| Traduções principais |
| support [sth]⇒ vtr | (weight: hold up) (peso: suportar) | sustentar vt |
| | The pole supports the roof of the building. |
| | O poste sustenta o telhado do prédio. |
| support [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (aid, back) | apoiar, ajudar, amparar vt |
| | The government supported the aid organisation financially. |
| | O governo apoiou financeiramente a organização beneficente. |
| support [sb]⇒ vtr | (family: provide for) (prover para a família) | sustentar vt |
| | The father supports the family with his earnings. |
| | O pai sustenta a família com seus ganhos. |
| support [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (team: cheer for) | torcer vt |
| | He supports the Yankees. |
| | Ele torce para os Yankees. |
| support [sth]⇒ vtr | (endorse, be in favor of [sth]) | apoiar vt |
| | The senator would never support that bill; it goes against his principles! |
| | O senador nunca apoiaria essa lei. Ela vai contra os princípios dele! |
| support doing [sth] v expr | (be in favor of doing [sth]) | apoiar vt |
| | He supported raising taxes. |
| | Ele apoia o aumento das taxas. |
| support [sth] vtr | (computing: be compatible) | suportar vt |
| | My operating system doesn't support this particular media player. |
| | Meu sistema operacional não suporta esse tocador de mídia. |
| support n | (structural: holds [sth] up) | apoio, suporte sm |
| | The support gave way and the roof collapsed. |
| | O suporte cedeu e o telhado caiu. |
support,
support for [sth] n | (approval, backing) | apoio sm |
| | There's a lot of popular support for the organic food movement. |
| | Há muito apoio popular ao movimento de comida orgânica. |
| Traduções complementares |
| support n | (help for users) (informática: suporte técnico) | suporte, apoio sm |
| | If you can't fix it yourself, you need to call technical support. |
| | Se não conseguir consertar sozinho, você precisa chamar o suporte técnico. |
| support n | (emotional help) | apoio sm |
| | His family's support throughout his divorce was important to him. |
| | O apoio da família durante o divórcio foi importante para ele. |
| support n | (maintenance) (aos filhos) | pensão alimentícia loc sf |
| | He pays seven hundred dollars in child support a month. |
| | Ele paga setecentos dólares por mês em pensão alimentícia. |
| support n | ([sth], [sb]: gives aid) (ajuda financeira) | apoio, suporte sm |
| | Her son was a great support to her in her final years. |
| | Seu filho foi um grande suporte para ela em seus últimos dias. |
| support n | (actor in a secondary role) (ator, atriz) | coadjuvante sm, sf |
| | The young actor was a fine support to the film's leading man. |
| | O ator mais novo foi um bom coadjuvante para o protagonista do filme. |
| support [sth] vtr | (withstand) | suportar, aguentar vt |
| | This house can support all sorts of harsh weather. |
| | Essa casa pode aguentar todos os tipos de condições climáticas. |
| support [sth] vtr | literary, formal (tolerate, put up with) | suportar, aguentar, tolerar vt |
| | He could no longer support all the crying. |
| | Ele não conseguia suportar mais o choro. |
| support [sth] vtr | (sustain life) | sustentar, manter vt |
| | There isn't enough water on the moon to support life. |
| | Não há água suficiente para sustentar a vida na lua. |
| support [sth] vtr | (law: corroborate) (jurídico: corroborar) | sustentar, defender vt |
| | Her testimony supported his statement. |
| | O testemunho dela sustentou a afirmação dele. |
| support [sb]⇒ vtr | (theater: perform with) (teatro: apoiar) | coadjuvar vt |
| | Two excellent unknowns were supporting the lead actor. |
| | Dois excelentes desconhecidos coadjuvaram com o ator principal. |
| support [sb] vtr | (help emotionally) (emocionalmente) | apoiar alguém, ajudar alguém vt |
| | His family supported him throughout his divorce. |
| | Sua família o apoiou durante o divórcio. |
| support [sb] vtr | (music: be secondary act to) | apoiar vt |
| | An acoustic guitarist is supporting the rock band on their tour of Europe. |
| support yourself vtr + refl | (be financially independent) | ser autossuficiente expres v |
| | My sons are both grown up now and support themselves. |
| | Meus filhos estão crescidos agora e são autossuficientes. |
Formas compostas:
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| arch support n | (orthopaedic device for foot) | palmilha ortopédica loc sf |
| | because of his flat feet, his shoes were fitted with arch supports. |
| child support n | (money paid by absent parent) | pensão alimentícia loc sf |
| | | sustento de menor loc sm |
| | My ex-husband has to pay child support every month. |
| customer support n | (help with purchased product) | atendimento ao cliente sm |
| | | serviço ao cliente sm |
| | | suporte sm |
| emotional support animal n | (provides psychological support) | animal de assistência emocional sm |
| financial support n | (monetary assistance) | apoio financeiro loc sm |
| | His parents provided financial support for him while he was in college. |
| full support n | (total approval or backing) | aprovação total loc sf |
| | | apoio total loc sm |
| | Our financial backers have given the project their full support. |
| full support n | (every possible assistance) | apoio total loc sm |
| | In an ideal world, a teacher has time to give each student his full support. |
give [sb] support,
lend [sb] support v expr | (help, assist [sb]) | dar suporte expres v |
give support to [sb],
lend support to [sb] v expr | (help, assist [sb]) | dar suporte expres v |
give support to [sth],
lend support to [sth] v expr | (back, assist [sth]) (ajudar, assistir) | dar apoio v int + sm |
| | | apoiar v int |
| | They asked me to give support to a cause I don't believe in. |
| in support of [sth/sb] prep | (in favour of) | a favor de loc prep |
| | In 2008 more Americans were in support of Barack Obama than John McCain. |
| in support of [sth/sb] prep | (as assistance to) | em favor de loc prep |
| | There were many sponsor companies that donated equipment in support of the team. |
| income support n | (welfare payment to low earners) (tradução literal) | benefício para pessoas de baixa renda sm |
jockstrap,
athletic supporter,
also UK: athletic support n | (sportsman's groin support) | suporte atlético loc sm |
| | When playing sports, men must wear a jockstrap to support their groin. |
| life support n | (equipment to sustain a patient's life) (medicina) | suporte de vida sm |
| | (figurado) | aparelhos sm pl |
| | There are ethical questions associated with keeping a person on life support. |
| | Because he was brain dead, Jim's family decided to turn off his life support. |
| moral support n | (encouragement) (apoio emocional) | apoio moral loc sm |
| | My friend had to see a cancer specialist, so I went with her for moral support. |
| | Bart's dad provided moral support by attending all of his basketball games. |
| mutual support n | (reciprocal help) | apoio mútuo loc sm |
| | They had a relationship of mutual support, so when she needed some help he was quick to provide it. |
nonsupport,
non-support n | (failure to pay alimony) | não apoio sm |
| | | não pagamento de pensão expres |
| Sales Support n | (administrative assistant to salesperson) | assistente de vendas sm, sf |
| software support n | (help in running computer programs) (ajuda para rodar programa de computador) | ajuda sf |
| | | suporte sm |
| state support n | (government funding or subsidy) (subsídio ou financiamento governamental) | ajuda governamental sf |
| | | apoio governamental sm |
| | | subsídio governamental sm |
| | | financiamento governamental sm |
| support bubble n | (group in contact during pandemic) (pandemia) | grupo de apoio sm |
| support [sb] financially⇒ vtr | (provide with money to live on) (prover com dinheiro para viver) | ajudar financeiramente vt |
| | | apoiar financeiramente vt |
| | (informal) | financiar vt |
| | I can no longer support you financially, so you'll need to get a job. |
| support group n | (gathering of people for mutual help) (reunião de pessoas para ajuda mútua) | grupo de apoio sm |
| | | equipe de apoio sf |
| support services npl | (backup or assistance) (reparo ou assistência) | serviços de apoio spl |
| | | suporte técnico sm |
| support staff n | also npl (employees providing backup or assistance) (empregados provendo reparo ou assistência) | equipe de apoio loc sf |
| | | grupo de apoio loc sm |
| support system n | (people providing support) | sistema de suporte loc sm |
| Tech Support n | abbreviation (Technical Support) | Suporte Técnico loc sm |
| Technical Support n | (service offering help with technology) (serviço oferecendo suporte à tecnologia) | Suporte Técnico loc sm |