Formas compostas:
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| answer the door v expr | (open front door to a caller) | atender à porta expres |
| | When the sales lady rang the bell, I didn't answer the door. |
| at death's door adv | figurative (very ill, about to die) (muito mal) | à porta da morte loc adv |
| back door n | (building: rear door) | porta dos fundos loc |
| | In this house the back door opens directly into the kitchen. |
| | Nessa casa a porta dos fundos fica na cozinha. |
| barn door n | (door of a farm building) | porta de celeiro loc sf |
| | Buying an alarm system after you've been burgled is a lot like closing the barn door after the horses are out. |
| beat a path to [sb]'s door v expr | figurative (be keen to meet with [sb]) (figurado, informal) | fazer fila na porta loc v |
| | If you have a good idea, investors will beat a path to your door. |
| cellar door n | (door leading into basement) | porta de adega |
| | Be careful going through the cellar door because the stairs are very steep. |
| | He went to get another bottle of wine and walked straight into the cellar door. |
| close the door on [sth] v expr | figurative (rule out, exclude) (figurado) | fechar a porta para loc v |
| | The politician's latest comments, unfortunately, closed the door on a peace agreement between the two countries. |
| close the door on [sb] vtr | (on [sb]: shut door to exclude) | fechar a porta para loc v |
| closed-door adj | figurative (secret or restricted) | a portas fechadas loc adv |
| | | secreto adj |
| door chain n | (metal security device for a door) | corrente de porta loc sf |
| | Don't depend on a door chain as your only lock. |
| door closer n | (device: closes door automatically) | fechador de porta sm |
door frame,
doorframe n | (structure around a door) (estrutura de madeira de portas) | batente, marco sm |
| | If you keep slamming the door you'll damage the door frame. |
| door gasket n | (seal on the door of an appliance) | borracha para porta loc sf |
| | If you can pull a dollar bill out through the refrigerator door gasket, it's time to replace the gasket. |
| door handle n | (knob, etc. for opening a door) | maçaneta sf |
| | Don't kick the door open - use the door handle! |
| door hinge n | (joint in a door frame) (dobradiça de porta ou de janela) | gonzo sm |
| | It squeaks when you open and close it: you need to oil the door hinges. |
| door key n | (key to house, hotel room) | chave da porta loc sf |
| | In modern hotels, the door key is a plastic card. |
| | Nos hotéis modernos, a chave da porta é um cartão de plástico. |
| door knocker n | (fixture on a door) | aldraba, aldrava sf |
| | The door knocker on Jane's house is in the shape of an owl. |
| door lock n | (for locking a door) (para fechar portas, janelas) | ferrolho, trinco sm |
| | After the thief broke in, I had a hard time replacing the door lock. |
| door operator n | (automatic door-opening mechanism) | portão automático loc sm |
| door person n | (doorkeeper, [sb] guarding an entrance) | porteiro sm |
| door prize n | US ([sth] won in raffle) (de rifa) | prêmio sm |
| door to door adv | (selling: from one door to another) | de porta em porta loc adv |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj |
| | I got my start in sales selling vacuum cleaners door to door. |
| door-to-door adj | (sales: from one door to another) | de porta em porta loc adj |
| | I started my sales career as a door-to-door insurance salesman. |
| door-to-door adj | (shipping: all-inclusive) | de porta a porta loc adj |
| | Are those shipping costs door-to-door or port-to-port? |
| door-to-door sales npl | (selling: knocking on doors) | vendas de porta em porta expres |
| door-to-door salesman n | (male seller: knocks on doors) | vendedor de porta em porta sm |
| | James is a door-to-door vacuum salesman. |
| door-to-door saleswoman n | (female seller: knocks on doors) | vendedora porta a porta sf + loc adj |
| fire door n | (fire-resistant inner door) (porta que resiste ao fogo) | porta corta-fogo loc sf |
| | The employees were told off for wedging the fire doors open in the hot weather. |
| four-door adj | (car: having four doors) (carro) | de quatro portas loc adj |
| French door n | often plural (door with floor-length window) | porta francesa sf |
| | The French doors bring a lot of light into the room. |
| front door n | (main entrance) (entrada principal da casa) | porta principal sf |
| | | porta da frente sf |
| | My family usually goes in and out of the house by the kitchen door, but we prefer that guests use the front door. |
| | Minha família sempre entra e sai da casa pela porta da cozinha, mas preferimos que as visitas usem a porta principal. |
| garage door n | (part of a house, building) | portão da garagem loc sm |
| | My house is the one with the brown garage door. |
get your foot in the door,
get a foot in the door v expr | figurative (succeed at an initial step) (figurado) | estar com o pé dentro expres v |
| | Melanie got her foot in the door of the fashion industry by working as a sales assistant in a clothing store. |
| hinge n | (joint in a door frame) (junção numa porta) | dobradiça sf |
| | Jake greased the hinge on the door. |
| | Jake engraxou a dobradiça da porta. |
| inner door n | (interior door) | porta interior loc sf |
| | The inner door of this room has not been painted yet. |
| keep the door open v expr | figurative (allow possibility) (figurado) | deixar a porta aberta expres |
| | The Prime Minister said he would like to keep the door open for future negotiations. |
| keep the wolf from the door v expr | (have just enough money to survive) (financeiro) | conseguir se manter expres v |
leave the door open for [sb/sth],
leave the door open to [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (allow possibility, access) (figurado) | deixar a porta aberta expres v |
| | When the reigning gold medalist fell, she left the door open for her competitors. |
| | By not completely cutting ties with the country's former allies, the prime minister is leaving the door open for negotiations to be resumed in the future. |
| | Quando a medalhista de ouro caiu, ela deixou as portas abertas para outras competições. Não cortando completamente os laços com países que eram aliados, o primeiro ministro está deixando as portas abertas para negociações futuras. |
| listen at the door v expr | (eavesdrop) | escutar atrás da porta expres v |
| | You'll hear what they say if you listen at the door. |
| lock the door v expr | (close and secure the door with a key) (à chave) | trancar a porta vt + sf |
| | I always set the burglar alarm and lock the door when I go out. |
| | Don't forget to lock the door behind you when you leave. |
| next door adv | (in the next house along) | na casa ao lado loc adv |
| | She lives next door with her mother and half a dozen cats. |
| next door to [sb/sth] adv + prep | (in the next house along from) | na casa ao lado loc adv |
| next-door n as adj | (neighboring) | vizinho adj |
| | The people in the next-door apartment are very nosy. |
| next door n | informal, UK (next-door neighbors) | o vizinho art + sm |
| | I see that next door have visitors over the holidays. |
next-door neighbor (US),
next-door neighbour (UK) n | often plural (person: in next house, apartment) | vizinho de porta loc sm |
| | | vizinho da casa ao lado loc sm |
| | My next-door neighbor is always waking me up with his loud music. |
| open door n | figurative (invitation, [sth] giving access) (política de inclusão) | política de portas abertas loc sf |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| | "Gratitude is an open door to abundance." - Yogi Bhajan |
| open-door n as adj | figurative (promoting free movement) | de portas abertas loc adj |
| | This government has an open-door approach to immigration. |
| open-door policy n | (politics: free movement) | política de portas abertas sf |
| | The country decided to adopt an open-door economic policy. |
| open-door policy n | (person: availability) | política de portas abertas sf |
| | My boss has an open-door policy -- he wants his employees to feel comfortable talking to him any time. |
| revolving door n | (door that rotates) | porta giratória loc sf |
| revolving door n | figurative (organization: high staff turnover) (organização: frequente troca de pessoal) | alta rotatividade sf |
| revolving door n | figurative (politicians, etc. in private industy) (política: figurado) | porta giratória expres v |
| screen door n | (outer door: mesh screen) | porta de tela loc sf |
| see [sb] to the door v expr | (show out) | levar até a porta expres |
| | | mostrar a saída expres |
| | Would you see Mrs. Barlow to the door, please? |
| show [sb] the door v expr | figurative (make [sb] leave) | mostrar a saída expres v |
| shut the door v expr | figurative (put up a barrier) (figurado, impedir) | fechar a porta expres |
| | He failed his entrance exam, which has shut the door on him becoming a lawyer. |
| sliding door n | (door which opens on a runner) (porta que abre em um corredor) | porta de correr sf |
| | | porta corrediça sf |
| | A wardrobe with a sliding door requires less space than one whose doors open outwards. |
| stage door n | (backstage entrance to a venue) (entrada atrás do palco) | bastidores sm pl |
| | | porta do palco sf |
| | The band entered the club through the stage door. |
| | Groupies hang out around the stage door, hoping to get a glimpse of their idols. |
swing door,
also US: swinging door n | (door that swings in both directions) (porta que abre em ambas as direções) | porta batente sf |
| | | porta em vaivém sf |
| | There was a large swing door at the entrance of the bar. |
trapdoor,
trap door n | (opening in floor or ceiling) | alçapão sm |
| | The magician disappeared by way of a trapdoor in the stage floor. |
You'd make a better door than a window!,
You make a better door than a window! expr | (you are blocking my view) | carne de burro não é transparente expres |