| Traduções principais |
| trouble n | (difficulty) | dificuldade sf |
| | | problema sm |
| | He was having trouble getting the key in the door. |
| | Ele estava tendo dificuldade para meter a chave na porta. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês O problema do aluno estrangeiro está em conjugar os verbos irregulares em português. |
| troubles npl | (problems) | problemas sm pl |
| | Francesca was telling me about all her troubles. |
| | Francesca estava me falando de todos os seus problemas. |
| trouble n | (disturbance) | confusão, agitação sf |
| | | desordem sf |
| | The city closed the bar down because there was always trouble outside it. |
| | A cidade fechou o bar porque sempre havia confusão do lado de fora. |
| trouble n | (cause of effort, exertion) | trabalho sm |
| | This job is just too much trouble. |
| | Este serviço simplesmente dá muito trabalho. |
| trouble n | (effort) | trabalho sm |
| | Making your own clothing isn't worth the trouble. |
| | Fazer sua própria roupa não vale o trabalho. |
| trouble [sb]⇒ vtr | (disturb, inconvenience) | incomodar, perturbar, importunar vt |
| | I'm sorry to trouble you, but there is someone on the phone. |
| | Desculpe incomodá-lo, mas há alguém no telefone. |
| trouble [sb] vtr | (worry) | preocupar vt |
| | She was troubled by his spending habits. |
| | Ela estava preocupada com os hábitos de consumo dele. |
| Traduções complementares |
| trouble n | (improper functioning) | problema sf |
| | | dor de cabeça expres |
| | This washing machine is always giving trouble. |
| | Esta máquina de lavar sempre dá problemas. |
| trouble n | informal (cause of problems) (BRA, informal) | encrenqueiro adj |
| | Stay away from that boy - he's trouble. |
| | Fique longe daquele garoto, ele é encreiqueiro. |
| the Troubles npl | UK, Ire (political strife) | conflitos políticos sm + adj |
| | I lived in Belfast throughout the Troubles. |
| | Eu morei em Belfast durante os conflitos políticos. |
| trouble⇒ vi | (worry) | preocupar-se vp |
| | It's alright, I'll do it - don't trouble. |
| | Está tudo bem, eu vou fazer isso, não se preocupe. |
trouble,
trouble to do [sth] vi + prep | (make an effort) | incomodar-se vp |
| | | preocupar-se vt |
| | She didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened. |
| | Ela nem se incomodou em me contar o que aconteceu. |
| | Ela nem se preocupou em me contar o que aconteceu. |
| trouble [sb]⇒ vtr | (make waves in) | perturbar, agitar vt |
| | She troubled the usually calm committee with her new ideas. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês O mar estava agitado esta manhã. |
| trouble [sb] vtr | (afflict, cause pain) | afligir vt |
| | The athlete's Achilles tendon was troubling her. |
| | O tendão de Aquiles da atleta a estava afligindo. |
Formas compostas:
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| ask for [sth] vi + prep | figurative, informal (invite: trouble) | procurar confusão expres v |
| Nota: This sense of "ask for" is often used with the continuous form of the verb - e.g., "He was asking for trouble" or "You're asking for it." |
| | I wouldn't do that if I were you! You're just asking for it. |
| | Não faria isso se fosse você! Você está procurando confusão. |
| cause trouble vtr + n | (create problems) | causar problemas vt + sm pl |
| | The virus has been causing trouble for computer systems all over the world. |
get in trouble,
get into trouble v expr | informal (be punished for doing [sth]) (BTA, ser punido por fazer algo) | encrencar-se vp |
| | (BRA) | arrumar problemas loc v |
| | | envolver-se em problemas loc v |
| | | meter-se em problemas loc v |
| | I often got into trouble with my teachers. I got in trouble for stealing apples from his orchard. |
| | Com frequência eu arrumava problemas com meus professores. Arrumei problemas por roubar maçãs do pomar dele. |
get into trouble,
get in trouble v expr | (be punished for wrongdoing) | meter-se em apuros expres |
| | Sarah gets into trouble at school every day because she won't stop talking in class. |
| get into trouble v expr | dated, informal (get pregnant outside marriage) | engravidar fora do casamento expres |
| | A lot of teenage girls who get into trouble choose to give their babies up for adoption. |
get [sb] into trouble,
get [sb] in trouble v expr | (cause [sb] to be reprimanded) | meter-se em apuros expres v |
| | Chloe got me into trouble by passing me notes in class. |
| get [sb] into trouble v expr | dated, informal (get [sb] pregnant outside marriage) | engravidar fora do casamento expres v |
| | When Arthur got Rita into trouble, their parents were furious. |
| go to a lot of trouble to do [sth] v expr | (make a special effort to) | fazer muito esforço para loc verb + prep |
| | (informal) | ter um trabalhão para loc verb + prep |
| | (RJ, gíria) | ter o maior perrengue para loc verb + prep |
| | I went to a lot of trouble to prepare a special dinner. |
have trouble,
have trouble doing [sth] vtr + n | (experience difficulty: doing [sth]) | ter problemas, ter dificuldades vt sfpl |
| | I have trouble remembering passwords. |
| be in trouble v expr | (facing punishment) | em apuros loc adv |
| | My brother's in trouble for staying out after midnight. |
| | Meu irmão está em apuros por ficar fora até meia noite. |
| in trouble v expr | slang, euphemism (accidentally pregnant) | em apuros loc adv |
| | If you don't use a condom you might end up in trouble. |
| | Se você não usar uma camisinha, pode acabar em apuros. |
| be in trouble v expr | (in a difficult situation) | em apuros loc adv |
| | Call the lifeguard! - my son's in trouble and I can't swim! |
| | Chame o salva-vidas! Meu filho está em apuros e eu não sei nadar. |
| make trouble vtr + n | (cause problems) | criar problemas vt + sm pl |
| | | causar problemas vt + sm pl |
| | Nina was hoping that the children would behave themselves and not make trouble. |
| make trouble for [sb] v expr | (cause problems) | criar problemas vt + sm pl |
| | | causar problemas vt + sm pl |
| | The icy roads are making trouble for motorists. |
| stir up trouble v expr | informal (provoke discontent or disagreement) | causar confusão expres |
| | The motorcycle gang roared into town, determined to stir up trouble. |
| | Gossips must repeat rumors just to stir up trouble. |
| trouble spot n | (difficult place) (lugar difícil) | zona de conflito loc sf |
| | | área conturbada loc sf |
| | Pakistan and Iran are thought of as trouble spots in the West. |
| trouble spot n | (location of frequent fighting, violence) (local de brigas frequentes, violência) | área conturbada loc sf |
| | (lugar com brigas frequentes) | foco de problemas loc sm |
| | | local mal frequentado loc sm |
| | That pub's a notorious trouble spot. |
| trouble with n | informal (problem posed by) | problema sm |
| | | dificuldade sf |
| | The trouble with living in the country is that you have to drive everywhere. |
| | The trouble with cats is they leave their fur everywhere. |
| trouble yourself with [sth/sb] v expr | (bother to attend to) | preocupar-se com vp + prep |
| | | incomodar-se com vp + prep |
| | | prender-se a vp + prep |
| | Don't trouble yourself with the details, just read what's essential. |
trouble-free,
trouble free adj | (not problematic) (não problemático) | simples, fácil adj |
| | | sem problemas loc spl |
| | | sem complicações loc spl |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | There is no marriage that is completely troublefree. |
| troublemaker n | ([sb]: creates trouble) (BRA) | encrenqueiro sm |
| | (POR) | arruaceiro, desordeiro sm |
| | Although Tommy is a bit of a troublemaker, he is quite smart. |