Traduções principais |
way, way of doing sth, way to do sth n | (manner) | maneira sf |
| | modo sm |
| There is more than one way to make a cup of tea. |
| Há mais de uma maneira de se fazer uma xícara de chá. |
manner n | (mode, way) (forma) | maneira sf |
| | modo sm |
| Ken's slow and cautious manner of driving frustrates other drivers. |
| A maneira lenta e cautelosa de Ken de dirigir frustra os outros motoristas. |
| ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Ensinou-me o modo profissional de atender o telefone. |
mode n | (manner) | modo sm |
| | maneira sf |
| Bob was mocked for his mode of speech. |
| Fizeram gozação com o Beto por causa do seu jeito de falar. |
mode n | (on device: status) | modo sm |
| The phone was switched to airplane mode. |
| O telefone foi colocado em modo avião. |
way n | (preferred method) | jeito, modo sm |
| | maneira sf |
| This is the way to do it. |
| Esse é o jeito de se fazer isso. |
fashion n | (manner) | maneira sf |
| | jeito, modo sm |
| He completed the work in a sloppy fashion. |
| Ele executou o trabalho de maneira desleixada. |
mood n | (grammar: aspect of verb) (gramática) | modo sm |
| Non-native speakers have trouble with the subjunctive mood. |
| Falantes não nativos têm problema com o modo subjuntivo. |
way to do sth n | (means) | maneira sf |
| | modo, jeito sm |
| The way to accelerate the project is to add staff. |
| A maneira de acelerar o projeto é aumentar o pessoal. |
manner n | (variety, kind) | tipo, modo sm |
| There were all manner of tourists there. |
| Havia todos os tipos de turistas lá. |
mode n | (music: scale) (música) | modo sm |
| | escala sf |
| The music student had to write a piece demonstrating the Dorian mode. |
| O aluno de musica tinha que escrever algo demostrando o modo Doriano. |
mode n | (music: major or minor) (música) | modo sm |
| The piece transitions to minor mode in the third movement. |
| A peça passa ao modo menor no terceiro movimento. |
manners npl | (polite behavior) (estilo) | modo sm |
| As I child I was taught to remember my manners when speaking to grown-ups. |
Formas compostas: |
aground adv | (onto the shore, onto land) | de modo encalhado loc adv |
| The ship was forced aground by high winds. |
any adv | (to any extent) | de qualquer modo loc adv |
| If the rain gets any worse we'll have to postpone the match. |
| Se a chuva piorar de qualquer modo, teremos que adiar a partida. |
any which way adv | informal (in any way) | de qualquer modo loc adv |
| I'm not going shopping for you, any which way! |
anyhow adv | informal (in any case, regardless) | haja o que houver expres v |
| | de qualquer modo loc adv |
| Our team will defeat them anyhow. |
| Nosso time vai derrotá-los haja o que houver. |
apologetically adv | (showing regret) | arrependidamente adv |
| | de modo arrependido loc adv |
| "I didn't mean to upset you," said Larry apologetically. |
as it were adv | idiom (so to speak) | de certo modo, por assim dizer loc adv |
broadly speaking adv | (in general) | falando de modo geral |
| Broadly speaking, John doesn't agree with the Conservative Party. |
by and large adv | (in general, on the whole) | de um modo geral loc adv |
| | em geral, no geral loc adv |
| Not everything about my job is good, but by and large, I enjoy it. |
| Nem tudo no meu trabalho é bom, mas de um modo geral, eu curto. |
by no means adv | (not at all, not in any way) | de jeito nenhum loc adv |
| | de modo algum loc adv |
| This handbag costs £300, but it's by no means the most expensive one in the shop. |
| Essa bolsa custa 300 libras, mas não é de jeito nenhum a mais cara da loja. |
considerably adv | (to a great extent) (em grande parte) | consideravelmente adv |
| | de modo considerável loc adv |
| | bastante, muito adv |
| She was considerably upset by the news. |
differently adv | (otherwise) | de outro modo loc conj |
| | caso contrário loc conj |
| | senão conj |
| If things had turned out differently, we might never have met. |
down adv | (fixed state) | de modo fixado loc adv |
| The antenna was tied down with ropes. |
| A antena estava fixada com cordas. |
equally adv | (in the same way) | igualmente adv |
| | igualitariamente adv |
| (formal) | equitativamente adv |
| | do mesmo modo loc adv |
| Everybody should be treated equally. |
| Todos devem ser tratados igualmente. |
gait n | (way of walking) | modo de andar sm |
| Ben wore a brace on his leg to correct his gait. |
| Ben vestiu um suporte em sua perna para corrigir sua passada. |
herewith adv | formal (hereby) (formal) | deste modo loc adv |
in its own way adv | (uniquely) | de seu próprio modo, de sua própria maneira |
| | a seu modo, à sua maneira |
| Every Greek island is, in its own way, unique. |
innately adv | (inherently, by nature) | de modo inato loc adv |
| | inerentemente adv |
| People innately know that killing is wrong. |
insofar, in so far adv | rare, formal (to such an extent) | de certo modo loc adv |
| All these issues are in so far a cause of difficulty that we cannot ignore them. |
misdo sth vtr | (do wrongly) | fazer de modo errado loc v |
none adv | (not at all) | de modo nenhum loc adv |
| | de forma nenhuma loc adv |
| | de maneira nenhuma loc adv |
| After that interview, I'm none the wiser as to what the job entails. |
| Depois daquela entrevista, de modo nenhum sei o que o trabalho implica. |
not in the least adv | (not at all) | de modo algum loc adv |
| | nem de longe loc adv |
| Sure, you can borrow five dollars, I don't mind in the least. |
other adv | (otherwise) | de outro modo loc adv |
| I don't know what we'll do if the day turns out other than expected. |
| Não sei o que faremos se o dia acabar de outro modo que o esperado. |
overdressing n | (wearing overly formal clothes) | modo de vestir exagerado loc sm + adj |
regardless adv | (anyway) (seja como for) | de qualquer modo, de qualquer maneira loc adv |
| | independentemente adv |
| He will do what he wants, regardless. |
| De qualquer modo, ele fará o que quer. |
sharply adv | figurative (harshly, sternly) | rispidamente, de modo áspero, rudemente, bruscamente, severamente, cruelmente adv |
| Louis spoke sharply to the office junior when he arrived late for work again. |
somehow adv | (by some manner) | de qualquer maneira loc adv |
| | de algum modo |
| Mark needed his car for work, so he would have to pay for the repairs somehow. Somehow, Lisa had ended up stuck in a job she hated. |
| Mark precisava do carro para trabalhar, por isso ele teria pago pelos reparos de qualquer maneira. De qualquer maneira, Lisa tinha acabado presa num trabalho que ela odiava. |
someway adv | regional (somehow) | de qualquer modo, de qualquer jeito loc adv |
this adv | (with adj, adv of degree) | assim adv |
| | deste modo loc adv |
| I can play the oboe this loudly. |
| Eu posso tocar oboé alto assim. |
thus adv | (therefore) | assim adv |
| | deste modo, desta maneira |
| Thus, everyone decided to move on. |
| Assim, todo o mundo decidiu continuar. |
thus adv | (in this way, manner) | deste modo adv |
| Complete the task thus. |
| Deste modo, complete a tarefa. |
to some degree adv | (to a certain extent) | até certo ponto, de certo modo adv |
| Intelligence is determined to some degree by genetics. |
to some extent adv | (to a certain degree) | até certo ponto loc adv |
| | de certo modo loc adv |
| | em parte loc adv |
| You have to admit you're to blame to some extent. We all suffer to some extent when we're far away from our loved ones. |
| Você tem que admitir que é culpado até certo ponto. |
tongue n | figurative (manner of speaking) | fala sf |
| | modo de falar sm |
| Michelle always manages to say the right thing; she has a smooth tongue. |
| Michelle sempre consegue dizer a coisa certa. Ela tem uma fala macia. |
turn of phrase n | (expression, wording) (expressão, formulação) | jogo de palavras, modo de dizer sm |
| (formal: expressão, formulação) | expressão idiomática sf |
| He read over the letter, savouring every turn of phrase. |
unevenly adv | (erratically) | irregularmente adv |
| | de modo errático loc adv |
| Alice performed unevenly in the test, doing well in some parts and badly in others. |
warmly adv | figurative (in a friendly way) (figurativo) | calorosamente adv |
| | de forma amiga, de maneira amiga, de modo amigo loc adv |
| Sid greeted me warmly. |
way of putting it n | informal (turn of phrase, wording) (informal: uso de palavras, colocação) | maneira de dizer, modo de colocar loc sf |
| That's a funny way of putting it. It's not what I thought you meant. |