Traduções principais |
shoot vi | (fire a gun) | atirar, disparar v int |
| Robert's father taught him to shoot when he was a little boy. |
| O pai de Robert o ensinou a atirar quando ele era um menininho. |
throw sth vtr | (propel through the air) | jogar, atirar vt |
| | arremessar, lançar vt |
| Hurry up and throw the ball! |
| Jogou (or: atirou) a bola para o amigo. |
chuck sth vtr | informal (throw) | atirar, jogar vt |
| The boy chucked a snowball at his teacher. |
| O garoto atirou uma bola de neve em seu professor. |
fling sth, fling sth at sth, fling sth at sb vtr | (throw) | atirar, lançar vt |
| Trevor flung a rock at the tree, but he missed. |
| Trevor atirou uma pedra na árvore, mas errou. |
shoot at sth/sb vi + prep | (fire a gun at) | atirar, disparar vt |
| The soldiers shot at the enemy. |
| Os soldados atiraram no inimigo. |
fire away vi phrasal | informal (begin shooting) | atirar v int |
| When you have a clear shot at the deer, fire away. |
skyrocket sth vtr | informal, figurative (catapult) | lançar, atirar vt |
| | catapultar vt |
| The baseball player skyrocketed the ball into the sky. |
pelt sb/sth with sth vtr | (bombard with sth) | arremessar vt |
| | atirar vt |
| The angry crowd began to pelt the police officers with rocks. |
unload sth vtr | (fire: a gun) | atirar vt |
| The hunter unloaded the gun into the bear, and it immediately fell to the ground. |
toss sth around, toss around sth vtr phrasal sep | (object: throw about) (objetos: jogar) | jogar vt |
| | lançar vt |
| | atirar vt |
| The abusive husband was tossing his wife around as though she were a rag doll. |
shoot sth vtr | (gun: fire) | disparar, atirar vt |
| He shot the gun. |
| Ele disparou a arma. |
pitch sth vtr | (baseball: throw) (beisebol) | atirar, arremessar vt |
| To pitch a ball in baseball is to throw it at the batter. |
| Em beisebol, atirar a bola é lançá-la ao batedor. |
fling sb/sth into sth vtr + prep | (put sb/sth somewhere suddenly) (figurado, BRA) | jogar vt |
| (figurado, POR) | atirar vt |
| The political activist was flung into prison. Flinging some books into her bag, the student hurried out of the door. |
| O ativista político foi jogado na prisão. Jogando alguns livros na bolsa dela, o aluno correu para fora pela porta. |
| O ativista político foi atirado para a prisão. Atirando alguns livros na mochila, a estudante saiu porta fora. |
unload vi | (fire a gun) (arma de fogo) | descarregar vt |
| | atirar vt |
| The officer drew his revolver and unloaded at the fleeing suspect. |
| O policial sacou seu revólver e o descarregou no suspeito fugitivo. |
shoot sb/sth vtr | (kill with gun, etc.) | atirar, balear vt |
| | derrubar, abater vt |
| Where did you shoot that deer? |
| Aonde você atirou naquele veado? |
sling sth vtr | informal (throw) | arremessar, atirar vt |
| Jake lost his temper and started slinging plates at the wall. |
| Jake perdeu a paciência e começou a arremessar pratos na parede. |
pitch sth vtr | (throw) | jogar, lançar, atirar, arremessar vt |
| Devon pitched the ball right over the plate. |
| Devon jogou a bola por cima da placa. |
plump sth vtr | informal (with prep: put carelessly) (informal: pôr sem cuidado) | atirar vt |
| Paul plumped his schoolbag on the kitchen table. |
| Paul atirou sua bolsa escolar na mesa da cozinha. |
throw sth out, throw out sth vtr phrasal sep | (propose or suggest casually) (propor) | dar, sugerir vt |
| (figurado: sugerir casualmente) | atirar vt |
| I'm just throwing out a suggestion here: what if Liz learned to drive? |
pitch vi | (baseball: throw the ball) (beisebol) | lançar, atirar, arremessar v int |
| Luke used to pitch, but he's switched to first base recently. |
| Luke costumava arremessar, mas recentemente ele mudou para a primeira-base. |
shoot sb/sth in sth vtr + prep | (wound by firing gun, etc.) | atirar vt |
| The soldier was shot in the leg. |
| Atiraram na perna do soldado. |
fire vi | (shoot a weapon) | atirar, disparar v int |
| Aim your weapon, then fire. |
| Mire sua arma, então atire. |
flip sth vtr | (throw casually) | atirar vt |
| Tom flipped the rock into the fountain. |
| Tom atirou a pedra na fonte. |
Traduções complementares |
pepper sth with sth vtr + prep | figurative (shoot) (figurado) | bombardear vt |
| | atirar vt |
| He peppered the target with a round from his machine gun. |
pop vi | (shoot) | atirar v int |
| I had a fleeting glimpse of the target so I popped off a few shots. |
| Tive um breve vislumbre de um alvo, por isso atirei algumas vezes. |
fire sth vtr | figurative (throw) | atirar vt |
| He fired a ball through the open window. |
| Ele atirou uma bola pela janela aberta. |
rifle sth vtr | (ball: throw fast) | atirar vt |
| The player rifled the ball towards his team mate. |
pitch sb/sth vtr | (toss, throw) | atirar vt |
| The gale pitched him off his feet. |
| O vendaval o atirou no chão. |
peg sth vtr | (throw forcefully: baseball, etc.) | atirar vt |
| | arremessar vt |
| The pitcher pegged the ball to the first baseman. |
bang sth vtr | (propel by hitting) | lançar vt |
| | atirar vt |
| | rebater vt |
| Leah banged it out of the park--it's a home run! |
fusillade sb/sth vtr | (attack with gunfire) | fuzilar, atirar vt |
| The soldiers fusilladed the bunker before advancing. |
shoot sth vtr | (ball: aim at goal) (figurado) | atirar vt |
| | chutar vt |
| | lançar vt |
| The footballer shot the ball between the posts. |
| O jogador lançou a bola entre as traves. |
loose sth vtr | (shoot: an arrow) | atirar vt |
| Paris loosed the arrow that killed the mighty Achilles. |
| Paris atirou a flecha que matou o poderoso Aquiles. |
ventilate sb/sth vtr | UK, slang, dated (shoot) | atirar vt |
Formas compostas: |
bandy sth around vtr phrasal sep | (word, term: use carelessly) | atirar de um lado para o outro loc v |
blast sth/sb vtr | (shoot sth, sb) (tiro) | acertar vt |
| | atirar em vt + prep |
| James blasted the target four times in a row. The victim was blasted by a masked gunman. |
| James acertou o alvo quatro vezes seguidas. |
bowl vi | (cricket: be bowler) (jogo, críquete) | atirar a bola expres v |
| The captain told Fred that it was his turn to bowl. |
| O capitão disse para Fred que era a vez dele de atirar a bola. |
dash sth against sth, dash sth into sth vtr + prep | (throw sth against) | atirar algo contra, atirar algo em vt + prep |
| (informal) | jogar algo contra, jogar algo em vt + prep |
| (formal) | lançar algo contra, lançar algo em vt + prep |
| Janet dashed the plate against the wall. |
| Janet atirou o prato contra a parede. |
| Janet jogou o prato na parede. |
egg sth/sb vtr | often passive (throw eggs at) (BRA) | jogar ovo expres v |
| | atirar ovos expres v |
| The crowd booed and egged the politician's car. |
fire upon sth vi + prep | (with weapon: shoot) | atirar em |
| As soon as I give the order, fire upon the battleship. |
fire upon sb vi + prep | (with weapon: shoot) | atirar em |
| The soldiers in the tower fired upon the defenceless people below. |
fling yourself vtr + refl | (throw yourself) | jogar-se vp |
| | atirar-se vp |
| Erin flung herself into the pool. |
| Erin se jogou na piscina. |
fling yourself at sb v expr | figurative, informal (attempt to engage romantically) (figurado, BRA) | jogar-se vp |
| (figurado) | atirar-se vp |
| John flung himself at every girl he met. |
| John se jogava em toda garota que encontrava. |
| O John atirava-se a todas as raparigas que conhecia. |
pop at sth vtr phrasal insep | informal (shoot at, try to hit) (atirar em, tentar acertar) | atirar em vt |
| | mirar vt |
| Ralph used to spend a lot of time popping at bottles with a slingshot. |
slump on sth vi + prep | (sit in ungainly way) (BRA) | jogar-se vp |
| | mergulhar vt |
| (POR) | atirar-se vp |
| (POR) | afundar-se vp |
| My boyfriend likes to slump on the sofa watching TV all evening. |
| Meu namorado gosta de se jogar no sofá e assistir TV a noite toda. |
slump onto sth, slump into sth vi + prep | (flop down) (BRA, figurado) | jogar-se vp |
| (figurado) | mergulhar vt |
| (POR) | afundar-se vp |
| (POR) | atirar-se vp |
| She slumped into the armchair and sighed heavily. |
| Ela se jogou na poltrona e suspirou profundamente. |
snipe vi | (make snide remarks) | atirar de tocaia expres v |
| | tocaiar, emboscar v int |
| I hate going to visit my husband's family, as my mother-in-law is always sniping. |
| Odeio visitar a família do meu marido, minha sogra está sempre atirando de tocaia. |
take a shot at sth/sb v expr | (fire at, try to hit sth/sb) | atirar em, disparar em vt + prep |
| When you see the target appear, aim your gun and take a shot at it. |
| I took a shot at the deer, but I missed. |
teargas sb vtr | (subject to teargas fumes) | atirar gás lacrimogênio expres v |
trigger-happy adj | informal (quick to use firearm) | pronto para atirar loc adj |