Locuções verbais
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blow [sth] apart,
blow apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (destroy) | destruir vt |
| | The blast from the bomb blew the building apart. |
| break apart vi phrasal | literal (fall to pieces) | desintegrar-se, separar-se vp |
| | The dam broke apart because of the force of flood waters. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | (disassemble) | destroçar, quebrar vt |
| | Lizzie broke the jigsaw puzzle apart and put the pieces back in their box. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | figurative (destroy) | destruir vt |
| | | destroçar vt |
| | This zoning issue will break apart the community. |
| come apart vi phrasal | (fall to pieces) | quebrar-se vp |
| | The delicate necklace came apart in Gisela's hands. |
crack [sth] apart,
crack apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (break open or in two) (abrir em dois) | partir vt |
| drift apart vi phrasal | figurative (friends, couple: lose closeness) | distanciar-se vp |
| | | afastar-se vp |
| | Sometimes friends will drift apart over time. |
| | Alguns amigos vão se distanciar com o tempo. |
| grow apart vi phrasal | figurative (friends: become less intimate) (amigos: tornar-se menos íntimo) | distanciar v int |
| | | afastar v int |
| | | separar vt |
| | We were best friends in high school, but we have since grown apart. |
| live apart vi phrasal | (not cohabit) | viver separado |
| | They are still married, but they live apart, in different towns. |
| move apart vi phrasal | (separate) | separar, desunir v int |
| | The curtains moved apart to reveal the actors on the stage. |
move [sth] apart,
move [sth] and [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | (separate) | afastar-se, separar-se, apartar-se vp |
| | The teacher moved the two boys apart because they were always talking in class. |
pull [sth] apart,
pull apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (disassemble, take to pieces) (desagrupar, desagregar) | desmontar vt |
| | | separar as partes loc v |
| | When she saw that her inquisitive son had pulled apart the stereo, she scolded him. |
| set [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | (distinguish, make different) | distinguir vt |
| | | diferenciar vt |
| | Stein's intelligence sets him apart from other soccer players. |
| | A inteligência de Stein o distingue de outros jogadores de futebol. |
set [sth] apart,
set apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reserve, put aside) | reservar vt |
| | | separar vt |
| | The family set one bedroom apart for use by guests. |
| split apart vi phrasal | (become separated) (tornar-se separado) | separar vt |
take [sth] apart,
take apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (dismantle, disassemble) | desmontar vt |
| | | desagrupar vt |
| | | desmantelar vt |
| | She was a good mechanic and could take an engine apart in less than three hours. |
| | Ela era uma boa mecânica e podia desmontar um motor em menos de três horas. |
take [sth] apart,
take apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) | criticar vt |
| | | analisar vt |
| | The critic took the film apart scene by scene. |
take [sb/sth] apart,
take apart [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (criticize) | criticar vt |
| | The tabloid took the actress apart for her appearance. |
tear [sth] apart,
tear apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (rip to pieces) | despedaçar vt |
| | | picar vt |
| | He tore apart the green pear with his bare hands. |
| | Ele despedaçou a pera com as mãos. |
tear [sth] apart,
tear apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (destroy) | rasgar vt |
| | | picar vt |
| | Ten years of war has torn the city apart. |
| tear [sb] apart vtr phrasal sep | figurative (devastate emotionally) (figurado) | devastar vt |
| | (figurado) | massacrar vt |
| | (figurado) | arrasar vt |
| | Getting a cancer diagnosis can tear you apart. |
| | Receber um diagnóstico de câncer pode devastar você. |
tear [sb] and [sb] apart,
tear apart [sb] and [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (divide) (figurado) | dilacerar vt |
| | | dividir, separar vt |
| | | destruir vt |
| | Ryan's affair tore him and his fiancée apart. |
tear [sth] apart,
tear apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (give negative opinions of) (figurado, informal) | destruir, detonar vt |
| | (severamente) | criticar vt |
| | (informal) | falar mal de expres v |
| | The art critic just tore apart the painting. |
| | O crítico de arte destruiu o quadro. |
| tell [sth/sb] apart vtr phrasal sep | informal (distinguish between) (identificar entre algo ou alguém) | diferenciar, distinguir v int |
| | The twins are so alike that it's not easy to tell them apart. |
Formas compostas:
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| apart from conj | (except) | exceto, afora, salvo conj |
| | Apart from me, none of my classmates delivered the composition on time. |
| | Exceto eu, ninguém da minha turma entregou a redação a tempo. |
| apart from adj | (separate from, away from) | separado, desassociado adj |
| | He built his house apart from the rest of the village. |
| | Ele construiu a casa dele separada do resto da vila. |
| come apart at the seams v expr | (come unstitched) | descosturar v int |
| | The sofa cushion is coming apart at the seams so the stuffing is sticking out. |
| come apart at the seams v expr | figurative (go wrong) (figurado) | dar errado loc v |
| | The proposed merger appears to be coming apart at the seams. |
| come apart at the seams v expr | figurative (lose control of emotions) | desmontar v int |
| | | desnortear v int |
| | She started getting frazzled when she lost her job; now her husband has left her, and she's really coming apart at the seams. |
| cut [sth] apart vtr + adv | (separate, divide) | separar, dividir vt |
draw [sth] apart,
draw apart [sth] vtr + adv | (separate) | separar vt |
| | You have to draw apart the halves of the avocado before you can scoop out the pulp. |
| draw apart vi + adv | (move in opposite directions) | separar-se v int |
| drift apart vi + adv | (separate gradually) | separar-se vp |
| | | distanciar-se vp |
| | Asia and North America were once joined, but over the millennia, they drifted apart. |
| fall apart vi + adv | (physically: into pieces) | desmantelar-se vp |
| | Cheaply made umbrellas fall apart quickly. |
| | Guarda-chuvas baratos se desmantelam rapidamente. |
| fall apart vi + adv | figurative (plans, relationship: go wrong) (figurado, informal) | desmoronar v int |
| | (figurado, informal) | ir por água abaixo expres v |
| | Lisa's marriage fell apart when she discovered her husband was having an affair. |
| fall apart vi + adv | figurative (emotionally: lose control) | desmoronar v int |
| | It is important not to fall apart when things don't go exactly your way. |
| | É importante não desmoronar quando as coisas não saem exatamente do seu jeito. |
| far apart adj | (distant) | distante adj |
| | China and Romania enjoy a long-standing friendship though the two countries are far apart. |
| force [sth] apart vtr + adv | (prise open) | forçar para abrir loc v |
| | When the elevator was stuck, he had to force the doors apart to get out. |
| pick [sth/sb] apart v expr | (find many faults with) | encontrar defeitos expres v |
pull [sth] apart,
pull apart [sth] vtr + adv | figurative (criticize harshly) (criticar duramente) | criticar vt |
| | | arrasar vt |
| | The following speaker pulled my theory apart. |
| rip [sth] apart vtr + adv | (tear open) | rasgar vt |
| | Impatient to see her present, Naomi ripped the packaging apart. |
| rip [sth] apart vtr + adv | (tear into pieces) | dilacerar vt |
| | The hounds ripped the fox apart. |
| rip [sb/sth] apart vtr + adv | slang, figurative (criticize harshly) (figurado) | arrasar vt |
| | The critics ripped the author apart. |
| tease [sth] apart vtr + adv | (separate gently) | desembaraçar vt |
| torn apart adj | informal (ripped to pieces) | rasgado adj |
| | | destroçado adj |
| | | dilacerado adj |
torn apart,
torn-apart adj | figurative (ravaged) | devastado adj |
| | | destroçado adj |
| | | destruído adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Following the guerilla insurgencies, little remained of the torn-apart colony. |
torn apart,
torn-apart adj | figurative (separated) | dividido adj |
| | (figurado) | partido ao meio loc adj |
| | Divorces can result in torn-apart families, living in separate parts of the country. |
torn apart,
torn-apart adj | informal, figurative (emotionally devastated) (figurado) | arrasado adj |
| | (figurado) | destruído adj |
| | She was torn apart over her mother's death. |
| wide apart adj | (separated) | separado adj |
| | | distante adj |
| | It's not a bad portrait except that his eyes are too wide apart. |
| worlds apart adj | figurative (in different environments) (em ambientes diferentes) | em mundos à parte, em mundos distantes expres |
| | When I read letters from my friend in Africa I realize we are worlds apart. |
| worlds apart adj | figurative (totally different) (figurado: totalmente divergentes) | longe de chegar a um acordo expres |
| | | muito diferente loc adj |
| | The two proposals are worlds apart: we'll have to work out a compromise. |