Locuções verbais
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| ask [sb] in vtr phrasal insep | (invite to enter) | convidar para entrar expres v |
| | | chamar para entrar expres v |
| | The plumber showed Jenny his ID badge and she asked him in. |
| barge in on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (interrupt [sb]) | interromper vt |
| | She barged in on me while I was getting dressed! |
| believe in [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (think real) | acreditar em vt + prep |
| | Even though she's ten, she still believes in fairies. |
| | Embora ela tenha dez anos, ainda acredita em contos de fadas. |
| believe in [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (think capable) | acreditar em vt + prep |
| | I believe in the new prime minister. |
| | Eu acredito no novo primeiro ministro. |
book [sb] in,
book [sb] in for [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make appointment) | marcar vt |
| | | agendar vt |
| | I've booked you in at midday for a cut and blow dry. |
box [sb] in,
box in [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (confine) | encerrar, confinar vt |
| | I missed my highway exit because I was boxed in in the wrong lane. |
break [sb] in,
break in [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (train [sb] to do a job) | treinar vt |
| | The company runs a three-month programme to break in new employees. |
bring [sb/sth] in,
bring in [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (transport to a place) | trazer vt |
| | The nurse brought in an ECG machine. |
| | A enfermeira trouxe uma máquina de ECG. |
bring [sb] in,
bring in [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (ask to do a job) | trazer vt |
| | Usually a new head coach will bring in his own team of assistants. |
| | Normalmente um novo técnico traz sua própria equipe de assistentes. |
| bus [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | (bring by bus) | transportar de ônibus expres v |
| | (informal) | levar de ônibus expres v |
| | They bussed in the visiting team two hours before the match was due to start. |
| call [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | (contact: a professional for help) | contatar vt |
| | The tap was leaking, so Jess called in a plumber. |
| call in on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK (visit) | visitar v int |
| | Stef called in on her neighbour on the way to the shops, to ask if he needed anything. |
| check in with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (make contact, compare notes) (informal: fazer contato) | se falar vp |
| | (BRA, gíria: fazer contato) | trocar figurinhas expres v |
| | | verificar, confirmar vt |
| | While Steve was working off site, his boss checked in with him once a day by email. |
| close in on [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (pursuit: get closer) | aproximar-se de vp + prep |
| | Drive faster! The cops are closing in on us! |
| close in on [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (make claustrophobic) (figurado, tornar claustrofóbico) | estreitar-se vp |
| | (figurado, tornar claustrofóbico) | apertar vt |
| | Inside the small room, he felt like the walls were closing in on him. |
clue [sb] in,
also UK: clue [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (inform) (informal) | dar uma dica a expres v |
| | | dar uma pista a expres v |
| | Eleanor had no idea why everyone in the office was cheering, so she asked Jane to clue her in. |
clue [sb] in on [sth],
also UK: clue [sb] up on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (inform) (figurado, informal) | dar uma pista a expres v |
| | Can you clue me in on what's going on? |
| count [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | informal (include) | incluir vt |
| | If you're planning a day at the beach, count me in! |
| do [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | slang (person: kill) | matar vt |
| | Trotsky's assassin did him in with an ice axe. |
| do [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | slang (make tired) | matar de cansaço loc v |
| | This heat will do me in. |
| dob [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | informal (inform on [sb]) | delatar, denunciar v int |
| dob [sb] in to [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (inform on [sb] to [sb]) (informal) | dedurar para vt |
| | | delatar para, denunciar para vt |
| drag [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | figurative (involve [sb] unwilling) | arrastar vt |
| drop in on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (visit) (informal) | visitar inesperadamente vt |
| | Matilda enjoys dropping in unannounced on her friends. |
| fade in on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (camera: show gradually) (anglicismo) | dar fade-in em expres v + prep |
| | As the character starts to reminisce about his childhood, the camera fades in on a young boy running along a beach. |
| fade in on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (viewer: see gradually appear) (anglicismo) | haver um fade-in expres v |
| | At the opening of the movie, we fade in on a scene of a family at the dinner table. |
| fall in with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (start to associate with) | entrosar |
| | His grades dropped when he fell in with the wrong crowd. |
| fence [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | figurative ([sb]: confine, restrict) | cercar vt |
| fill in for [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (substitute for [sb]) | substituir vt |
| | I'm filling in for my boss at the board meeting next week. |
| | Eu estou substituindo meu chefe na reunião do conselho na próxima semana. |
| fill [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (person: update) | atualizar vt |
| | | deixar a par expres v |
| | He had to leave the meeting for a while, so we filled him in when he got back. |
| | Ele teve de sair da reunião por um tempo, por isso nós o atualizamos quando ele voltou. |
| fit [sth/sb] in vtr phrasal sep | (make room for) | arrumar espaço expres v |
| | (figurado) | caber v int |
| | I think we can fit one more in at this table. |
| | Acho que podemos arrumar espaço para mais um nessa mesa. |
| fit in with [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (be easily assimilated) | enquadrar-se vp |
| | His lifestyle doesn't fit in with the group. |
| | O estilo de vida dele não se enquadra com o grupo. |
| get in with [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (start to associate with) (informal) | andar com loc vp + prep |
| | He got in with a bad crowd and started skipping school. |
| give in to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (submit, surrender) | ceder vt |
| | After the last scandal, the mayor gave in to the pressure and resigned. |
| | Depois do escândalo, o prefeito cedeu à pressão e renunciou. |
| go in with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | US, informal (share cost) | rachar vt |
| | | entrar na vaquinha expres v |
| | Do you want to go in with us on the boss's gift? |
| | Você quer rachar com a gente o presente da chefe? |
| hand [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | informal (turn in: to police) (informal: entregar alguém à polícia) | entregar, denunciar, delatar vt |
| | (BRA, informal: relatar à polícia) | dedurar vt |
| | When the teenager's parents found out he was selling drugs, they handed him in to the police. |
| | Um adolescente foi preso por acusações de tráfico depois que seus pais o entregaram para a polícia. |
| haul [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | figurative (bring in to question) | trazer vt |
Formas compostas:
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| act in the interests of [sb/sth] vtr | (act to protect or help) | agir nos interesses de loc v |
| | An attorney will always act in the best interests of her client. |
| aid [sb] in doing [sth] v expr | (help) | ajudar vt |
| | Rosa aided her brother in starting his business. Her parents' financial contribution aided Joy in buying the house. |
| | Rosa ajudou o irmão a abrir seu negócio. A contribuição financeira dos pais ajudou Joy a comprar a casa. |
| array [sb] in [sth]⇒ vtr | often passive (dress) | vestir vt |
| | (formal, literário) | trajar vt |
| | The geisha was arrayed in a deep purple kimono with intricate embroidery. |
| | A gueixa estava vestida em um quimono púrpura com bordados complexos. |
| assist [sb] in doing [sth] v expr | (help to do) | auxiliar vt |
| | | socorrer vt |
| | | amparar vt |
| | | ajudar vt |
| | Naomi's cousins assisted her in making preparations for the wedding. |
| | As primas de Naomi a auxiliaram nos preparativos para o casamento. |
| attire [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | formal (dress) | trajar vt |
| | The ladies-in-waiting attired the queen in a lavish silk ball gown. |
| | As damas de companhia trajaram a rainha em um exuberante vestido de baile de seda. |
| be in contact with [sb/sth] v expr | (communicate with) | estar em contato expres v |
| | | contatar vt |
| | The man suspected of the bombing attack had been in contact with a foreign terrorist organization. |
| be in touch with [sb] v expr | informal (make contact) | ter contato expres |
| | Have you been in touch with her recently? |
| be in touch with [sb] v expr | informal (habitually be in contact) | estar em contato, manter contato expres |
| | Are you still in touch with your friends from high school? |
on behalf of [sb/sth],
on [sb/sth]'s behalf,
also US: in behalf of [sb/sth],
in [sb/sth]'s behalf prep | (in place of [sb]) | em nome de loc prep |
| Nota: "On behalf of, on sb/sth's behalf" is currently much more common than "in behalf of, in sb/sth's behalf." |
| | I'm phoning on behalf of my daughter, who has lost her voice. |
| | The millionaire sent somebody to bid on the painting on his behalf. |
| | Estou telefonando em nome da minha filha, que perdeu a voz. O milionário mandou alguém para o leilão da pintura em seu nome. |
bias in favor of [sth/sb] (US),
bias in favour of [sth/sb] (UK) n | (inclination: in favor) | inclinação sf |
| | | tendência sf |
| | The electoral system suffers from bias in favour of one particular party. |
| | O sistema eleitoral sofre com a inclinação eleitoral em favor do Partido Trabalhista. |
bias [sb] in favor of [sb/sth] (US),
bias [sb] in favour of [sb/sth] (UK) v expr | (prejudice, influence in favor) | predispor, tender, influenciar vt |
| | Steph's upbringing has biased her in favour of left-wing causes. |
| | A educação de Steph a influenciou a favor das causas de esquerda. |
| bog [sb] down in [sth] v expr | figurative, usually passive, informal (person: mire in [sth]) | afundar em expres v |
| | My boss is bogging me down in work! |
| | Meu chefe está me afundando em trabalho! |
call [sb] in,
call in [sb] vtr + adv | (summon) | chamar vt |
| | | convocar vt |
| | It's time to call the children in for supper. |
| | É hora de chamar as crianças para jantar. |
| cast [sb] in the role of [sb/sth] v expr | (select a performer to appear as) | escalar (alguém) para o papel de expres v |
| clothe [sb] in [sth]⇒ vtr | usu passive (dress [sb] in [sth]) | vestir vt |
| | The maids clothed the queen in rich, purple silk. |
| clump [sth/sb] in with [sth/sb] v expr | informal, figurative (include with) (figurado) | incluir vt |
| | Don't clump me in with the troublemakers--I've never done anything wrong! |
| coach [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (train in a sport) | treinar vt |
| | Miss Martin coaches the girls in football and cricket. |
| | A senhora Martin treina as meninas em futebol e críquete. |
| coach [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (instruct or train) | treinar, orientar vt |
| | | ser coach expres v |
| | Ed coaches his clients in public speaking. |
| | Ed treina seus clientes para falar em público. |
| cocoon [sb] in [sth]⇒ vtr | (envelop) | embrulhar vt |
| | (formal) | envolver vt |
| | The mother cocooned her baby in layers of blankets to protect him from the cold. |
come in contact with [sb],
come into contact with [sb] v expr | (meet: [sb]) (encontrar alguém) | entrar em contato com expres |
| confide in [sb] vi + prep | (tell a secret) | confiar a vt |
| | | confidenciar vt |
| | I will confide in you because I know I can trust you. |
| | Vou confiar esse segredo a você, pois sei que o guardará. |
| cut [sb] in for [sth] vtr + adv | (give [sb] a share) | dividir, partilhar, repartir vt |
| | After she won the money, she said she would cut me in for some of it. |
| | Depois que ela ganhou o dinheiro, disse que dividiria comigo. |
dangle [sth] in front of [sb],
dangle [sth] before [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (offer as incentive) (figurado) | atiçar com vt + prep |
| | | oferecer vt |
| | Dangle a raise in front of him and see what happens. |
| | The boss dangled extra overtime pay before the employees for working on the holiday. |
| | Atice-o com um aumento de aposta e veja o que acontece. O chefe atiçou os funcionários com pagamento de horas extras para trabalharem no fim de semana. |
| deal [sb] in vtr + adv | (include [sb] in card game) | colocar na rodada expres v |
| | I want to play this hand; can you deal me in? |
| deal [sb] in vtr + adv | US, figurative, informal (include [sb]) | incluir vt |
| direct [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (guide, instruct) | dirigir vt |
| | | guiar vt |
| | | instruir vt |
| | The trainer directed her in the best way to lift weights. |
| be disappointed in [sb] adj | (dissatisfied with [sb]) | decepcionado, desapontado adj |
| | I was disappointed in her, she had promised to help us, but she did nothing. |
| | Fiquei decepcionado (or: desapontado) com ela, ela tinha prometido nos ajudar, mas não fez nada. |
| discriminate in favor of [sb] v expr | (show prejudice in favor of [sb]) | fazer discriminação a favor de loc v |
| | The referee seems to be discriminating in favor of the home team. |
draw [sb] in,
draw in [sb] vtr + adv | (interest, captivate) | atrair vt |
| | We need a beautiful sign for our shop to draw customers in. |
| | Precisamos de uma bela placa em nossa loja para atrairmos clientes para dentro. |
| drill [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (train) | sabatinar vt |
| | The teacher drilled the students in French grammar. |
| | O professor sabatinou os alunos em gramática do francês. |
| educate [sb] in [sth]⇒ vtr | (instruct) | educar, instruir vt |
| | Who will educate the children in the proper care of their textbooks? |
| | Quem vai educar as crianças a cuidar direito de seus livros didáticos? |
| embroil [sb] in [sth]⇒ vtr | often passive (involve, entangle) | enredar, emaranhar vt |
| | | envolver numa briga loc v |
| | The mayor's views have embroiled him in an ethics scandal. |
| encase [sth/sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (enclose, cover) | revestir, encerrar vt |
| | The cheesemaker encased the wheel of cheese in a thick layer of wax. |
| enclose [sth/sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (contain, restrict) | fechar vt |
| | | encerrar vt |
| | | cercar vt |
| | You can enclose the text in a box to make it stand out. |
| engage [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (involve in) | envolver em vt + prep |
| | | engajar em vt + prep |
| | It is important to engage children in discussions about issues that affect the whole family. |
| | É importante envolver as crianças nas discussões sobre problemas que afetam a família toda. |
enroll [sb] in [sth] (US),
enrol [sb] in [sth] (UK) vtr + prep | (enlist, register) | inscrever-se em vp + prep |
| | | registrar-se em vp + prep |
| | The Bensons enrolled their son in a private school. |
| entangle [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, often passive (involve: [sb] in [sth]) (figurado) | emaranhar, enredar vt |
| | | envolver vt |
| | Bernard's brother entangled him in a pyramid scheme. |
| fall head over heels in love with [sb] v expr | figurative (fall in love) (figurado) | apaixonar-se vp |
| | Juliet fell head over heels in love with Romeo. |
fall in line with [sth/sb],
fall into line with [sth/sb],
get in line with [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (person: conform to) | ajustar-se vp |
| fall in love with [sb] v expr | (become infatuated with [sb]) | apaixonar-se vp |
| | I think I fell in love with him the very first time we met. |
| | Acho que me apaixonei por ele na primeira vez em que o vi. |
| fill [sb] in on [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (person: update) | atualizar vt |
| | Andy filled me in on the latest developments. |
| | Andy me atualizou sobre os últimos empreendimentos. |
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. |
| garrison [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (station troops somewhere) (ocupar militarmente) | guarnecer vt |
| | The field marshal garrisoned his troops in and around this city. |
| get in contact with [sb] v expr | (get in touch with) | entrar em contato com expres v |
| | | fazer contato com expres v |
| | You can get in contact with us at the address above. |
| | Você pode entrar em contato conosco pelo endereço acima. |
| get in touch with [sb] v expr | informal (make contact) | entrar em contato expres v |
| | I would like to get in touch with my old friends from college. |
| | Gostaria de entrar em contato com meus antigos amigos de faculdade. |
get in [sb]'s hair,
be in [sb]'s hair v expr | figurative, informal (annoy, disturb) | chatear, incomodar vt |
get [sb] into trouble,
get [sb] in trouble v expr | (cause [sb] to be reprimanded) | meter-se em apuros expres v |
| | Chloe got me into trouble by passing me notes in class. |
| get [sb] up in [sth] v expr | informal (dress [sb]) | vestir-se vp |
| | | paramentar-se vp |
| | (figurado) | aperaltar vp |
| | My dad hates wearing a suit, but we got him up in one for the wedding. |
| go cap in hand to [sb] v expr | figurative (beg, ask for [sth]) (figurado: implorar, pedir) | ir com o rabo entre as pernas expres |
| go in search of [sth/sb] v expr | (set out to find) (procurar) | em busca de, à procura de expres |
| | Richard went in search of the lost cat. |
| ground [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (educate) | ensinar vt |
| | The tennis pro grounded his students in the basics. |
| | O tenista profissional ensinou os básicos a seus alunos. |
hand in glove with [sb/sth],
also US: hand and glove with [sb/sth] adj + prep | figurative (in partnership) | junto com adj + prep |
| | | em parceria prep + sf |
| | Organized crime bosses are hand in glove with the construction industry. |
haul [sth/sb] in,
haul in [sth/sb] vtr + adv | (drag [sth] towards you) | puxar vt |
| have a run-in with [sb/sth] v expr | informal (quarrel with) (informal, brigar, disputar com) | ter um arranca-rabo com loc v |
| | I had a run-in with my brother yesterday over whose turn it was to borrow the car. |
| have confidence in [sb/sth] v expr | (trust [sb]'s abilities, honesty) (alguém) | ter confiança em vt + sf |
| | The players have confidence in their team's ability to win. |
| have faith in [sth/sb] v expr | (religion: believe) | ter fé v pred + sf |
| | I have faith in God. |
| have faith in [sth/sb] v expr | (believe in) | ter fé v pred + sf |
| have [sth/sb] in mind v expr | (think of [sth/sb] in particular) | ter em mente expres v |
| | "Are you free on Sunday?" "Sure. What do you have in mind?" |
| have [sb] in stitches v expr | (make [sb] laugh uncontrollably) | fazer rir muito expres |
have [sth] in store for [sb],
hold [sth] in store for [sb] v expr | (reserve, promise) | ter guardado para expres v |
| | | prometer vt |
| | Let's wait and see what next year has in store for us. |
| hedge [sb/sth] in vtr + prep | often passive (surround, encircle) | cercar vt |
| | There was no escape; we were hedged in. |
| | Não havia como escapar; estávamos cercados. |
| hedge [sb] in vtr + prep | often passive, figurative (restrict, surround) | confinar vt |
| | | restringir vt |
| | | limitar vt |
| | Ike was hedged in by the schoolwork at his university, so he dropped out to start his business. |
| | Ike estava confinado por causa de tanto trabalho da universidade, então ele saiu para abrir sua empresa. |