| Traduções principais |
| hit [sb]⇒ vtr | (punch: [sb]) (socar alguém) | acertar, golpear vt |
| | He hit his brother in the stomach with his fist. |
| | Ele acertou o estômago do irmão com o punho. |
| hit [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (vehicle: strike, collide with) (bater) | atingir vt |
| | The driver suffered a head injury when his car hit a tree. |
| hit [sb/sth] vtr | (driver: strike, collide with) (ir de encontro) | bater, colidir v int |
| | Richard was driving to work when he hit a pedestrian. |
| | The distracted driver went over the line and hit an oncoming vehicle. |
| | Richard estava dirigindo para o trabalho quando colidiu com um pedestre. // O motorista distraído ultrapassou a faixa e bateu em um veículo que se aproximava. |
| hit [sth]⇒ vtr | (knock: part of body) (uma parte do corpo) | bater v int |
| | He was so tall that he had to make an effort not to hit his head when he walked through a door. |
| | Ele era tão alto que tinha que se esforçar para não bater a cabeça ao passar pela porta. |
| hit [sth] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (knock: part of body) | bater vt |
| | The child fell over and hit his head on the wooden floor. |
| | A criança caiu e bateu com a cabeça no piso de madeira. |
| hit [sth]⇒ vtr | (reach: a target) (alvo, cifra, valor...) | acertar, atingir vt |
| | The arrow hit the bullseye. |
| | A flecha acertou o alvo. |
| hit [sth] vtr | (reach: a high, low) (valor mais alto ou baixo...) | bater, alcançar vt |
| | The stock hit a record high today on the earnings news. |
| | A bolsa bateu um recorde hoje com as notícias de ganho. |
| hit n | (shot: hits target) | acerto sm |
| | Of your five arrows, you got three hits. |
| | Das suas cinco flechas, você teve três acertos. |
| hit n | informal (success) | sucesso sm |
| | (formal) | êxito sm |
| | The film was a hit with teenagers. |
| | O filme fez sucesso entre os adolescentes. |
| Traduções complementares |
| hit n | (golf: stroke) (golfe: com taco) | tacada sf |
| | In golf, you only get one hit off the tee. |
| | No golfe, você só pode dar uma tacada por vez. |
| hit n | (successful pop song) | sucesso sm |
| | (formal) | êxito sm |
| | His new song is a massive hit. |
| | A nova canção dele é um grande sucesso. |
| hit n | (visit to a web page) (visitas a site) | visita sf |
| | We have seen a lot of hits on the new website. |
| | Temos visto bastante visitas ao novo website. |
| hit n | (internet: search result) (informática: contador estatístico de sites) | entrada sf |
| | | resultado sm |
| | My first search did not return many hits. |
| | Minha primeira busca não retornou nenhum resultado. |
| hit n | slang (murder) | assassinato sm |
| | The mafia boss ordered the hit on his former associate. |
| | O chefe da máfia ordenou o assassinato de seu ex-sócio. |
| hit n | slang (drug) | tragada sf |
| | (gíria) | pega sm |
| | (POR) | passa sf |
| | Another hit from the pipe satisfied the addict. |
| | O viciado deu mais uma tragada no cachimbo. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Posso dar um pega no seu beque? |
| hit n | informal (criticism) (informal: crítica) | esculacho, ataque sm |
| | (gíria: repreensão) | esfrega sf |
| | I am sick of the constant hits I am getting because of what I said. |
| | Estou farto dos esculachos constantes que tenho recebido por causa do que falei. |
| hit n | (baseball) (beisebol) | rebatida sf |
| | The player had three hits today, but no runs. |
| | O jogador teve três rebatidas hoje, mas nenhuma corrida. |
| hit⇒ vi | (strike a blow) (dar pancadas em objeto ou pessoa) | bater vt |
| | | socar vt |
| | Despite his pleas, she just kept hitting. |
| | Apesar de seus pedidos, ela continuou batendo nele. |
| hit [sb]⇒ vtr | informal, figurative (idea: occur) (vir ao pensamento, à memória) | ocorrer vt |
| | (gíria: ocorrer ideia ou lembrança) | dar na telha expres v |
| | It never hit me that I could post the documents. |
| | Nunca me ocorreu que eu poderia postar os documentos |
| | De repente deu-lhe na telha ligar para a mãe. |
| hit [sb] vtr | informal, figurative (make suffer) (figurado, fazer sofrer) | bater vt |
| | The news of her father's death hit her hard. |
| | A notícia da morte do pai bateu forte nela. |
| hit [sth]⇒ vtr | (sports: score) (esporte: acertar lance, marcar pontos) | marcar, acertar vt |
| | And he hits the basket to tie the game! |
| | E ele acerta a cesta e empata o jogo! |
| hit [sth] vtr | slang, figurative (use, indulge in) (ceder ao desejo) | entregar-se, afundar-se vp |
| | After a bad day at work, he tends to hit the gin. |
| | Após a morte da esposa, ele entregou-se à bebida. |
| hit [sth] vtr | (suddenly occur in) (afetar) | atingir, abalar vt |
| | The storm hit the town on Tuesday. |
| | A cidade foi atingida pela tempestade na terça-feira. |
| hit [sth] vtr | informal (bars, street, shops, etc.: go there) | ir para, ir a vt + prep |
| | (BRA, gíria) | colar em vt + prep |
| | On Friday night I usually hit the bars with my friends. |
| | Na sexta à noite eu normalmente vou para o bar com meus amigos. |
Locuções verbais
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| hit back vi phrasal | (retaliate) | repreender v int |
| | Iran has warned it will hit back if it is attacked by the United States. |
| hit back vi phrasal | figurative (respond to criticism) | retorquir v int |
| | | objetar v int |
| | | contrapor v int |
| | Parents have hit back, saying the accusations about their children are unfounded. |
| hit back at [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (retaliate against) (devolver um golpe) | reagir, revidar, retaliar vt |
| | The victim of the attempted mugging hit back at his attackers, and they ran off empty-handed. |
| hit back at [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (respond to criticism) (responder à críticas) | responder, retorquir, rebater vt |
| | The pop star has hit back at her critics with a series of tweets. |
| hit [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | (baseball: win points from hit) (beisebol: marcar ponto com golpe certeiro) | bater, acertar vt |
| | The batter hit in two runners. |
| | O batedor acertou dois pontos. |
| hit off [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (describe aptly) (descrição) | retratar vt |
| | What I love about this novel is the way the author hits off Chicago in the 1930s. |
| hit off [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | US (imitate in order to satirize) (sátira) | imitar vt |
| hit on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | mainly US, slang (flirt with, try to seduce) | paquerar, seduzir vt |
| | Gladys told the guy who was hitting on her to get lost. |
| | Gladys falou para o cara que a estava seduzindo para cair fora. |
hit on [sth],
hit upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (idea, plan: devise, discover) (plano, ideia) | descobrir, desenvolver v int |
| | I have hit upon a great way to save money: stay in bed all day! |
| | Eu descobri uma ótima maneira de poupar dinheiro, ficar na cama o dia inteiro. |
| hit out vi phrasal | figurative (show aggression) (verbalmente) | atacar, arremeter v int |
| | Johnny hits out when he feels threatened by other children. |
| hit out at [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (show aggression to) (mostrar hostilidade, agressão) | atacar, arremeter vt |
| | After Tony had teased him for more than an hour, Pete finally hit out at him. |
| hit out at [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (criticize) | criticar vt |
| | The actress has hit out at critics, who she claims have misunderstood her performance. |
| hit up vi phrasal | slang (shoot up, inject drugs) | injetar drogas vt + sf |
| | (gíria) | chutar vp |
| | The addicts in the alley were hitting up. |
| hit [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | slang (contact) (informal) | dar um toque expres v |
| | | avisar vt |
| | | entrar em contato expres v |
| | I'm looking for a room to rent; if anyone knows of anything, hit me up. |
| hit [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | slang (approach for money) | pedir empréstimo expres v |
| | Dave is always hitting his friends up when he's short on cash. |
| | Dave está sempre pedindo empréstimo aos seus amigos quando está sem dinheiro. |
Formas compostas:
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| base hit n | (type of baseball hit) | rebatida de base loc sf |
| | The batter got a base hit and the runner scored easily. |
| be hit by a car v expr | (be knocked down) | ser atingido por um carro loc v |
| | (trancado) | sob sete chaves loc adj |
| | Greg crossed the street without checking for traffic, and was consequently hit by a car. |
| big hit n | informal (success) | grande sucesso loc sf |
| | Max's spaghetti Bolognese was a big hit with his girlfriend. |
| big hit n | (popular song) | grande sucesso loc sf |
| | 'Take Me Out' by Franz Ferdinand was one of the big hits of 2004. |
double,
two-base hit n | (baseball) (baseball) | rebatida dupla sf + adj |
| | The batter hit a double. |
hit a brick wall,
hit a wall v expr | figurative, informal (meet an obstacle) (figurado) | encontrar um obstáculo loc v |
| | If I hit a brick wall while writing, I find a thirty-minute run helps me to refocus. |
| | Quando encontro um obstáculo ao escrever, uma corrida de trinta minutos normalmente me ajuda a superá-lo. |
hit and miss,
hit-and-miss,
hit or miss,
hit-or-miss adj | (unpredictable, unreliable) (às vezes bem-sucedido, outras vezes não) | imprevisível adj |
| | | a esmo loc adj |
| | The weather is very hit and miss for July - rain one day, sunshine the next. |
| hit below the belt v expr | figurative (not be fair or sporting) | dar golpe baixo expres |
be hit by lightning,
be struck by lightning v expr | (be struck by electrical bolt) | atingido por raio expres |
| | Last night during the storm, the ancient oak tree in our front yard was hit by lightning and splintered into shards. |
| hit close to home v expr | figurative (affect [sb] personally) (figurado: afetar pessoalmente) | afetar, atingir vt |
| | Even though he wasn't talking about me, the speaker's comments about being sympathetic to your children hit close to home. |
| | Mesmo que não estivesse falando de mim, os comentários do orador sobre como ser compreensivo com seus filhos me atingiram. |
| hit home vtr + n | informal, figurative (make impact) (informal, figurado: afetar) | golpear, ferir vt |
| | | tocar fundo vt adj |
| | The extent of Ruth's weight problem really hit home when she saw a picture of herself on a night out. |
| hit it v expr | figurative (leave) | ir embora expres |
| | (BRA, informal) | vazar vi |
| hit it off v expr | slang (get on well) | dar-se bem expres |
| | Me and my new roommate hit it off from the start. |
| | Meu companheiro de quarto e eu nos demos bem de primeira. |
| hit parade n | dated (pop music charts) | hit parade estrang |
| | | parada de sucesso sf |
| | Which song was at the top of the hit parade on this day in 1963? |
hit rock bottom,
hit bottom,
reach rock bottom v expr | figurative, informal (reach lowest, worst level) | chegar ao fundo do poço expres v |
| | Mike hit rock bottom when he failed all his exams. |
| hit show n | (successful tv series) (seriado na TV que faz sucesso na temporada) | hit sm |
| | Friends was a hit show on both sides of the Atlantic. |
| hit show n | (successful stage production) (peça teatral que faz sucesso no momento) | hit sm |
| hit the books v expr | (study) | estudar vt |
| | | mergulhar nos livros expres v |
| | My economics course is really difficult; I'm going to have to hit the books every day in order to understand it. |
| hit the bottle v expr | slang, figurative (drink alcohol excessively) (informal) | beber todas expres v |
| | After the death of his beloved wife, the young man began to hit the bottle every night. |
| hit the deck v expr | figurative, informal (drop to the ground to protect oneself) (para proteger-se) | cair no chão loc v |
| | At the first sound of a gunshot, everybody in the room hit the deck. |
| hit the ground running v expr | informal, figurative (begin enthusiastically) | começar com o pé direito expres v |
| | She hit the ground running when she started her new job. |
| hit the ground running v expr | informal, figurative (begin fully prepared) | ir bem desde o começo expres v |
| | This position requires someone experienced who can hit the ground running. |
| hit the headlines v expr | (be prominently featured in the news) (estar na primeira página do jornal) | chegar às manchetes, virar notícia loc v |
| | The Governor's career was finished when it hit the headlines that he had used state funds to hire a hooker. |
| hit the jackpot v expr | (gambling: win the top prize) (literal: jogos de azar) | tirar a sorte grande loc v |
| | She played the slot machines everyday, but had yet to hit the jackpot. |
| hit the jackpot v expr | figurative (be lucky) (figurativo: ganhar) | tirar a sorte grande loc v |
| | Such a beautiful hotel room for such a low price! We've really hit the jackpot this time! |
| hit the mark v expr | figurative (satisfy [sth]) (figurada) | atingir a marca expres |
| hit the mark v expr | figurative (be suitable for [sth]) | estar a altura de expres |
| hit the nail on the head v expr | figurative (be exactly right) (figurado: cem por cento certo) | acertar em cheio expres |
| | (gíria: estar cem por cento certo) | acertar na mosca expres |
| | Russell's comment really hit the nail on the head. |
| hit the road v expr | slang, figurative (leave, start a journey) (figurado) | cair na estrada expres v |
| | We rose early and hit the road before 7.00 am. |
hit the roof,
hit the ceiling v expr | figurative, informal (person: get angry) (informal: ficar irado) | subir pelas paredes expres |
| | When I told my boss what had happened, he hit the roof. |
hit the sack,
hit the hay v expr | figurative, slang (go to bed) (ir dormir) | ir para a cama expres v |
| hit the spot v expr | figurative (satisfy craving) | acertar em cheio expres v |
| | When I'm craving something sweet, a chunk of milk chocolate usually hits the spot. |
| hit the target v expr | (take successful aim at [sth]) | acertar no alvo expres v |
| hit the target v expr | figurative (achieve a goal) | alcançar a meta expres |
| hit the wall v expr | figurative (reach a mental or physical limit) | chegar no limite expres v |
| | The marathon runner's endurance hit the wall around the 20th mile. |
hit [sb] up,
hit [sb] up for [sth] v expr | slang (approach for: money) | pedir dinheiro emprestado expres v |
| | | pedir empréstimo expres v |
| | (gíria) | pedinchar vt |
| | Watch out for Ralph, he's always hitting people up for money. |
| | Cuidado com Ralph, ele está sempre pedindo dinheiro emprestado para as pessoas. |
| hit-and-run n | (fleeing the scene after a collision) (da cena de acidente de carro) | batida e fuga sf |
| | | atropelamento com omissão de socorro sm |
| | The collision would have been considered an accident, but after the driver sped off it became a hit-and-run. |
| hit-and-run⇒ vi | (baseball) (beisebol) | hit and run v int |
| hit-and-run n | (baseball) (beisebol) | hit and run sm |
| | A hit-and-run is a risky strategy that potentially has a high reward. |
| hit-and-run driver n | ([sb]: leaves accident scene) (acidente de trânsito) | motorista em fuga expres |
| | The police went to auto body repair shops to find the hit-and-run driver's car. |
hitman,
hit man n | (male hired murderer) | assassino de aluguel sm |
| | | pistoleiro sm |
| | The politician was arrested for hiring a hitman to kill one of his rivals. |
hitman,
hit man n | informal ([sb] who does unpleasant tasks) (figurado) | capanga sm, sf |
hitwoman,
hit woman n | (female hired murderer) | assassina sf |
knock [sth] out of the park,
hit [sth] out of the park v expr | informal, figurative (do [sth] very well) (figurado) | arrebentar v int |
make the big time,
hit the big time v expr | informal (be a success) | estourar vt |
| | | alcançar o lugar ao sol expres |
| | I moved to Hollywood, trying to make the big time. |
| no-hit adj | (baseball: one team did not hit ball) (beisebol) | no-hit estrang |
| smash hit n | informal ([sth] very popular) (algo muito popular) | sensação do momento sf |
| | (gíria, figurado) | febre sf |
| | Walk on the Wild Side was a smash hit for Lou Reed in 1972. |
triple,
three-base hit n | (baseball) (baseball) | rebatida tripla sf + adj |
| | The crowd cheered when the batter hit a triple. |