| Traduções principais |
| put sth into effect v expr | (law, rule: enforce) (lei) | pôr em vigor expres v |
| | | executar vt |
| | The government should move immediately to put the law into effect. |
| put sb to death v expr | often passive (execute) (matar) | executar vt |
| | In the past, criminals were often put to death in the most brutal manner. |
| execute sb vtr | (punish by death) | executar vt |
| | The state executed the convicted murderer. |
| | O estado executou o assassino condenado. |
| undertake sth vtr | (project: commit to) (projeto: comprometer-se) | assumir, executar vt |
| | (informal, gíria) | levar a cabo expres v |
| | The builder agreed to undertake the renovation. |
| | O construtor concordou em assumir a reforma. |
fulfill sth (US),
fulfil sth (UK) vtr | (meet: an obligation) | cumprir, executar, realizar vt |
| | You will be paid when you've fulfilled your contractual obligations. |
| | Você será pago quando cumprir suas obrigações contratuais. |
| foreclose sth vtr | (law: repossess) (jurídico) | executar vt |
| | The bank foreclosed our house during the recession. |
| execute sb vtr | (kill) | executar vt |
| | The hit man executed his target. |
| | O assassino de aluguel executou seu alvo. |
carry sth out,
carry out sth vtr phrasal sep | (bring to fruition) | levar a cabo expres v |
| | | executar, efetuar vt |
| | The executor of a will carries out the wishes of the deceased. |
| execute sth vtr | (carry out: an action) (coloquial) | fazer vt |
| | | realizar vt |
| | (formal) | executar vt |
| | | concretizar |
| | Robert executed a handstand. |
| | Robert fez uma bananeira. |
| conduct sth vtr | (carry out, perform sth) | realizar vt |
| | | executar vt |
| | (informal) | fazer vt |
| | The website conducted a survey of car owners. |
| | O website realizou uma pesquisa com proprietários de carros. |
| | O website fez uma pesquisa com proprietários de carros. |
dispatch sb,
despatch vtr | figurative, slang (person: kill) | matar, executar vt |
| | The hit man dispatched his target. |
| | O pistoleiro executou seu alvo. |
| execute sth vtr | (plan: put into action) | executar vt |
| | | levar a cabo loc v |
| | The company executed its plan to bring in new business and it was a great success. |
| | A empresa levou a cabo seu plano de trazer novos negócios e foi um grande sucesso. |
| execute sth vtr | (run: a computer program) | executar vt |
| | The developer executed the program to check for any problems. |
| | O desenvolvedor executou o programa para procurar por problemas. |
| execute sth vtr | (legal: enforce) | executar vt |
| | The court executed the writ. |
| | A corte executou o decreto. |