| Traduções complementares |
| through adj | informal (ending relationship) | acabado adj |
| | | terminado adj |
| | I've had enough of your jealousy. We're through! |
| | Já estou cansado dos seus ciúmes. Estamos acabados! |
| | Já estou cansado dos seus ciúmes. Estamos terminados! |
| through adj | informal (done, washed-up) | acabado adj |
| | He was through! Nobody would hire him after the scandal. |
| | Ele estava acabado! Ninguém o contrataria após o escândalo. |
| through adj | (train, service, ticket: direct) | direto adj |
| | There was no through service available so I had to change trains at Manchester. |
| be through with [sth] adj + prep | informal (have finished doing [sth]) | terminado adj |
| | Can you do this photocopying for me? And when you're through with that, let me know and I'll find you something else to do. |
| | Você pode fazer isso fotocópia para mim? E quando tiver terminado, me avise e vou achar outra coisa para você fazer. |
| through adv | (in one end, out the other) | de um lado para outro loc adv |
| | He was passing through when we saw him. |
| | Ele estava passando de um lado para outro quando o vimos. |
| through adv | (from beginning to end) (do começo ao fim) | completamente adv |
| | After the song plays through, put on another CD. |
| | Depois que a música tocar completamente, coloque outro CD. |
| through prep | (penetrating) | por prep |
| | | pelo prep + art |
| Nota: Geralmente utilizado com artigo |
| | A brick sailed through the kitchen window. |
| | Um tijolo atravessou pela janela da cozinha |
| through prep | (time: during) (tempo: durante) | por prep |
| | I was writing emails through the evening. |
| | Eu escrevi e-mails por toda a noite. |
| through prep | (indicating time) | no meio adv |
| | She quit midway through nursing school. |
| | Ela desistiu no meio do curso de enfermagem. |
| through prep | (without stopping) | por, através de prep |
| | You just drove through a red light. |
| | Você acabou de passar por um farol vermelho. |
| through prep | (by means of) (por meio de) | através de prep |
| | Fertilizer gets into the bay through storm runoff. |
| | O fertilizante entra na baía através do escoamento da tempestade. |
| be through with [sth] v expr | informal (have had enough of [sth]) | cansado de expres v |
| | (BR, figurado, informal) | de saco cheio de expres |
| | (formal) | farto de expres |
| | I'm through with these stupid meetings. Bye! |
| | Estou cansado dessas reuniões estúpidas. Tchau! |
| be through with doing [sth] v expr | informal (had enough of doing [sth]) | cansado de adj + prep |
| | (BR, figurado, informal) | de saco cheio de loc adj + prep |
| | (formal) | farto de adj + prep |
| | I'm through with washing windows. I need a more exciting job! |
| | Estou cansado de lavar janelas. Eu preciso de um trabalho melhor! |
| be through with [sb] v expr | informal (end relationship with [sb]) | terminar com expres v |
| | After discovering her husband's affair, Monica decided she was through with him. |
| | Depois de descobrir o caso do marido, Monica decidiu terminar com ele. |
Locuções verbais
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| blow through vi phrasal | Aus, informal, figurative (place: leave) | ir embora expres v |
| | | partir v int |
| break through vi phrasal | figurative (make sudden advance) | surgir v int |
| Nota: single-word form used when term is a noun or an adj before a noun |
| | The company succeeded in breaking through with these new ideas. |
| | A empresa teve sucesso em surgir com novas ideias. |
carry [sb] through,
carry [sb] through [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (help to endure, survive) | apoiar, sustentar vt |
| come through vi phrasal | figurative, informal (feeling: be perceptible) | ser perceptível expres v |
| | | transparecer v int |
| | | mostrar-se, manifestar-se v p |
| | Though he tried to remain calm when the robber drew his gun, his fear came through in his trembling hand. |
| | Embora ele tenha tentado ficar calmo quando o ladrão sacou a arma, o medo dele era perceptível em suas mãos trêmulas. |
| come through vi phrasal | (news, results: be received) (notícias) | chegar vi |
| | When the news came through that the war was over, people began dancing in the streets. |
| come through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (survive, endure) | superar, aguentar vt |
| | The road to recovery is a difficult one, but you're strong enough to come through it. |
| | A estrada para a recuperação é difícil, mas você é forte o suficiente para superar. |
| come through vi phrasal | figurative, informal (succeed) | sair-se bem vp |
| | The hero faced many challenges on his quest, but he came through in the end. |
| come through vi phrasal | figurative, informal (do what is necessary) | fazer o esperado; fazer tudo expres v |
| | | fazer o necessário expres v |
| | Whenever I need help, my parents always come through. |
| come through for [sb] vi phrasal | figurative, informal (do what is necessary) | dar o sangue expres v |
| | | dar a mão expres v |
| | | poder contar com expres v |
| | I wasn't worried because I knew you would come through for me. |
| | Eu não estava preocupado porque sabia que você daria o sangue por mim. |
| cycle through vtr phrasal insep | (follow a pattern) | passar por v int + prep |
| | | atravessar vt |
| | Mona continues to cycle through the stages of grief; she cannot forget her loss. |
| drill down through [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (computing: go through lower data levels) | detalhar vt |
| drill down through [sth] vi phrasal + prep | US, figurative (focus on) | aprofundar vt |
| drill up through [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (computing: go through higher data levels) (programação) | passar por níveis mais altos expres v |
| fall through vi phrasal | informal, figurative (be unsuccessful, come to nothing) | fracassar v int |
| | I thought that the deal would be very profitable for my business, but it fell through at the last minute. |
| | Eu achava que o acordo seria muito lucrativo para meu negócio, mas ele fracassou no último minuto. |
| 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. |
| get through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (ordeal: survive) | sair vivo expres v |
| | | sobreviver, ultrapassar vt |
| | The global recession has been tough on everyone, but we will get through it. |
| | A recessão global tem sido difícil para todos, mas nós vamos sair vivos. |
| get through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (work, task: complete) | completar vt |
| | | terminar vt |
| | I have so much work to get through this week—I don't know how I'm going to do it all! I still have more studying to get through before the exam. |
| | Tenho tanto trabalho para completar essa semana. Não sei como vou fazer tudo! Ainda tenho mais estudos para completar antes da prova. |
| get through vi phrasal | (reach [sb]: on phone) (figurado, pelo telefone) | falar, contactar vt |
| | After several attempts to call Yolanda, I eventually managed to get through. |
| | Depois de algumas tentativas de ligar para Iolanda, eu finalmente consegui falar com ela. |
| get through to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (reach: on phone) | ligar para loc v |
| | I'm trying to get through to the President but he's not answering his phone. |
| | Eu estou tentando ligar para o presidente, mas ele não atende o telefone. |
| get through to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (make understand) | fazer perceber loc v |
| | I need to get through to my son and make him see drugs are not the answer! |
| | Eu preciso fazer meu filho perceber que as drogas não são a resposta! |
| glide through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (slide across or over) | deslizar por loc v |
| | | escorregar vt |
| glide through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (do or undergo easily) (fig, passar ou superar algo facilmente) | deslizar por loc v |
| go through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (use up) | gastar, esgotar vt |
| | I went through all my clean clothes for the week! |
| | Gastei todas as minhas roupas limpas desta semana. |
| go through vi phrasal | informal (be completed, authorized) | chegar ao final expres v |
| | | finalizar vt |
| | We had to wait for the loan to go through before we could buy the house. |
| | Tínhamos de esperar o empréstimo chegar ao final, antes de podermos comprar a casa. |
| go through with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (do as planned) (fazer algo conforme planejado) | ir em frente com expres v |
| | The city council is going through with its plans to widen the road. |
| hunt through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (search among) | procurar, buscar entre vt |
| | I hunted through all the dusty, discarded papers in the attic, hoping to find my grandfather's birth certificate. |
| last through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (endure, survive) | aguentar, sobreviver vt |
| | | passar por vt + prep |
| | The dog is very ill and we are not sure whether he will last through the night. |
| leaf through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (flip the pages of) | folhear v int |
| | I was leafing through an old magazine when the doctor came in. |
| live through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (experience or endure) | superar, sobreviver vt |
| | Our grandparents lived through the War and know what it is like to lose everything. |
| look through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (observe via: [sth] transparent) | olhar por, olhar através de loc v |
| | You can see the individual cells if you look through the microscope. Look through the window and tell me what you see. |
| | Você pode ver as células individuais se olhar pelo (or: através do) microscópio. |
| look through [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (appear not to see, be oblivious to) | nem sequer ver expres v |
| | I said hello but he looked right through me. |
| | Eu disse "olá", mas ele nem sequer viu. |
| look through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (search through, survey) (informal) | dar uma olhada em loc v |
| | | examinar vt |
| | Can I look through those old clothes before you throw them out in case there is something I like? My boss looked through the papers before signing them. |
| | Posso dar uma olhada nessas roupas velhas antes de você jogá-las fora, caso tenha alguma de que eu goste? |
| | Meu chefe examinou os papéis antes de assiná-los. |
| muddle through vi phrasal | informal (improvise) (improvisar) | virar-se, arranjar-se vp |
| | One of the team members is absent today. We'll just have to muddle through without her. |
| muddle through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (accomplish by improvisation) (improvisar) | virar, arranjar vt |
| | Having had no time to revise, Jackie muddled through the exam. |
Formas compostas:
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| all through prep | (throughout) | em todo loc prep |
| | There are wooden floors all through the apartment. |
| all through the night expr | (throughout the night) | a noite toda loc adv |
| | All through the night we could hear the loud music from the floor above. |
| blow through [sth] vi + prep | informal, figurative (place: visit briefly) (informal) | dar uma passada expres v |
| | He blew through town last week. He never stays for long. |
| | Ele deu uma passada pela cidade semana passada. Ele nunca fica muito tempo. |
| blow through [sth] vi + prep | informal, figurative (change: affect) | passar por vi + prep |
| | The winds of change are blowing through the Olde Towne club: they have accepted their first woman as a member. |
| | Os ventos da mudança estão passando pelo clube Olde Towne: eles aceitaram seu primeiro membro feminino. |
| blow through [sth] vi + prep | slang, figurative (money: spend) | gastar vt |
| | (informal) | zerar vt |
| | The gambling addict blew through his life's savings in two weeks. |
| blow through adj | (carburettor) (carburador) | ventilar v int |
| break through [sth] vtr + prep | (demolish) | demolir vt |
| | (figurado) | atravessar vt |
| | The army used tanks to break through the barricades. |
| | O exército usou tanques para demolir as barricadas. |
| browse through [sth] vi + prep | (publication: look through) | folhear vt |
| | Arnold smiled as he browsed through his old high school yearbook. |
| | Arnols sorriu enquanto folheava o seu antigo anuário do ensino médio. |
| burrow through [sth] vi + prep | (move through) (abrir caminho por) | atravessar v int |
| | | embrenhar-se vp |
| | Badgers burrow through the earth with their claws. |
| | Texugos atravessam a terra com suas garras. |
| burst through [sth] vi + prep | (suddenly enter) (informal) | entrar de supetão expres v |
| | | irromper v int |
| | The police burst through the front door, looking for the criminal. |
| burst through [sth] vi + prep | (suddenly break and come through) | sair de v int + prep |
| | A dinosaur suddenly burst through the brick wall. |
| carry through with [sth] v expr | UK (complete) | completar vt |
| | | levar a cabo loc v |
| | She has good intentions but never carries through with them. |
| check [sth] through vtr + adv | (luggage: put into plane's hold) (bagagem) | inspecionar vt |
| | | verificar vt |
| | | conferir vt |
| | If you have to change flights, the airline can check your luggage through to the final destination. |
| coast through [sth] vi + prep | (apply little effort) (BRA, informal) | levar na flauta expres v |
| | (BRA) | acochambrar vt |
| | (POR) | engonhar v int |
| | He is coasting through the maths course. |
| | Ele está levando na flauta o curso de matemática. |
| comb through [sth] vi + prep | (inspect thoroughly) | inspecionar vt |
| | Linda spent the afternoon combing through old newspapers. |
| | Linda passou a tarde inspecionando jornais velhos. |
course through [sth],
course in [sth] vi + prep | (water, blood: move quickly) | correr v int |
| | (formal) | fluir v int |
| | | transcorrer v int |
| | The water coursed through the canals. |
| | Terrified, Neil could feel the blood coursing in his veins. |
| | A água corria depressa pelos canais. Apavorado, Neil sentia o sangue correndo em suas veias. |
cut a swathe through [sth],
cut a swath through [sth] v expr | (make a path through) | abrir caminho por expres v |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | (slice through with a blade) | cortar, talhar, desmatar vt |
| | (BRA) | capinar |
| | I haven't got a clue why he bought that machete, there's no jungle to cut through in Belgium. |
| | Eu não tenho ideia do porquê ele trouxe aquela machete, não tem floresta para cortar na Bélgica. |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | figurative, infformal (get past: [sth] superfluous) | deixar de lengalenga, deixar de conversas, deixar de balelas expres v |
| | Ok, let's cut through the crap and see what we do agree on! |
| | Ok, vamos deixar de lengalenga e ver no que concordamos. |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | informal (take a shortcut) | cortar caminho expres v |
| | He cut through the neighbours' back yard to get there quicker. |
| | Ele cortou caminho pelo quintal do vizinho para chegar mais rápido. |
| drag [sb] through the mud v expr | informal, figurative (dirty [sb]'s reputation) | arrastar para a lama expres v |
| | (figurado, gíria) | queimar o filme de expres v |
| | The biased reporter dragged the senator's name through the mud. |
drive-through,
drive-thru n | (takeaway restaurant) (restaurante) | drive thru sm |
| | Dave made a quick detour to the drive-through for fries on his way home from the office. |
drive-through,
drive-thru n as adj | (used from a car) (algo usado dentro de um carro) | drive thru sm |
| | The drive-through restaurant is inaccessible to pedestrians. |
| ease through [sth] vi + prep | (move carefully) | mover-se vagarosamente vp + adv |
| | He eased gently through the dense crowd. |
| | Ele moveu-se vagarosamente pela multidão densa. |
fall through the cracks,
slip through the cracks v expr | figurative (be overlooked or missed) | passar despercebido loc v |
| fall through the net v expr | figurative (be overlooked or missed) | passar despercebido loc v |
| | All the factors were in place to catch him but somehow he managed to fall through the net. |
fast forward through [sth],
fast-forward through [sth] vi + prep | (advance rapidly through) | avançar v int |
| | I often fast forward through the boring parts of movies. |
flick through [sth],
flip through [sth] vi + prep | (book, pages: leaf through) | dar uma olhada expres v |
| | | passar as folhas expres v |
| | I spent hours on that report and he just flicked through it before dismissing it! |
| | Eu gastei horas naquele relatório e ele só deu uma olhada antes de rejeitá-lo. |
flick through [sth],
flip through [sth] vi + prep | (TV channels: browse) | trocar, mudar vt + prep |
| | (BRA, gíria) | zapear vt |
| | I spent ten minutes flicking through the TV channels and didn't find anything worth watching. |
| | Eu gastei dez minutos trocando os canais de TV e não achei nada que valesse a pena assistir. |
| 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. |
| force your way (through/into [sth]) v expr | (obtain entry, way: by strength) | forçar a entrada expres |
| | The army forced their way into the city. |
| funnel [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | (pour through [sth] narrow) | afunilar vt |
| | The mechanic funneled the dirty oil through a hose. |
| | O mecânico afunilou o óleo velho através de uma mangueira. |
| funnel [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (channel) (figurado) | direcionar vt |
| | He funneled his ill-gotten gains through his wife's business account. |
| | Ele direcionou os seus ganhos ilegais através da conta empresarial de sua esposa. |
| get through vi + adv | (light: pass through curtain, screen) | atravessar vt |
| | The curtain is made of thin material, so some light still gets through. |
| go through [sth] vi + prep | (cross) | atravessar vt |
| | To go through the border checkpoint, you needed a valid passport. |
| | Para atravessar o posto de fronteira, você precisa de um passaporte válido. |
| go through [sth] vi + prep | figurative (endure, suffer) | aguentar, sofrer vt |
| | Having grown up in Rwanda, Joe had gone through much torment, making him the man he is today. |
| | Tendo crescido em Ruanda, Joe tinha aguentado muitos tormentos, o que o tornou o homem que é hoje. |
| go through [sth] vi + prep | (pass through: tunnel) | passar por loc prep |
| | The hunters had to go through a cluster of trees to get to the wounded deer. |
| | Os caçadores tiveram de passar por um aglomerado de árvores para chegarem até o veado ferido. |
| go through [sth] vi + prep | (search, review) | procurar vt |
| | | revisar vt |
| | I went through all my sketchbooks trying to find my favourite drawing of the oak tree. |
| | Eu procurei em todos os meus cadernos de rascunho tentando encontrar meu desenho favorito de um carvalho. |
| go through a rough patch v expr | informal, figurative (experience difficult time) | passa por um momento difícil expres |
| | Pippa has a lot of problems at the moment; she's going through a rough patch. |
| go through hell v expr | informal, figurative (go through great difficulties, worry) (enfrentar grande dificuldade) | passar por um inferno expres v |
| go through the motions v expr | (do something half-heartedly) | fazer nas coxas expres |
| go through the roof expr | (price, number: rise dramatically) | disparar v int |
| go through with it v expr | informal (do [sth] daunting) | levar adiante vt + adv |
| | | seguir com vt + prep |
| | | levar a cabo expres v |
| | | realizar vt |
| | Bethan had doubts about applying for the job, but eventually went through with it. |
| | Betânia tinha dúvidas sobre se candidatar para o emprego, mas depois levou adiante. |
| grind through [sth] vi + prep | (wear by abrasion) | limar vt |
| | Jeff used power tools to grind through the lock on his shed. |
| | Jeff usou ferramentas elétricas para limar a fechadura de seu galpão. |
| hack through vi + prep | (cut through jungle) | abrir caminho expres v |
| | We hacked through the jungle for hours. |
| halfway through adv | (unfinished) | no meio do caminho loc adv |
| | Finish the job--don't stop halfway through. |
| halfway through adv + prep | (in the middle of) | no meio de loc adv |
| | Halfway through lunch, the phone rang. |
| hurry through [sth] vi + prep | (do hastily) | fazer rapidamente vt + adv |
| | I hurried through the household chores, so I could watch the afternoon film on TV. |
| hurry through [sth] vi + prep | (cause to be done hastily) (ser feito às pressas) | apressar vt |
| | This legislation is a disaster because the Government hurried it through Parliament. |
| hurry through [sth] vi + prep | (move hastily along or past) | seguir com pressa vt + adv |
| | I turned up the collar of my raincoat and hurried through the rain-swept streets. |
| jump through hoops v expr | figurative (overcome obstacles) | passar por tribulações expres v |
| let [sb/sth] through vtr + adv | (allow to pass) | deixar passar loc v |
| | The police asked the crowd to let the ambulance through. |
| live through it v expr | US (experience or endure [sth]) (algo) | superar, sobreviver vt |
| | Don't worry - times are hard because of the recession but you'll live through it. |
| make it through v expr | (persevere to the end) | superar vt |
| | | chegar até o fim expres |
| | If you try hard enough, you can make it through! |
| move through [sth] v expr | (travel through a place) | atravessar vt |
| | The army is currently moving through the forest on their way to the city. |
| no through road n | (cul-de-sac) | beco sem saída sm + loc adj |
| pass through [sth] vi + prep | (get through) | passar por vt + prep |
| | | atravessar vt |
| | It took us 20 minutes to pass through the Mont Blanc Tunnel. |
| | Levamos 20 minutos para passar pelo túnel Mont Blanc. |
| pass through vi + adv | (get through [sth]) | passar, atravessar v int |
| | Glass allows light to pass through. |
| | O vidro permite que a luz passe. |
pass-through,
passthrough n | US (serving hatch in a wall) (restaurante) | janela de serviço sf |
| | An older home is more likely to have a pass-through between the kitchen and the dining room. |
pass-through,
passthrough n | (a place you travel through) (viagem) | lugar de passagem expres |
pass-through,
passthrough n | (act of passing through a place) | passagem sf |
pass-through,
passthrough n | (opening between rooms) | passagem sf |
| | | comunicação sf |