| Traduções principais |
| tackle sb vtr | (sports: bring to ground) (esporte: derrubar o adversário para impedir que avance com a bola) | derrubar vt |
| | The rugby player tackled a member of the opposing team, knocking him to the ground. |
| | O jogador de rúgbi derrubou um membro da equipe oponente, levando-o ao chão. |
| supplant sb/sth vtr | (replace, usurp) (substituir) | suplantar, derrubar vt |
| | The imposter deceived the royal court and eventually supplanted the king. |
| fell sth vtr | (tree: chop down) (corte de árvores) | cortar, derrubar vt |
| | The loggers felled several large pine trees. |
| | Os lenhadores cortaram vários pinheiros grandes. |
| bulldoze sth vtr | (dig, demolish using a bulldozer) | escavar, derrubar vt |
| | They bulldozed a row of houses to make way for a supermarket. |
blow sth down,
blow down sth vtr + adv | (wind: knock over) | derrubar vt |
| | | soprar vt |
| | The wind blew down our swing set and shade umbrella. |
| | O vento derrubou nosso balanço e guarda-sol. |
bash sth in,
bash in sth vtr phrasal sep | informal (break by hitting) | derrubar vt |
| | As I couldn't find the key to the shed, I had to bash the door in. |
| vote sth down vtr phrasal sep | (proposal: defeat) (proposta: derrubar) | votar contra vt |
| | | derrotar por votos |
| | (figurado) | derrubar vt |
| | An overwhelming majority of committee members have voted the proposal down. |
bowl sb over,
bowl over sb vtr phrasal sep | (knock to the ground) (jogar ao chão) | derrubar vt |
| | The big dog was so excited that he ran up and bowled over the little boy. |
| bring sb/sth down vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (cause demise) | derrubar vt |
| | The scandal brought down the government. |
knock sth down,
knock down sth vtr phrasal sep | (demolish) (literal) | demolir, derrubar vt |
| | The old office building was knocked down to make place for a new shopping mall. |
| | O antigo prédio comercial foi demolido para abrir espaço para um novo shopping. |
knock sth in,
knock in sth vtr phrasal sep | (demolish, break down) | demolir, derrubar vt |
| | Before adding the extra room to the house, they had to knock in the kitchen wall. |
shoot sth down,
shoot down sth vtr phrasal sep | (aircraft: attack with gunfire) (atirar e derrubar: aeronave) | derrubar vt |
| | | acertar vt |
| | We were ordered to shoot down the military aircraft. |
tear sth down,
tear down sth vtr phrasal sep | (dismantle, demolish) | demolir vt |
| | (informal) | derrubar vt |
| | | destruir vt |
| | The government must tear down several houses to build the highway. |
| | O governo precisa demolir várias casas para construir a rodovia. |
| push sth/sb over vtr phrasal sep | (shove to the ground) (empurrar ao chão) | derrubar vt |
| | | jogar ao chão loc v |
| | A bigger boy pushed Ben over in the schoolyard and he grazed his knees. |
| topple sth vtr | figurative (overthrow: government) (derrubar: governo) | derrubar vt |
| | Revolutionaries toppled the government in 2011. |
| upend sth vtr | figurative (overturn, defeat) | derrubar vt |
| | The knights wanted to upend the king and take over the throne. |
| unhorse sb vtr | figurative (remove from a position of authority) (afastar de uma posição de autoridade) | derrubar vt |
| | | destituir vt |
| unseat sb vtr | (horse, cycle: throw sb off) | derrubar vt |
| | The startled horse reared up, unseating its rider. |
| strike sb down vtr + adv | (person: knock to ground) | derrubar vt |
| | A soldier struck Aelfric down with his sword. |
pull sth down,
pull down sth vtr + adv | (building: demolish) | demolir vt |
| | | derrubar vt |
| | They pulled down the old movie theater to make way for new houses. |
knock sth down,
knock down sth vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reduce the price of) (abaixar os preços) | derrubar vt |
| | No one was buying anything so they decided to knock down the prices. |
| | Ninguém estava comprando coisa alguma, por isso eles decidiram derrubar os preços. |
knock sth over,
knock over sth vtr phrasal sep | (from upright position) | derrubar vt |
| | I got mad at the little girl for knocking over my statue. |
| | Eu fiquei louco com a garotinha por derrubar minha estátua. |
tear sth down,
tear down sth vtr phrasal sep | figurative (destroy) (figurado) | arrasar vt |
| | (figurado) | destroçar vt |
| | (figurado) | derrubar vt |
| | (figurado) | destruir, detonar vt |
| | His cutting remarks tore down her fragile self-esteem. |
| | Os comentários mordazes dele arrasaram a autoestima frágil dela. |
| topple sth vtr | (overturn: things stacked) | derrubar vt |
| | Be careful that you don't topple that stack of dishes. |
| push sb/sth down vtr + adv | (cause to fall) | derrubar vt |
| | The cows pushed down the fence to get to the grass. |
| | As vacas derrubaram a cerca para chegar ao gramado. |
blow sth over,
blow over sth vtr + prep | (topple by blowing) | derrubar vt |
| | A strong wind had blown over several plant pots. |
| | Um vento forte derrubou diversos vasos de plantas. |
| strike sth down vtr phrasal sep | (law, ruling: invalidate) (figurado, invalidar) | derrubar vt |
| | The Supreme Court struck down state segregation laws. |
| drop sth vtr | (let fall accidentally) | deixar cair loc v |
| | | derrubar vt |
| | He dropped his keys on the pavement. |
| | Ele deixou cair as chaves na calçada. |
| | Ele derrubou as chaves na calçada. |
| 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? |
| hew sth vtr | often passive (cut down) | cortar, derrubar vt |
| | Loggers have hewn all the conifers in this area. |
cut sth down,
cut down sth vtr + adv | (tree: fell) (árvore) | derrubar vt |
| | It's a pity that they cut down that old tree. |
| | É uma pena que eles derrubem aquela velha árvore. |
knock down sth,
knock sth down vtr phrasal sep | (cause to fall to the ground) | derrubar vt |
| | | fazer cair loc v |
| | The objective of bowling is to knock down as many pins as possible. |
| | O objetivo do boliche é derrubar o máximo de pinos possível. |
break sth down,
break down sth vtr phrasal sep | (door, wall: knock down) | derrubar vt |
| | The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
| | A polícia derrubou a porta quando invadiu a casa. |
take sb down,
take down sb vtr phrasal sep | (knock to the ground) | derrubar vt |
| | The boxer took his opponent down with one punch. |
| | O boxeador derrubou seu oponente com um soco. |
| floor sb vtr | (knock down) | derrubar vt |
| | The football player floored his opponent as he went for the ball. |
| | O jogador de futebol derrubou seu adversário quando ele corria em direção à bola. |
| knock sb/sth off sb/sth vtr + adv | (push sb/sth off sb/sth forcefully) | derrubar vt |
| | At the funfair, Jerry won a prize for knocking a coconut off its post. |
| tip sth vtr | UK (dump) | jogar, derrubar vt |
| | She tipped the contents of her bag on the floor and looked for her keys. |
| | Ela derrubou os itens de sua bolsa no chão e procurou as chaves. |
| Traduções complementares |
| roll over sb vi + prep | figurative (sport: defeat) (figurado) | derrubar vt |
| | In the final game, Brazil rolled over Canada 15 to 2. |
| down sth vtr | (shoot from the sky) | abater, derrubar vt |
| | They downed a helicopter with just a rifle. |
| | Eles derrubaram um helicóptero com apenas um rifle. |
| down sb/sth vtr | informal (fell, knock to the ground) | derrubar vt |
| | That wrestler could down anyone in thirty seconds. |
| | Aquele lutador poderia derrubar qualquer um em trinta segundos. |
| level sb vtr | often passive (person: knock down) | derrubar vt |
| | As I was descending the slope, another skier hit me from behind and levelled me. |
| | Conforme eu descia o declive, outro esquiador me atingiu pelas costas e me derrubou. |
| upset vtr | (disturb physically, knock over) | derrubar vt |
| | He upset the pitcher of water and soaked the carpet. |
| | Ele derrubou a jarra de água e molhou o tapete. |
| overturn sth vtr | (overthrow) (figurado) | derrubar vt |
| | The revolutionaries overturned the government. |
| buck sb vtr | (horse: toss rider off) | derrubar vt |
| | That black horse bucks anyone who tries to mount it. |
| log sth vtr | (trees: cut down for logs) (árvores) | derrubar vt |
| | | cortar vt |
| | The men logging the trees wore protective helmets. |
| grass sb vtr | (rugby: knock sb down) | derrubar vt |
| | One of the opposing team grassed him before he could score. |
| | Um dos oponentes o derrubou antes que ele pudesse marcar. |
| whack sth off vtr + adv | (remove with blow) (com golpe forte) | arrancar vt |
| | (com golpe forte) | derrubar vt |
| | The man whacked off a chunk of the rock with a sledgehammer. |
| | O homem arrancou um pedaço da rocha com uma marreta. |