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| Inglês | Português |
c/o,
C/o prep | written, initialism (correspondence: care of) | a/c abrev |
| aos cuidados de loc adv |
| Please send the package "c/o Jeremy Walters". |
| care assistant n | ([sb] who helps vulnerable people) | cuidador sm |
| Mary works as a care assistant in an old people's home. |
| care home n | (assisted living facility) | lar de idosos loc sm |
| care nothing for [sb] v expr | (feel no affection) | não sentir nada por expres |
| care nothing for [sth] v expr | (not think important) | não se importar com expres |
| care of prep | (mail: via) (por meio de (em envelope)) | aos cuidados de expres |
| You can send me a letter care of my mother: she'll be sure to give it to me. |
| care package n | (parcel of essential items) | cesta básica sf |
| care worker n | ([sb] employed in social services) | assistente social smf |
| A care worker visits Rita's home every morning to help her get washed and dressed. |
child care center,
childcare center (US),
day nursery,
childcare centre (UK) n | (day nursery) (AUS) | creche sf |
| Many companies have an on-site child care center for their employees' children. |
| Muitas empresas têm uma creche no local para os filhos de seus funcionários. |
childcare,
child care n | (professional care of children) (cuidado) | assistência infantil loc sf |
| acolhimento de crianças loc sm |
| creche sf |
| Working parents need good childcare for their kids. |
| Pais trabalhadores necessitam de boa assistência infantil para seus filhos. |
| coronary care unit n | (hospital ward for heart patients) (hospital) | unidade coronariana loc sf |
| Heart surgery is performed in the hospital's coronary care unit. |
couldn't care less about [sth],
could not care less about [sth] v expr | informal (feel completely apathetic towards) | não dar a mínima loc v |
| I couldn't care less about the tabloid headlines. |
| customer care n | (customer service) | serviço ao consumidor loc sm |
| atendimento ao consumidor loc sm |
| You have to like listening to people complain to work in customer care. |
customer careline,
customer care line n | (product support phone service) | serviço telefônico de auxílio ao consumidor loc sm |
| atendimento ao consumidor loc sm |
| The company calls this the customer care line, but I call it the help line. |
| day care n | US (childcare, nursery) | creche sf |
| Nota: The single-word form is used when the term is an adjective. |
| My 2-year old goes to day care every weekday morning. |
| Meu filho de dois anos vai para a creche todas as manhãs. |
| day care n | esp US (care for elderly, disabled) | centro-dia geriátrico loc sm |
| I take my Dad to seniors' daycare every day so that I have time to run errands. |
| devil-may-care adj | informal (person, approach: reckless) | despreocupado adj |
| sossegado adj |
| (gíria) | de boa adj |
| easy-care adj | (fabric: easy to clean) (tecidos) | fácil de cuidar |
| emergency care n | (urgent medical attention) | tratamento médico emergencial loc sm |
| The paramedics gave emergency care at the scene of the accident. |
| foster care n | (short-term adoption) (adoção temporária) | abrigo para menores loc sm |
| lar adotivo loc sm |
| Most children who grow up in foster care are shuffled from one family to the next. |
| handle [sth] with care v expr | (treat carefully) | manusear com cuidado expres v |
| That's a very old vase; handle it with care. |
| Handle With Care expr | written (label on fragile package) (instruções em pacote de encomendas frágeis) | manusear com cuidado expres v |
| Even though 'Handle with Care' was written on the package, it arrived damaged. |
healthcare,
health care n | (medical services) | assistência médica sf + adj |
| Healthcare on the island is provided by a free clinic. |
| A assistência médica na ilha é fornecida por uma clínica gratuita. |
healthcare,
health-care n as adj | (medical) | assistência médica sf + adj |
| Healthcare costs have skyrocketed in the last twenty years. |
| Os custos de assistência médica explodiram nos últimos vinte anos. |
healthcare provider,
health-care provider n | (medical worker) | plano de saúde loc sm |
| You probably can get your flu shots from your healthcare provider. |
healthcare provider,
health-care provider n | (medical facility) | instituição médica loc sf |
healthcare setting,
health-care setting n | (hospital environment) | ambiente hospitalar loc sm |
| I don't care interj | (It's not important to me.) | não me importo, não ligo, não querer saber interj |
| "You can't go out dressed like that; you'll get cold." "I don't care." |
| "Você não pode ir vestida assim, você vai se resfriar." "Eu não me importo." |
| ICU n | initialism (intensive care unit) (Unidade de tratamento intensivo) | UTI sf |
| in care of prep | (for the attention of) | em atenção a loc prep |
| intensive care n | (critical medical care, life support) | cuidado intensivo loc sm |
| medicina intensiva loc sf |
| I'm afraid your husband's still under intensive care, Mrs.Fletcher. |
| After his motorcycle accident he was left in intensive care with a fractured skull. |
| intensive care n | (critical care facility, life support unit) (unidade de terapia intensiva) | UTI sf |
| Many victims of the attack are still in intensive care. |
| intensive care unit n | (hospital ward for critical care) (médico) | unidade de tratamento intensivo sf |
| loving care n | (affectionate attention) (atenção carinhosa) | cuidado amoroso sm |
| The young boy lavished loving care on his pet rabbit. |
| medical care n | (treatment by a medical professional) | tratamento médico loc sf |
| The local clinic provides top notch medical care. |
| not care for [sth/sb] v expr | (dislike) (não ter afinidade a) | não gostar muito de, não importar com loc v |
| Generally, I don't care for white wines - I much prefer reds. |
| not have a care v expr | (not worry about anything) | não ligar para nada expres |
| não se preocupar com nada expres |
| He strolls through life as though he does not have a care. |
| personal care n | (grooming and hygiene) | cuidados pessoais sm pl |
| Personal care includes help with such things as washing, dressing, and eating. |
| primary care n | (medical care) | primeiros socorros loc sm |
| Primary Care Trust n | UK (healthcare authority) (organização ou autoridade de saúde) | Serviço de Saúde loc sm |
| self-care n | (keeping healthy without assistance) | cuidados pessoais smpl + adj |
| skin care n | (cosmetic products and treatments for skin) (produtos e tratamentos cosméticos) | cuidados com a pele sm |
| standard of care n | (expected course of medical treatment) (resultado esperado de tratamento médico) | evolução esperada sf |
| resultado esperado sm |
| take care vtr + n | (be cautious or attentive) | tomar cuidado expres v |
| You have to take care when crossing a busy street during rush hour. |
| Você tem que tomar cuidado ao atravessar uma rua movimentada durante a hora do rush. |
| take care interj | informal (be cautious) | cuidado interj |
| preste atenção interj |
| Take care - that spider could be poisonous! |
| Cuidado - essa aranha pode ser venenosa! |
| Preste atenção - essa aranha pode ser venenosa! |
| take care with [sth] v expr | (be careful) | tomar cuidado com expres v |
| Take care with that wedding cake; you don't want to drop it! |
| Tome cuidado com esse bolo de casamento; você não vai querer derrubar isso! |
| take care of [sb/sth] v expr | (tend) | cuidar de vt + prep |
| tomar conta de expres v |
| I took care of my mother in the final months of her life. |
| Eu cuidei da minha mãe nos últimos meses da vida dela. |
| Eu tomei conta da minha mãe nos últimos meses da vida dela. |
| take care of [sth] v expr | (handle) | cuidar de vt + prep |
| tratar de vt + prep |
| encarregar-se de vp + prep |
| Phil will take care of the travel arrangements. |
| O Phil vai cuidar dos preparativos de viagem. |
| take care interj | informal (said on parting) (informal: despedida) | se cuide interj |
| Take care, and see you next week! |
| Se cuide, e até a semana que vem! |
| take care of yourself v expr | (tend to own needs) (atender próprias necessidades) | se cuidar vp |
| It's essential that we take care of ourselves in order to care for others. |
| take care of yourself interj | (said on parting) (dito ao se despedir) | se cuide interj |
| Take care of yourself! See you soon! |
| take [sb] into care v expr | UK (government: take custody of child) (governo: acolher criança) | colocar alguém sob custódia, acolher alguém expres |
| Due to obvious neglect, the child was taken into care and ultimately placed in a foster home. |
| Devido à óbvia negligência, a criança foi colocada sob custódia e, finalmente, colocada em um lar adotivo. |
| tertiary care n | (specialist medical attention) | assistência médica especializada loc sf |
| under your care adv | (in your charge) | sob seus próprios cuidados loc adv |
| aos seus cuidados loc adv |
| You should notify all the patients under your care that you are leaving this office. |
| what do I care? interj | (I don't care) (expressão de não se importar) | e eu com isso? interj |
| If you want to ruin your life by quitting school, what do I care? |
| Why should I care? interj | (I do not care) | por que eu me importaria? interj |
| por que eu deveria me importar? interj |
| When Mary told me her son is going to Harvard, I said, "Why should I care? He's not my son." |
| with care adv | (cautiously, prudently) | com cuidado loc adv |
| com cautela loc adv |
| cautelosamente adv |
| This box contains high explosives - handle with care! The glass ball is fragile, so put it in the box with care. |
| with care adv | (lovingly, tenderly) | com delicadeza loc adv |
| Marvin dusted his butterfly collection with care. |
| with great care adv | (very cautiously) | com muita cautela loc adv |
| Surgeons must perform open heart surgery with great care. |
| The old woman walked with great care on the icy pavement. |
| with great care adv | (painstakingly) | meticulosamente adv |
| com muito cuidado loc adv |
| He cleaned the room with great care. |
