| 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. |