Formas compostas:
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be all it's cracked up to be,
be what it's cracked up to be v expr | (be as good as claimed) | tão bom como dizem expres |
| Nota: Often used in the negative. |
| | That film's not all it's cracked up to be; I didn't enjoy it at all! |
it's no use crying over spilled milk (US),
it's no use crying over spilt milk (UK) expr | figurative (it's pointless to regret what is done) | chorar pelo leite derramado expres v |
| for what it's worth adv | informal (in my opinion) | em minha opinião loc adv |
| | I know you won't change, but for what it's worth, I think that skirt looks awful on you. |
Good job,
It's a good job interj | informal, UK (it is fortunate) | coisa boa, ainda bem interj |
| | Good job you remembered your umbrella! |
| | Coisa boa você ter lembrado do guarda-chuva! |
good thing,
it's a good thing expr | informal (just as well, fortunately) | ainda bem que expres |
| | Someone drove into the back of my car yesterday; good thing I'm insured! |
It is all for the best,
It's all for the best expr | (outcome is beneficial) | ser melhor assim expres |
| | I lost my job, but it's all for the best since now I can start a business, just like I always wanted. |
| it's a free country expr | informal (can do what we want) | é um país livre |
| | I can eat with my fingers if I want to; it's a free country! |
| It's a piece of cake! interj | informal (it's very easy) (figurado) | É moleza! interj |
| | (gíria) | É mamão com açúcar! interj |
| | (gíria) | É facinho! interj |
| | I don't think that arithmetic problem is difficult. It's a piece of cake! |
| It's about time interj | informal (impatience) | já era hora de interj |
| | It's about time you returned my book! |
| It's about time! interj | informal (impatience) (figurado, impaciência) | já era hora interj |
| | | já era tempo interj |
| | "I'm going to apply for a job." "It's about time!" |
It's all downhill from here,
It's all downhill from now on interj | figurative, informal (the task will now get easier) | O resto vai ser mais fácil expres |
| | That's the hard part over with. It's all downhill from here! |
It's all downhill from here,
It's all downhill from now on interj | figurative, informal (things will now get worse) (informal) | Daqui para a frente só piora expres |
| | (BR, figurado, informal) | Daqui para a frente é ladeira abaixo expres |
| | Happy 50th birthday! I'm afraid it's all downhill from here! |
| It's all the same to me expr | informal (I have no preference.) (informal) | Para mim dá na mesma expres |
| | (informal) | Para mim tanto faz expres |
| | You can stay or leave; it's all the same to me. |
| it's been a long time expr | (a lot of time has passed) | faz tempo expres |
| | It's been a long time since I last saw him. |
| it's been ages since prep | (it's been a very long time since) (fazer muito tempo desde que) | faz tempo que, há anos que expres |
| | It's been ages since we all sat down together. |
| it's child's play expr | (it's extremely easy) (extremamente fácil) | é brincadeira de criança expres |
| | It's so easy to do -- it's child's play, really. |
| it's childishly simple expr | informal (it's extremely easy) | fácil como tirar doce de criança expres |
| It's high time expr | informal (urgency) (urgência) | mais do que na hora expres |
| | It's high time I went to the doctor; I've postponed it four times. |
| | It's high time you found a job. |
| it's inconceivable | informal (it's unthinkable or impossible) | é inconcebível |
| | It's inconceivable that he will fail his exams after all the work he's done. |
It's none too soon,
it is none too soon expr | informal (it is overdue) | bem a tempo expres |
| | It seems like spring has finally arrived, and it is none too soon for me. |
| it's not easy expr | informal (it's difficult) | não é fácil expres v |
| | It's not easy to find a partner in this day and age. |
| it's nothing expr | informal (it is not important) (não importante) | não é nada expres |
| | (informal) | nada sm |
| | "What's the problem?" "Oh, it's nothing." |
| it's over interj | informal (it has finished) | terminou! acabou! interj |
it's pouring down,
it's pouring expr | informal (it's raining heavily) | está caindo um toró expres v |
| | I'm not going to walk the dog right now, it's pouring down; I'll do it later on. |
| It's the gospel truth expr | figurative, informal (it's the absolute truth) (verdade absoluta) | palavra de Deus sf + loc adj |
| | (informal) | pura verdade adj + sf |
| | He can make nonsense sound as if it's the gospel truth. |
| It's up to you interj | informal (it is your decision) | você é quem decide interj |
| | | a decisão é sua interj |
| | We can get Mexican or Chinese food tonight - it's up to you. |
it's no use doing [sth],
there's no use doing [sth] expr | (it is pointless) (inútil) | em vão loc adj |
| | It's no use calling out his name, he can't hear you any more. |