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| draw vi | (select [sth] by lots) (selecionar) | tirar v int |
| | We will draw from a hat to see who goes on which team. |
| | Vamos tirar no chapéu para ver quem sai em qual time. |
| draw [sth]⇒ vtr | (select [sth]) (selecionar) | tirar vt |
| | Let's draw sticks to see who has to go. Longer stick wins. |
| | Vamos tirar no palitinho para ver quem vai. O palito mais longo ganha. |
| draw n | (drawing of lots) | sorteio sm |
| | A draw was used to create four teams. |
| | She won the draw for the blueberry pie. |
| | Um sorteio foi usado para criar os quatro times. Ela ganhou o sorteio da torta de mirtilo. |
| draw n | (power to attract) | poder de atração sm |
| | | chamariz sm |
| | The man had some sort of draw on women that we couldn't understand. |
| | O homem tinha algum tipo de poder de atração por mulheres que não conseguimos entender. |
| draw n | (smoking: inhalation) | tragada sf |
| | A draw of cigarette smoke is often followed by a cough. |
| | Uma tragada de fumaça de cigarro é frequentemente seguida por uma tosse. |
| draw n | (removal of a gun) (de arma) | sacada sf |
| | The cowboy had a quick draw and shot the other cowboys first. |
| | O cowboy teve uma sacada rápida e atirou nos outros cowboys primeiro. |
| draw n | (pull) (ato de tirar) | sorteio sm |
| | His draw of a four from the hat put him on team four. |
| | Seu sorteio do quatro no chapéu o colocou no time quatro. |
| draw n | US (gully) | rego sm |
| | The horsemen are waiting in the draw behind that hill. |
| | Os cavaleiros estão esperando no rego atrás daquela colina. |
| draw n | (American football) (esportes: enganar adversário) | finta sf |
| | The quarterback called for a draw, and ran to his left. |
| | O quarterback pediu finta e correu para a esquerda. |
| draw⇒ vi | (sketch) | desenhar vt |
| | She likes to spend her time drawing. |
| | Ela gosta de passar o tempo desenhando. |
| draw vi | (approach) | aproximar-se v p |
| | As he drew close to home, he heard the sound of the fire. |
| | Ao se aproximar de casa, ouviu o barulho do fogo. |
| draw vi | (take out a weapon) | sacar v int |
| | The cowboy drew quickly. |
| | O cowboy sacou rapidamente. |
| draw vi | (tea: brew) (chá) | infundir vt |
| | Leave the tea alone! Just let it draw. |
| | Deixe o chá! Apenas deixe-o infundir. |
| draw [sth]⇒ vtr | (pull [sth] behind) | puxar vt |
| | The truck is strong enough to draw a one-ton trailer. |
| | O caminhão é forte o suficiente para puxar um trailer de uma tonelada. |
| draw [sth] vtr | (extract [sth]) | extrair, tirar vt |
| | Before people had running water in their homes, they would have to go to a well to draw water. |
| | Antes que as pessoas tivessem água corrente em suas casas, teriam que ir a um poço para tirar água. |
| draw [sth] vtr | (curtain, drapes: pull shut) (cortinas) | puxar vt |
| | Each night they draw the curtains. |
| | Todas as noites puxam as cortinas. |
| draw [sth] vtr | (withdraw money) (dinheiro) | sacar vt |
| | He draws fifty dollars from my account every Friday. |
| | Ele saca cinquenta dólares da minha conta toda sexta-feira. |
| draw [sth] vtr | (earn [sth]) | receber, ganhar vt |
| | He draws a large salary. |
| | Ele ganha um bom salário. |
| draw [sth] vtr | (formulate [sth]) | tirar, formular vt |
| | You can draw whatever conclusion you want, but I believe that he did it. |
| | Você pode tirar a conclusão que quiser, mas acredito que ele fez isso. |
| draw [sth] vtr | (cards: take out) (cartas) | tirar vt |
| | She drew a card from the top of the deck. |
| | Ela tirou uma carta do topo do baralho. |
| draw [sth] vtr | (contract, wrinkle [sth]) | franzir, contrair vt |
| | She drew her brow in deep thought. |
| | Ela franziu a sobrancelha em um pensamento profundo. |
| draw [sth] vtr | (bow: bend to shoot arrow) (arco e flecha) | curvar vt |
| | The archer draws his bow, and then releases the arrow. |
| | O arqueiro curva o arco e solta a flecha. |
| draw [sth] vtr | (tea: brew) (chá) | infundir vt |
| | She never draws the tea properly - it's always too weak. |
| | Ela nunca infunde o chá corretamente, é sempre muito fraco. |
| draw [sth] vtr | (bow: pull across strings) (figurado) | friccionar vt |
| | Lisa drew her bow gently across the strings of her violin. |
| | Lisa friccionou o arco suavemente pelas cordas do violino. |
| draw [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (take, obtain [sth]) | tirar, obter vt |
| | He draws inspiration from his past. |
| | Ele tira inspiração do seu passado. |
| draw [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (extract from) (informal) | tirar de vt + prep |
| | | extrair de vt + prep |
| | Martha drew water from the well. |
| | Martha tirou água do poço. |
| draw from [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (takes, gets ideas from) (ideias) | pegar, extrair vt |
| | This biography draws from a wealth of historical texts. |
| | Esta biografia é extraída de uma riqueza de textos históricos. |
Locuções verbais
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| draw away vi phrasal | (retreat, move back) | retirar-se vp |
| draw back vi phrasal | (flinch) | recuar v int |
| Nota: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | She drew back sharply when the dog barked at her. |
| | Ela recuou rapidamente quando o cachorro latiu para ela. |
draw [sth] down,
draw down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | mainly US (military: reduce number of troops) | retirar vt |
| | The army will gradually draw down the troops in the war-torn region this year. |
draw [sth] down,
draw down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | mainly US (deplete: supplies) | reduzir vt |
| | | retirar vt |
| | | esgotar vt |
| draw in vi phrasal | UK (night: get darker earlier) | escurecer mais cedo expres v |
| | Now that the nights are drawing in, there's no better place to be than in an armchair by the fire. |
| | Agora que as noites estão escurecendo mais cedo, não há lugar melhor para ficar do que numa poltrona perto da lareira. |
| draw on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (resources: use) (recursos: usar) | lançar mão de expres v |
| | Henrietta drew on her experience as a hockey captain when asked to lead the project. |
| | Henrietta lançou mão da experiência dela como capitã de hóquei quando lhe pediram para liderar um projeto. |
| draw on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (use [sb]'s contribution) (usar a contribuição de) | valer-se de vp + prep |
| | Ruby lives alone, so she draws on her neighbours for help. |
draw [sth] out,
draw out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (prolong) | prolongar, alongar vt |
| | I signed up for a Masters course because I wanted to draw out being a student for as long as possible. |
| | Eu me inscrevi para um curso de mestrado porque quero me prolongar como estudante o máximo que puder. |
draw [sth] out,
draw out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (elicit) (figurado) | extrair vt |
| | | trazer à tona expres |
| | The psychiatrist drew out her long-buried secrets. |
| | O psiquiatra extraiu dela os segredos enterrados há muito tempo |
draw [sb] out,
draw out [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (incite to talk) | incitar, incentivar vt |
| | The interviewer attempted to draw the MP out on the subject of the transport strike. |
draw [sb/sth] out,
draw out [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (lure, esp. out of hiding) | atrair para fora expres v |
| | The pest control technician used smoke to draw out the wasps. |
| draw [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (draft, plan out) | elaborar vt |
| | It is desirable that any important legal documents be drawn up by a qualified solicitor. |
| | É desejável que quaisquer documentos legais importantes sejam elaborados por um advogado qualificado. |
| draw [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (pull forward) | puxar vt |
| | | pegar vt |
| | Draw up a chair and I'll show you my holiday pictures. |
| | Puxa uma cadeira que vou te mostrar minhas fotos das férias. |
| draw [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (pull upwards) | elevar vt |
| | | empurrar vt |
| | She drew her knees up to her chest and lay there in a foetal position. |
| | Ela elevou os joelhos até o peito e deitou lá em posição fetal. |
| draw up vi phrasal | (car: arrive, stop) | estacionar vt |
| | Two cars drew up outside the house. |
| | Dois carros estacionaram fora da casa. |
| draw up vi phrasal | (arrive: by car) | chegar v int |
| | They drew up at the premiere in a stretch limousine. |
| | Eles chegaram no lançamento em uma limousine estendida. |
| draw upon [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (use as source or resource) | fazer uso de expres v |
| | To pass the final exam, the students must draw upon everything they have learned in the course. |
| | Para passar na prova final, os alunos devem fazer uso de tudo que eles aprenderam no curso. |
Formas compostas:
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| draw a blank v expr | figurative (be unable to recall [sth]) | esquecer vt |
| | | dar branco expres v |
| | I struggled to remember the title of the book but drew a blank. |
| draw a blank v expr | figurative (fail to elicit [sth]) | não dar em nada expres v |
| | Jenna's search for information about her birth parents drew a blank. |
draw a check (US),
draw a cheque (UK) v expr | (write a bank order) | fazer um cheque, preencher um cheque expres v |
| | Your invoice was approved so I'll draw a check for you by the end of the day. |
| draw a conclusion v expr | (deduce, conclude [sth]) | chegar a uma conclusão expres v |
| | | concluir vt |
| | The sample was too small for the researchers to draw a conclusion with any certainty. |
| draw a crowd v expr | (attract people's attention) | atrair uma multidão, atrair muita gente expres v |
| | That band always draws a crowd. |
| draw a diagram v expr | (represent [sth] schematically) | fazer um diagrama expres v |
| | He drew a diagram of how he wanted his new kitchen to be laid out. |
| draw a gun on [sb] v expr | (aim a firearm at) | apontar uma arma para expres v |
| | To stop the robber, the policewoman drew a gun on him and ordered him to lie on the ground. |
| draw a parallel between [sth] and [sth] v expr | (identify as being similar) | fazer um paralelo entre expres v |
| | We can draw a parallel between restrictions on law making powers of the earliest British Parliaments, and that of the modern European Parliament. |
| draw a pay check v expr | US (be employed) (ganhar contracheque) | estar empregado loc v |
| | I've lived here ever since I first drew a pay check. |
| draw a pay check from [sb] v expr | US (work for [sb]) (trabalhar para alguém) | ganhar o pão expres v |
| draw a picture v expr | (represent [sth] visually) | fazer um desenho, desenhar expres v |
| | I couldn't describe the crash in words so I drew a picture of it for the police. |
| draw a picture v expr | figurative (describe in detail) | descrever em detalhes expres v |
| | The novel draws a picture of life in Depression-era America. |
draw [sth] apart,
draw apart [sth] vtr + adv | (separate) | separar vt |
| | You have to draw apart the halves of the avocado before you can scoop out the pulp. |
| draw apart vi + adv | (move in opposite directions) | separar-se v int |
| draw [sb] aside vtr + adv | (speak privately to) (falar em particular) | chamar à parte expres v |
| | After the meeting, the chairman drew me aside to ask if I would be interested in joining the committee. |
| draw attention vtr + n | (be very noticeable) | chamar atenção expres v |
| | Garish clothing draws attention. |
| | Roupas berrantes chamam atenção. |
| draw attention to [sth] v expr | (make [sth] noticeable) | chamar atenção expres v |
| | | realçar vt |
| | Bold text is used to draw attention to certain words. |
draw [sb]'s attention,
draw the attention of [sb] v expr | (attract, interest) | chamar a atenção de expres v |
| | The street entertainer drew the attention of a large crowd. |
| draw away from [sth/sb] v expr | (retreat from [sth], [sb]) | afastar-se vp |
| | | retirar-se vp |
| draw [sb] away from [sth] v expr | (cause to leave) | fazer sair loc v |
| | What drew you away from your hometown? |
| | O que o fez sair de sua cidade natal? |
| draw back from [sth/sb] v expr | (retreat) | recuar de v int + prep |
| | | retroceder de v int + prep |
| | He ordered his troops to draw back from the border. |
| | Ele ordenou às tropas que recuassem da fronteira. |
| draw [sth] back vtr + prep | (pull away, apart) | puxar para trás expres v |
| | When I drew back the curtains, sunlight flooded in. |
| | Quando puxei a cortina para trás, a luz do sol inundou o quarto. |
| draw blood vtr + n | (make blood flow) | derramar sangue expres v |
| | The swordsman's thrust drew blood. |
| draw criticism vtr + n | (attract disapproval) | suscitar críticas vt + sfpl |
| | The politician drew criticism for his controversial speech. |
draw [sth] forth,
draw forth [sth] vtr + adv | (bring out, elicit) | trazer à luz, trazer à tona expres v |
| draw heavily on [sth] v expr | (make great use of) | fazer muito uso de expres v |
| | The apprentice draws heavily on the works of the grand masters for inspiration. |
draw [sb] in,
draw in [sb] vtr + adv | (interest, captivate) | atrair vt |
| | We need a beautiful sign for our shop to draw customers in. |
| | Precisamos de uma bela placa em nossa loja para atrairmos clientes para dentro. |
draw [sth] in,
draw in [sth] vtr + adv | (inhale: smoke, breath) | inalar vt |
| | He would often cough after drawing in a breath of smoke. |
| | Ele normalmente tossia depois de inalar uma tragada de cigarro. |
| draw in vi + adv | (move closer) | aproximar-se vp |
| | As he drew in closer, John could see more and more detail. |
| | Ao se aproximar, John podia ver mais e mais detalhes. |
| draw [sb] into [sth] vtr + prep | (involve [sb] in [sth]) | envolver em vt |
| | Don't draw me into your problems! |
| | Não me envolve em seus problemas! |
| draw lots vtr + npl | (decide by lottery) | tirar na sorte expres v |
| | They drew lots to see who would go first. |
| draw near vi + adv | figurative (be imminent) | estar perto loc v |
| | New Year's Day is drawing near. |
| draw near vi + adv | (approach) | aproximar-se v int |
| | As we drew near, the air became thick with smoke. |
| draw near [sth] vi + prep | (approach) | aproximar-se vp |
| | | chegar perto vt + adv |
| | As we drew near the gates, they opened automatically. |
draw off [sth],
draw [sth] off vtr + adv | (liquid: remove by draining) (líquido) | drenar vt |
| | The doctor had to use a large needle to draw off the liquid in my swollen knee. |
| draw [sb] off vtr + adv | ([sb]: induce to leave) (pessoa) | fazer sair expres v |
| draw [sth] off vtr + adv | ([sth]: remove by pulling) (algo) | remover, retirar vt |
draw on [sth],
draw [sth] on vtr + adv | (clothing: put on) (roupa) | vestir vt |
| | He quickly drew on his trousers and ran out the door. |
| | Ele rapidamente vestiu as calças e correu para a porta. |
| draw [sb] over vtr + adv | (beckon) | chamar atenção com gestos expres v |
| | | acenar vt |
| draw poker n | (card game: five-card poker) (jogo de cartas) | pôquer fechado sm |
| draw the line v expr | figurative, informal (set a limit or restriction) | impor limite expres |
| | If we allow some people to do this, then where do we draw the line? |
draw the line at [sth],
draw the line at doing [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (set a limit or restriction) | impor limite expres v |
| | I went out for a few beers, but I drew the line at doing shots. |
draw to a close,
draw to an end v expr | (finish) | chegar perto do fim expres v |
| | As the evening drew to a close, the orchestra played a final waltz. |
| draw [sth] to a close v expr | (bring to an end) | terminar, acabar vt |
| | After an hour on the phone, she drew the conversation to a close. |
| draw together vi + adv | (form a huddle or group) | agrupar-se, juntar-se vp |
| | Penguins sometimes draw together to share body warmth. |
| draw together vtr + adv | (unite) | unir, juntar vt |
| draw up a formal document v expr | (write official paper) | redigir um documento formal expres v |
| | The lawyers are drawing up a formal document detailing my divorce settlement. |
| draw up a plan vi | (devise a way to proceed) | ter um plano, fazer um plano expres v |
| draw your sword v expr | (pull out blade) | puxar a espada expres v. |
| | When the soldier heard the insult, he drew his sword. |
| the luck of the draw n | (chance) (chance) | questão de sorte sf |
| | There's no way of guaranteeing you'll win the lottery - it's just the luck of the draw. |
| | Não meios de garantir que você vai ganhar na loteria - é uma questão de sorte. |
| prize draw n | UK (raffle in which [sth] is won) (rifa em que algo é ganho) | sorteio sm |
| | | rifa sf |
| quick on the draw adj | (quick to draw firearm) (sacar a arma rapidamente) | rápido no gatilho expres |
| | Cowboys had to be quick on the draw when they were fighting duels. |
quick on the draw,
quick on the trigger,
quick off the mark adj | figurative, informal (quick to act or react) | rápido no gatilho expres |