Formas compostas: |
as long as, so long as expr | (providing that) | contanto que loc conj |
| | desde que loc conj |
| (formal) | conquanto que loc conj |
| I am happy, as long as the sun always comes back around. |
| Eu estou feliz, contanto que o sol sempre volte a aparecer. |
early on adv | informal (close to beginning) | desde cedo loc adv |
| Early on in my life, I had been a spectacular athlete. |
ever since conj | (for entire time after) | desde que loc conj |
| Ever since she met Dave, she's given up on her other friends. |
| Desde que conheceu o Pedro, ela abandonou os seus outros amigos. |
ever since adv | (since then) | desde então loc adv |
| His wife died a couple of years ago, and he's been depressed ever since. |
| A mulher dele morreu alguns anos atrás e ele está deprimido desde então. |
from the beginning adv | (from the very first moment) | desde o início loc adv |
| I said it from the beginning, I will never be completely monogamous! |
from the start expr | (since the beginning) | desde o começo expres |
from the word 'go', from the word go expr | figurative, informal (from the very first moment) | desde o início loc adv |
| His company was doomed from the word 'go'. |
from time immemorial adv | (since before anyone can remember) | desde sempre, desde tempos imemoriais loc adv |
| Humans have fought with other humans from time immemorial. |
hit the ground running v expr | informal, figurative (begin fully prepared) | ir bem desde o começo expres v |
| This position requires someone experienced who can hit the ground running. |
insofar as, also UK: in so far as conj | (to the extent that, in that) | na medida em que loc conj |
| | desde que loc conj |
| | dado que loc conj |
| Both ideas, insofar as they can be called 'ideas', are equally preposterous. |
on condition that conj | (providing that) (sob a condição de que) | contanto que, desde que loc conj |
| I'll lend you £500, on condition that you pay me back by Monday. |
on the condition that conj | (providing that, as long as) (sob a condição de que) | contanto que, desde que loc conj |
| You can buy this house on the condition that you sell yours first. |
provided, provided that, providing, providing that conj | (on condition that) | desde que loc conj |
| | contanto que loc conj |
| I will come to visit you tomorrow, provided it doesn't rain. |
| Eu vou visitar você amanhã, desde que não chova. |
provided always, provided always that, always provided that, always provided conj | (as long as) (tanto quanto) | sempre que loc conj |
| | desde que loc conj |
| The product may be replaced free of charge, provided always that the purchaser has complied with the terms of use. |
providing conj | (on condition that) | contanto que loc conj |
| | desde que loc conj |
| | com a condição de loc conj |
| You may go to the ball, Cinderella, providing you are back by midnight. |
| Você pode ir ao baile, Cinderela, contanto que esteja de volta à meia-noite. |
providing that conj | (as long as) | contanto que loc conj |
| | desde que loc conj |
| | com a condição de loc conj |
| We will refund your money providing that you return the product to us. |
seeing, seeing that, seeing as conj | (considering, given that) | visto que, desde que loc conj |
| Seeing I won't be here, why don't you chair next week's meeting? |
| Visto que não estarei aqui, por que você não lidera a reunião da semana que vem? |
since adv | (subsequently) | desde então loc adv |
| We got in a big argument. I haven't called her since. |
| Nós tivemos uma grande discussão. Não ligo para ela desde então. |
since conj | (following a specified time) | desde que loc conj |
| He hasn't been seen since he made that terrible scene. |
| Ele não é visto desde o ano passado. |
since then adv | (between then and now) | desde então loc adv |
| The last time I saw Lou was two years ago; she's grown so much since then! |
Since when? interj | informal (for how long?) | desde quando interj |
| Ned and Ellie are going out? Since when? |
since when expr | informal (how long ...?) (quanto tempo) | desde quando expres |
| Since when have you been in charge? Stop telling me what to do! |
since when expr | (from that time) | desde quando expres v |
| Olivia joined the company two years ago, since when she has instigated several major changes. |
thanks in advance expr | (gratitude for sth not done yet) | desde já agradeço expres |
thenceforth adv | formal (from then on) | daí por diante, a partir daí, desde então loc adv |
| | doravante adv |
thenceforward adv | formal (from that point on) | daí por diante loc adv |
| | desde então adv |
very beginning n | (first moment, starting point) (do primeiro momento) | desde o começo, desde o início loc adv |
| Let's make the rules clear from the very beginning. |