WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| Traduções principais |
| afinar vt | (tornar fino, ou mais fino) | make thin vtr + adj |
| | | make fine vtr + adj |
| | | thin⇒ vtr |
| afinar vt | figurado (apurar, aperfeiçoar) | perfect⇒ vtr |
| | | polish⇒ vtr |
| | | refine⇒ vtr |
| afinar vt | (ajustar ao tom) (musical instrument) | tune⇒ vtr |
| afinar vt | automóvel (motor: regular) (motor) | tune⇒ vtr |
| afinar vt | figurado, gíria (acovardar-se) (informal) | wimp out of v expr |
| | (informal) | chicken out of v expr |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
Entradas correspondentes do outro lado do dicionário
| Traduções principais |
| tune up vi phrasal | (musical instrument: adjust pitch) (instrumento musical) | afinar v int |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | There is something exciting about hearing an orchestra tune up just before a performance. |
| attune sb/sth vtr | often passive (make receptive) | afinar vt |
| | (com outros instrumentos) | harmonizar vt |
| fine-tune sth vtr | figurative (refine) (fig, refinar) | ajustar, afinar vt |
| | The basic process is good but we'll need to fine-tune it a bit as we go along. |
| taper vi | (clothing) (roupa) | diminuir, afinar v int |
| | The skirt tapered to just below the knee. |
| | A saia afinava abaixo do joelho. |
| tune sth vtr | (music: an instrument) | afinar vt |
| | Joan is tuning her guitar. |
| | Joan está afinando seu violão. |
| tune sth up vtr phrasal sep | (vehicle, engine: adjust) (carro, motor) | afinar, ajustar vt |
| | My friend the mechanic tuned my car up for me. |
| tune up vi phrasal | (prepare to sing) (preparar-se para cantar) | cantar, entoar, afinar v int |
| | The choir was tuning up in preparation for the concert. |
| Traduções complementares |
| thin vi | (hair, vegetation: become sparse) | afinar v int |
| | Larry decided to talk to a doctor because his hair was suddenly thinning. |
| | Larry decidiu conversar com um médico porque, de repente, seu cabelo estava afinando. |
| key sth vtr | (musical instrument: set pitch) (instrumento) | afinar vt |
| | The guitar needs to be keyed higher than that. |
| | A guitarra precisa ser afinada mais alto do que isto. |
| thin sth vtr | (make thin) | afinar vt |
| | | diluir vt |
| | The soup is too thick. It needs to be thinned a little. |
| | A sopa está muito grossa. Ele precisa ser um pouco afinada. |
| revoice sth vtr | (musical instrument) | afinar vt |
| taper sth vtr | (cause to narrow) | afunilar vt |
| | | afilar vt |
| | | afinar vt |
| | The dressmaker tapered the bodice of the dress, so it fitted snugly around the waist. |
| | A costureira afunilou o corpete do vestido, assim ele servia confortavelmente na cintura. |