do [sth] v expr | (try your hardest to do [sth]) | fazer o seu melhor expres |
| | Fred did his best to give up smoking, but couldn't keep it up. |
get the better of [sb],
get the best of [sb] v expr | (defeat) | vencer vt |
| | | derrotar vt |
| | Manchester United managed to get the better of Liverpool with an impressive 4-0 victory. |
| give it your best shot v expr | (make every effort) | fazer o seu melhor expres |
| | | dar o seu melhor expres |
| | | esforçar-se ao máximo expres v |
| | I'm not sure I can get your cat out of the tree, but I'll give it my best shot. |
| had best v aux | (should, would be wise to) | deveria v aux |
| | You'd best ask at the information desk. |
| hope for the best v expr | (be optimistic) (ser otimista) | torcer pelo melhor, esperar o melhor expres |
| | I'm not sure whether it will rain; we'll just have to hope for the best. |
| in your best light expr | figurative (giving the most favourable view) | no melhor ângulo expres |
It is all for the best,
It's all for the best expr | (outcome is beneficial) | ser melhor assim expres |
| | I lost my job, but it's all for the best since now I can start a business, just like I always wanted. |
| like best vtr + adv | (prefer overall) (preferir acima de tudo) | gostar mais vt + adv |
| | Reading detective novels is what I like best. |
| make the best of [sth] v expr | (do what you can) | fazer o melhor de expres |
| | Eric made the best of the limited time available to see as much of the town as he could. |
| make the best of it v expr | informal (cope) | tirar o melhor de expres |
| | The weather wasn't ideal for a day by the sea, but we decided to make the best of it. |
| may the best man win interj | (before competition) | que vença o melhor expres |
| | Good luck to all and may the best man win! |
| put your best foot forward v expr | figurative (do your best) | fazer o melhor expres v |
| | I'm not really much good at it but I'll put my best foot forward. |
| put your best foot forward v expr | figurative (make good impression) | causar boa impressão expres v |
| | Put your best foot forward at the job interview. |
second best,
second-best adj | (next to best) | segundo melhor adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| | The runner recorded his second-best time this year for the marathon. |
second best,
second-best n | pejorative (not quite good enough) (figurado, pejorativo, não tão bom) | segundo lugar sm |
| | Margot did not want to put up with second best for her wedding dress. |
second best,
second-best adv | (in second position) (na segunda posição) | segundo lugar loc adv |
| | | segundo colocado sm |
| | Alan fared second best in the tennis match. |
| the best of both worlds n | (advantages of two different things) | o melhor de dois mundos loc sm |
| the best of the best n | (greatest of all) (o maior de todos) | o melhor de todos loc sm |
| | | o melhor sm |
| the best part of [sth] n | (best section of [sth]) | a melhor parte de expres |
| | The best part of the film was the final scene. |
| the best part of [sth] n | (most) | a maior parte de loc pron |
| | It took us the best part of the morning to finish the job. |
| | Levamos a maior parte da manhã para terminar o serviço. |
| the best part n | (best bit) | a melhor parte expres |
| | You think that's funny? You haven't even heard the best part yet! |
| the best thing n | (greatest feature) | o melhor de tudo loc sm |
| the best thing about [sth/sb] n | (greatest feature) | o melhor de tudo loc sm |
| the best thing n | informal, figurative ([sth] wonderful, valued) | o melhor de tudo loc sm |
| the next best thing n | (good substitute) | segunda melhor opção expres |
| | I can't afford to buy a Volkswagen; the Toyota is the next best thing. |
| | Apples are not as sweet as candy, but I think they are the next best thing. |
third best,
third-best adj | (ranked below second best) (classificado abaixo do segundo) | terceiro lugar loc sm |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| | After the races they gave out awards and I was third best. |
| | She tried and she tried but she only got third best. |
to the best of my knowledge,
to the best of [sb]'s knowledge expr | (as far as I know) | que eu saiba expres |
| | | até onde sei expres |
| | To the best of my knowledge, all of the coffee shops in the city close before 9:00 p.m. |
| to the best of your ability adv | (as well as you can) (tanto quanto puder) | o melhor que puder loc adv |
| | | o quanto puder loc adv |
| | Just look after the dog to the best of your ability. |
| try your best v expr | (put in maximum effort) | fazer o seu melhor expres v |
| | | tentar ao máximo expres v |
| | If Julian tries his best, he is capable of getting an A on this math test. |
| try your best to do [sth] v expr | (make a big effort to do) | fazer o seu melhor expres v |
| | | tentar ao máximo expres v |
| | I tried my best to smile and nod while Larry told his boring anecdote. |
| very best n | (utmost) (o mais alto) | melhor sm |
| | | máximo sm |
| | The doctors tried their very best, but they were unable to save the patient. |