| Traduções principais |
| leave⇒ vi | (depart) | sair v int |
| | | partir v int |
| | Is John here? No, he's already left. |
| | John está aqui? Não, ele já saiu. |
| leave [sth]⇒ vtr | (go away: from a place) | deixar, sair vt |
| | | partir vt |
| | I'm going to leave this town at three o'clock today. |
| | Eu vou deixar esta cidade às três horas. |
| | Eu vou partir desta cidade hoje às três horas. |
| leave [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (abandon) (abandonar) | deixar vt |
| | He left his wife at home, and went out with his friends on Friday night. |
| | Ele deixou a sua esposa em casa e saiu com os amigos na sexta-feira à noite. |
| leave [sth]⇒ vtr | (let remain) | deixar vt |
| | I enjoyed my meal, but left some of the potatoes as I was feeling rather full. |
| | Ele deixou apenas um pedaço de pizza para os outros. |
| leave [sth] for [sb] vtr + prep | (let remain: for [sb] else) | deixar vt |
| | He left only one piece of pizza for the others. |
| | Ele deixou só um pedaço de pizza para os outros. |
| leave [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (let [sb] keep, take) | deixar vt |
| | Leave me your number in case I need to get in touch. |
| | Deixa o seu número comigo no caso de eu precisar entrar em contato. |
| leave [sth] with [sb] vtr + prep | (entrust) | deixar vt |
| | | confiar vt |
| | Can I leave my keys with you in case something happens? |
| | Posso deixar minhas chaves com você caso algo aconteça? |
| leave [sth]⇒ vtr | (forget to bring) (esquecer) | deixar vt |
| | Oh, no. I left the present at home. |
| | Oh, não! Deixei o presente em casa. |
| leave [sth] vtr | (not bring) | deixar vt |
| | I've left the keys on the kitchen table in case you want to go out. |
| | Ele deixou as chaves na mesa da cozinha no caso de alguém precisar sair. |
| Traduções complementares |
| leave n | (permission to act) (permissão para agir) | licença sf |
| | The commander gave the soldier leave to manage the situation as he wanted. |
| | O comandante deu licença para o soldado para lidar com a situação como este quisesse. |
| leave to do [sth] n | (permission for absence) | licença sf |
| | My boss gave me leave to study for three months. |
| | Meu chefe deu-me uma licença no Natal. |
| leave n | (permitted absence) (ausência permitida) | licença sf |
| | I will be on leave until August the fifteenth. |
| | Vou estar de licença até dia quinze de agosto. |
| leave n | (period of absence) (duração da ausência) | licença sf |
| | He has two weeks' leave in the summer. |
| | Ele tem duas semanas de licença no verão. |
| leave⇒ vi | (grow leaves) | enfolhar-se vp |
| | Many trees leave in the spring, as the weather gets warmer. |
| | Muitas árvores enfolham-se na primavera, conforme o clima esquenta. |
| leave [sth]⇒ vtr | (remainder) | restar vt |
| | Five minus three leaves two. |
| | Cinco menos três restam dois. |
| leave [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (have remaining) | restar vt |
| | The coat cost thirty-five dollars and the shoes cost twenty, so that leaves us only five dollars. |
| | O casaco custa 32 dólares e os sapatos custam 20, então isso nos resta apenas 5 dólares. |
| leave [sth]⇒ vtr | (deposit, give) | deixar vt |
| | He left his phone number on the answering machine. |
| | Ele deixou o número do seu telefone na secretária eletrônica. |
| leave [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (bequeath) | deixar vt |
| | In his will, her father left her the antique clock. |
| | Em seu testamento, o pai dela lhe deixou um relógio antigo. |
| leave [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep | (have remaining) | deixar vt |
| | If you take that twenty-pound note, you'll leave me with less than five pounds. |
| | Se você levar a nota de vinte, vai me deixa com menos de cinco. |
Locuções verbais
leave | left |
| leave [sth/sb] behind vtr phrasal sep | (fail to bring) | deixar para trás expres v |
| | It wasn't until I got to the airport that I found I had left my passport behind. |
| | Só quando cheguei ao aeroporto que percebi que tinha deixado meu passaporte para trás. |
| leave [sb/sth] behind vtr phrasal sep | (get ahead of) | deixar para trás expres v |
| | The sprinter from Nigeria left all the other runners behind. |
| | O corredor da Nigéria deixou para trás todos os outros corredores. |
| leave [sb] behind vtr phrasal sep | figurative (perform better) (figurado) | deixar para trás expres v |
| | From a very early age, Joseph has always left his peers behind. |
| | Desde pequeno, Joseph sempre deixou seus colegas para trás. |
| leave [sth/sb] behind vtr phrasal sep | (shed, escape [sth/sb] unwanted) | deixar para trás expres v |
| | | livrar-se de vp + prep |
| | | abandonar vt |
| | (informal) | largar vt |
| | Brian has a good job now and has left his days of poverty behind him. |
| leave off vi phrasal | informal (stop doing [sth]) | parar de, deixar de vi + prep |
| | Maisie's brother was taunting her about her new glasses, so she told him to leave off. |
| leave [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (person: exclude) | excluir vt |
| | | deixar de lado expres v |
| | All the other children were invited to the party, but I was left out. |
| leave [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (omit) | esquecer vt |
| | | deixar de fora expres v |
| | The bread did not rise because I left out the yeast by mistake. |
| | O pão não cresce porque eu esqueci o fermento por engano. |
Formas compostas:
left | leave |
bottom left corner,
bottom left-hand corner n | (lower corner on the left-hand side) | canto esquerdo inferior sm + adj |
| | The page is numbered in the bottom left corner. |
| the far left n | (politics: extreme left wing) (política) | extrema-esquerda sf |
| far-left n as adj | (politics: extremely left-wing) (política) | extrema-esquerda sf |
| get left behind v expr | (not keep up with others) | ficar para trás loc v |
| | Fit and experienced hikers should stay at the back of the group to ensure no-one gets left behind. |
| get left behind v expr | figurative (not adapt quickly enough) | ficar para trás loc v |
| | I got left behind when the Digital Revolution started. |
| get left behind v expr | (be abandoned) | ser abandonado loc v |
| | Hurry up and get on the bus or you'll get left behind! |
keep right,
keep left vi + adv | (sign: stay on left, right) | manter-se vp |
| | | permanecer v int |
| | | continuar vp |
| | The road sign said "keep left." |
| | A placa na estrada dizia "mantenha-se à esquerda". |
left bank,
left-bank n as adj | (intellectual or artistic) (figurado, artístico, intelectual) | de esquerda loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir inspired many left-bank intellectuals. |
| left behind adj | (abandoned) | deixado para trás |
| | The "Home Alone" movies are about a boy who is left behind when his family goes on vacation. |
| | Os filmes de "Esqueceram de Mim" são sobre um garoto que é deixado para trás quando a família dele sai de férias. |
| left field n | (baseball: location) (baseball: local) | campo esquerdo sm + adj |
| | He hit the ball straight to left field. |
| left field n | (baseball: player's position) (baseball: posição) | campo esquerdo sm + adj |
| | He played left field professionally for 10 years. |
| left-field adj | (unconventional) | inesperado adj |
| left hand n | (hand on side opposite the right) | mão esquerda sf |
| | Wedding rings are traditionally worn on the left hand. |
| | Though widowed, she still wears her wedding ring on her left hand. |
| left hand n | (side opposite [sb]'s right) | à esquerda loc adv |
| left-hand n as adj | (relating to the left-hand side) | do lado esquerdo loc adj |
| | My car is a left-hand drive. |
| left luggage n | (baggage stored temporarily) | bagagens esquecidas sf pl + adj |
left luggage,
left-luggage n as adj | (for baggage storage) | de bagagem loc adj |
left of center,
left-of-center (US),
left of centre,
left-of-centre (UK) adj | figurative (offbeat, original) (figurado, original) | fora do comum loc adj |
| Nota: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
left of center,
left-of-center (US),
left of centre,
left-of-centre (UK) adj | figurative (moderately left wing) | de centro-esquerda loc adj |
| | We now have a left-of-center government, but it's still nothing like socialist. |
| left on adj | (not switched off) | ficar ligado expres v |
| | The TV was left on overnight, which wastes electricity. |
| left out adj | (excluded) | excluído adj |
| | | abandonado adj |
| | She did not get an invitation to the party, and she felt left out. |
| | Ela não recebeu um convite para a festa e se sentiu excluída. |
| left over expr | (remaining) (BRA, comida, bebida) | sobrando expres |
| | | sobras expres |
| | (POR) | que sobrou expres |
| | After the party, there was just one bottle of wine left over. |
| | Depois da festa, só havia uma garrafa de vinho sobrando. |
| left side n | (side opposite the right) | lado esquerdo sm + adj |
| | The patient has a pain in the left side of her abdomen. |
| left to your/his/her/their own devices adj | (unsupervised, left alone) | não supervisionado loc adj |
left wing,
left-wing adj | (politics: socialist) (esquerda política socialista) | esquerdista adj |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | The opposition was horrified by the new prime minister's left-wing policies. |
left wing,
left-wing n | (members of socialist or leftist political parties) (membros da política de esquerda) | ala esquerdista loc sf |
| | The left wing always makes that argument. |
| left-footed adj | (person: uses left foot) (pé esquerdo) | canhoto adj |
| left-footed adj | (done with left foot) | com o pé esquerdo loc adj |
| left-footed adj | pejorative, slang (Catholic) | beato sm |
| | (figurado, pejorativo) | papa-hóstia sm |
| left-handed adj | (having the left hand dominant) | canhoto adj |
| | I sprained my right wrist, but luckily I'm left-handed so I can still do most things without difficulty. |
| | My little brother's the only left-handed member of the family. |
| left-handed adj | (for use by left-handed person) | para canhoto loc adj |
| | In the craft drawer you'll find a pair of left-handed scissors. |
left-handed compliment,
backhanded compliment n | figurative (false compliment, insult) | insulto disfarçado de elogio loc sm |
| | He said my cake tasted better than it looked - a left-handed compliment if I ever heard one! He paid her a left-handed compliment, saying she was well-built for her height. |
| | Ele disse que meu bolo tinha um gosto melhor que a aparência - um insulto disfarçado de elogio! |
| left-hander n | (left-handed person) | canhoto sm |
| left-hander n | slang (left-handed punch) (gíria, soco com mão esquerda) | canhota sf |
| left-leaning adj | figurative (beliefs: tending to socialism) (crenças) | de viés socialista loc adj |
| left-winger n | (politics) (socialista) | esquerdista sm, sf |
| | Left-wingers oppose privatization. |
| leftover adj | (food: uneaten) (comida) | sobra, resto adj |
| | | restante adj |
| | Would you finish up that leftover chicken? |
| | Quer terminar de comer este resto de frango? |
| leftover adj | (materials: remaining, unused) (material) | restante, remanescente adj |
| | We'll keep those leftover shingles for repairs later. |
| | Vamos guardar estas telhas restantes para reparos mais tarde. |
| leftover n | figurative ([sth] remaining) (comida) | sobra sf |
| | | resto sm |
| | The superstition is a leftover from pagan times. |
| | A superstição é uma sobra dos tempos pagãos. |
| leftovers npl | (food remaining) (de comida) | restos smpl |
| | | sobra sf |
| | He made a great casserole out of yesterday's leftovers. |
| | Ele fez uma ótima caçarola com os restos de ontem. |
| no adj | (forbidding [sth]) | não adv |
| Nota: Used on public notices to forbid an activity or thing. |
| | There are signs saying "No smoking" all over the construction site. |
| on the left adv | (to the left-hand side) | à esquerda loc adv |
| | Keep walking for another 200 metres and you will see the playground on the left. |
| out of left field expr | mainly US, figurative, slang (surprising) | totalmente inesperado adv + adj |
| to the left adv | (on or towards the left-hand side) (para o lado esquerdo) | para a esquerda loc adv |
| | He was going to the left. |
top left,
the top left n | (upper left-hand area) (na parte superior esquerda) | superior esquerdo sm |
| top left adv | (in the upper left-hand area) (na área superior esquerda) | superior esquerdo loc adv |
| top left adj | (in upper left-hand area) | do canto esquerdo superior loc adj |
top left corner,
top left-hand corner n | (upper corner on the left-hand side) | canto esquerdo superior sm + adj |
| | The author's name appears at the top left corner of the page. |
| turn left vi | (go round a left-hand corner) (virar para o lado esquerdo) | virar à esquerda expres v |