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| follow⇒ vi | (come next after [sb]) | ir atrás expres v |
| | I'll go first, and you can follow. |
| | Eu vou primeiro, e você pode ir atrás. |
| follow vi | (come next after [sth]) | seguir-se vp |
| | What follows is an example of how not to proceed. |
| | O que se segue é um exemplo de como não proceder. |
| follow [sth]⇒ vtr | (occur as a result) | seguir-se vp |
| | | resultar vt |
| | It follows that reducing interest rates increases inflation. |
| | Segue que a redução das taxas de juros aumenta a inflação. |
| follow [sth] vtr | (sequence: come after) | vir depois de expres v + prep |
| | In the Cyrillic Alphabet, B follows A. |
| | No alfabeto cirílico, B vem depois de A. |
| follow [sb]⇒ vtr | (imitate, be like [sb]) | seguir o exemplo de expres v + prep |
| | She follows her mother in being very talkative. |
| | Ela segue o exemplo da mãe por ser muito faladora. |
| follow [sth]⇒ vtr | (result from [sth]) | provir, advir vt |
| | Can any good follow this? |
| | Alguma coisa boa pode advir disso? |
| follow [sth] vtr | (watch) | seguir vt |
| | They followed her every move. |
| | Eles seguiram todos os movimentos dela. |
| follow [sth] vtr | (keep up with [sth]) | acompanhar vt |
| | Do you follow politics? |
| | Você acompanha a política? |
| follow [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (understand [sth], [sb]) | entender vt |
| | Do you follow what I'm saying? |
| | Você entende o que estou dizendo? |
| follow [sth]⇒ vtr | (obey: a route, pattern, etc.) | seguir vt |
| | | obedecer vt |
| | Alina carefully followed the knitting pattern for the pullover. |
| | Aline seguiu com cuidado o padrão de tricô do pulôver. |
| follow [sb]⇒ vtr | (social media) (mídia social) | seguir vt |
| | 80 million people follow this singer on Instagram. |
Locuções verbais
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| follow [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | (trail [sb]) | seguir por todo canto loc v |
| | He followed me around all day. |
| follow from [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (come as a logical result) | resultar de vt |
| | This logically follows from the given evidence. |
| follow on vi phrasal | (be a consequence) | resultar vt |
| | It follows on that any rise in taxes must be accompanied by an improvement in services. |
| follow on from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (be the next step) | ser o próximo passo expres v |
| | This action follows on from the decision taken last month. |
| follow on vi phrasal | (walk behind [sb]) (ir ou caminhar atrás ou em companhia de) | seguir vt |
follow [sth] out,
follow out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (directions: carry out) | levar para fora vt + loc adv |
| follow through vi phrasal | (continue [sth] to completion) | concluir, terminar v int |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | He's very good at starting things but never seems to manage to follow through. |
| | Ele é muito bom em começar coisas, mas parece nunca conseguir concluir. |
| follow through with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (continue [sth] to completion) | concluir, terminar v int |
| | Sam is always making plans but she never follows through with any of them. |
| follow [sth] through vtr phrasal sep | (continue [sth] to completion) | concluir v int |
| | A good manager ensures that their team is able to follow a project through. |
| follow through vi phrasal | (sports: after throwing, etc.) (esporte) | realizar vt |
| | She's learning how to follow through in a complete arc after hitting the ball. |
| | Ela está aprendendo como realizar um arco completo depois de bater na bola. |
| follow up vi phrasal | (take next step) | dar seguimento expres v |
| | | dar continuidade expres v |
| | The young gymnast performed a dive roll, and did a cartwheel to follow up. |
| | O jovem ginasta deu um rolamento e deu uma estrelinha para dar seguimento. |
| follow up on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (investigate) | investigar vt |
| | The detective followed up on the lead. |
| | O detetive investigou a pista. |
Formas compostas:
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follow in [sb]'s footsteps,
follow in the footsteps of [sb] v expr | figurative (do as [sb] else has done) | seguir os passos de expres v |
follow in [sb]'s footsteps,
follow in the footsteps of [sb] v expr | figurative (take the same career path as [sb] else) | seguir os passos de expres v |
| | He wanted to follow in his brother's footsteps and become a football player. |
| | She followed in her mother's footsteps and became an artist. |
| follow me interj | (come with me) | siga-me interj |
| | "Follow me," said the waitress, and she showed us to our table. |
| follow-on adj | (occurring next) | a seguir expres |
| follow-on n | (thing that comes next) | seguinte adj |
| follow-on n | (cricket) (regra do críquete) | follow on estrang |
follow on the heels of [sb],
follow on [sb]'s heels v expr | figurative (do the same as [sb]) (figurado) | seguir os passos de loc v |
| | The young singer wanted to follow on the heels of his famous father. |
| follow on the heels of [sth] v expr | figurative (come after) | vir após |
| | They were afraid a large tidal wave would follow on the heels of the earthquake. |
| follow one another v expr | (come one after the other) | seguir um ao outro loc v |
| | The goals quickly followed one another in the second half of the game. |
| follow [sb/sth] out vtr + adv | (leave closely after [sb/sth]) | seguir para fora v int + loc adv |
| follow [sb]'s example⇒ vi | (do the same as [sb] else) | seguir o exemplo de alguém |
| | I'm going to follow Maria's example and spend more time working with the community. |
| follow [sb]'s lead v expr | (do the same as [sb] else) | copiar |
| | The leader of the exercise class wanted us to follow her lead. |
| follow suit vi | figurative (do the same, copy: [sb] else) | seguir o exemplo loc v |
| | | ir atrás loc v |
| | He was such a copycat; if his brother did something he would always follow suit. After the first bank started giving away toasters, the rest of the banks followed suit. |
| | Ele era tão copião que, se seu irmão fizesse algo, ele sempre seguia o exemplo. Depois que o primeiro banco começou a distribuir torradeiras, os outros bancos seguiram o exemplo. |
| | Ele era tão copiador que se seu irmão fizesse algo ele sempre ia atrás. Depois que o primeiro banco começou a distribuir torradeiras os outros bancos foram atrás. |
| follow the crowd v expr | (copy what others are doing) (copiar) | seguir a multidão |
| | She was truly unique, always refusing to follow the crowd. |
| follow the rules v expr | (obey instructions) (atuar de acordo com as regras) | seguir as regras |
| | Most things work more smoothly when we all follow the rules. |
| | He was a maverick who thought he didn't have to follow the rules. |
| follow-through n | (sport: continuation of motion) (esporte, golfe) | finalização da jogada expres |
| | You need to have a good follow-through to be a good golfer. |
| | Você precisa ter uma boa finalização da jogada para seu um bom golfista. |
| follow-through n | (continuing action) | finalização sf |
| | The project manager keeps a close eye on her team to ensure follow-through. |
follow [sth] up by doing [sth],
follow up [sth] by doing [sth] v expr | (make further communication) | dar seguimento expres v |
| | | dar continuidade expres v |
| | John followed up his interview by sending a thank-you note. |
| | John deu seguimento em sua entrevista ao enviar uma mensagem de agradecimento. |
follow [sth] up with [sth],
follow up [sth] with [sth] v expr | (make further communication) | dar seguimento expres v |
| | | dar continuidade expres v |
| | The lawyer followed her argument up with evidence. |
| | A advogada deu seguimento ao argumento dela com evidências. |
| follow your nose v expr | (trace smell of [sth]) | ir pelo faro expres |
| follow your nose v expr | informal, figurative (trust your instinct) | seguir seus instintos expres v |
| follow your nose v expr | informal, figurative (go straight on) | ir reto expres v |
| | Turn left, then take the second right and just follow your nose. |
follow-the-leader,
follow-my-leader n | (children's game) (brincadeira infantil) | siga o mestre expres |
| follow-up n | (further communication) | mensagem de acompanhamento loc sf |
| | Ryan received a follow-up from the salesman. |
| | Ryan recebeu uma mensagem de acompanhamento de um vendedor. |
| follow-up n | (news item: further information) (notícias) | novidade sf |
| | The newspaper printed a follow-up to the previous day's story. |
| follow-up n | (doctor's visit) | consulta de acompanhamento loc sf |
| | Ron had to go to the doctor for a follow-up. |
| | Ron teve que ir ao médico para ter um acompanhamento. |
| follow-up adj | (visit, call: further) | de acompanhamento loc adj |
| | Tom sent a follow-up message to Jim. |
| | Tom enviou uma mensagem de acompanhamento para Jim. |
| follow-up n | (work: successor) (produto) | sucessor sm |
| | This novel is a follow-up to the author's first book, published 20 years ago. |
| follow-up inspection n | (additional examination) | inspeção, vistoria, fiscalização sf |
| | Before closing on the house, we need to do a final follow-up inspection. |
| follow-up investigation n | (supplementary police enquiry) | investigação suplementar loc sf |
| follow-up materials npl | (resources: supplement learning) | material complementar sm |
| follow-up question n | (additional enquiry) | questão adicional sf |