Formas compostas:
who | WHO |
| anybody who's anybody pron | informal (anyone who is important) (informal: todo mundo importante) | qualquer um que seja alguém expres |
| anyone who's anyone pron | (important person) (informal: pessoa importante) | qualquer um que seja alguém expres |
| determine whether/what/why/who vtr | (facts: ascertain) | determinar vt |
| | "We must determine what exactly happened that night," said Inspector Brown. |
| | "Devemos determinar o que ocorreu exatamente naquela noite," disse o inspetor Brown. |
| dread to think what/how/who v expr | (find unpleasant to imagine) | ter medo de pensar expres |
| | I dread to think how the victim's family must be feeling. |
| Heaven helps those who help themselves. expr | (Take action.) | Deus ajuda a quem cedo madruga expres |
| | | Deus ajuda a quem se ajuda expres |
| | She prayed that he would notice her, but Heaven helps those who help themselves. |
inquire as to whether/when/how/who/what,
enquire as to whether/when/how/who/what vtr | formal (with clause: ask) (formal) | indagar vt |
| | | perguntar vt |
| | I am writing to inquire as to whether your company has any vacancies. |
know that,
know who,
know what,
know why vtr | (be aware) | saber vt |
| | Does he know that we've arrived? |
| | Ele sabe que chegamos? |
learn who,
learn what,
learn why vtr + pron | (details, reasons: ascertain) | ficar sabendo loc v |
| | After weeks of work, the detective finally learned who the killer was. |
| | Após semanas de trabalho, o detetive finalmente ficou sabendo quem era o assassino. |
| no matter who expr | (with clause: whoever) | não importa quem expres |
| | No matter who says that the sky is green, they are still wrong. |
realize how/what/who,
also UK: realise how/what/who vtr + conj | (be aware) | imaginar, compreender, perceber vt |
| | | dar-se conta de expres v |
| | He doesn't realize how important this is for me. |
| | Ele não imagina o quanto isso é importante para mim. |
run [sth] up the flagpole,
run [sth] up the flagpole to see who salutes it expr | figurative (present [sth] to gauge interest) (figurado) | jogar a isca expres |
who cares,
who cares? interj | informal (I don't care) (informal) | quem se importa? interj |
| | | e daí? interj |
| | | quem liga? interj |
| | So you've made a few teeny mistakes – who cares! |
| who knows interj | (expressing that [sth] is unknown) (mostrar que algo é desconhecido) | Quem sabe? interj |
| | I wonder why she said such a weird thing - who knows! |
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? |
| who'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (who would) | quem iria pron + v aux |
| | Who'd want a job like that? Who'd be able to afford to buy such an expensive pair of shoes? |
| who'd contraction | informal, abbreviation (who did) | quem |
| | Who'd you say that man was? |
| who'll contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (who will) | quem irá, quem estará |
| | Who'll be at the party? |
| who're contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (who are) | quem são expres |
| | Who're those people over there? |
| who's contraction | colloquial, contraction (who is) | quem é pron + v aux |
| | | quem está pron + v aux |
| | Who's knocking at the door? |
| who's who expr | (identities) (identidades) | quem é quem expres |
| | I'm not sure who's who in these old family photos. |
| who've expr | contraction (who have) | que tem expres |
| you-know-who n | informal ([sb] unnamed but understood) (informal, referindo-se a terceira pessoa) | você sabe quem expres |