Formas compostas:
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| accepted fact n | ([sth] commonly believed to be true) (BRA) | fato aceito loc sm |
| | (POR) | dado adquirido expres |
| | It's an accepted fact that cigarettes cause severe health problems. |
| after the fact expr | (afterwards) (posteriormente) | mais tarde loc adv |
| | He had no knowledge of the robbery until after the fact. |
| after the fact expr | (added after concluded) | após o acontecido loc adj |
| | Conditions added to a contract after the fact are invalid unless both parties agree to them. |
| as a matter of fact expr | (in fact, on the contrary) | na verdade loc adv |
| | I'm not ignoring your brother; as a matter of fact, I invited him for dinner tonight. |
| | Não estou ignorando seu irmão. Na verdade, eu o convidei para o jantar hoje à noite. |
| attorney-in-fact n | US (lawyer acting on behalf of [sb]) (advogado) | procurador sm |
| before the fact adv | (beforehand) | de antemão loc adv |
| | | com antecedência loc adv |
| | By acting before the fact, a company can save time and money by anticipating problems. |
| despite the fact that conj | (even though) (BRA) | apesar do fato de loc conj |
| | (POR) | apesar do facto de loc conj |
| | Despite the fact that he had revised really hard, Billy could not answer a single question on the exam paper. |
| empirical fact n | ([sth] known from direct experience) (baseado nas observações) | fato empírico loc sm |
| established fact n | ([sth] proven) (algo verificado) | fato estabelecido loc sm |
| | | dado adquirido loc sm |
| | It is an established fact that children do better academically in single-sex schools. |
| fact of life n | ([sth] unavoidably true) | fato da vida loc sm |
| the fact of the matter n | (the truth) | a verdade art + sf |
| fact sheet n | (information page) | ficha técnica loc sf |
| | The fact sheet explains the pertinent details of the car. |
| fact-checker n | (researcher: verifies information) | verificador de integridade loc sm |
| fact-checker n | (service: verifies information) | verificação de fatos loc sf |
| fact-checking n | (verifying information reported) | verificação de fatos loc sf |
| fun fact n | often pl (amusing piece of trivia) | fato divertido sm |
| hard fact n | ([sth] harsh but true) (fatos que não podem ser contestados) | crua realidade sf |
| | The hard fact was that I had failed, and nothing could change that. |
| in actual fact adv | (in reality) | na realidade, na verdade |
| | | para dizer a verdade expres |
| | In actual fact, she never even graduated. |
| in fact adv | (in reality, actually) | na verdade, na realidade loc adv |
| | He claims to be highly educated when, in fact, he left school when he was 16. |
| | Ele alega ser altamente culto. Na verdade, ele deixou a escola quando tinha dezesseis. |
| in fact adv | (furthermore, so much so that) | de fato loc adv |
| | These vegetarian burgers are as tasty as meat ones; in fact, they're even better. |
| in point of fact expr | (actually) | na realidade |
| in view of the fact that expr | (given that) | devido ao fato de, dado o fato de expres |
| | | como conj |
| | In view of the fact that it's raining hard, we are going to cancel the game. |
| indisputable fact n | ([sth] that cannot be denied or disproved) | fato indiscutível |
| | It is an indisputable fact that the sun rises in the east. |
| inescapable fact n | ([sth] that cannot be contradicted) (não pode ser contradito) | fato inexorável, fato inegável sm |
| | It is an inescapable fact that the world is facing catastrophically dangerous climate change. |
know for a fact,
know for a fact that,
know [sth] for a fact v expr | (with certainty) | ter certeza expres v |
| | I know for a fact that she made over $1 million last year. |
| matter of fact n | (actual fact) | fatos reais loc sm pl |
| | | fatos verídicos loc sm pl |
| | | questão de fato loc sm |
| Nota: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective |
| | We're not dealing with matters of fact here, only wild opinions. |
| matter-of-fact adj | (practical, straightforward) | prático adj |
| | | pragmático adj |
| | James spoke about what he had seen in a matter-of-fact manner. |
| relevant fact n | (pertinent information) (informação pertinente) | fato relevante loc sm |
| | The criminal's race is not a relevant fact in the case against him. |
| significant fact n | (important piece of information) (parte importante da informação) | fato importante sm |
| the fact remains that adv | (nevertheless) (não obstante) | a verdade é que loc |
| undeniable fact n | ([sth] incontrovertible) (algo incontestável) | fato incontestável loc sm |
| | | fato inquestionável loc sm |
| | It is an undeniable fact that we will all die one day. |
| well-known fact n | ([sth] of which many people are aware) (algo sobre o qual muitas pessoas estão alertas) | fato bem conhecido expres |
| | It is a well-known fact that smoking causes cancer. |
| | É um fato bem conhecido que fumar causa câncer. |