Formas compostas:
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| associated with [sb/sth] adj + prep | (related, connected to) (figurado, conectado) | ligado adj |
| | Although they work in similar fields, Charlie is not associated with Bob. She is not associated with the college, so you cannot have her as your advisor. |
| | Embora eles trabalhem em campos similares, Charlie não é ligado ao Bob. Ela não é ligada à universidade, por isso você não pode tê-la como sua orientadora. |
| assort [sth]⇒ vtr | (classify, put in a group) | sortir, agrupar vt |
| assuage [sth]⇒ vtr | formal (calm, allay: fear) | mitigar, aliviar, acalmar vt |
| | The Prime Minister made a speech aimed at assuaging people's fears following the attack. |
| assuage [sth] vtr | formal (satisfy: hunger, etc.) (satisfazer: fome, etc.) | mitigar, saciar, aplacar vt |
| | The pub landlord offered Neville a beer to assuage his thirst. |
| assuage [sth] vtr | formal (ease: pain) (aliviar: dor) | abrandar, aliviar, diminuir vt |
| | Mike needs some medicine to assuage his pain. |
| assume [sth]⇒ vtr | (suppose) | presumir vt |
| | | pressupor vt |
| | Until we have evidence that Jake committed the murder, we must assume his innocence. |
| | Até termos evidência de que Jake cometeu o assassinato, temos que presumir sua inocência. |
| assume [sth] vtr | (take for granted) | requerer vt |
| | | supor vt |
| | This course assumes a basic knowledge of Spanish. |
| | Este curso requer um conhecimento básico de espanhol. |
| assume [sth] vtr | (take up: office or role) | assumir vt |
| | The elected politician assumed the office of the President. |
| | O político eleito assumiu o cargo de presidente. |
| assume [sth] vtr | (take up: a position) | ficar em vt + prep |
| | | assumir vt |
| | Please assume a foetal position for this dance exercise. |
| | Por favor, fique em posição fetal para este exercício de dança. |
| assume [sth] vtr | (adopt, take on) | assumir vt |
| | This mythical snake was said to assume human form. |
| assume [sth] vtr | formal (acquire) | assumir vt |
| | When she bought her house, Anna assumed the previous owner's mortgage. |
| | Quando comprou a casa, Anna assumiu a hipoteca dos antigos donos. |
assume command,
assume command of [sth] vtr + n | (take charge, responsibility) | assumir o comando loc v |
| | When the captain was killed, the lieutenant assumed command of the ship. |
| assure [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | (guarantee [sth]) | garantir a alguém que expres v |
| | Marcus tried to assure Liz of the reliability of the car, but she didn't believe him. |
| | Marcus tentou garantir à Liz que o carro era confiável, mas ela não acreditou nele. |
| assure [sth]⇒ vtr | (make certain) | garantir vt |
| | (formal) | assegurar vt |
| | The contract assures the forgiveness of the debt in the event of death. |
| | O contrato garante o perdão da dívida em caso de morte. |
| assure [sth] vtr | UK (insure against loss) (seguro) | segurar vt |
| | They assured an amount that will triple in the event of death occurring during a business-related trip. |
| assure yourself [sth] v expr | (secure for yourself) | assegurar-se vp |
| asterisk [sth]⇒ vtr | (mark with an asterisk) | marcar com asterisco loc v |
| | The author has asterisked the term and defined it in a footnote. |
| be astonished at [sth/sb] v expr | (be amazed by) | estar surpreso, estar estupefato expres v |
| | Onlookers were astonished at the firefighter's bravery. |
| | Os espectadores ficaram surpresos com a bravura do bombeiro. |
| at ease with [sb/sth] adj | (comfortable) | à vontade com loc adv + prep |
| | Chris was very friendly, and I instantly felt at ease with him. |
| | Chris era muito amigável e eu instantaneamente fiquei à vontade com ele. |
| have [sth] at heart v expr | (consider, be concerned with) | no fundo loc adv |
| | I have your best interests at heart. |
| at liberty to do [sth] adj | (unconstrained) (não constrangido) | livre, desocupado, solto adj |
| | The police were not at liberty to discuss details of the case with the press. |
| at odds with [sth] expr | (not corresponding) | em conflito com, em desacordo com loc adj |
| | Your opinion is at odds with the facts. |
at risk of,
also US: at risk for [sth] expr | (having increased chance of: [sth] bad) | sob risco de expres |
| | People who smoke are at increased risk for cancer. |
| at the beginning of [sth] expr | (at the starting point of) | no início loc adv |
| | In the old days, most of the credits were shown at the beginning of a movie. |
| | Deve-se usar letra maiúscula no início de uma frase. |
| be at the bottom of [sth] v expr | figurative (be the cause of [sth]) | na base de expres |
| | Childhood experiences are often at the bottom of adult complexes. |
| be at the bottom of [sth] v expr | (be at the lowest part of [sth]) | na parte mais baixa de loc adv |
| | The village is at the bottom of the mountain. |
| at the core of [sth] expr | figurative (at the center or heart of) (figurado) | no coração de expres |
at the cutting edge of [sth],
on the cutting edge of [sth] adv | figurative (at the forefront of [sth]) | na vanguarda loc adv |
| | In 1440 Gutenberg's printing press was at the cutting edge of technology. |
| at the end of [sth] expr | (at [sth]'s conclusion) | no final loc adv |
| | At the end of the race, the runner fell exhausted to her knees. |
| at the expense of [sth] prep | figurative (to the disadvantage of [sth]) | às custas de loc prep |
| | | em detrimento de loc prep |
| | Ralf devotes a lot of time to football training at the expense of his studies. |
at the forefront of [sth],
in the forefront of [sth] adv | (in the vanguard) | na vanguarda de loc prep |
| | Yves Saint Laurent was at the forefront of haute couture for years. |
| at the heart of [sth] prep | (at the centre of [sth]) | no coração de loc prep |
| | At the heart of the financial crisis there was a lot of greed. |
| at the mercy of [sth] prep | (helpless) | à mercê de loc prep |
| | Without fuel the ship's engines failed and the vessel was at the mercy of the violent storm. |
| be at variance with [sth] adj | (not corresponding) | em desacordo loc prep |
| | Your opinion is definitely at variance with the facts. |
| at war with [sth] expr | figurative (ideas, desires: in conflict with) | em conflito com loc prep |
| at work on [sth] adj | (working on) | no trabalho loc adv |
| | The show is a great success, and its writers are already at work on the second season. |
at [sb]'s disposal,
as the disposal of [sb/sth] adv | (available for your use) | à sua disposição loc adv |
| | I'll leave the computer at your disposal. |
| | Vou deixar o computador à sua disposição. |
| atmosphere [sth]⇒ vtr | rare (give ambiance to) | criar uma atmosfera em expres v |
| | | ambientar vt |
| | The director had atmosphered the movie to make it scary, through clever use of lighting and background music. |
| atom-bomb [sth]⇒ vtr | (drop atom bomb on place) | lançar uma bomba atômica em expres v + prep |
atomize [sth],
also UK: atomise [sth]⇒ vtr | (turn into tiny particles) | atomizar, pulverizar vt |
| | The nozzle atomizes the perfume when you spray it. |
atomize [sth],
also UK: atomise [sth] vtr | (destroy with nuclear bomb) | pulverizar vt |
| | | atomizar vt |
atomize [sth],
also UK: atomise [sth] vtr | figurative (divide) | atomizar vt |
| atone for [sth] vi + prep | (make amends for [sth]) | reparar vt |
| | Christians believe that Jesus atoned for our sins. |
| attach [sth]⇒ vtr | (connect) | prender vt |
| | | ligar vt |
| | | conectar vt |
| | The seamstress attached the buttons as the last step in mending the dress. |
| | A costureira prendeu os botões como última etapa no conserto do vestido. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Você tem que ligar esta ponta do cabo ao aparelho. |
| attach [sth] to [sb/sth] vtr + prep | (connect to) | prender vt |
| | | fixar vt |
| | The children attached hooks to the ornaments before placing them on the Christmas tree. |
| | As crianças prenderam ganchos aos enfeites antes de colocá-los na árvore de Natal. |
| attach [sth] to [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (fasten) | prender vt |
| | | anexar vt |
| | Jamie attached a note for her son's teacher to his sleeve so he would not forget. |
| | Jamie prendeu um bilhete para a professora do filho na manga dele para ele não esquecer. |
| attach [sth] vtr | (append, enclose) | anexar vt |
| | When Tina sent the email, did she attach the photos? |
| | Quando a Tina mandou o e-mail, ela anexou as fotos? |
| attach [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (append, enclose) | anexar vt |
| | The hacker had attached a computer virus to the email. |
| | O hacker tinha anexado um vírus de computador ao e-mail. |
| attach to [sth] vi + prep | (be fastened) | prender-se a vp + prep |
| | A carabiner attaches to your belt or bag strap so that you can easily carry keys, a water bottle or other equipment. |
| | Um mosquetão prende-se ao seu cinto ou alça da bolsa para você poder facilmente carregar chaves, uma garrafa d'água ou outros equipamentos. |
| attach yourself to [sb/sth] v expr | figurative (individual, group: follow around) | juntar-se vp |
| | Dave attached himself to our group in the first week of college, but none of us really like him. |
| | Dave juntou-se a nosso grupo na primeira semana de faculdade, mas nenhum de nós gostava realmente dele. |
| attach yourself to [sth] v expr | (be associated with) | associar-se vp |
| | Will attached himself to the new business venture. |
| | O Will se associou ao novo negócio. |
| attach [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (military: assign) (militarmente) | designar vt |
| | The sergeant attached Rick to a special ops unit. |
| | O sargento designou o Rick para uma unidade de operações especiais. |
| attach [sth] vtr | (law: seize, transfer) | indexar vt |
| | | transferir vt |
| | The judge decided to attach a percentage of his salary for unpaid child support. |
| | O juiz decidiu indexar uma porcentagem de seu salário para pensão alimentícia não paga. |
| attach [sth] to [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (ascribe) | atribuir vt |
| | The appraiser attached a value of $5,000 to the old grandfather clock. |
| | O avaliador atribuiu um valor de 5 mil dólares ao velho relógio de parede. |
| attach [sb] as [sth]⇒ vtr | often passive (officially appoint) | indicar, designar vt |
| | | atribuir vt |
| | They attached Melinda as a security officer for the department. |
| | Eles designaram a Melinda como agente de segurança para o departamento. |
| attach importance to [sth] v expr | (consider [sth] significant) | dar importância a loc v |
| | I refuse to attach importance to his lying testimony. |
| attached to [sb/sth] adj + prep | figurative (fond of) | apegado, afeiçoado adj |
| | My daughter is very attached to her stuffed bear. |
| | Minha filha é muito apegada (or: afeiçoada) ao seu urso de pelúcia. |
| attached to [sth] adj + prep | military (military: assigned to a unit) (militar) | designado adj |
| | The sergeant is an advisor, attached to a foreign military unit. |
| | O sargento é um conselheiro, designado a uma unidade militar estrangeira. |
| attack [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (set about vigorously) | atacar vt |
| | He attacked the problem with enthusiasm. |
| attain [sth]⇒ vtr | (achieve, accomplish) | conquistar vt |
| | | realizar vt |
| | | alcançar vt |
| | We are so close to attaining our goal of raising two million dollars. |
| | Estamos muito perto de conquistar nossa meta de levantar dois milhões de dólares. |
| attain [sth] vtr | formal (reach) | alcançar vt |
| | Marlene's grandmother attained the age of ninety-nine before she passed away. |
| | A avó de Marlene alcançou a idade de noventa e nove anos antes dela falecer. |
| attain to [sth] vi + prep | literary (achieve) | conquistar vt |
| | Few empires, before or since, have attained to such power as this one. |
attempt [sth],
attempt to do [sth]⇒ vtr | (try) | tentar vt |
| | I will attempt to talk to him on Monday. |
| | Tentarei conversar com ele na segunda-feira. |
| attempt [sth]⇒ vtr | (try to do) | tentar vt |
| | We're attempting something that's never been done before. |
| | Estamos tentando algo que nunca foi feito antes. |
| attempt [sth] vtr | (try to reach: top of [sth]) (procurar) | tentar vt |
| | In the morning, they attempted the summit of the Matterhorn. |
| | De manhã, elas tentaram atingir o cume do Monte Cervino. |
| attend [sth]⇒ vtr | (be present at) | comparecer vt |
| | | assistir vt |
| | I hope to attend the opening night. |
| | Espero comparecer à abertura hoje à noite. |
| | Vou assistir à aula amanhã. |
| attend [sth] vtr | (school, church: go regularly) | frequentar vt |
| | | comparecer vt |
| | Edith attends church every Sunday. |
| | Edith frequenta a igreja todo domingo. |
| attend [sth] vtr | formal, usually passive (accompany) | acompanhar vt |
| | She had a high temperature, attended by a cough. |
| | Ela teve febre alta, acompanhada de tosse. |
| attend to [sth] vi + prep | (take care of) | tratar vt |
| | Please excuse me while I attend to a business matter. |
| | Por favor, me dê licença enquanto eu trato de uma questão de negócios. |
| attend to [sth] vi + prep | formal (pay attention to) | prestar atenção loc v |
| | The students were told to attend to his instructions very closely as he carried out the experiment. |
| | Ele disse para os alunos prestarem muita atenção às suas instruções enquanto ele conduzia o experimento. |
| attended by [sb/sth] adj + prep | (accompanied) | acompanhado por expres |
| | The queen was attended by six ladies in waiting. |
| attentive to [sth/sb] adj + prep | (courteous, considerate) | atento a adj + prep |
| | | atencioso adj |
| | The staff at the hotel are quite attentive to guests' needs and desires. |
| | O corpo de funcionários do hotel são bastante atenciosos às necessidades e desejos dos hóspedes. |
| attenuate [sth]⇒ vtr | (lessen) | atenuar vt |
| | The jury were asked to consider whether these circumstances were sufficient to attenuate the offence. |
| attenuate [sth] vtr | (make smaller, thinner) | atenuar vt |
| attest to [sth] vi + prep | (testify to) | atestar vt |
| | I can attest to the truth of that statement. |
| attest [sth]⇒ vtr | (be witness to [sth]) | atestar v int |
| | A vet will need to attest your pet's certificate of health insurance. |
| attire [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | formal (dress) | trajar vt |
| | The ladies-in-waiting attired the queen in a lavish silk ball gown. |
| | As damas de companhia trajaram a rainha em um exuberante vestido de baile de seda. |
| attract [sth]⇒ vtr | (draw: attention or crowd) | atrair vt |
| | (atenção) | chamar vt |
| | The clown's juggling act attracted a crowd. |
| | O número de malabarismo do palhaço atraiu uma multidão. |
| attract [sth] vtr | (force: pull) | atrair vt |
| | The sun's gravity is strong enough to attract comets from the Kuiper belt to it. |
| | A gravidade do sol é grande o suficiente para atrair cometas do cinturão de Kuiper para ele. |
| attract [sth] vtr | (provoke, arouse) | gerar vt |
| | | provocar, causar vt |
| | The portrayal of Lady Macbeth has attracted accusations of misogyny. |
| | O retrato de Lady Macbeth atraiu muitas acusações de misoginia. |
| be attracted to [sth] v expr | (interested by: an idea, etc.) (interessado em) | atraído adj |
| | I am attracted to medieval European history; I find it absolutely fascinating. |
| be attracted to [sth] v expr | (physics: drawn to: [sth]) (por atração magnética) | atraído adj |
| | The positive and negative points of magnets are always attracted to each other. |
| attributable to [sth/sb] adj + prep | (can be ascribed to) | atribuível adj |
| | Philip's disruptive behavior is attributable to his parents' divorce. |
| attribute [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (ascribe) | atribuir vt |
| | To what do you attribute your early success as a singer? |
| | A que você atribui o seu rápido sucesso enquanto cantor? |
| attributed to [sth] adj + prep | (ascribed) | atribuído a loc prep |
| | The higher gas prices can be attributed to a greater demand for oil. |
| attribution of [sth] n | uncountable (act of assigning) | atribuição sf |
| | The board's attribution of blame to an obvious scapegoat outraged the workers. |
| attrit [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | US, informal (wear down) | desgastar vt |
| attrit [sb/sth] vtr | US, informal (decrease in number) | diminuir, reduzir vt |
| | The army was able to attrit the enemy forces. |
| attune [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | often passive (make receptive) | afinar vt |
| | (com outros instrumentos) | harmonizar vt |
| attune [sb/sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (make receptive to [sth]) | ajustar, adaptar vt |
| | The politician is known for being attuned to the desires of the people. |
| attune [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (acclimatize [sb] to [sth]) (preparar-se para algo) | fazer a aclimatação loc |
| | The program is designed to attune teachers to new teaching methods. |
| attuned to [sth] adj + prep | (sensitive to, aware of [sth]) | ciente adj |
| | (gíria, BRA) | ligado, antenado adj |
| | | sintonizado adj |
| | Babies are attuned to their mothers' voices. |
| attuned to [sth] adj + prep | (acclimatized to [sth]) | aclimatado adj |
| | | adaptado adj |
| | (POR) | familiarizado adj |
| | Mary is not yet attuned to the more formal work environment. |
| au courant with [sth] adj + prep | Gallicism (person: aware, cognizant of) | a par de loc adj |
| au fait with [sth] adj + prep | Gallicism (experienced, knowledgeable) | estar a par expres v |
| auction [sth]⇒ vtr | (sell [sth] through bidding) | leiloar vt |
| | The autism awareness group auctioned donated items to raise money. |
| | O grupo de conscientização sobre o autismo leiloou itens doados para levantar fundos. |
| audiotape [sth]⇒ vtr | (sound: record on tape) | gravar em fita cassete expres v |
| | She audiotapes the interviews and transcribes them later. |
| audit [sth]⇒ vtr | (accounts: inspect) | auditar vt |
| | | monitorar vt |
| | Mario has to audit the sales accounts in October. |
| | Mario tem de auditar as contas de vendas em outubro. |
| audit [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (government: conduct a review of) | auditar vt |
| | Last year, Harry and Sally were audited by the IRS. |
| | No ano passado, Harry e Sally foram auditados pela receita federal. |