Locuções verbais
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| bear down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (push, press on) | pressionar vt |
| | Bear down on the pen to make clear carbon copies. |
| bear down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (weigh heavily upon) | cair sobre vt + prep |
| | Emma felt the full weight of her financial worries bearing down on her. |
| bear down on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK (rush towards) | avançar sobre expres |
| | The truck came bearing down on the brothers as they were crossing the street. |
| bear down on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (approach threateningly) | aproximar-se vp |
| | The man was bearing down on Jim along the path. |
| chomp down on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (bite [sth] forcefully) (mastigar) | devorar vt |
| clamp down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (be strict, enforce rules) | reprimir vt |
| | | combater com força loc v |
| | The city is clamping down on gang violence. |
| come down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (punish) | cair matando loc v |
| | The teacher came down on him for his repeated absence. |
| | A professora caiu matando nele por suas faltas recorrentes. |
| come down on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (collapse) | descer sobre, cair sobre loc v |
| | The bedroom ceiling came down on us during the hurricane. |
| | O teto do quarto desceu sobre (or: caiu sobre) nós durante o furacão. |
| crack down on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (not tolerate) | fechar o cerco expres v |
| | The principal is starting to crack down on unexcused absences. |
| | O diretor está começar a fechar o cerco nas faltas sem justificativa. |
| crack down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (punish) | fechar o cerco expres v |
| | Every holiday, police set up checkpoints to crack down on drunk drivers. |
| | Todos os feriados, a polícia faz blitz para fechar o cerco nos motoristas bêbados. |
| cut down on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (reduce, consume less of) | reduzir vt |
| | | cortar vt |
| | It's hard to cut down on alcohol when my friends keep inviting me out for drinks. |
| | É difícil reduzir o consumo de álcool quando meus amigos continuam me convidando para beber. |
| double down on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | mainly US, figurative (become more stubborn about [sth]) (a concentração) | redobrar vt |
| | When the interviewer questioned her, she doubled down on her support for the President. |
| go down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang (give oral sex) | fazer sexo oral em expres v |
| | Sandy enjoys it when her boyfriend goes down on her. |
look down on [sb],
look down upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (feel superior to) (figurado, considerar-se superior) | olhar de cima expres v |
| | | desprezar vt |
| | It is wrong to look down on people less fortunate than yourself. |
| | É errado olhar de cima as pessoas menos afortunadas que nós. |
look down on [sth],
look down upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (consider inferior) (figurado, considerar inferior) | olhar de cima expres v |
| | | desprezar vt |
| | These were rich girls who looked down on cheap clothes. |
| | Essas eram garotas ricas que olhavam de cima as roupas baratas. |
| pin [sb] down on [sth] vtr phrasal 3-part | figurative, informal (force to a decision, statement) (figurado, forçar a algo) | encurralar vt |
| | The interviewer struggled to pin the Prime Minister down on whether she planned to raise taxes. |