Locuções verbais
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put [sth] about vtr phrasal sep | UK, informal (spread: a rumour) (divulgar: um rumor) | circular vt |
| (um boato) | espalhar vt |
| It was put about that she was of loose moral character. |
put about vi phrasal | (nautical: turn around) (náutica: virar) | mudar o curso loc v |
| | virar vt |
| He quickly put about to avoid the boat hitting the submerged rock. |
| Ele mudou rapidamente o curso e evitou que o barco atingisse a rocha submersa. |
put [sth] across vtr phrasal sep | (convey: message, point) | transmitir vt |
| | comunicar vt |
| He put his ideas across neatly and succinctly. |
| Ele transmitiu suas ideias de maneira clara e sucinta. |
put [sth] away, put away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (tidy up, put in correct place) | guardar vt |
| | arrumar vt |
| My dad told me to put away my clothes. |
| Meu pai me mandou guardar minhas roupas. |
put [sth] away, put away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (save: money) | guardar vt |
| | economizar, poupar vt |
| Every year, I put away some money for a new car. |
| Todo ano, eu guardo um dinheiro para um carro novo. |
put [sth] away, put away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (eat: a large amount) | devorar vt |
| Tacos must be his favorite food because he can sure put them away! |
| Os tacos devem ser a comida preferida dele, porque ele certamente os devora! |
put [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | often passive, informal (commit to a mental institution) | internar vt |
| | hospitalizar em manicômio vt + adv |
| The sculptor Camille Claudel was put away in 1913 and died 30 years later. |
put [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | often passive, informal (put into prison) (informal) | jogar na cadeia expres v |
| | prender vt |
| If they catch the murderer, they are likely to put him away for a very long time. |
put [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (pet: have killed) (animal: matar) | sacrificar vt |
| Sadly the dog's illness was untreatable, so the vet had to put it away. |
put [sth] back, put back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (postpone) | adiar vt |
| (transferir para mais tarde) | postergar vt |
| Dan has gone to Houston on urgent business, so we will have to put back our meeting until next Tuesday. |
put [sth] back, put back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (replace, tidy away) | guardar de volta expres v |
| | repor vt |
| When you've finished the book, please put it back on the shelf. |
| Quando tiver terminado o livro, por favor guarde-o de volta na estante. |
put [sth] by vtr phrasal sep | (reserve, keep to one side) (reservar, manter separado) | guardar vt |
| | pôr de lado loc v |
| | armazenar vt |
| Janine went into the shop to pick up the skein of wool that the shopkeeper had put by for her. |
put [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal (disparage, speak ill of) (informal) | falar mal de expres v |
| (informal) | colocar abaixo de zero expres v |
| (formal) | depreciar, denigrir, denegrir vt |
| You shouldn't put him down like that. |
| Você não devia falar mal dele desse jeito. |
put [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | euphemism (animal: kill as an act of mercy) | sacrificar vt |
| | fazer eutanásia vt + sf |
| | abater vt |
| The vet had to put our guinea pig down because she was very sick. |
put [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (write, make note of) | anotar vt |
| | registrar vt |
| | pôr no papel expres v |
| I will put down that information in my notebook. |
| Vou anotar essas informações no meu caderno. |
put [sb] down for [sth] vtr phrasal sep | ([sb] promises to contribute [sth]) | contar com alguém para expres v |
| So, can I put you down for a $20 donation this month? That's very generous of you. Can I put you down for £1,000? |
put [sb/sth] down as [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (consider [sb/sth] to be [sth]) | considerar vt |
put [sth] forth, put forth [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (propose, outline) (propor, delinear) | propor vt |
| | fazer uma proposta loc v |
| The leaders put forth their parties' policies ahead of the general election. |
put [sth] forward, put forward [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (propose, suggest) (propor, sugerir) | apresentar vt |
| | pôr em evidência loc v |
| | formular vt |
| The responsibilities were so overwhelming that no-one wanted to put himself forward. |
put [sth] in, put in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (contribute) | contribuir vt |
| | colaborar vt |
| | cooperar vt |
| If we all put in £15, that will cover the bill. |
| Se todos contribuirmos com £15, isso vai cobrir a conta. |
put in [sth], put [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | informal (work, make effort) | trabalhar vt |
| I put in 15 hours today. |
| Trabalhei 15 horas hoje. |
put [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (say, make: a comment) (dizer, fazer: um comentário) | comentar vt |
| "I've got a better idea," Abi put in. |
put [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (submit) | submeter vt |
| I've put an application in for that job. |
put in for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (submit request) | requerer vt |
| Martha put in for 2 weeks of unpaid vacation at work. |
| Martha requereu 2 semanas de férias não remuneradas no trabalho. |
put [sth] into [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (insert or place in) | inserir vt |
| | colocar, pôr vt |
| To start the car, put the keys into the ignition. |
| Para dar partida no carro, insira as chaves na ignição. |
put [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | informal (discourage, deter) | desencorajar vt |
| | desanimar, desmotivar vt |
| | ser estraga-prazer expres v |
| I don't want to put you off, but that make of car you're thinking of buying is very hard to maintain. |
| Não quero desencorajar você, mas essa marca de carro que você está pensando em comprar tem uma manutenção muito difícil. |
put [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (delay until later) | adiar vt |
| (formal) | postergar vt |
| | transferir vt |
| I'm busy this afternoon; can we put our meeting off until tomorrow? He was too busy in the morning, so he put his appointment off until the afternoon. |
| Estou ocupado hoje à tarde; podemos adiar nossa reunião para amanhã? Ele estava ocupado demais de manhã, por isso adiou seu compromisso para a tarde. |
put [sb] off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (cause to dislike) | tirar a vontade expres v |
| (comida) | tirar o apetite expres v |
| That was disgusting; it has put me off my dinner. |
| ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Este teste foi tão difícil que tirou minha vontade de continuar estudando alemão. |
| Isso foi nojento; tirou meu apetite para o jantar. |
put [sb] off of [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, nonstandard (cause to dislike) | perder o gosto por expres v |
| He was put off of seafood after getting food poisoning from some prawns. |
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gain weight (US), put on weight (UK) vtr + n | (get fatter, heavier) | ganhar peso expres v |
| | engordar vt |
| Most college students gain weight during their first year of school. I've put on so much weight, my trousers won't do up! |
| Muitos universitários ganham peso durante o primeiro ano escolar. Eu engordei demais, minhas calças não entram mais! |
put the kibosh on [sth] v expr | informal (put an end to) | colocar um ponto final expres |
lay on a spread, put on a spread v expr | (prepare a feast) | preparar banquete vt + sm |
lay your cards on the table, put your cards on the table v expr | figurative (be frank) (figurado) | botar as cartas na mesa expres |
| It's time for everyone to put their cards on the table. |
not put [sth] past [sb] v expr | (think [sb] capable of doing [sth]) | não admirar-se expres v |
put a brave face on it, put a brave face on, put on a brave face v expr | informal (endure [sth]) (aparência) | fazer cara de mau expres v |
| Let's put on a brave face and get on with it. |
put a curb on [sth] v expr | (restrict [sth]) | criar entraves para expres |
put a halt to [sth] v expr | (end [sth], call a stop to [sth]) (terminar alguma coisa) | fazer parar loc v |
| | pôr fim em loc v |
| Quick action by the authorities put a halt to the street riots after the football match. |
put a sock in it v expr | figurative, informal (stop talking) (parar de falar) | feche a boca expres v |
put a spell on [sb/sth] vtr | (bewitch) | enfeitiçar vt |
| | lançar feitiço sobre loc v |
| The witch put a spell on the man, who then turned into a toad. |
put a spell on [sb] vtr | figurative (charm, enchant) (figurativo) | enfeitiçar vt |
| | fascinar vt |
| | encantar vt |
put a stop to [sth] vtr | (end, curtail) | pôr fim a expres v |
| | parar vt |
| The students are cheating; we'll put a stop to that right away. |
| Prohibition did not put a stop to people drinking alcohol, in fact the reverse was true. |
put a strain on [sth/sb] v expr | (subject to stress) | colocar pressão expres v |
| Working long hours has put a strain on Bob's marriage. |
put all your eggs in one basket v expr | proverb (rely on a single plan) | arriscar tudo expres v |
| | pôr todos os ovos na mesma cesta expres v |
| If you put all your eggs in one basket you risk losing them all. |
put an embargo on [sth] v expr | (ban trade with) (banir o comércio com) | impor embargo comercial loc v |
put an end to [sth] vtr | (stop, curtail) | pôr fim a expres v |
| The fall put an end to her skiing career. I'll put an end to this nonsense right away! |
put [sth] aside, put aside [sth] vtr + adv | (place to one side) | pôr de lado expres v |
| | guardar vt |
| Put aside what you are doing; it's time to have lunch. |
| Ponha de lado o que você está fazendo; é hora de almoçar. |
put [sth] aside, put aside [sth] v expr | figurative (ignore, disregard) (figurado) | pôr de lado, deixar de lado expres v |
| | ignorar vt |
| Let's put aside our differences, so we can come up with a solution to our common problem. |
| Vamos pôr de lado nossas diferenças para podermos chegar a uma solução a nosso problema comum. |
put [sb] at ease v expr | (make comfortable) | deixar à vontade loc v |
| Gillian put us at ease before the test by making a joke. |
put [sb/sth] at risk v expr | (endanger) | pôr em risco expres v |
| You have put our lives at risk by driving so carelessly. |
put [sb/sth] at risk of [sth], put [sb/sth] at risk of doing [sth] v expr | (expose to) | colocar em risco expres |
| We were put at risk of severe sunburn, working outdoors at midday. |
put [sth] at stake v expr | (risk) (arriscar) | pôr em risco loc v |
| (arriscar) | pôr em jogo loc v |
| It was a large amount of money to put at stake but he was willing to take the risk. |
put [sth] back on v expr | (lid, cover: replace) | recolocar vt |
| Stir the soup and put the lid back on for thirty minutes. |
put [sth] back on [sth] v expr | (lid, cover: replace) | tampar vt |
| Put the lid back on the toothpaste tube so that it doesn't dry out. |
put [sth/sb] behind you v expr | (forget [sth/sb]) | virar a página expres v |
| | superar vt |
| | esquecer vt |
put [sth/sb] down vtr + adv | (place on surface) | colocar sobre vt + prep |
| Patsy put her pens down on the desk. The child's mother put him down and he ran off to play on the swings. |
| Patsy colocou suas canetas sobre a escrivaninha. |
put [sth] down to [sth] v expr | UK, informal (consider as reason) | atribuir vt |
| Sharon never speaks to me; I put it down to shyness. |
put down roots v expr | (settle: in a place) (instalar: em um lugar) | estabelecer v int |
| (estabelecer-se) | instalar-se vp |
| | criar raízes vt + sfpl |
| After years of wandering, we've finally put down roots in this area. |
put [sth] down to [sth] v expr | (ascribe to) (atribuir, designar) | atribuir vt |
| | considerar vt |
| | imputar vt |
| Jake's parents put his mood swings down to him being a teenager. |
put faith in [sth/sb] vtr | (trust, believe in) | ter fé em expres v |
| | acreditar vt |
| | apostar vt |
| We need to do something now; we can't put faith in their promises of a future solution. |
| As an atheist, I put my faith in the power of the human mind. |
put [sb/sth] first v expr | (prioritize) | colocar em primeiro lugar expres v |
| | priorizar vt |
| No one likes Nancy; she always puts herself first and doesn't think of anyone else. |
put hope in [sth/sb] v expr | (have trust in [sth/sb]) (gíria) | botar fé em expres |
| | acreditar em expres |
put [sth] in [sth], put [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (insert, place inside) (inserir, colocar dentro) | inserir vt |
| | introduzir vt |
| Put the plug in the socket and turn the power on at the wall. |
put [sth] in, put in [sth] vtr + adv | (insert) | inserir, colocar vt |
| Isla put her coin in and pressed the button but the vending machine did nothing. |
| Isla inseriu a moeda e apertou o botão, mas a máquina de venda automática não funcionou. |
put [sth] in, put in [sth] vtr + adv | (add) | adicionar, colocar vt |
| If the soup tastes bland, put in more salt. |
| Se a sopa estiver sem gosto, coloque mais sal. |
put [sb] in a funk v expr | US, slang (depress) | deprimir alguém, desanimar alguém vt |
| | colocar alguém para baixo expres |
| The news really put him in a funk. |
put in a good word for [sth/sb] vtr | informal (say [sth] in support of) | falar em favor de expres |
| | manifestar apoio expres |
| Dad's angry at my big sister; Grandpa's going to put in a good word for her. |
| You're applying for a job at that firm? I know the boss; I'll put in a good word for you. |
put [sb] in a quandary v expr | (create dilemma) | pôr em um dilema, deixar em um dilema expres |
| Your offer has put me in a real quandary. |
put [sb] in a tight spot v expr | informal (make situation difficult) (situação difícil) | colocar em apuros, deixar em apuros expres v |
| Jacob's gambling debts have put him in a tight spot financially. |
put in an appearance v expr | (show up, be present briefly) (aparecer, estar presente por pouco tempo) | aparecer v int |
| | dar uma passadinha expres v |
| The boss usually puts in an appearance at the annual employee picnic. |
put [sb] in an awkward position v expr | (cause [sb] social embarrassment) | pôr alguém em uma posição incômoda expres v |
| (figurado) | pôr alguém em saia justa expres v |
| Her thoughtless remarks about Janet put us all in an awkward position. |
put [sb] in chains v expr | figurative (enslave) (escravizar) | pôr em correntes loc v |
| Millions of Africans were put in chains and sent to the New World. |
put [sb] in danger v expr | (risk the life of) (arriscar a vida de) | colocar em perigo loc v |
| | pôr em risco loc v |
| | arriscar vt |
| He's putting his own life in danger by driving so recklessly. |
put [sth] in danger v expr | (risk the security of) (colocar em risco a segurança de) | colocar em perigo loc v |
| | pôr em risco loc v |
| | arriscar vt |
| The success of the project has been put in danger by the recent economic downturn. |
put [sb] in jail v expr | (imprison) (aprisionar) | colocar na cadeia loc v |
| | prender vt |
put [sth] in jeopardy v expr | (endanger) | arriscar vt |
| | pôr em risco loc v |
| | colocar em risco loc v |
| The politician put his career in jeopardy by having an affair. |
| You may have put his life in jeopardy. |
put [sth] in motion v expr | (initiate, set off) (iniciar) | colocar em ação loc v |
| | pôr em movimento loc v |
| Just say the word and the plan will be put in motion. |
put [sth] in operation, put [sth] into operation v expr | (initiate, set off) (iniciar) | colocar em operação loc v |
| | pôr em operação loc v |
| It was time to put the plan in operation. |
put [sth] in order v expr | (arrange correctly) | pôr em ordem expres v |
| The pages of the manuscript were muddled up so I had to put them in order. |
put [sth] in order v expr | (make correct) | colocar em ordem expres v |
| | pôr em ordem expres v |
| Before he died, my father was careful to put all his affairs in order. |
put [sth] in perspective, put [sth] into perspective v expr | (make appear proportionate) (fazer parecer proporcional) | pôr em perspectiva loc v |
| The disaster helped me put my problems in perspective. |
put [sth] in perspective, put [sth] into perspective v expr | (make appear insignificant) (fazer parecer insignificante) | pôr em perspectiva loc v |
| The problems faced by people in developing countries certainly put our little problems into perspective. |
put [sth] in place v expr | (implement) | implementar vt |
| | pôr em prática expres v |
| | estabelecer vt |
| The school has put measures in place to ensure no stranger can gain access to the building. |
| Várias novas medidas de segurança foram implementadas depois do esfaqueamento recente no campus. |
put [sb] in his/her place v expr | figurative (humble) (figurado) | colocar no lugar expres v |
| | meter no lugar expres v |
| Eleanor's sharp rebuke put Daniel in his place. |
put [sth] in practice, put [sth] into practice v expr | (carry [sth] out) (fazer alguma coisa) | colocar em prática loc v |
| The new regulations have still to be put into practice. |
| We have worked out the plan, and now it's time to put it into practice. |
put [sb] in stir v expr | slang (sentence [sb] to prison) | prender vt |
| (informal) | pôr atrás das grades expres v |
| (informal) | botar alguém em cana expres v |
| The judge put Elmer in stir for selling drugs on the street corner. |
put [sb] in touch, put [sb] and [sb] in touch v expr | informal (connect: with [sb] else) | pôr em contato expres v |
| You've never met Jeff before, but I can put you in touch. |
put [sb] in touch with [sb] v expr | informal (connect with [sb] else) | pôr em contato expres v |
| | colocar em contato expres v |
| You've reached the wrong department, but I can put you in touch with someone who can help you. |
put [sth] in touch v expr | (rugby ball: kick out of bounds) (rúgbi) | chutar fora expres v |
| She kicked the ball and put it in touch. |
put [sth] in writing⇒ vtr | (make official or binding) | pôr no papel expres v |
| | oficializar vt |
| Contracts for the sale of land must be put in writing to be valid. |
put [sth] into effect v expr | (law, rule: enforce) (lei) | pôr em vigor expres v |
| | executar vt |
| The government should move immediately to put the law into effect. |
put [sth] into place v expr | (establish) | estabelecer vt |
put [sth] into place v expr | (position correctly) (posicionar corretamente) | colocar no lugar loc v |
put [sth] into words v expr | (express in language) (expressar no idioma) | verbalizar vt |
| | colocar em palavras loc v |
| I cannot put into words the debt I owe my parents for all their support. |
put it about v expr | UK, slang (have sex with many people) (inf., fazer sexo com muitas pessoas) | galinhar vt |
| (gír., vulgar, fazer sexo com muitos) | dar pra todo o mundo expres |
| (gíria, fazer sexo com muitos) | transar com todo o mundo expres |
| I hear Tracy's been putting it about with the entire football team! |
put it about v expr | UK, informal (disseminate information) | espalhar o boato expres v |
| Someone had been putting it about that the gang boss was getting soft. |
put it away v expr | slang (drink a lot of alcohol) (bebida alcoólica) | beber todas expres v |
| Aunt Gladys was really putting it away at the wedding reception yesterday! |
put it on v expr | informal (show pretend behavior) | fingir vt |
Nota: Commonly used in continuous tenses. |
| The footballer fell to the ground clutching his leg, but the referee could see he was putting it on; he wasn't really injured. |
put it to [sb] that v expr | (assert, posit) | afirmar vt |
put money in v expr | (deposit a sum: in a bank) (depositar uma quantia em banco) | colocar dinheiro em loc v |
| (dinheiro: num banco) | depositar vt |
| Make sure you put money in before the end of the month. |
put money in [sth] v expr | (make a financial contribution) (fazer uma contribuição financeira) | injetar dinheiro em loc v |
| | contribuir com loc v |
| | colaborar com loc v |
| I put some money in my friend's new business, but I've yet to see any return on my investment. |