Locuções verbais
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carve [sth] out for yourself,
carve out [sth] for yourself vtr phrasal sep | figurative (career, etc.: build up) (figurado, carreira) | construir vt |
| | She's succeeded in carving out a nice career for herself in marketing. |
| | Ela conseguiu construir uma boa carreira no marketing. |
| cry out for [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (call aloud) | chamar a gritos loc v |
| | When the child was scared she would cry out for her mother. |
cry out for [sth],
call out for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (need) | pedir a gritos, clamar por loc v |
| | The house was in poor condition and crying out for repair. |
| hold out for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (wait) | esperar v int |
| | | aguardar vt |
| | | estar à espera de loc v |
| | James did not accept the job straight away because he was holding out for a better offer. |
| listen out for [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (try to hear) | ficar atento loc v |
| | | prestar atenção expres v |
| | The birdspotters listened out for the magpie's rattle. |
| look out for [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (stay vigilant) | estar alerta expres v |
| | You must look out for snakes when walking in these hills. |
| | Você deve estar alerta com as cobras ao andar por esses morros. |
| look out for [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (person: take care of) | zelar |
| | Jimmy's brothers have looked out for him since their parents died. |
| mind out for [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK (pay attention to) | ser cuidadoso expres v |
| | Mind out for that puddle! |
| send out for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (food: order to be delivered) (ordem para ser despachada) | despachar para expres v |
| | | enviar para expres v |
| | (informal) | mandar para expres v |
| set out for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (leave for, go to) | ir para expres v |
| | Columbus set out for Asia in 1492, but ended up in the Bahamas. |
| try out for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | US (audition for [sth]) | fazer um teste vt + sm |
| | Gretchen tried out for the cheer leading squad and made it. |
| | Gretchen fez um teste para a equipe de cheerleaders e conseguiu. |
| watch out for [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (remain vigilant for, beware of) (selar por) | ficar de olho em, tomar cuidado com vt + prep |
| | Watch out for pickpockets when you're in a crowd. |
| | In this neighborhood you need to watch out for children playing in the street. |
Formas compostas:
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| carve out a niche for yourself v expr | figurative (find your role, trade) | abrir mercado expres v |
| carve out a niche for yourself in [sth] v expr | figurative (find your role, trade) | abrir mercado expres v |
| be cut out for [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (person: able, suited) | servir para, ser feito para loc v |
| | When he got caught the second time, he decided he wasn't cut out for a life of crime. |
| | Quando ele foi pego pela segunda vez, decidiu que não servia para (or: era feito para) uma vida de crimes. |
| be cut out for doing [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (person: able, suited) | preparado para adj + prep |
| | Some people aren't cut out for dealing with the public. |
| have your work cut out for you v expr | informal, figurative (have a hard task ahead) (informal, figurado) | trabalho duro pela frente expres |
| | The house Joe and Maggie have bought needs a lot of renovation; they certainly have their work cut out for them. |
| | A casa que Joe e Maggie compraram precisa de muitos reparos; com certeza, eles têm um trabalho duro pela frente. |
| for crying out loud interj | (exasperation) (expressão de exasperação) | por todos os demônios interj |
| | For crying out loud, how many times do I have to tell you to clean your room? |
| go out for lunch v expr | (eat lunch at a restaurant) (almoçar em restaurante) | sair para almoçar expres v |
| | To celebrate your birthday let's all go out for lunch. |
| keep an eye out for [sth/sb] vtr | informal (remain vigilant for) | ficar atento a loc v |
| | It's important to keep an eye out for dangerous snakes in the bush. |
| | Keep an eye out for a parking spot. |
| out for delivery adj | (en route to recipient) | saiu para entrega expres |
| | The carrier's website said my parcel was out for delivery. |
| | O website do transportador diz que minha encomenda saiu para entrega. |
down for the count (US),
out for the count (UK) adj | (boxer: unconscious) (boxe) | inconsciente adj |
down for the count (US),
out for the count (UK) adj | informal, figurative (asleep) (gíria: inconsciente, dormindo) | fora do ar adj |
| | He's out for the count. |
| | Ele está fora do ar. |
| put yourself out for [sb] v expr | informal (go to trouble for [sb]) | incomodar-se vp |
| | As he's let me down over and over again, I'm not going to put myself out for him. |
scream for [sth],
scream out for [sth] v expr | figurative (need very much) | clamar por, pedir por, implorar por vt + prep |
single [sb] out for [sth],
single out [sb] for [sth] v expr | (give [sb] particular attention) | distinguir vt |
| | Liam's classmates singled him out for bullying because he was shy. |