Formas compostas:
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at the hands of [sb],
at the hand of [sb],
by the hands of [sb],
by the hand of [sb] prep | (because of) | nas mãos de loc prep |
| | Many women die at the hands of their own families for perceived dishonor. |
| by the book adv | figurative (according to rules) | ao pé da letra loc adv |
| | My boss likes to do things by the book. |
| by the dozen adv | (12 at a time) | às dúzias loc adv |
| | Usually, I buy cookies by the dozen so I can share them with my friends. |
| by the end adv | (before the final moment) | ao final loc adv |
| | By the end of the first chapter, I could guess the solution to the mystery. I'm usually exhausted by the end of the day. |
| | Ao final do capítulo um, eu podia adivinhar a solução do mistério. Eu normalmente estou exausto ao final do dia. |
| by the same token expr | (similarly) | do mesmo modo loc adv |
| | | da mesma forma loc adv |
| by the side of [sth] expr | (next to) | ao lado de, junto a loc prep |
| | Our fishing camp is built by the side of the lake. |
| by the skin of your teeth expr | (only just, barely) | por um triz expres |
| by the time adv | (at some point before) | na hora que loc adv |
| | | a tempo e a horas expres |
| | | pronto, prontamente adv |
| | You better have your chores done by the time I get home or you're in big trouble. The traffic was so bad that by the time I got to the office I was 20 minutes late. |
| | É melhor você ter feito suas tarefas na hora que chegarmos em casa ou você vai ter problemas. O trâfego estava tão ruim que na hora que chegamos ao escritório eu estava 20 minutos atrasado. |
| by the way expr | (incidentally) | aliás adv |
| | | a propósito loc adv |
| | By the way, have you seen this before? |
| | Aliás, você já viu isso antes? |
| by-the-book adj | figurative (following rules) | rigoroso em seguir as regras loc adj |
| | | certinho, caxias adj |
don't judge a book by the cover,
don't judge a book by its cover interj | proverb (appearances can be deceptive) | Não julgue um livro pela capa. expres |
| | She definitely looks trustworthy, but don't judge a book by its cover. |
| fall by the wayside v expr | figurative (be abandoned) | ser deixado de lado expres v |
| | Generally, all of Imogen's projects fall by the wayside after a month or two; she gets bored too easily. |
| give [sb] the go-by v expr | informal (snub deliberately) | ser metido expres |
| go by (the name of) [sth] vi + prep | (be known as) | ser conhecido por expres v |
| | The criminal goes by the nickname of 'The Black Cat'. |
| | O criminoso é conhecido pelo apelido de "Gato Preto". |
in the light of [sth],
by the light of [sth] prep | (illuminated by) (iluminado por algo) | à luz de loc prep |
play according to the rules,
play by the rules v expr | (game, sports) | jogar conforme as regras expres v |
| | (informal) | jogar limpo expres v |
| | At the beginning of the game, the referee reminded the players to play by the rules. |
play according to the rules,
play by the rules v expr | figurative (behave fairly) (informal, comportar-se de forma justa) | jogar limpo expres v |
| | (fig.) | jogar conforme as regras expres v |
| | It's best to play according to the rules if you want to get on at work. |
| take the bull by the horns v expr | figurative (tackle a task bravely) (figurado: enfrentar corajosamente) | pegar o touro pelos chifres expres |
| | | enfrentar situação, assumir controle de situação expres |
| | Matthew's going to take the bull by the horns tomorrow and ask Louise to marry him. |
| take the world by storm v expr | figurative (be a sudden success) (ter sucesso repentino) | tomar de assalto loc v |
| | | conquistar vt |