| Traduções complementares |
| up adj | informal (related to upward direction) | que sobe loc adj |
| | | de cima loc adj |
| | Use the up escalator; it's quicker than the stairs. |
| | Use a escada rolante que sobe, é mais rápida que a escada comum. |
| up adj | informal (constructed) | de pé loc adj |
| | The building has been up for three months. |
| | O prédio está de pé há três meses. |
| up adj | US (tide: in) (maré) | alta adj |
| | The tide will be up soon. |
| | A maré estará alta. |
| up adj | (inland) | até prep |
| | We are going from the coast, up to Nottingham in the middle of England. |
| | Nós estamos indo da costa até Nottingham, no meio da Inglaterra. |
| up adj | (to the north) | em cima, no norte loc adv |
| | They are up in New York. |
| | Eles estão no norte de Nova York. |
| up adj | (expired, finished) | acabar v int |
| | Sarah's contract will be up at the end of the year, so she's looking for a new job. |
| | O contrato de Sarah acabará no final do ano, então ela está procurando um novo emprego. |
| up adv | (to [sb]) (figurado) | logo loc adv |
| | Send the report up so the boss can read it. |
| | Envie o relatório logo, para que o chefe possa lê-lo. |
| up adv | (to higher value) (valor mais alto) | subir vt |
| | Jeff's salary is up ten thousand a year to forty thousand dollars. |
| | O salário de Jeff sobe de dez mil dólares por ano para quarenta mil. |
| up adv | informal (to higher brightness) (melhor) | alto adv |
| | Make sure the contrast is up on your screen. |
| | Verifique se o contraste está alto na sua tela. |
| up adv | (in contact with) | a par de loc prep |
| | Since I stopped reading a daily newspaper, I'm no longer up on events. |
| | Desde que parei de ler um jornal diário, não estou mais a par dos eventos. |
| up adv | US (sports: tied) (esporte) | empatado adj |
| | The score was six up at the end. |
| | O placar ficou empatado no final. |
| up n | informal (upward slope) | alto sm |
| | | subida sf |
| | The bike path is fun, with lots of ups and downs. |
| | A ciclovia é divertida, com muitos altos e baixos. |
| ups npl | (positive experiences) | experiência positiva sf + adj |
| | Our marriage isn't perfect, but we've experienced more ups than downs over the years. |
| up and do [sth] v expr | (do [sth] unexpectedly) | de repente expres |
| | With that, the old man upped and left the room. One day, the cat upped and ran away. |
| | Com isso, o velho de repente saiu da sala. Um dia, de repente, o gato fugiu. |
| up [sth]⇒ vtr | slang (increase) | aumentar vt |
| | The band upped the number of shows in their tour. |
| | A banda aumentou o número de shows da sua turnê. |
Locuções verbais
|
| act up vi phrasal | UK, informal (child: misbehave) | fazer cena loc v |
| | Why do children always wait to be in public to act up? |
| | Por que as crianças esperam estarem em público para fazer cena? |
| act up vi phrasal | informal (machine: malfunction) | dar problema loc v |
| | The TV is acting up, but I think it's just a loose wire. |
| | A TV está dando problema, mas eu acho que é só um fio solto. |
| act up vi phrasal | UK (stand in for [sb] more senior) | substituir vt |
| | Lily was asked to act up for the six months that her manager would be away. |
| | Lily foi convidada para substituir seu gerente durante os seis meses que ele estaria fora. |
| add up vi phrasal | (do sums) | somar, adicionar vt |
| | The children are learning to add up. |
| | As crianças estão aprendendo a somar. |
| add up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (total) | somar, adicionar vt |
| | (formal) | totalizar vt |
| | (informal: resultado) | dar vt |
| | The opposite sides of a die add up to seven. |
| | Os lados opostos de um dado somam sete. |
| add [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (calculate total) | somar, adicionar vt |
| | When you add up the numbers in this column, you should get 500. |
| | Quando você soma os números nessa coluna, você deve obter 500. |
| add up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (make sense) (figurado, informal) | bater v int |
| | (informar: resultado) | dar certo expres v |
| Nota: often used in the negative |
| | The two different accounts of the same event don't add up. |
| | Os dois relatos diferentes do mesmo evento não batem. |
| add up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (indicate, lead to) (figurado) | apontar vt |
| | | indicar vt |
| | The evidence adds up to a clear attempt to steal the goods. |
| | A evidência aponta para uma clara tentativa de roubar os bens. |
| add up vi phrasal | (accumulate gradually) | acrescentar v int |
| | | somar v int |
| | | acumular vt |
| | The stresses of everyday life can add up and leave you feeling overwhelmed. |
amp [sth] up,
amp up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (increase the power of) (figurado, potência de algo) | aumentar vt |
| ante up vi phrasal | (pay) | pagar vt |
| | Ante up, you must pay your fair share. |
| ante [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | US (poker: contribute to betting pot) (pôquer) | pagar, contribuir vt |
| | (gíria) | arrotar vt |
| | I had to ante up $100 just to stay in the game. |
back [sth] up,
back up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (computing: make copies) | fazer cópia de segurança vt + sf |
| Nota: The single-word form is used when the term is or modifies a noun. |
| | It is advisable to back up all the files on your computer regularly, in case of breakdown. |
| | É aconselhável fazer cópia de todos os arquivos no seu computador regularmente, caso ele tenha uma pane. |
| back [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (support) | apoiar vt |
| | Go ahead and tell the boss just what happened; I'll back you up on it. |
| | Vá e conte ao chefe o que aconteceu, eu apoio você. |
back [sth] up,
back up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (confirm: fact, argument) | confirmar vt |
| | | suportar vt |
| | The accused man insisted that his wife would back up his story and give him an alibi. |
| | O homem acusado insistiu que sua esposa confirmaria sua história e lhe daria um álibi. |
back [sth] up,
back up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (vehicle: reverse) (BRA) | dar marcha a ré expres v |
| | (POR) | fazer marcha atrás expres v |
| | It's difficult to back up a truck when a trailer is attached. |
| | É difícil dar marcha a ré num caminhão quando tem um trailer conectado. |
| back up vi phrasal | (move in reverse) (BRA) | dar marcha a ré expres v |
| | (POR) | fazer marcha atrás expres v |
| | | recuar v int |
| | A loud beeping alerts other road users when the lorry is backing up. |
| back up vi phrasal | (water: accumulate) | acumular-se vp |
| | Water has backed up into the toilet and the flush won't work. |
ball [sth] up,
ball up [sth] (US),
balls [sth] up,
balls up [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal sep | slang (do [sth] badly) (fazer uma confusão) | enrolar-se vp |
| | | entrar numa fria loc v |
| Nota: In the UK, 'balls up' may be offensive to some. |
| | I've really balled up my computer this time; I'll have to call tech support. |
ball [sth] up,
ball up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (shape into a ball) | arredondar vt |
| | In frustration, Jimmy balled up his report and tossed it in the trash can. |
| bang [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | UK, slang (put in prison) (colocar na cadeia) | pôr em cana, meter em cana loc v |
| | He got banged up for robbing the local liquor store. |
| bang [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | US, slang (damage) | estragar, destruir vt |
| | I really banged up the car when I hit that moose. |
beam [sb/sth] up,
beam up [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (science fiction: transport) | transportar vt |
| bear up vi phrasal | (endure [sth] difficult) (figurado) | levar v int |
| | | resistir v int |
| | She is bearing up well despite the pressure she is under. |
| bear up vi phrasal | (remain strong in adversity) (figurado) | levar v int |
| | | resistir v int |
| beat [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (assault) (informal) | bater em vt + prep |
| | | espancar vt |
| | (informal) | dar uma surra em loc verb + prep |
| | A group of youths beat Henry up. |
| | Um grupo de jovens bateu em Henry. |
beef [sth] up,
beef up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (make stronger, augment) | encorpar vt |
| | The Indian spices beef up this vegetarian dish. |
| | Os temperos indianos encorpam esse prato vegetariano. |
| beef up vi phrasal | informal, figurative (build muscle) (BR, informal) | malhar v int |
| | | ganhar músculos expres v |
| | The coach told the young football player to beef up in the gym. |
| | O técnico disse para o jovem jogador de futebol americano malhar na academia. |
| belt up vi phrasal | informal (fasten seatbelt) | colocar o cinto vt + sm |
| | Make sure you belt up when you get in the car. |
| belt up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (stop talking) (informal) | calar a boca expres v |
| | Tanya shouted at her brother to belt up. |
| bid up vi phrasal | (bidding higher) | dar lance expres v |
| bid [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (bidding higher on [sth]) | dar lance expres v |
| | Simon bid his own lot up to make as much as possible on it. |
| big [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | slang (express admiration) (expressar admiração) | engrandecer vt |
| big [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | slang (exaggerate greatness) (exagerar importância) | engrandecer vt |
bind [sth] up,
bind up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (bandage securely) (ligas, bandagem) | ligar vt |
| | You should bind up that wound to stop the bleeding. |
bind [sth] up,
bind up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (wrap with string, etc.) | amarrar, atar vt |
| | Bind up the package with string. |
| blaze up vi phrasal | UK, informal (light cigarette, cigar, etc.) | acender vt |
| block [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (obstruct) (bloquear) | colocar obstáculo loc v |
| | He had blocked up the exit so we couldn't leave. |
| | Ele tinha colocado obstáculos à porta para impedir a nossa saída. |
| blow up vi phrasal | (explode) | explodir vt |
| | I watched the Hindenburg blow up. |
| | Eu vi o Hindenburg explodir. |
blow [sth] up,
blow up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (detonate) | detonar vt |
| | They blew up the enemy's ammunition dump. |
| | Eles detonaram o paiol de munição. |
blow [sth] up,
blow up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (inflate) | inflar vt |
| | | encher vt |
| | Karen blew up the airbed for her guests. |
blow [sth] up,
blow up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (photograph: enlarge) | ampliar vt |
| | Small photos may have to be blown up if they are not identifiable. |
| | Fotos pequenas devem ser ampliadas se não forem identificáveis. |
| blow up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (get angry) | ficar furioso expres v |
| | She blew up when I told her about the car. |
| | Ela ficou furiosa quando contei a ela sobre o carro. |
board [sth] up,
board up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (cover temporarily with panels) | cobrir vt |
| | | proteger vt |
| | They boarded up the windows before the hurricane arrived. |
| boil [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (cook) (cozinhar) | ferver vt |
| | This weekend, we'll boil up a big pot of crawfish. |
| boil up vi phrasal | figurative (intensify) (figurado, aumentar excessivamente) | ferver v int |
| | Tension along the border boiled up to a full-blown war. |
| | A tensão na fronteira ferveu e levou a guerra total. |
| boil up vi phrasal | informal, figurative (feel hot) (informal, figurado) | ferver v int |
| | (informal, figurado) | morrer de calor expres v |
| | I'm boiling up here. Can't you open a window? |
| bone up vi phrasal | slang (revise knowledge) | revisar a matéria expres v |
| | You've got just three days left before the exam; time to bone up! |
| bone up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | slang (revise knowledge of) (atualizar conhecimento) | pôr em dia, colocar em dia expres v |
| | If you're going to be that picky, I'd better bone up on basic grammar. |
| | Se você vai ser assim tão exigente, é melhor eu pôr em dia os meus conhecimentos de gramática. |
| bone up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | slang (learn about) | estudar, aprender vt |
| | The students boned up on psychology terms before the exam. |
| book [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (reserve fully) | reservar vt |
| | There was no room at the hotel; they were completely booked up for the summer. |
boot [sth] up,
boot up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (switch on: computer) (computador) | ligar vt |
| | When Lucie arrives at the office, the first thing she does is boot up her computer. |
| boot up vi phrasal | (computer: start) (computador) | ligar vt |
| | Kevin sipped his coffee as he waited for his PC to boot up. |
bottle [sth] up,
bottle up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (repress: feelings, energy) (sentimentos) | reprimir vt |
| | It is not emotionally or physically healthy to bottle up one's emotions. |
| | Não é emocionalmente ou fisicamente saudável reprimir as emoções. |
Formas compostas:
|
add,
add up vi | (do sums) (matemática) | somar v int |
| | I learned how to add when I was in first grade. |
| | Aprendi a somar quando estava no primeiro ano. |
| all shook up adj | US, slang (shaken, very upset) | descontrolado, abalado adj |
| | The criminal was all shook up because he knew the police would find him. |
apply makeup,
apply make-up vtr + n | (put on cosmetics) | passar maquiagem vt + sf |
| | | maquiar-se vp |
| | I don't have the time to apply makeup, so it's lucky I have nice skin! |
backed up,
backed-up adj | (pipe, etc.: blocked) | entupido adj |
| | The plumbing was backed up because of excess hair in the drain. |
| | O encanamento está entupido por causa de excesso de cabelo no ralo. |
| backing up n | (computing: making copies) | cópia sf |
| | The software performs the backing up of data. |
| backing up n | (vehicle: reversing) | ré sf |
| | The reverse lights warn people of the backing up of the vehicle. |
| backing up n | (water: collecting) (água) | acúmulo sm |
| | The backing up of water in the lake caused the flood. |
backup,
back-up n | (support) | apoio, reforço sm |
| | | ajuda sf |
| | When the policeman realized he couldn't handle the situation alone, he called for backup. |
| | Quando o policial percebeu que não conseguiria controlar a situação sozinho, ele pediu apoio. |
backup,
back-up n | (duplicate copy) (estrangeirismo) | backup sm |
| | | cópia de segurança loc |
| | This is a backup; the original copy is in the filing cabinet. |
| | Isso é um backup; a cópia original está no armário. |
backup,
back-up n | (accumulation) | acúmulo sm |
| | There is a backup of paperwork that we need to file by the end of the day. |
| | Tem um acúmulo de documentos que temos que arquivar até o fim do dia. |
backup,
back-up n | informal (traffic jam) | engarrafamento sm |
| | There is a backup on the interstate just north of the city. |
| | Tem um engarrafamento na rodovia interestadual ao norte da cidade. |
backup,
back-up n as adj | (alternative) (anglicismo: alternativa, reserva) | backup sm |
| | | reserva sf |
| | I'm going to keep my old laptop as a backup computer just in case my new one breaks down. |
backup copy,
back-up copy n | (data: duplicate) (estrangeirismo) | backup sm |
| | | cópia de segurança, cópia reserva loc |
| | It's a good idea to make a backup copy of important documents. |
| | É uma boa ideia fazer um backup de documentos importantes. |
backup light,
back-up light (US),
reversing light (UK) n | usually plural (light when vehicle moves backward) (carro) | Luz de ré sf + adj |
| balls-up n | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal (mess, poor job) | trapalhada sf |
| bang-up adj | slang (excellent) (excelente) | bárbaro, fantástico adj |
| | Congratulations, you did a bang-up job on that project! |
bank [sth] up,
bank up [sth] vtr + adv | (make pile of [sth]) | juntar vt |
| | | empilhar vt |
| bark up the wrong tree v expr | figurative (follow a mistaken idea) | desperdiçar tempo expres v |
| | | bater na porta errada expres v |
| Nota: Often used in continuous tenses. |
| be barking up the wrong tree v expr | figurative, informal (be mistaken) (estar enganado, coloquial) | bater à porta errada expres |
be fired with enthusiasm,
be fired up with enthusiasm expr | (feel very enthusiastic) | animado adj |
| be measured up v expr | (be fitted for clothes) | tirar medidas expres |
| | You'll be measured up by a tailor when you have a custom tweed jacket made. |
| be stood up v expr | informal (be abandoned on date) | levar bolo expres v |
| | After an hour waiting in the restaurant, he realised he'd been stood up. |
| be wound up v expr | (xxx) | ser encerrado loc v |
| beat yourself up v expr | figurative, informal (feel guilty or bad) (figurado) | martirizar-se vp |
| | (figurado) | culpar-se vp |
| | It was just an honest mistake, so you shouldn't beat yourself up about it. |
| beat-up adj | US, slang (vehicle: in poor condition) (figurado, informal) | surrado, esmurrado adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Rick drives a beat-up pickup truck. |
| | Rick dirige uma picape surrada. |
| beat-up car n | US, slang (car in poor condition) (BR, gíria) | lata velha loc sf |
| | (figurado, informal) | calhambeque sm |
| | (figurado, informal) | carro surrado loc sm |
| | I love my beat-up car, even though it´s covered in dents and scratches. |
| beaten-up adj | informal (car, etc.: battered from use) (figurado) | caído vt |
| | | usado vt |
| beefed-up adj | (improved, increased, strengthened) | reforçado adj |
| bid up n | (increase in bid) | lance maior sm + adj |
| big up interj | slang (admiration) (figurado) | viva interj |
blown up,
blown-up adj | informal (image: enlarged) | ampliado adj |
| | The blown-up pictures were grainier than the originals. |
blown up,
blown-up adj | informal (thing: by explosion) | destroçado adj |
| | The town was a mess of blown-up buildings and rubble. |
| blown up adj | informal (person: by explosion) | explodido adj |
| | He is one of several politicians blown up last year by terrorists. |
blown up,
blown-up adj | informal (balloon, etc.: inflated) | inflado adj |
| | Pass me a blown-up balloon and I'll make you an animal. |
blowup (US),
blow-up adj | informal (inflatable) | inflável adj |
| | We inflated the blow-up beach ball and tossed it in the water. |
blowup (US),
blow-up (UK) n | informal (enlarged image) (imagem) | ampliação sf |
| | The gallery is displaying several blowups of famous images. |
blowup (US),
blow-up (UK) n | informal (angry outburst) | acesso de fúria loc sm |
| | Yesterday there was a huge blowup between the strikers and the administration. |
boarded,
boarded up,
boarded-up adj | (window, etc.: covered with wooden boards) (com tábuas) | tapado adj |
| Nota: The hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The old building had boarded windows with decaying frames. |
bob,
bob along,
bob up and down vi | used in compounds (move up and down: on water) | balançar v int |
| | The toy boat bobbed along on the surface of the lake. |
| bob up vi + adv | (appear from underwater) | aparecer, emergir v int |
| booze-up n | informal, UK (alcoholic drinking session) (informal) | bebedeira sf |
| | Fancy a booze-up with the lads tonight? |
| botch [sth] up vtr + adv | informal (bungle, do badly) | fazer de forma desajeitada vt + loc adv |
| botch-up n | informal ([sth] done badly) (informal) | trapalhada, bagunça sf |
| bottled-up adj | figurative, informal (repressed, not expressed) | contido adj |
| | | reprimido adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Bottled-up feelings can have a negative effect on your mental health. |
| bottom-up adj | (hierarchical: working upwards) | ascendente adj |
| bottom-up adj | (design, programming approach: strategic) (tipo de abordagem estratégica) | de baixo para cima loc adv |