| Traduções principais |
| until prep | (with a noun: up to a point in time) | até prep |
| | Stephen was at the bar until closing. They waited until the party to announce the big news. |
| | Stephen ficou no bar até fechar. Eles esperaram até a festa para dar a grande notícia. |
| until conj | (with clause: up to a point in time) | até que conj |
| | | até prep |
| | Ali lived with his aunt and uncle until he was eighteen. |
| | Ali viveu com a tia e tio até os dezoito anos. |
| until conj | (with a clause: before a point in time) | até que conj |
| | | até prep |
| | Lauren waited until Dan had finished before she spoke. You can't drive until you are sixteen in the U.S. |
| | Lauren esperou até que Dan terminasse para ela falar. Você não pode dirigir até ter dezesseis anos nos EUA. |
| until prep | (with a noun: as far as a place) | até prep |
| | You need to stay on the Tube until Kings Cross, then change to a different line. |
| | Você deve ficar no metrô até Kings Cross, depois mudar para uma linha diferente. |
Formas compostas:
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don't knock it until you've tried it,
don't knock it till you've tried it expr | informal (experience [sth] before criticizing) | não julgue sem conhecer expres v |
| not until conj | (only when, only after) | só quando loc conj |
| | Not until your homework and your chores are finished may you watch TV. |
till kingdom come,
'til kingdom come,
until kingdom come adv | figurative (forever, eternity) (figurativo - sempre, eternidade) | o reino por vir loc sm |
| | Give her a ring to see if she's on her way, otherwise we could be here till kingdom come. |
to the bitter end,
until the bitter end expr | (until the difficult end of [sth]) (fim de situação difícil) | até o fim expres |
| | They vowed to fight to the bitter end. |
until all hours,
till all hours,
to all hours adv | (until late at night) | até tarde da noite loc adv |
| until further notice expr | (until next announcement) (próximo anúncio) | nova ordem adj + sf |
| | | novo aviso adj + sm |
| | The restaurant will be closed until further notice. |
| until next time adv | (goodbye) | até a próxima vez loc adv |
| until now adv | (up to the present moment) (até o presente momento) | até agora loc adv |
| | I'd never considered that perspective until now. |
| until recently adv | (up to a short while ago) (até pouco tempo atrás) | até recentemente loc adv |
| | (até recentemente) | até há pouco tempo loc adv |
| | I worked as a teacher until recently, when I opened my own business. |
| until the last minute adv | (to the final possible moment) | até o último minuto loc adv |
| | Don't wait until the last minute to buy your Christmas presents. |
| until then adv | (up to that point in the past) | até então loc adv |
| | | até aquele momento loc adv |
| | He got married when he was 40. Until then he always lived alone. |
| | Ele se casou aos 40 anos. Até então, sempre viveu sozinho. |
| until then adv | (before a specified point in the future) | até então loc adv |
| | | até lá loc adv |
| | He's going to start school in the fall. Until then he'll live at home. |
| | Ele vai começar a ir à escola no outono. Até então, vai morar em casa. |
| until today adv | (prior to this day) | até hoje loc adv |
| | (informal) | até então loc adv |
until we meet again,
Until we meet again! interj | (goodbye for now) (adeus por enquanto) | até a próxima vez loc adv |
| | (formal) | até o próximo encontro loc adv |
| | (informal) | até mais loc adv |
| until we meet again expr | (for now, until our next meeting) (por enquanto, até o próximo encontro) | até mais loc adv |
| | (formal) | até o próximo encontro loc adv |
| | (informal) | até a próxima loc adv |
| | Please take care of my sister until we meet again. |
| up until prep | (in the time before) (em um tempo passado) | até aquele momento loc adv |
| | | até aquela hora loc adv |
| | Up until today this has never been a problem. |