Formas compostas:
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| affix [sth] to [sth]⇒ vtr | (stick, attach) (pregar) | afixar vt |
| | Remember to affix sufficient postage to your envelope. |
| afflict [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (affect badly) | afligir vt |
| | This disease afflicts more and more people every year. |
| afford [sth]⇒ vtr | (have money to buy) | pagar, arcar vt |
| | | permitir-se vp |
| Nota: "Afford" in this sense usually follows a derivative of "can" or "be able to." |
| | We can't afford a large house. |
| | Não podemos pagar (or: arcar com) uma casa grande. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Não podemos nos permitir tal tipo de comentários. |
| afford to do [sth] v expr | (have enough money) | arcar vt |
| Nota: "Afford" in this sense usually follows a derivative of "can." |
| | Now that I'm unemployed I can't afford to go on holiday. |
| | Agora que estou desempregado não posso arcar com férias. |
| afford to do [sth] v expr | figurative (be able to do) | arcar vt |
| | | dar-se ao luxo de |
| Nota: "Afford" in this sense usually follows a derivative of "can." |
| | The army cannot afford to fight on two fronts at once. |
| | O exército não pode arcar com lutar em duas frentes ao mesmo tempo. |
| afford to do [sth] v expr | figurative (risk) | arriscar vt |
| | | permitir vt |
| Nota: "Afford" in this sense usually follows a derivative of "can" or "be able to." |
| | He can't afford to let her speak badly of him. |
| | Ele não pode arriscar que ela fale mal dele. |
| afford [sth] vtr | (spare: time) | ter tempo para expres |
| | | arranjar vt |
| Nota: "Afford" in this sense usually follows a derivative of "can" or "be able to." |
| | Can you afford a few minutes to help me? |
| | Você tem alguns minutos para me ajudar? |
| afford [sth] vtr | formal (provide, give) (formal) | proporcionar vt |
| | | oferecer vt |
| | This apartment affords a fine view of the city. |
| | Este apartamento proporciona uma bela vista da cidade. |
| | Este apartamento oferece uma bela vista da cidade. |
| afforest [sth]⇒ vtr | (forest, plant trees in) | florestar vt |
| affront to [sth/sb] n | ([sth] that offends) | afronta a sf + prep |
| | Samantha took the remarks as an affront to her family. |
| afire with [sth] adj + prep | figurative (passionate, excited) | em chamas adj |
| | Susannah was afire with enthusiasm for her new job. |
| afraid of [sth/sb] adj | (scared of [sth], [sb]) | com medo de loc adj |
| | | temeroso adj |
| | | ter medo de expres v |
| | When I was younger I was afraid of spiders. |
| | Quando eu era mais novo, eu tinha medo de aranhas. |
| | Quando eu era mais novo, eu era temeroso quanto a aranhas. |
| afraid of doing [sth] adj | (scared to do [sth]) | com medo de loc adj |
| | | ter medo de expres v |
| | Joanne is afraid of trying new things in case she fails. |
| | Joanne tem medo de experimentar coisas novas pela possibilidade de falhar. |
| afraid of doing [sth] adj | (worried about [sth] happening) | com medo de loc adj |
| | | com receio de |
| | Sam was afraid of losing his job. |
| | Sam estava com medo de perder seu emprego. |
| afraid to do [sth] adj | (hesitant) | com medo de loc adj |
| | I'm afraid to jump from the bridge into the river. |
| | Estou com medo de pular da ponte para dentro do rio. |
| be after [sth/sb] vi + prep | informal (search for [sth], [sb]) (figurado, informal) | estar atrás de expres v |
| | | estar em busca de expres v |
| | | estar procurando loc v |
| | I'm after a new service provider; which one would you recommend? |
| | Estou atrás de um novo fornecedor de serviço, qual você recomendaria? |
| be after doing [sth] v expr | Ire (be about to do) | estar prestes a expres v |
| | If you're after telling me how to cook this meal that I've cooked a thousand times before, you can save your breath. |
| be after doing [sth] v expr | Ire (have just done) | ter acabado de fazer expres v |
| | I'm after hanging out the clothes and now it's starting to rain! |
| be against [sth/sb] vi + prep | (oppose) | contra prep |
| | Many Americans are against the war. |
| | Muitos americanos são contra a guerra. |
| age [sth]⇒ vtr | (wine, whiskey: mature) | envelhecer v int |
| | | maturar v int |
| | The distillery ages its whiskey in oak casks. |
| | A destilaria envelhece seu whiskey em barris de carvalho. |
aged from [sth] to [sth],
aged between [sth] and [sth] adj + prep | (in a given age range) | com idade loc adj |
| | This program is designed for young people aged from 18 to 25. |
| agglutinate [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to stick together) | aglutinar vt |
| agglutinate [sth] vtr | (linguistics: join to form words) | aglutinar v int |
aggrandize [sth],
also UK: aggrandise [sth]⇒ vtr | (exaggerate importance of [sth]) | exagerar a importância de algo loc vt |
aggrandize [sth],
also UK: aggrandise [sth] vtr | (make larger) | engrandecer vt |
| aggravate [sth]⇒ vtr | (make worse) (tornar pior) | agravar vt |
| | Scratching the itch will only aggravate it. |
| aggregate [sth]⇒ vtr | (bring together) | agregar vt |
| | The psychologists have aggregated the collective wisdom of past scholars to develop a new theory. |
| | Os psicólogos agregaram a sabedoria coletiva dos estudiosos antigos para desenvolverem uma nova teoria. |
| aggression on [sth/sb] n | (attack, infringement) (ataque) | agressão sf |
| | This recent violence against a minority is an aggression on our society as a whole. |
| agitate [sth]⇒ vtr | (shake: liquid, etc.) | agitar vt |
| | | sacudir vt |
| | | chacoalhar vt |
| | The chemist agitated the solution and noted down what she observed. |
| agitate for [sth] vi + prep | (strive to make happen) | instigar vt |
| | | incitar vt |
| | The political party is agitating for a change in leadership. |
| agitate [sth] vtr | (rouse public awareness of) | suscitar vt |
| | The protesters are trying to agitate the question of gender equality. |
agonize over [sth],
agonize about [sth],
also UK: agonise over [sth],
agonise about [sth] vi + prep | (struggle with decision) | estar angustiado com expres |
| | I was very unsure about whether or not to give up my job and I agonised over the decision for weeks. |
agonize over doing [sth],
also UK: agonise over doing [sth] v expr | (struggle with decision) | sofrer para decidir expres |
| | | lutar com a ideia expres |
| | The tickets were expensive, so I agonized over going on the trip for months. |
agree with [sb] about [sth],
agree with [sb] on [sth] v expr | (have same opinion about) | concordar com vt + prep |
| | We all agreed with Jack about the colour of the new chairs. |
| | Nós todos concordamos com o Jack sobre a cor das novas cadeiras. |
| agree with [sth] vi + prep | (grammar: have concordance) | concordar com v int + prep |
| | In French, the adjective must agree with the noun. |
| | Em francês, o adjetivo deve concordar com o substantivo. |
| agree on [sth] vi + prep | (decide mutually) | concordar com v int + prep |
| | | concordar em v int + prep |
| | Both sides agreed on a truce. |
| | Ambas as partes concordaram com uma trégua. |
| agree upon [sth] vi + prep | slightly formal (decide mutually) | concordar em v int + prep |
| | (figurado) | chegar a vt + prep |
| | The two men agreed upon a price for the secondhand car. |
| | Os dois homens chegaram a um preço para o carro usado. |
| agree to do [sth] v expr | (consent) | concordar em loc v |
| | Olivia's parents agreed to let her go to the party. |
| agreeable to [sth] adj + prep | (person: willing) | colaborativo adj |
| | The police officers found the suspect agreeable to questioning. |
| | Os agentes de polícia acharam o suspeito colaborativo no interrogatório. |
| agreeable to [sth] adj + prep | ([sth]: suitable) | agradável adj |
| | The doctor hired someone agreeable to the job of receptionist. |
| | O médico contratou alguém agradável para o trabalho de recepcionista. |
| ahead of [sth/sb] adj + prep | (in front, before) | à frente de loc prep |
| | | diante de loc prep |
| | The truck ahead of ours has a flat tire. |
| | There were fifteen people ahead of me in the queue. |
| | O caminhão à nossa frente tem um pneu furado. // Havia quinze pessoas na minha frente na fila. |
| ahead of [sth] prep | (prior to, earlier than) | antes de loc prep |
| | Thank goodness we finished that project ahead of the deadline. |
| | Ainda bem que nós terminamos esse projeto antes do prazo. |
ahead,
ahead of [sb/sth] prep | (superior to) (figurado) | à frente de loc prep |
| | (figurado) | acima de loc prep |
| | Jon is ahead of the other children in his reading ability. This car is far ahead of the others in overall handling and safety. |
| | Jon está à frente das outras crianças em capacidade de leitura. Este carro está muito à frente dos outros no manuseio geral e na segurança. |
| aid [sb] in doing [sth] v expr | (help) | ajudar vt |
| | Rosa aided her brother in starting his business. Her parents' financial contribution aided Joy in buying the house. |
| | Rosa ajudou o irmão a abrir seu negócio. A contribuição financeira dos pais ajudou Joy a comprar a casa. |
| aid and abet [sb/sth] v expr | (be accomplice) | ser cúmplice expres |
| | This type of crime will no longer be tolerated and those who aid and abet the perpetrators will face the full force of the law. |
| aim [sth]⇒ vtr | (weapon: point) | apontar, mirar vt |
| | The soldier aimed his rifle and fired. |
| | O soldado apontou (or: mirou) o seu rifle e atirou. |
| aim [sth] at [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (try to hit) | mirar vt |
| | Although he aimed the arrow at the bull's eye, he hit the outside ring every time. |
| | Mesmo mirando a flecha na mosca do alvo, toda vez ele acertava o anel externo. |
| aim at [sth/sb] vi + prep | (try to hit) | mirar em vt + prep |
| | Nathan was aiming at the target with his .40-caliber pistol. |
| | Nathan estava mirando no alvo com sua pistola calibre .40. |
| aim at [sth] vi + prep | figurative (have as a goal) | almejar vt |
| | Jack's aiming at becoming the president of the company someday. |
| | Jack está almejando virar presidente da empresa algum dia. |
| aim for [sth] vi + prep | figurative (try to reach, achieve) | visar vt |
| | The students aim for high marks during examinations. |
| | Os alunos visam notas mais altas durante as provas. |
| aim to do [sth] v expr | figurative (intend, aspire) | intentar, tencionar vt |
| | | planejar vt |
| | When I play, I aim to win. |
| | Quando eu jogo, eu planejo ganhar. |
| aim [sth] at [sb/sth] vtr + prep | figurative, often passive (have as intended audience) | ser voltado para loc verb + prep |
| | | apelar para vt + prep |
| | The movie is aimed at a younger audience. |
| | O filme é voltado para uma audiência mais jovem. |
| aim for [sth] vi + prep | (try to hit: a target) | mirar no vt + prep |
| | Aim for the center of the target. |
| air [sth]⇒ vtr | (show, broadcast) | transmitir vt |
| | All of the networks will air the debate. |
| | Todas as redes transmitirão o debate. |
| air [sth] vtr | figurative (express, vent) | expor, exprimir, relatar vt |
| | The students went to the principal to air their grievances. |
| | Os estudantes foram até o diretor para expor as suas queixas. |
| air [sth] vtr | (room, space: ventilate) | arejar, ventilar vt |
| | Let's open the windows to air the room. |
| | Vamos abrir as janelas para arejar o quarto. |
| air-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (dry by contact with air) | secar ao ar livre expres v |
| air-condition [sth]⇒ vtr | (cool) | instalar ar condicionado expres v |
| | (figurado, temperatura, ar-condicionado) | refrescar vt |
| | I wish they would air-condition this hot room. |
| airbrush [sth]⇒ vtr | (spray-paint: an object, etc.) | aerografar v int |
| | Jess airbrushed the car with metallic paint. |
| airbrush [sth] vtr | (spray-paint: a design) | fazer aerografia expres v |
| | Josh airbrushed flames all over his car. |
| | Josh fez aerografia em todo o carro. |
| airbrush [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (image: retouch to conceal flaws) (figurado) | retocar com aerógrafo expres v |
| | Josh used an image editor to airbrush the model's features. |
| airbrush [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (remove unsavory details from) | eliminar vt |
| | Hollywood movies tend to airbrush certain historical events. |
| | Os filmes de Hollywood tendem a eliminar certos eventos históricos. |
airbrush [sth/sb] out,
airbrush out [sth/sb] vtr + adv | (remove by spray-painting) (usando spray) | remover vt |
airbrush [sth/sb] out,
airbrush out [sth/sb] vtr + adv | figurative (remove from an image) (de imagem) | remover vt |
airbrush [sth/sb] out,
airbrush out [sth/sb] vtr + adv | figurative (conceal in an account or depiction) | ocultar vt |
| airdrop [sth]⇒ vtr | (provisions: drop from aircraft) (provisões: soltar de aeronave) | lançar vt |
| | An aid organisation airdropped food parcels for the displaced people. |
| airlift [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (carry or rescue by aircraft) (em veículo aéreo) | transportar vt |
| | | fazer ponte aérea loc v |
| | A helicopter airlifted the injured mountain climber to hospital. |
| akin to [sth] adj + prep | (like, similar to) (formal) | semelhante a, similar a adj + prep |
| | | parecido com adj + prep |
| | Jamie's taste in music is akin to mine. |
| | O gosto de Jamie para música é semelhante a minha. |
| akin to doing [sth] adj | (comparable to doing [sth]) | como conj |
| | Wearing these new shoes is akin to walking on a cloud. |
| | Calçar esses sapatos novos é como andar em nuvens. |
| an Aladdin's cave of [sth] n | UK, figurative (collection of precious things) (coleção de preciosidades) | tesouro escondido sm + adj |
| alert [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | (make aware) | alertar vt |
| | Milo's boss alerted him to the change in policy. |
| | O chefe de Milo o alertou sobre a mudança na política. |
| alien to [sb/sth] adj + prep | (strange, unfamiliar) | estranho adj |
| | | alheio adj |
| | These ideas are alien to our way of thinking. |
| | Essas ideias são estranhas para nossa forma de pensar. |
| align [sth]⇒ vtr | (make level) | alinhar vt |
| | The carpenter aligned the two beams. |
| | O carpinteiro alinhou as duas vigas. |
| align [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (make level with) | alinhar vt |
| | Craig aligned the banister with the adjacent kitchen counter. |
| | Craig alinhou o balaústre com o balcão da cozinha adjacente. |
| align [sb] with [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (ally) | aliar vt |
| | The sudden betrayal aligned Samantha with her former enemy. |
| | A traição repentina aliou Samantha com seu ex-inimigo. |
| align yourself with [sb/sth] v expr | figurative (agree with) (concordar) | alinhar-se vp |
| | By agreeing with the decision to move forward with the plans, I unknowingly aligned myself with Anthony. |
| | Ao concordar com a decisão para seguir em frente com os planos, eu, sem saber, alinhei-me com Anthony. |
| align with [sth] vi + prep | (be level with) | alinhar-se vp |
| | The bookshelf aligns perfectly with the mantel. |
| | A estante de livros alinha-se perfeitamente com a moldura da lareira. |
| align with [sth] vi + prep | figurative (conform) (combinar) | alinhar-se vp |
| | Crosby's behavior aligns with the culture of the group. |
| | O comportamento de Crosby alinha-se com a cultura do grupo. |
| align [sth]⇒ vtr | (bring into balance) | alinhar vt |
| | The new mechanic aligns wheels for free. |
alkalize [sth],
also UK: alkalise [sth]⇒ vtr | (chemistry: make alkaline) | alcalinizar vt |
all around [sth/sb] (US),
all round [sth/sb] (UK) prep | (surrounding) | ao redor loc prep |
| | | à volta de loc prep |
| | David looked all around him, but Eleanor was nowhere to be seen. |
| | David olhou ao redor, mas Eleanor não estava à vista. |
| all set for [sth] adj | (ready, prepared) (preparado para) | pronto para loc adj |
| | Are you all set for opening night? |
| allay [sth]⇒ vtr | (emotion: calm, ease) | acalmar vt |
| | What can we tell them to allay their fears about the operation? |
| allay [sth] vtr | (pain: relieve) | aliviar vt |
| | The medication should allay your pain for eight hours or so. |
| allege [sth]⇒ vtr | (assert as true) | alegar vt |
| | The newspaper alleged that the couple were living apart. |
| | It has been alleged that the attackers were part of a terrorist network. |
| | O jornal alegou que o casal estava vivendo separado. Foi alegado que os atacantes eram parte de uma rede terrorista. |
allegorize [sth],
also UK: allegorise [sth]⇒ vtr | (interpret [sth] as allegory) | alegorizar vt |
| allegory of [sth] n | (symbolic representation) (representação simbólica) | alegoria sf |
| | Marianne is a French national symbol; she is an allegory of freedom and justice. |
| allergic to [sth] adj + prep | (person: having an allergy) | alérgico adj |
| | He is allergic to strawberries. |
| allergic to [sth] adj + prep | figurative (person: showing disinclination) (figurativo) | alérgico adj |
| | Scott is allergic to work; the moment any effort is required, he disappears. |
| | Scott é alérgico a trabalho; assim que qualquer esforço é requerido, ele desaparece. |
| alleviate [sth]⇒ vtr | (pain, suffering) | aliviar vt |
| | Aspirin is proven to alleviate mild headaches for most people. |
| | Aspirina comprovadamente alivia dores de cabeça leves na maioria das pessoas. |
| alleviate [sth] vtr | (relieve) | aliviar vt |
| | Katya's new secretary alleviated much of her heavy work load. |
| | A nova secretária de Katya a aliviou de sua pesada carga de trabalho. |
| allocate [sth]⇒ vtr | (distribute, share) | alocar vt |
| | We are waiting for the finance department to confirm how it will allocate funding. |
| | O governo aloca recursos para aqueles que provam estar em necessidade. |
| allocated [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (distribute to, share among) | distribuir vt |
| | The teacher allocates each student an exercise book. |
| allocate [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (distribute to, share among) | conceder,distribuir vt |
| | The government allocates resources to those who prove they are in need. |
| allocate [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (assign, provide) | alocar vt |
| | The government will allocate 10,000 troops to the war-torn country. |
| | O governo irá alocar 10.000 tropas na cidade arrasada pela guerra. |
| allocate [sth] to [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (devote: funds to [sth]) | alocar vt |
| | The committee will allocate funds to the charity project. |
| | O conselho irá alocar recursos para o projeto de caridade. |
| allot [sth]⇒ vtr | (assign, allocate) | alocar, destinar vt |
| | Let's allot 30 hours for this project. |
| allot [sth] vtr | (distribute, share out) | distribuir, repartir vt |
| | The committee will decide how to allot the prize money among all the winners. |