| Traduções principais |
| attitude n | (mental state, disposition) (mental: disposição) | atitude, postura sf |
| | She has a positive attitude towards work. |
| | Ela tem uma postura positiva em relação ao trabalho. |
| outlook n | (mental attitude) | atitude sf |
| | | mentalidade sf |
| | Philip has a very positive outlook on life. |
| | Philip tem uma atitude muito positiva na vida. |
| reaction n | (person: action as result) | reação sf |
| | | atitude sf |
| | Mark's reaction to turning fifty was to go out and buy a sports car. |
| | A reação de Mark ao completar cinquenta anos foi sair e comprar um carro esportivo. |
demeanor (US),
demeanour (UK) n | (behavior) | conduta, atitude sf |
| | | comportamento sm |
| | Their demeanor suggested that they were very upset. |
| | A conduta (or: atitude) sugeria que eles estavam muito bravos. |
| | O comportamento sugeria que eles estavam muito bravos. |
| Formas compostas: |
| attitude n | informal (bad attitude) | má atitude sf |
| | | mau comportamento sm |
| | His attitude is always getting him in trouble. |
| | A má atitude está sempre o colocando em problemas. |
attitudinize,
also UK: attudinise vi | (pose, posture) | ter atitude loc v |
| bedside manner n | (doctor's demeanour) (médicos) | atitude em relação ao doente loc sf |
| | Our family doctor has a great bedside manner, always friendly, interested, and reassuring. |
| change of heart n | (reversal of an attitude or feeling) | mudança de atitude sf + prep + sf |
| | I don't know what has brought about his change of heart, but Reza now says he'd love to come to France with me. |
| clean up your act v expr | informal (behave properly) | mudar de atitude expres v |
| couldn't-give-a-damn attitude n | potentially offensive, informal (apathy, lack of concern) | atitude de não dar a mínima, não ligar a mínima loc sf |
| | There's no way I'd hire him with his couldn't-give-a-damn attitude. |
| frame of mind n | (mental state) | disposição de ânimo, espírito loc sf |
| | | atitude mental loc sf |
| | When he's in a good frame of mind he's very polite. |
| laid-back attitude n | informal (relaxed approach) (informal) | atitude despreocupada |
| | Rita's laid-back attitude sometimes infuriated her boss. |
| misdoings npl | (improper acts) | atitude imprópria loc sf |
| negative attitude n | (pessimism or nay-saying) | atitude negativa loc sf |
| | Michael went into the exam with a negative attitude and, unsurprisingly, did not do well. |
| | Cherie had a negative attitude, so it was really not enjoyable to work with her. |
| professional standing n | (qualifications and reputation) (qualificações e reputação) | atitude profissional loc sf |
| | (profissional) | reputação sf |
| relaxed attitude n | (nonchalance, easygoing nature) (natureza tranquila) | atitude descontraída loc sf |
| | A lot of people like Carrie for her relaxed attitude and friendly smile. |
| relaxed attitude n | (laxness, leniency) (lassidão, leniência) | atitude relaxada loc sf |
| | | desleixo sm |
| | His relaxed attitude concerning details gets him into a lot of trouble at work. |
| | My parents took a very relaxed attitude to discipline. |
| sit by vi phrasal | (do nothing, fail to act) (não fazer nada, deixar de agir) | ficar parado loc v |
| | | não fazer nada expres v |
| | | não tomar atitude expres v |
| | I can't just sit by and let that happen. |
| take action v expr | (act, do sth practical) | agir v int |
| | | fazer algo expres v |
| | | entrar em ação expres v |
| | | tomar uma atitude expres v |
| | We can't just ignore the situation - we must take action. |
| | Não podemos simplesmente ignorar a situação - precisamos agir. |
take the attitude,
take the attitude that v expr | (adopt the stance or belief) (adotar a postura ou crença) | tomar atitude loc v |
| | | assumir uma postura loc v |
| | She took the attitude that no news is good news. |
| tougher stance n | (stricter attitude) (atitude mais rigorosa) | atitude mais severa loc sf |
| | | postura mais rigorosa loc sf |
| | | endurecimento das medidas sm |
| | The local government is taking a tougher stance on people who don't pay their taxes on time. |