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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026: | Traduções principais |
| roots npl | (plant: part in the soil) | raiz sf |
| | It's important for plants to have strong roots. |
| | É importante que as plantas tenham raízes fortes. |
| root n | figurative (origin, source) (figurado) | raiz sf |
| | The root of the problem is that Lauren simply can't see Tina's point of view. |
| | A raiz do problema é que Lauren simplesmente não consegue ver o ponto de vista de Tina. |
| root n | (tooth: part in the gum) | raiz sf |
| | Healthy roots are important for strong teeth. |
| | Raízes saudáveis são importantes para dentes fortes. |
| root n | (word: base form) | raiz sf |
| | A root is the base from which other words are formed. |
| | A raiz é a base a partir da qual outras palavras são formadas. |
| roots npl | figurative (origin, lineage) | raízes sf pl |
| | Adam's red hair suggests he has Celtic roots. |
| | O cabelo ruivo de Adam sugere que ele tem raízes celtas. |
| roots npl | figurative (ancestral place of origin) | raízes sf pl |
| | The family have their roots in Devon. |
| | A família tem raízes em Devon. |
| roots npl | (hair close to scalp) | raízes sf pl |
| | My roots are growing back; I need to dye my hair again. |
| | Minhas raízes estão crescendo. Eu preciso pintar meu cabelo novamente. |
| root n | (of tooth, nail, hair) | raiz sf |
| | Emily plucked her eyebrows, taking care to pull the hairs out by the root. |
| | Emily fez as sobrancelhas, tomando cuidado para tirar os pelos pela raiz. |
| root n | (root of a number) (matemática) | raiz sf |
| | Two is the root of four. |
| | Dois é a raiz de quatro. |
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root,
root note n | (music: fundamental note) | nota fundamental sf |
| | C is the root of a C major chord. |
| | C é a nota fundamental de um acorde Dó maior. |
| root⇒ vi | (plant) | enraizar v int |
| | I planted the rose bush in the garden last week and it seems to have rooted well. |
| | Plantei a roseira no jardim semana passada e parece que ela enraizou bem. |
| root vi | (animal: search ground with nose) | fuçar vt |
| | The hungry sow rooted in the dirt. |
| root n as adj | (cause: original) | real, verdadeiro adj |
| | The root cause of Rachel's unhappiness is her own unwillingness to change her situation. |
| | A causa verdadeira da infelicidade de Rachel é a indisposição dela em mudar a situação. |
| root vi | vulgar, informal, AU (have sex) (gíria) | transar v int |
| root [sb]⇒ vtr | vulgar, informal, AU (have sex with) (gíria) | transar com v int + prep |
| root [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, usually passive (originate, base) | arraigar em vt + prep |
| | Jung rooted his ideas in the theories of Plato. | | | Petra's fear of flying is rooted in a traumatic childhood experience. |
| | Jung arraigou suas ideias nas teorias de Platão. // O medo de voar de Petra está arraigado em uma experiência traumática da infância. |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026: Locuções verbais
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| root around vi phrasal | (rummage) (remexer) | fuçar vt |
| | | revirar vt |
| | | vasculhar vt |
| | I'll root around and see if I can find that old photo album. |
| root around in [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (rummage in [sth]) | vasculhar vt |
| | | remexer vt |
| | He spent hours rooting around in the shed just to find a flowerpot. |
| root around for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (rummage, search) | vasculhar vt |
| | | revistar vt |
| | Ella unzipped her handbag and rooted around for her keys. |
| root for [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (support, cheer on) | torcer por vt + prep |
| | He always rooted for the underdog. |
| root [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (find and eliminate) | arrancar pela raiz expres v |
| | | erradicar vt |
| | | extirpar vt |
| | It's almost impossible to root out the causes of poverty. |
| root [sth/sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (hunt down) | erradicar vt |
| | The Prime Minister was determined to root out the terrorists and bring them to justice. |
| root through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (search through many things) | vasculhar vt |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026: Formas compostas:
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| dorsal root n | (anatomy: spinal nerves) (anatomia) | nervo espinhal, nervo raquidiano |
licorice (US),
licorice root (US),
liquorice (UK),
liquorice root (UK) n | (root used to flavor confection) | alcaçuz sm |
| | Despite their similar smells, licorice and anise are not related. |
| root and branch adv | (thoroughly) | completamente adv |
root and branch,
root-and-branch adj | (thorough) | completo adj |
| Nota: The term is hyphenated when it precedes the noun. | | root beer n | US (carbonated soft drink) (estrangeirismo, refrigerante gaseificado) | root beer loc sm |
| | I quite like root beer even though it tastes a bit like soap. |
| root canal n | (tooth: nerve cavity) | canal sm |
| | (formal) | canal de raiz dentária sm + loc adj |
| | An infected root canal can be very painful. |
| root canal n | informal (dental treatment) (odontologia) | canal sm |
| | | tratamento do canal radicular loc sm |
| | It took the dentist four hours to do a root canal on my molar. |
| | A dentista levou quatro horas para fazer um canal no meu molar. |
| root canal treatment n | (dental treatment) | tratamento do canal radicular loc sm |
| | Doctor Gottadrille is an expert providing root canal treatment. |
| root cause n | (origin) (origem) | causa sf |
| | | origem sf |
| | The root cause of most of the world's problems is overpopulation. |
| root of all evil n | figurative (cause of all that is bad) | raiz de todos os males expres |
| | Drugs are the root of all evil. | | | Money is the root of all evil. |
| root out the evil v expr | (eliminate bad influences) | eliminar todo o mal expres |
| | | arrancar todo o mal expres |
| | The second grade teacher saw it as her duty to root out the evil in her pupils. |
| root rot n | (fungal disease of plant roots) (doença fúngica de plantas) | podridão radicular sf + adj |
| | The farmer lost his whole crop when it was attacked by root rot. |
| root tip n | (botany: end of plant root) (botânica) | ápice da raiz sm + loc adj |
| root vegetable n | (edible starchy tuber) | raiz leguminosa loc sf |
| | Roasted root vegetables like rutabaga, turnips, carrots, and parsnips make a tasty side dish. |
| root word n | (basic word form without prefix or suffix) (palavra) | radical sm |
| rootstock n | (root: propagates plants) (raiz) | rizoma sm |
| square root n | (mathematics) (matemática) | raiz quadrada sf |
| | The square root of 64 is 8. |
| take root v expr | (plant) | enraizar vt |
| | Plants struggle to take root in this stony soil. |
| take root v expr | figurative (idea: become established) (ideia: estabelecer-se, consolidar-se) | se enraizar, se implantar, se instalar vp |
| | (figurado) | criar raízes expres |
| | | nascer, começar vt |
| | Suspicions about her husband took root in her mind. |
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