| Traduções principais |
| learn [sth]⇒ vtr | (know by studying) | aprender vt |
| | I would love to learn Spanish one day. |
| | Ele levou uma hora, mas aprendeu as vinte palavras em espanhol. |
| learn [sth] vtr | (memorize) | aprender vt |
| | | decorar vt |
| | The actor had to learn his lines. |
| | O ator teve de aprender as suas falas. |
| learn to do [sth] v expr | (skill: acquire) | aprender vt |
| | Children usually start to learn to walk when they are about a year old. |
| | As crianças geralmente começam a aprender a caminhar quando elas têm um ano, mais ou menos. |
| learn [sth] vtr | (technique: master) | aprender vt |
| | He learned the art of stone masonry in just three years. |
| | Ele aprendeu a arte de alvenaria em apenas três anos. |
learn who,
learn what,
learn why vtr + pron | (details, reasons: ascertain) | ficar sabendo loc v |
| | After weeks of work, the detective finally learned who the killer was. |
| | Após semanas de trabalho, o detetive finalmente ficou sabendo quem era o assassino. |
| learn [sth] vtr | (with object: discover) | descobrir vt |
| | Guess what I just learned by listening in to a phone conversation? |
| | Adivinha o que eu acabei de descobrir escutando uma conversa telefônica? |
learn,
learn that vtr | (with clause: become aware) (ter conhecimento) | saber v int |
| | I only learned yesterday that he had died. |
| | Eu só soube ontem que ele tinha morrido. |
| learn⇒ vi | (acquire knowledge) (adquirir conhecimento) | aprender v int |
| | I don't know how to do it, but I'll learn. |
| | Eu não sei como fazer isso, mas vou aprender. |
Formas compostas:
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| learn a lesson v expr | (learn from a mistake) | aprender uma lição expres v |
| learn about [sth] vi + prep | (become informed about) | saber sobre, aprender sobre vt + prep |
| | How did you learn about our company? The kids have been learning about the Middle Ages in their history class. |
| | Como você soube sobre a nossa empresa? As crianças estão aprendendo sobre Idade Média na aula de história. |
| learn all about [sth] v expr | (become fully informed) | aprender tudo sobre loc v |
| | Before I invest in a company, I am always sure to learn all about their history and business practices. |
| learn by doing v expr | (train while working) | aprender na prática expres |
| | Employees learn by doing to prepare them for possible situations at work. |
| learn by experience v expr | (gain practical understanding) (ganhar conhecimentos empíricos) | aprender pela experiência loc v |
| | No matter how many education classes you take, as a teacher you will primarily learn by experience in the classroom. |
| learn by experience v expr | (discover at first hand) (descobrir por experiência pessoal) | aprender pela experiência loc v |
| | If you won't listen to me, I guess you'll just have to learn by experience. |
| learn [sth] by heart v expr | (memorize) (figurado, informal) | de cabeça loc adj |
| | | memorizar vt |
| | | de cor loc adj |
| | When I was a child I learned my times-tables by heart. |
| learn from [sb/sth] vi + prep | (gain lessons from [sb/sth]) | aprender com vt + prep |
| | When it comes to cooking, I learned from my mother. |
learn [sb] from [sb],
learn from [sb] that v expr | (get news, info, etc. from [sb]) | ficar sabendo loc v |
| | I learnt from my dad that my sister had got engaged. |
| learn your lines v expr | (memorize an acting role) (teatro) | decorar falas vt + sf pl |
| | I need to learn my lines before rehearsal tonight. |
| learn of [sth] vi + prep | (hear about) | tomar conhecimento |
| | When did you first learn of her death? |
| learn one's lesson v expr | (learn from your mistake) | aprender a sua lição expres v |
learn [sth] the hard way,
find [sth] out the hard way,
find out [sth] the hard way v expr | (learn from difficult experiences) | aprender da maneira mais difícil expres v |
| | (BRA) | aprender pela dor expres v |
| learn the ropes v expr | figurative (become familiar with [sth]) (figurado) | enfronhar vp |
| | When I took over the family business, it took me a while to learn the ropes. |
| live and learn v expr | (gain knowledge and experience) | vivendo e aprendendo expres |
| | Live and learn is my motto; we all learn from our own mistakes. I never knew that was possible! Well, you live and learn. |
| | Vivendo e aprendendo é o meu lema; todos aprendemos com nossos próprios erros. Eu nunca soube que isso era possível! Bem, vivendo e aprendendo. |