Formas compostas:
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| audit [sth]⇒ vtr | US (course: sit in on) | ser aluno ouvinte expres v |
| | Elsa is studying biology, but she also audits some fine art lectures. |
| augment [sth]⇒ vtr | (number: increase) (número) | aumentar vt |
| | Our party was augmented by the arrival of several latecomers. |
| augment [sth] vtr | (size: enlarge) (tamanho) | aumentar vt |
| | I need to do something to augment my income. |
| augur [sth]⇒ vtr | (predict, promise) (prever) | augurar vt |
| | The election of a new leader augurs a fresh beginning for the party. |
| augur [sth] vtr | (indicate by omens) | pressagiar; prognosticar vt |
| | Dreams about gold are said to augur prosperity in the coming year. |
| auscultate [sth]⇒ vtr | (examine by listening) (examinar escutando) | auscultar vt |
auspice,
auspice of [sth] n | (good omen) | auspício sm |
| authenticate [sth]⇒ vtr | (verify, confirm as genuine) | autenticar vt |
| | The jeweller authenticated the gemstone as a diamond. |
the author,
the author of [sth] n | (person who wrote [sth]) | autor sm |
| | The author of the book was famous, but nobody recognized him. |
| | O autor do livro era famoso, mas ninguém o reconhecia. |
| author [sth]⇒ vtr | (write) | escrever vt |
| | She authored two of the magazine articles. |
| | Ela escreveu dois dos artigos da revista. |
author,
author of [sth] n | figurative, rare (creator) | autor sm |
| | | criador sm |
| | He is the author of all his problems. |
| author [sth] vtr | figurative, rare (originate) | criar vt |
| | He has authored all his own problems. |
| | Ele criou seus próprios problemas. |
authoritative on [sth],
authoritative about [sth] adj + prep | (knowledgeable about) | perito adj |
| | | conhecedor adj |
| | (formal) | versado adj |
| | My history teacher is particularly authoritative on the Tudor period. |
| authority on [sth] n | (authoritative publication) | autoridade sf |
| | The famous astronomer's book is considered to be the authority on black holes. |
authorize [sth],
also UK: authorise [sth]⇒ vtr | (permit officially) | autorizar vt |
| | The mayor has authorized plans for a new city park. |
authorize [sb] to do [sth],
also UK: authorise [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (permit officially to do) | autorizar vt |
| | Marla authorized her assistant to file the papers with the city. |
authorize [sb] for [sth],
also UK: authorise [sb] for [sth] vtr + prep | (permit access) | autorizar vt |
| | Jack's boss authorized him for entry to the secured area. |
| autoclave [sth]⇒ vtr | (put in autoclave) | autoclavar vt |
| | | colocar em autoclave expres v |
| autocorrect [sth]⇒ vtr | (correct automatically) (corrigir automaticamente) | autocorrigir vt |
| | Darren's phone autocorrected several words in his text, making it incomprehensible. |
| autograph [sth]⇒ vtr | (celebrity: sign) | autógrafo sm |
| | Players autographed pictures for fans after the practice. |
| automate [sth]⇒ vtr | (make automatic) (tornar automático) | automatizar vt |
| | This platform enables you to automate the scheduling and sending of emails. |
automatize [sth],
also UK: automatise [sth]⇒ vtr | (make automatic) | automatizar vt |
| avail yourself of [sth] v expr | (make use of) | aproveitar-se de vp + prep |
| | Buster failed because he did not avail himself of the help offered to him. |
| avalanche of [sth] n | figurative (large amount) (grande quantidade) | avalanche, avalancha sf |
| | As a celebrity, Kim receives an avalanche of requests to make public appearances. |
| avenge [sth]⇒ vtr | (take revenge for sthg) (de algo) | vingar vt |
| | He lives only to avenge the murder of his family. |
| aver [sth]⇒ vtr | formal (affirm) (afirmar) | asseverar, assegurar vt |
| | The witness averred that the defendant was not known to him. |
| average [sth]⇒ vtr | (calculate the mean of) (média) | calcular a média expres v |
| | The easiest way to find the answer is to average the data. |
| | A maneira mais fácil de achar a resposta é calcular a média da informação. |
| average [sth] vtr | (total on average) | ficar em média expres v |
| | Fresh blackberries average around a half-kilo per pint. |
| | Amoras frescas ficam em média cerca de meio quilo por 500 mL. |
| averse to [sth] adj + prep | (opposed to) (oposto a, antigo) | averso, adverso adj |
| | (POR) | avesso adj |
| | If you're not averse to waiting, I'll be finished soon. |
| | Se você não for averso (or: adverso) a esperar, terminarei em breve. |
| | Se não fores avesso a esperar, terminarei em breve. |
| avert [sth]⇒ vtr | (avoid: sthg bad) (evitar: algo ruim) | evitar vt |
| | How can we avert delays in the production process? |
| | Como podemos evitar atrasos no processo de produção? |
| avert [sth] vtr | (eyes, gaze: turn away) (olhos, olhar: desviar) | desviar, evitar vt |
| | I averted my eyes when I saw she was naked. |
| | Eu desviei meus olhos quando vi que ela estava nua. |
| avoid [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (stay away from) | evitar vt |
| | The kayakers avoided the rocks in the river. |
| | Os caiaquistas evitaram as rochas no rio. |
| avoid [sth/sb] vtr | (escape, evade) | escapar vt |
| | | fugir vt |
| | | furtar-se vt |
| | The fugitive avoided arrest. |
| | O fugitivo escapou de ser preso. |
| avoid [sth]⇒ vtr | (not do [sth]) | evitar vt |
| | (figurado, informal) | fugir de vt + prep |
| | I've been avoiding work all day. |
| | Passei o dia inteiro evitando o trabalho. |
| avoid doing [sth] vtr | (not do [sth]) | evitar vt |
| | Ruth has avoided speaking to Chris since yesterday morning. |
| | Ruth tem evitado falar com Chris desde ontem de manhã. |
| avoid [sth]⇒ vtr | (tax, etc.: evade) | burlar vt |
| | | evitar vt |
| | He avoided the tax laws with the help of his accountant. |
| | Ele burlou as leis tributárias com a ajuda de seu contador. |
| avoid [sb/sth] like the plague v expr | informal (stay away from) | fugir como o diabo foge da cruz expres |
| | Jenny is the most annoying person in the office; I avoid her like the plague. |
| | Muitos adolescentes fogem de limpar o quarto como o diabo foge da cruz. |
| avoid doing [sth] like the plague v expr | informal (not do) | fugir como o diabo foge da cruz expres v |
| | Many teenagers avoid cleaning their room like the plague. |
avouch [sth],
avouch that⇒ vtr | (avow, assert openly) | declarar vt |
| avow [sth]⇒ vtr | formal (with object: declare, confess) | declarar, confessar vt |
| | | admitir vt |
| | The Chief Inspector avowed her intention to bring the murderer to justice. |
| await [sth]⇒ vtr | (wait with anticipation) (ansiosamente) | esperar vt |
| | (formal) | aguardar vt |
| | Brad anxiously awaited her reply. |
| | Brad esperava ansiosamente pela resposta dela. |
| awake to [sth] adj + prep | figurative (alert) (atento) | alerta adj |
| | Parents of children and teenagers should be awake to the dangers of social media. |
| | Pais de adolescentes devem ficar alertas aos perigos das mídias sociais. |
| awake to [sth] vi + prep | (become aware of) | despertar, acordar v int |
| | Ian awoke to feelings he didn't know he had. |
| | Ian despertou (or: acordou) para sentimentos que não sabia que tinha. |
| awaken [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (arouse: emotion) | despertar vt |
| | Her stories awakened memories of my childhood. |
| | As histórias dela despertaram memórias de minha infância. |
| award [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (give [sb] a prize) | premiar com vt |
| | | conceder a vt + prep |
| | (figurado, informal) | entregar a vt + prep |
| | He was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace. |
| | Ele foi premiado com o Prêmio Nobel da paz. |
| | Concederam a ele o Prêmio Nobel da paz. |
| | Entregaram-lhe o Prêmio Nobel da paz. |
| award [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (give a prize to [sb]) (figurado, informal) | entregar a vt + prep |
| | | premiar com vt + prep |
| | They awarded the Oscar for Best Picture to "12 Years a Slave". |
| | Eles entregaram o Oscar de Melhor Filme a "12 anos de escravidão" |
| | Eles premiaram "12 anos de escravidão" com o Oscar de Melhor Filme. |
| award [sb] [sth] vtr | (grant, give [sb] [sth]) | designar para vt + prep |
| | (figurado, informal) | entregar a vt + prep |
| | She was awarded the Advanced Literature class because of her teaching skills. |
| | Ela foi designada para o curso de Literatura Avançada graças a suas habilidades como professora. |
| | Entregaram a ela o curso de Literatura Avançada graças a suas habilidades como professora. |
| award [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (grant, give [sth] to [sb]) | conceder, outorgar vt |
| | The government awarded the contract to the small company. |
| | O governo concedeu o contrato à pequena firma. |
| aware of [sth] adj | (conscious: of [sth]) | consciente de, ciente de adj + prep |
| | Drivers must be aware of the other cars on the road. |
| | Os motoristas devem estar cosncientes (or: cientes) dos outros carros na rua. |
| aware of [sth] adj | (informed) (informado) | ciente adj |
| | Is it good for young children to be aware of current affairs? |
| | Será bom as crianças estarem cientes de assuntos de atualidade? |
| awash with [sth] adj | figurative (filled with [sth]) (com coisas) | apinhado, lotado adj |
| | This director's films are awash with violence. |
| away from [sth/sb] prep | (at a distance) | longe de loc adv |
| | Away from the earthquake's epicentre there was less damage. |
| | Longe do epicentro do terremoto houve menos danos. |
| away with [sth] interj | (end or remove [sth]) | chega de interj |
| babbitt [sth]⇒ vtr | (cover with Babbitt metal) | revestir de metal patente loc v |
| baby [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (treat gently) | amimar, mimar vt |
| | She went to the spa, where the staff would pamper and baby her. |
babyproof [sth],
baby-proof⇒ vtr | (make safe for babies) | tornar seguro para bebês loc v |
| back of [sth] n | (rear) | fundo de sm + prep |
| | | atrás adv |
| | I can sit in the back of the car and you can sit in the front. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Havia um cassino ilegal no fundo da loja. |
| | Eu posso sentar atrás no carro e você pode sentar na frente. |
| back [sth]⇒ vtr | (move in reverse) | dar ré expres v |
| | He backed the car down the driveway ... right into a lamppost. |
| | Ele deu ré no carro na entrada da garagem... diretamente contra um poste. |
| back [sth] vtr | (support [sth]) | apoiar, sustentar vt |
| | You should back your argument with facts. |
| | Você deveria apoiar os seus argumentos com fatos. |
| back [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (wager on) | apostar vt |
| | Which horse should we back? |
| | Em qual cavalos deveríamos apostar? |
| back [sth]⇒ vtr | (form background of) | formar fundo para expres v |
| | The field is backed by a row of trees. |
| | Uma fileira de árvores forma fundo para o campo. |
| back [sth] vtr | (mount) | prover de fundo expres v |
| | She backed the photo with grey card. |
| | Ela proveu a foto com um cartão cinza. |
| back into [sth] vi + prep | (enter by reversing) | entrar de ré expres v |
| | Jeff looked into the rear-view mirror as he backed into the parking space. |
| back [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (vehicle: reverse into) | entrar de ré em expres v + prep |
| | | dar ré em expres v + prep |
| | My wife always has trouble backing the car into the driveway. |
| back into [sth/sb] vi + prep | (hit by reversing) (carro) | dar ré loc v |
| | He wasn't paying attention and backed into the bollard. |
| back [sth] into [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (vehicle: hit while reversing) | bater de ré em expres v + prep |
| | Matt accidentally backed his car into a lamppost. |
| back-burner [sth]⇒ vtr | US, informal (give low priority to, delay) | colocar em segundo plano loc v |
| back-order [sth]⇒ vtr | (order [sth] out of stock) | comprar algo fora de estoque vt + loc sm |
backbone of [sth],
[sth]'s backbone n | figurative ([sth/sb] that supports) | pilar sm |
| | Jerry is the backbone of this office; it would never succeed without him. |
| | Jerry é o pilar desse escritório, que nunca daria certo sem ele. |
| backcomb [sth]⇒ vtr | (hair: towards scalp) | pentear do comprimento à raiz expres v |
| backdate [sth]⇒ vtr | (mark with an earlier date) (Pôr antedata) | antedatar vt |
| | The tax office backdated my benefits, as I had been eligible for them for six months already. |
| backdrop [sth]⇒ vtr | (be the background to) | emoldurar vt |
| | The Second World War backdrops this love story between a soldier and a nurse. |
| backlight [sth]⇒ vtr | (light from behind) | iluminar de fundo expres v |
| backlist [sth]⇒ vtr | (put on a backlist) | pôr na lista de reserva loc v |
| backscatter [sth]⇒ vtr | (physics: deflect) | retrodifusão sf |
| backstop [sth]⇒ vtr | (support) | apoiar, sustentar vt |
| backtrack on [sth] vi + prep | figurative (change your opinion about [sth]) (figurado) | voltar atrás loc v |
| | | mudar de opinião loc v |
| | When the investigation began, the politician quickly began to backtrack on his previous remarks. |
| be bad at [sth] v expr | (unskilled at [sth]) | ruim adj |
| | Why is Britain so bad at tennis? |
| | Por que a Grã-Bretanha é tão ruim em tênis? |
| a bad feeling about [sth/sb] n | (misgivings) | pressentimento ruim sm + adj |
| | I have a bad feeling about this place; I think we should leave. |
| a badge of [sth] n | figurative (distinguishing feature) | distintivo sm |
| | That company's logo is a badge of quality. |
| | O logo daquela empresa é um distintivo de qualidade. |
badger [sb] into doing [sth],
badger [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (pester to do [sth]) | atormentar vt |
| | | atazanar vt |
| | My children badgered me into taking them to the playground. |
| | Meus filhos me atormentaram para irem à área de lazer. |
| baffle [sth]⇒ vtr | (sound, light, etc.: reduce) | conter vt |
| | | desviar vt |
| | The heavily insulated walls are meant to baffle the noise from the nearby highway. |
| | As paredes com forte isolamento foram feitas para conter o barulho da rodovia que havia por perto. |
| bag of [sth] n | (potatoes, etc.: sack) | saco sm |
| | | saca sf |
| | | pacote sm |
| | Maria went to the store and bought a bag of potatoes. |
| | Maria foi para a loja e comprou um saco de batatas. |
| bag of [sth] n | UK (potato chips: packet) | saco, pacote sm |
| | Ian opened his bag of crisps. |
| | Ian abriu seu pacote de batata frita. |
| bag of [sth] n | UK (candy: packet) | saco, pacote sm |
| | A bag of sweets weighing 545g contains approximately 100 sweets. |
| | Um saco de doces com 545g contém aproximadamente 100 doces. |
| bag [sth]⇒ vtr | (purchases: put into a bag) | empacotar, ensacar vt |
| | A store employee will bag your groceries for you. |
| | Um funcionário de loja empacotará suas compras para você. |
| bag [sth] vtr | (kill, catch) (caça) | capturar, apanhar vt |
| | We bagged a pheasant on our hunting trip. |
| | Capturamos um faisão em nossa viagem de casa. |
| bags of [sth] npl | figurative, informal, mainly UK (large amount: of [sth]) (gíria) | muito adv |
| | There's no need to rush - we've got bags of time. |
| | Não precisa se apressar, nós temos muito tempo. |
| bag [sth] vtr | informal, figurative (obtain) (figurado) | arranjar vt |
| | | obter vt |
| | We managed to bag a good deal for a package holiday to Malta. |
| | Conseguimos arranjar um bom negócio para um pacote de fim de semana em Malta. |