Locuções verbais
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| cover up for [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (hide [sb]'s guilt) | encobrir, ocultar vt |
| | Her co-workers tried to cover up for her many mistakes. |
| | Os colegas de trabalho dela tentaram encobrir os muitos erros dela. |
| gear up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (put on clothing, kit) | equipar, preparar vt |
| | The players were starting to gear up for the big game. |
| | Os jogadores estavam começando a se preparar para o grande jogo. |
| gear up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (mentally: get ready) | preparar-se vp |
| | | mentalizar, consciencializar vt |
| | I'm trying to gear up for my final exams on Monday. |
| | Estou tentando me preparar para minhas provas finais na segunda. |
| make up for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (compensate) | compensar por vt + prep |
| | She made up for being rude to me yesterday by inviting me out for coffee. |
| | Ela me compensou por ter sido rude comigo ontem, convidando-me para um café. |
| make up for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (counter, outweigh) | compensar vt |
| | He'll never be able to make up for his lack of natural ability. |
| | Ele nunca poderá me compensar por sua natural falta de habilidade. |
| save up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (put money aside for) | poupar vt |
| | | economizar vt |
| | I am trying to save up for a new car. |
| sign up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (enrol, register) | inscrever-se vp |
| | | matricular-se vp |
| | | registrar-se vp |
| | | POR: registar-se vp |
| | Have you signed up for the French translation course next spring? |
| | Você se inscreveu no curso de tradução de francês da primavera que vem? |
| sign up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (consent) | consentir vt |
| | | concordar vt |
| | | aquiescer vt |
| | More than 120 patients signed up for the clinical trial. |
| | Mais de 120 pacientes consentiram com o estudo clínico. |
| speak up for [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (defend) (verbalmente) | defender vt |
| | My big brother spoke up for our sister when Mom was scolding her. |
| stick up for [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (defend, support) (defender, ajudar) | defender vt |
| | | ajudar vt |
| | When the bullies came around, he stuck up for his little sister. |
Formas compostas:
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| come up for air v expr | (rise to water's surface) | vir à tona loc v |
| | He had to come up for air after being underwater for two minutes. |
| come up for air v expr | figurative (take a break) | dar uma parada loc v |
| | | fazer uma pausa loc v |
| | We worked straight through for 24 hours without even a break to come up for air. |
fired up about [sth],
fired up for [sth] adj + prep | figurative, informal (enthusiastic about [sth]) | entusiasmado adj |
| | | animado adj |
| | After an hour's practice on the tennis court, Isabel felt fired up for the tournament. |
| f*** [sth] up for [sb] v expr | vulgar, offensive, slang (spoil) | cagar, estragar, arruinar, lixar vt |
| | (ofensivo) | foder vt |
| | Bob felt bad about f***ing the holiday up for everyone else by becoming ill. |
| | O Beto ficou mal mesmo de cagar com o feriado de todo mundo por ter ficado doente. |
| have [sth] lined up for [sth] v expr | informal (scheduled for a time) | planejado, agendado, programado adj |
| | We have three events lined up for next week. |
hit [sb] up,
hit [sb] up for [sth] v expr | slang (approach for: money) | pedir dinheiro emprestado expres v |
| | | pedir empréstimo expres v |
| | (gíria) | pedinchar vt |
| | Watch out for Ralph, he's always hitting people up for money. |
| | Cuidado com Ralph, ele está sempre pedindo dinheiro emprestado para as pessoas. |
| be lined up for [sth] expr | informal (set aside, ready) | separado adj |
| | | reservado adj |
| | Those funds are lined up for emergencies. |
| make up for lost time v expr | (compensate for past inaction) | compensar o tempo perdido expres |
| | Her father made up for lost time by buying her lots of presents. |
| measure [sb] up for [sth] v expr | (calculate size: for clothing) | tirar medida loc v |
| | The tailor measured him up for a new suit. |
pull [sb] up on [sth],
pull [sb] up for [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (reprimand for [sth]) | repreender vt |
| | Ruth pulled her son up on his bad language. |
| put [sth] up for auction v expr | (offer for sale at auction) (ofertar para venda em leilão) | colocar em oferta loc v |
| | | colocar em leilão loc v |
| | We put our house up for auction, but we didn't get nearly as much as we'd hoped for. |
| put up for hire v expr | (make available to rent) | colocar para alugar |
| | Owners can put their caravans up for hire on the website. |
| put [sth] up for rent v expr | (make available to lease, hire) | colocar para alugar |
| | I don't know whether to sell my house or put it up for rent. |
| put [sth] up for sale v expr | (offer for purchase) | colocar à venda loc v |
| | He put his house up for sale because it had become too small for his family. |
| sign [sb] up for [sth] v expr | (enrol [sb] for [sth]) | inscrever vt |
| | | matricular vt |
| | | registrar vt |
| | | POR: registar vt |
| | The mother signed her kids up for summer camp. |
| | A mãe inscreveu os filhos no acampamento de verão. |
| size [sth/sb] up for [sth] v expr | (measure for clothing) | tirar as medidas de expres v + prep |
| | The tailor sized Morris up for his wedding suit. |
| stand up for [sb] v expr | figurative (defend [sb]) | defender vt |
| | Johnston was a hero who stood up for his fellow captors without regard for his own safety. |
| | Johnston era um herói que defendeu seus sequestradores sem se preocupar com sua própria segurança. |
| stand up for [sth] v expr | figurative (advocate [sth]) | defender vt |
| | Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for the rights of African Americans. |
| | Martin Luther King Jr. defendeu os direitos dos afro-americanos. |
| stand up for yourself v expr | (defend yourself) | defender-se vp |
| | Suzie has to learn to stand up for herself. |
trade [sth] up for [sth],
trade up [sth] for [sth] v expr | (exchange: for [sth] of higher value) | fazer uma troca vantajosa expres v |
| a turn up for the books n | ([sth] surprising) | uma grande surpresa adj + sf |
| up for consideration adj | informal (being considered) | para deliberação loc adj |
| | | para consideração loc adj |
| | The next topic up for consideration is the new bridge. |
| up for debate adj | (open to discussion) | em debate loc adv |
| | The future of Britain's nuclear weapons system is up for debate. |
| up for discussion adj | (open to debate) | aberto para debate loc adj |
| | | posto à discussão, em discussão loc adj |
| | The subject of you going to the party is not up for discussion. |
| up for discussion adj | (to be discussed) (a ser discutido) | aberta para debate loc adj |
| | | colocada em discussão loc adj |
| | The question will be up for discussion at our next meeting. |
| up for grabs adj | informal (available) (disponível) | disponível para quem quiser, disponível para o primeiro que quiser expres |
| | I don't want this bag of chips any more - it's up for grabs. |
| up for grabs adj | informal, figurative (available) (figurado, informal: disponível) | dando sopa expres |
| | The championship title is up for grabs at this final race of the season. |
| up for it expr | UK, slang (sexually available) | a fim de sexo loc prep + sm |
| | Mark made a pass at Jennifer because he thought she was up for it. |
| up for it expr | informal (willing to do [sth]) | disposto a fazer algo loc adj |