Locuções verbais
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| box [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (pack) | empacotar vt |
| | | encaixotar vt |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (enter by force) | arrombar vt |
| | Criminals broke into the house. |
| | Criminosos arrombaram a casa. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | (disassemble) | destroçar, quebrar vt |
| | Lizzie broke the jigsaw puzzle apart and put the pieces back in their box. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | figurative (destroy) | destruir vt |
| | | destroçar vt |
| | This zoning issue will break apart the community. |
| break away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (separate: from group) | separar-se vp |
| | Several members broke away from the party to form their own extremist group. |
| break away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (detach, fall off) | separar-se vp |
| | When Sue went to take her cakes out of the oven, the handle broke away from the door. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (door, wall: knock down) | derrubar vt |
| | The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
| | A polícia derrubou a porta quando invadiu a casa. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (substance: disintegrate) | decompor vt |
| | Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion. |
| | Os ácidos estomacais decompõem a comida durante a digestão. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) | decompor vt |
| | | dividir vt |
| | We can break down the process into a number of separate stages. |
| | Podemos decompor o processo em diversos estágios separados. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (horse: tame, train) | amansar vt |
| | | domar vt |
| | Matt breaks in horses for the racetrack. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US (car, engine: run in, use when new) (figurado, motor de carro) | amaciar vt |
| | It's best to break the engine in slowly. |
| | É melhor amaciar o motor devagar. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (shoes, etc.: soften by wearing) (informal) | amaciar v int |
| | It sometimes takes time to break new shoes in. |
| | Às vezes, leva tempo para amaciar sapatos novos. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (building: enter by force) | invadir vt |
| | Thieves broke into the house and stole several items of jewellery. |
| | Os ladrões invadiram a casa e roubaram diversas peças de joalheria. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (smile, song, run: start suddenly) (figurado) | romper em, irromper em vt + prep |
| | I was surprised when the old lady suddenly broke into song. |
| | Fiquei surpreso quando a velha senhora repentinamente irrompeu na canção. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (conversation: interrupt) | interromper vt |
| | (figurado, informal) | cortar vt |
| | Gary broke into our conversation to announce that dinner was ready. |
| | Gary interrompeu nossa conversar para anunciar que o jantar estava pronto. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (field of work) (figurado) | entrar em vt + prep |
| | Joanna wants to break into digital marketing to advance her career. |
| | Joanna quer entrar no mercado de marketing digital para alavancar a carreira dela. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (snap, detach) | arrancar vt |
| | Olga broke off a large piece from the chocolate bar. |
| | Olga arrancou um pedaço grande da barra de chocolate. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (terminate) (figurado) | romper vt |
| | | acabar, terminar vt |
| | Matt and Glenda have decided to break off their engagement. |
| | Matt e Glenda decidiram romper o noivado deles. |
Formas compostas:
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| bottom [sth]⇒ vtr | US (work out) | compreender vt |
| | | resolver vt |
| | Let's bottom this matter once and for all. |
| | Vamos resolver esse problema de uma vez por todas. |
| bottom [sth] vtr | (put a bottom on) | colocar fundo expres v |
| | I've nearly finished making the crate - I've just got to bottom it. |
| | Quase terminei de fazer o caixote - acabei de colocar o fundo dele. |
| bounce [sth]⇒ vtr | (ball: cause to rebound) | quicar vt |
| | The little girl was bouncing a ball as she walked along the street. |
| | A garotinha estava quicando uma bola enquanto andava pela rua. |
| bounce [sth] off [sth] vtr + prep | (cause to rebound off [sth]) | quicar vt |
| | Catherine bounced the basketball off the side of the building. |
| | Catherine quicou a bola de basquete na lateral do prédio. |
| bounce off [sth] vi + prep | (rebound) | quicar em v int + prep |
| | The ball bounced off the wall. |
| | A bola quicou na parede. |
| bounce [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | US, figurative, slang (evict) | expulsar de vt + prep |
| | The football players were bounced from the club for starting a fight. |
| | Os jogadores de futebol foram expulsos do clube por começar uma briga. |
| bounce [sth] vtr | informal, figurative (return: a cheque) | devolver vt |
| | The bank bounced my check because there wasn't enough money in the account. |
| | O banco devolveu meu cheque, porque não havia fundos na conta. |
| bounce off [sth] vi + prep | (light: be reflected) | refletir-se em vp + prep |
| | The glare of headlights bounced off of the shop window. |
| | O brilho dos faróis refletiu-se na vitrine da loja. |
| bounce [sth] off [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (idea: test) | consultar vt |
| | | submeter a vt + prep |
| | I'll bounce the idea off my boss and get back to you. |
| | Vou submeter a ideia ao meu chefe e te dou um retorno. |
| bound by [sth] adj + prep | figurative (legally obligated) (legalmente obrigado) | comprometido, amarrado adj |
| | We are bound by the terms of the contract. |
| | Estamos comprometidos pelos termos do contrato. |
| bound to [sth/sb] adj + prep | figurative (legally obligated) | vinculado a adj + prep |
| | | sujeito a adj + prep |
| | Judges are bound to the law. |
| | Os juízes estão vinculados à lei. |
| bound for [sth] adj + prep | (heading towards a place) | destinado adj |
| | | em viagem para loc prep |
| | The cruise ship was bound for New York. |
| | O navio cruzeiro estava destinado para Nova York. |
| bound for [sth] adj + prep | figurative (destined for [sth]) | destinado adj |
| | | predestinado adj |
| | Luis always knew that he was bound for fame and fortune. |
| | Luis sempre soube que estava destinado para a fama e a fortuna. |
| bound to do [sth] adj | figurative (more than likely to do [sth]) (figurado) | certo adj |
| | | na certa loc adv |
| | You left your wallet on the table; someone was bound to steal it. |
| | Você deixou sua carteira na mesa. Alguém na certa a roubaria. |
| bound [sth]⇒ vtr | often passive (surround, enclose) | cercar vt |
| | Hedges bound the field on all sides. |
| | As sebes cercam o campo por todos os lados. |
| bound to do [sth] expr | informal (likely or certain to) | estar fadado loc adj |
| | That boy is so reckless, he's bound to end up in jail. |
| | The vase that was balanced on the edge of the table fell off, which was bound to happen. |
| | O garoto é tão desleixado, ele está fadado a parar na cadeia. |
| bounty of [sth] n | literary (plenty) | porção sf |
| | The charity fundraiser provided a bounty of supplies for the homeless shelter. |
| | O evento beneficente de arrecadação de fundos deu uma porção de recursos para o abrigo dos sem-teto. |
| bow to [sth] vi + prep | figurative (yield) | render-se vp |
| | The director bowed to the parents' demands and retracted his new policy. |
| | O diretor rendeu-se às vontades dos pais e retirou sua nova política. |
bowdlerize [sth],
also UK: bowdlerise [sth]⇒ vtr | (expurgate, censor [sth]) | censurar vt |
[sth]'s bowels,
the bowels of [sth] npl | figurative (innermost part: of building, etc.) | interior sm |
| | The crew labored in the bowels of the building to repair the plumbing leak. |
| | A equipe trabalhou no interior do prédio para reparar o vazamento da encanação. |
| bowl of [sth] n | (bowlful) | tigela de sf + prep |
| | I ate a bowl of peanuts as a snack. |
| | Comi uma tigela de amendoins como lanche. |
| bowl [sth]⇒ vtr | (achieve, score in bowling) (no boliche) | jogar vt |
| | He bowled a perfect game. |
| | Ele jogou um jogo perfeito. |
| bowstring [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (strangle with cord) (com corda) | estrangular vt |
| | | enforcar vt |
| box [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (punch repeatedly) | socar vt |
| | | esmurrar vt |
| | Tanner boxed the punching bag with all his strength. |
| | Tanner socou o saco de pancada com toda sua força. |
| box [sth]⇒ vtr | (put in a box) | encaixotar vt |
| | I boxed my grandmother's present and posted it to her. |
| | Encaixotei o presente de minha avó e enviei para ela. |
| boycott [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (refuse to do business with) (recusar fazer negócios com) | boicotar vt |
| | Local parents boycotted the store because of the magazines. |
| braai [sth]⇒ vtr | S. Africa (grill, roast) | fazer churrasco vt |
| | | grelhar vt |
| brace [sth]⇒ vtr | (support) | sustentar, suportar vt |
| | | apoiar, escorar vt |
| | The wooden beams braced the unsteady walls of the building. |
| brace yourself for [sth] v expr | figurative (prepare for shock) | preparar-se vp |
| | Everyone is bracing themselves for the foot of snow forecast for tonight. |
| | Todos estão se preparando para a tempestade de neve prevista para essa noite. |
| brace yourself for [sth] v expr | (prepare for impact) | preparar-se vp |
| | Seeing that there was no way to escape, Joel braced himself for the blow of the other man's fist. |
| | Vendo que não havia jeito de escapar, Joel se preparou para o golpe do punho do outro homem. |
| bracket [sth]⇒ vtr | (put in brackets) | colocar entre parênteses expres v |
| | The professor bracketed the dependent clause. |
| | O professor colocou a oração subordinada entre parênteses. |
| bracket [sth] vtr | (join [sth] with brace) | juntar com braçadeira expres v |
| bracket [sth] vtr | (artillery: adjust fire) | ajustar mira vt + sf |
| bracket [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (group together) | agrupar vt |
| brad [sth]⇒ vtr | (fasten with brads) (papel) | grampear, prender vt |
| | Bradding the pages of the document will ensure none of them gets lost. |
| brag about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (talk boastfully) | gabar-se vp |
| | | vangloriar-se vp |
| | He is always bragging about his wealth. |
| | Ele está sempre se gabando sobre sua riqueza. |
braid [sth] (US),
plait (UK)⇒ vtr | (hair: put into plaits) | trançar vt |
| | Maisy braids her hair before she jogs to keep it out of her face. |
| | Maisy trança o cabelo dela antes de correr para que ele não caia no rosto. |
| Braille [sth]⇒ vtr | (write in Braille) | escrever em braille loc v |
| | This machine brailles the text onto the paper. |
| the brains of [sth] n | figurative, informal (person who masterminds [sth]) (figurado) | cérebro sm |
| | I'm the brains of the operation; my brother supplies the brawn. |
| | Eu sou o cérebro da operação. Meu irmão fornece os músculos. |
| brainwash [sb] into doing [sth] vtr + prep | (indoctrinate into doing) (figurado) | fazer lavagem cerebral loc v |
| | The cult brainwashed Brian into leaving his family. |
| braise [sth]⇒ vtr | (cook in liquid) | refogar vt |
| | Braise the beef in the oven in a covered dish. |
| a brake on [sth] n | figurative ([sth] that slows progress) | obstáculo sm |
| | (figurado) | freio sm |
| | Opposition to the minister's bill from his own party was a brake on his plans. |
| | A oposição à lei do ministro por parte de seu próprio partido foi um obstáculo aos planos dele. |
| brake [sth]⇒ vtr | (crush [sth] with brake) | gramar, espadelar vt |
| branch [sth]⇒ vtr | (divide [sth]) | bifurcar vt |
| | | dividir vt |
| | The park rangers branched the hiking trail at the bottom of the hill. |
| brand [sth]⇒ vtr | (mark cattle, etc.) | marcar vt |
| | The farmer branded the cow with a hot iron. |
| | O fazendeiro marcou a vaca a ferro em brasa. |
brand [sb] [sth],
brand [sb] as [sth]⇒ vtr | (stigmatise) | estigmatizar vt |
| | | marcar vt |
| | Because of his radical views, he was branded a revolutionary. |
| | Por causa de suas opiniões radicais, ele era estigmatizado como revolucionário. |
| brandish [sth]⇒ vtr | (wield a weapon) (uma arma) | brandir vt |
| | The warrior strode up to the enemy and brandished his sword. |
| brandish [sth] vtr | (display, show off) (mostrar) | brandir, ostentar vt |
| | Penny is brandishing a sparkly new engagement ring. |
| brave [sth]⇒ vtr | (face) | enfrentar vt |
| | We braved many obstacles in our journey. |
| | Enfrentamos muitos obstáculos em nossa jornada. |
| brave [sth] vtr | (defy) | desafiar vt |
| | (figurado) | afrontar vt |
| | The soldier braved the odds and managed to escape injury. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Nossos heróis marinheiros desafiaram vários perigos até conseguirem voltar para casa. |
| braze [sth]⇒ vtr | (solder with brass) | soldar vt |
| breach [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (break: rule) (figurado) | quebrar vt |
| | The company sued George for breaching the contract. |
| | A empresa processou George por quebrar o contrato. |
| breach [sth] vtr | (make an opening, break through) | romper vt |
| | The river breached its banks during the heavy rainfall. |
| | The attackers have breached the city wall. |
| | O rio rompeu suas margens durante as fortes chuvas. // Os atacantes romperam a muralha da cidade. |
| bread [sth]⇒ vtr | (cover with breadcrumbs) | empanar, panar vt |
| | Sally breaded the salmon with herbs and spices. |
| | Sally empanou (or: panou) o salmão com ervas e temperos. |
| break [sth]⇒ vtr | (smash: into pieces) | quebrar vt |
| | If you play ball in the house, you will break something. |
| | Se vocês jogarem bola dentro de casa, vão quebrar alguma coisa. |
| break [sth] vtr | (fracture a bone) (osso) | fraturar vt |
| | Alan broke his arm when he fell. Janis broke two ribs when she slipped on the ice. |
| | Alan quebrou o braço quando caiu. Janis quebrou duas costelas quando escorregou no gelo. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative (end [sth]) | quebrar, interromper vt |
| | The home team broke the champions' winning streak. |
| | O time da casa interrompeu a fase vitoriosa dos campeões. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative (promise: fail to fulfill) (promessa) | quebrar vt |
| | I'm angry at Michelle for breaking her promise not to tell anyone my news. |
| break [sth] vtr | (infringe) | violar, infringir vt |
| | The drag racers broke the speed limit. |
| | Os corredores de arrancada violaram o limite de velocidade. |
| break [sth] vtr | (lessen impact of) | quebrar, fraturar vt |
| | | abrandar vt |
| | | conter vt |
| | The boxer's blocking move broke the force of his opponent's blow. |
| | O movimento de bloqueio do boxeador abrandou a força do golpe de seu adversário. |
| break [sth] vtr | (sever, annul) | romper, quebrar vt |
| | | revogar vt |
| | | anular vt |
| | | cancelar vt |
| | The actor wants to break his contract. |
| | O ator quer romper o contrato. |
| break [sth] vtr | (destroy) | destruir vt |
| | The boxer threatened to break his opponent. |
| | O boxeador ameaçou destruir o adversário. |
| break [sth] vtr | (set: remove a piece) | separar, desunir vt |
| | The collector doesn't want to break the set. |
| | O colecionador não quer separar o conjunto. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (money: give change) (dinheiro) | trocar vt |
| | Can you break a dollar? |
| | Você pode trocar um dólar? |
| break [sth] vtr | (penetrate) | entrar vt |
| | The drill broke through the door of the safe. |
| | A furadeira entrou no porta do cofre. |
| break [sth] vtr | (decode) | decifrar vt |
| | The army is trying to break the enemy code. |
| | O exército está tentando decifrar o código do inimigo. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (escape) | escapar, fugir vt |
| | The convicts broke jail. |
| | O condenado escapou da cadeia. |
| break [sth] vtr | (sports: better a score) | quebrar vt |
| | Our team broke the record for number of games won. |
| | Nosso time quebrou o recorde de número de vitórias. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative, slang (bankrupt) | quebrar vt |
| | | levar à falência expres v |
| | The card shark broke the house. |
| | Os jogadores profissionais quebraram a casa. |
| break [sth] vtr | (baseball: curveball) (beisebol) | mudar de direção expres v |
| | The pitcher broke a wicked curve that got the corner of the plate. |
| | O arremessador mudou a direção da bola que foi parar num canto do campo. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative (wear [sth] down) | abater vt |
| | | desalentar vt |
| | The interrogation broke the soldier's spirit. |
| | O interrogatório abateu o espírito do soldado. |
| break [sth] vtr | (rupture [sth]) | irromper v int |
| | Bubbles broke the surface of the water. |
| | Bolhas irrompiam na superfície d'água. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative (solve [sth]) | resolver vt |
| | No matter what I try, I can't break this problem. |
| | Não importa o que eu faça, não consigo resolver esse problema. |
| break [sth] vtr | (animals: tame) (animal) | domar vt |
| | The cowboy tried to break the new stallion. |
| | O caubói tentou domar o novo cavalo. |
| break [sth] vtr | (media: publish [sth]) | publicar vt |
| | A newspaper broke the story. |
| | Um jornal publicou a estória. |
| break [sth] vtr | (tennis: win when opponent served) (tênis) | quebrar saque expres v |
| | The challenger broke his opponent's serve. |
| | O desafiante quebrou o saque do oponente. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (disprove) | contestar, refutar vt |
| | The police broke his alibi. |
| | A polícia contestou o álibi dele. |
| break [sth] vtr | (surpass) | ultrapassar vt |
| | The man was cited for breaking the speed limit. |
| | O homem foi citado por ultrapassar o limite de velocidade. |
| break for [sth] vi + prep | (pause, interrupt activity) | fazer um intervalo expres v |
| | | fazer uma pausa expres v |
| | After an hour's discussion, the committee broke for a coffee and a bite to eat. |
| | Depois de horas de discussão, o comitê fez um intervalo para tomar café e comer algo. |
| break free from [sth] v expr | (escape) | escapar vt |
| | | libertar-se vp |
| | The two convicts were finally able to break free from the chain gang. |
| | Os dois condenados puderam finalmente escapar do trabalho forçado. |
| break [sth] open vtr + adj | (open a seal) | abrir vt |
| | Let's break open the champagne to celebrate your success! |
| break [sth] open vtr + adj | (force open a lock) | arrombar vt |
| | | abrir à força expres v |
| | The robbers broke the lock open using a crowbar. |