| Traduções principais |
| thought n | (idea) (ideia) | pensamento sm |
| | I just had a thought: What if we work together? |
| | Acabei de ter um pensamento: E se trabalhássemos juntos? |
| thought n | (result of thinking) (resultado de pensar) | pensamento sm |
| | Having considered the matter, my thought now is that we should give him the job. |
| | Tendo considerado o assunto, meu pensamento agora é que deveríamos dar o emprego a ele. |
| thought n | (act of thinking) (ato de pensar) | pensamento sm |
| | Even thought seemed to cost Simon an enormous effort. |
| | Até o pensamento parecia custar a Simon um esforço enorme. |
| thought n | (purpose) (propósito) | pensamento sm |
| | His thought was to help. |
| | O pensamento dele foi ajudar. |
| thought n | (consideration) | consideração sf |
| | She gave a lot of thought to her decision. |
| | This matter needs some thought. |
| | Ela considerou muito sua decisão. // Este assunto precisa de consideração. |
| Traduções principais |
| think⇒ vi | (reflect, consider) | pensar v int |
| | | refletir v int |
| | Bert stepped outside to think for a moment. |
| | Bert foi dar uma volta para pensar por um momento. |
| think [sth]⇒ vtr | (hold an opinion) | achar, pensar vt |
| | Perhaps this painting would look better on that wall; what do you think? |
| | Talvez essa pintura ficasse melhor naquela parede; o que você acha? |
think,
think that vtr | (believe) | achar, pensar vt |
| | | acreditar vt |
| | I think Tom's coming with us. I'll just ask him. |
| | I think that we should take that road. |
| | Eu acho (or: penso) que Tom virá conosco. Vou perguntar para ele. |
| | Eu acredito que Tom virá conosco. Vou perguntar para ele. |
think,
think that vtr | (intend, determine) | achar vt |
| | | tencionar vt |
| | I think I'll go to the grocer's now. |
| | Acho que vou à mercearia agora. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Tenciono aprender a nadar antes do verão. |
| think about [sth] vi + prep | (consider) | pensar, refletir v int |
| | I don't know at the moment; I need to think about it again. |
| | No momento, não sei. Preciso pensar (or: refletir) sobre isso um pouco mais. |
think about [sth/sb],
think of [sth/sb] vi + prep | (be preoccupied) | pensar vt |
| | He was saddened, and thought about her situation all the time. |
| | Ele estava entristecido e pensava na situação dela o tempo todo. |
| think of doing [sth] v expr | (consider: doing [sth]) | pensar vt |
| | | considerar vt |
| | We're thinking of going to that new Italian restaurant tonight. |
| | Estamos pensando em ir a esse novo restaurante italiano hoje à noite. |
think about doing [sth],
think of v expr | (consider possibility) | pensar vt |
| | Don't even think about asking me to do you any more favours! |
| | Nem pense em me pedir para fazer mais favores a você! |
| think of [sth] vi + prep | (devise, invent) | pensar vt |
| | He thought of a new way to manufacture pencils. |
| | Ele pensou numa nova maneira de fabricar lápis. |
| Traduções complementares |
| think of [sth/sb] as [sth] v expr | (consider to be) | considerar vt |
| | | pensar vt |
| | I think of him as my friend. |
| | Considero-o um amigo. |
| | Penso nele como um amigo. |
| think⇒ vi | (meditate, daydream) | pensar v int |
| | Don't bother him, he's thinking. |
| | Não o incomode, ele está pensando. |
| think of [sth/sb] vi + prep | (take into account) | pensar vt |
| | You can't leave me! Think of the children! |
| | Você não pode me deixar! Pense nas crianças! |
| think [sth/sb] ...⇒ vtr | literary, formal (consider to be) | considerar vt |
| | The first time I met Charles, I thought him a vain man. |
| think [sth] + adj⇒ vtr | (with adjective: regard, consider) | pensar, achar vt |
| | | julgar vt |
| | He thought it right to pay his taxes. |
| | Ela pensava (or: achava) correto pagar seus impostos. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Julgou apropriado o comportamento do filho. |
| think [sth]⇒ vtr | (remember) | lembrar vt |
| | | pensar vt |
| | Can you think what we did last weekend? |
| | Lembra o que fizemos na semana passada? |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Nem pensei em comprar-lhe um presente. |
| think [sth] vtr | (expect) | achar, pensar vt |
| | What do you think will happen? |
| | O que você acha (or: pensa) que vai acontecer? |
Formas compostas:
thought | think |
| a sobering thought n | (reminder of harsh reality) (sério, grave) | um chamado à realidade expres |
| | | uma ideia preocupante expres |
| | It's a sobering thought that thousands of graduates will never find a job. |
deep in thought,
in deep thought expr | (thinking intensely) | absorto nos próprios pensamentos |
| | Deep in thought, she didn't hear him call her name. |
| food for thought n | figurative ([sth] worth thinking about) | algo para pensar, motivo para pensar, razão para reflectir expres |
| | Yes, your ideas have certainly given me food for thought! |
| | Sim, suas ideias realmente me deram algo para pensar! |
| free thought n | (rationalism) (racionalismo) | pensamento livre loc sm |
| freedom of thought n | (right to hold beliefs) | liberdade de pensamento loc sf |
| | The reason most democracies separate church and state is to insure that every citizen has freedom of thought. |
give a second thought to [sth/sb],
give [sth/sb] a second thought v expr | informal (consideration) | pensar duas vezes expres |
| | | importar-se vp |
| Nota: Often used in the negative. |
| | Most people don't give a second thought to the problems of the homeless. |
| give it a second thought v expr | informal (rethink) (figurado, hesitar) | pensar duas vezes expres |
| | He dropped what he was doing and went to her without giving it a second thought. |
give thought to [sth],
give [sth] thought v expr | (consider) | considerar vt |
| | | refletir vt |
| | Before planting a tree you need to give thought to what is suitable for your garden. |
| | Antes de plantar uma árvore, você precisa considerar qual é a apropriada para seu jardim. |
| it might be thought | (some people may imagine) | pode-se pensar |
| | It might be thought that the English are unfriendly, but they are just reserved. |
| logical thought n | (rational, coherent thinking) (pensamento racional, coerente) | pensamento lógico loc sm |
| | She was distressed after the accident and incapable of logical thought. |
| lost in thought expr | (thinking deeply) (figurado) | perdido nos pensamentos expres |
| perish the thought interj | (God forbid) | nem pense nisso interj |
| | Beryl could become my new boss; perish the thought! |
| positive thought n | (optimistic or cheerful idea) (ideia otimista ou feliz) | pensamento positivo loc sm |
| | | força sf |
| rational thought n | (reason, coherent thinking) (razão, raciocínio coerente) | raciocínio coerente loc sm |
| | | pensamento coerente loc sm |
| school of thought n | (collective view) | escola de pensamento sf |
| | Markham and Fishburn belong to very different schools of thought. |
second thought,
on second thought (US),
second thoughts,
on second thoughts (UK) interj | informal (change of mind) (mudança de ideia) | pensando bem interj |
| | | pensando melhor interj |
| | I need to speak to the kids about this; on second thoughts, perhaps I'll wait until my husband gets home. |
| second thought n | (hesitation, consideration) | hesitação sf |
| | | indecisão sf |
| | She accepted the job without a second thought. |
| thought balloon n | (cartoon: bubble showing what [sb] is thinking) (desenho) | balão de pensamento loc sm |
| thought bubble n | (comic: balloon showing thoughts) (quadrinhos: mostrando o que alguém está pensando) | balão de fala loc sm |
| thought experiment n | (hypothetical study or question) (estudo hipotético ou questão) | experimento mental loc sm |
| thought leader n | (influential thinker) | líder de pensamento sm |
| thought leadership n | (act of influencing with ideas) | liderança de ideias expres |
| thought of adj | informal (taken into consideration) (levado em consideração) | pensado adj |
thought out,
thought-out adj | (planned, considered) (planejado, considerado) | pensado adj |
| | | avaliado adj |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| thought pattern n | (habitual way of thinking) (forma habitual de pensamento) | padrão de pensamento loc sm |
| thought process n | (thinking, train of thought) (sequência de ideias) | processo de pensamento loc sm |
thought provoking,
thought-provoking adj | (that makes you think) (que faz alguém pensar) | instigante adj |
| | | instigador adj |
| | This book on consumerism is a thought-provoking read. |
| thought shower n | figurative (brainstorm) | tempestade cerebral loc sf |
| thought to be [sth/sb] expr | (believed or considered to be [sth]) | acredita-se que expres |
| | He was thought to be a good student, until he was caught with drugs. |
| thought up adj | informal (devised, invented) (criado) | inventado adj |
| train of thought n | (sequence of ideas) (sequência de ideias) | linha de raciocínio sf |
| | | fio da meada sm |
| | | linha de pensamento sf |
| | I got confused when I was explaining it, and lost my train of thought. |
| well-thought-out adj | (carefully considered) | bem pensado, bem planejado adj |
who would have thought it?,
who would have thought? interj | (expressing surprise) (expressão: surpresa) | quem diria? interj |
| | Wow, that's really interesting – who would've thought? |