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| Inglês | Português |
| by-catch n | (fishing: unwanted catch) (pescado ao acaso) | captura acessória sf + adj |
catch 22,
Catch 22,
catch-22,
Catch-22 n | (paradox, [sth] self-contradictory) | situação paradoxal sf |
| círculo vicioso sm |
| paradoxo sm |
| It's a real Catch-22: to get a job you need experience, but to get experience you need a job. |
| É uma verdadeira situação paradoxal: para conseguir um trabalho você precisa de experiência, mas para ter experiência você precisa de trabalho. |
| É um verdadeiro círculo vicioso: para conseguir um trabalho você precisa de experiência, mas para ter experiência você precisa de trabalho. |
catch 22,
Catch 22,
catch-22,
Catch-22 n | colloquial (no-win situation) | impasse sm |
| beco sem saída expres |
| John would be hurt if she didn't invite him, but if she did, Mary wouldn't come. It was a Catch-22. |
| João ficaria magoado se ela não o convidasse, mas Maria não viria se ela o fizesse. Era um impasse. |
catch 22 situation,
Catch 22 situation,
catch-22 situation,
Catch-22 situation n | ([sth] self-contradictory) | impasse sm |
| (figurado) | beco sem saída expres |
| (figurado) | sinuca de bico expres |
| catch a break v expr | informal (have some luck) | ter um pouco de sorte expres |
catch a cold,
catch cold,
take a cold v expr | (contract cold virus) | pegar um resfriado, ficar constipado expres v |
| constipar-se vp |
| If you go out in this rain without a coat you're liable to catch a cold. |
catch a glimpse of [sth/sb],
catch a brief glimpse of [sth/sb] v expr | (perceive briefly) | vislumbrar vt |
| avistar de relance vt + loc adv |
| I caught a glimpse of Peter as he walked past my house. |
catch a train,
catch the train v expr | (go by train) (BRA) | pegar um trem expres v |
| (POR) | apanhar um comboio expres v |
| I'm going to catch a train home after I get out from work. |
catch fire,
catch on fire,
also UK: catch light,
catch alight,
also US: take fire v expr | (ignite) | pegar fogo vt + sm |
| Gasoline can catch fire very easily. |
| If you knock that candle onto the rug, it will catch on fire. |
catch fire,
catch on fire v expr | figurative (create enthusiasm) (figurado, entusiasmo) | pegar fogo expres |
| catch hell vtr + n | US, slang (receive severe reprimand) | tomar bronca, levar bronca loc v |
| He was sure to catch hell from his wife for his behaviour. |
| catch hold of [sb/sth] v expr | (grasp, grab) | pegar, agarrar, segurar vt |
| Mr. Jones caught hold of Mark by the collar and dragged him off to see the headmaster. |
| catch in the throat v expr | (cause [sb] to sob or choke) | engasgar v int |
| He nearly choked when a chicken bone caught in his throat. |
catch in the throat,
catch in your throat,
catch in your voice n | (sob, etc. that interrupts speaking) | engasgo sm |
| catch [sb] off guard v expr | (take [sb] by surprise) | pegar alguém desprevenido loc v |
| (figurado, surpresa) | pegar de calças curtas expres |
| The offer of early retirement caught me off guard; I hadn't guessed it was coming. |
| catch [sb] red handed vtr + adj | figurative (discover [sb] committing a crime) (descobrir alguém cometendo crime) | pegar em flagrante expres |
| (coloquial) | pegar com a boca na botija expres |
| (coloquial) | pegar de calças na mão expres |
| I caught the thief red handed stealing my jewels. |
| catch sight of [sth/sb] v expr | (glimpse, notice) | perceber de relance expres v |
| When I caught sight of my appearance in the mirror, I immediately rushed back to my closet to change. |
| Quando eu percebi de relance minha aparência no espelho, eu imediatamente corri para o meu closet para me trocar. |
| catch the attention of [sb] v expr | (be noticed) | captar a atenção de expres v |
| prender a atenção de expres v |
| His manly voice caught my attention. |
catch the eye,
catch [sb]'s eye v expr | (be noticeable) (ser notável) | conseguir a atenção expres v |
| chamar atenção expres v |
| The bold designs and bright colours of these dresses really catch the eye. |
| catch the eye of [sb] v expr | (be noticed) (ser notado) | conseguir a atenção expres v |
| Laura's performance in the show caught the eye of talent scouts. |
catch [sb] unawares,
take [sb] unawares v expr | (catch off-guard) | pegar de surpresa expres |
| The question caught the minister unawares; she didn't have an answer prepared. |
| catch [sb] up v expr | informal (update [sb]) | botar a conversa em dia expres v |
| What's your news? Let's have a cup of tea and you can catch me up. |
| catch [sb] up on [sth] v expr | informal (update [sb] on [sth]) | atualizar vt |
| Lisa's colleagues caught her up on the staff changes that had taken place while she was off sick. |
| catch wind of [sth] v expr | informal (hear a rumour of [sth]) (informal) | escutar rumores de algo, ouvir falar de algo expres v |
| The employees caught wind of the coming lay-offs, and were very upset. |
Catch you later,
Catch you later! interj | informal (see you soon) | até mais interj |
| catch your breath v expr | (pause to breathe) (pausa para respirar) | recuperar o fôlego expres v |
| I had to take 20 flights of stairs. It took me several minutes to catch my breath. |
| catch your breath v expr | figurative (take a break) (figurado: fazer um intervalo) | respirar vt |
| recuperar o fôlego expres v |
| Now that we're done with most of the rush jobs, we can catch our breath. |
catch your death,
catch your death of cold v expr | informal (catch a bad cold) | pegar uma gripe forte vt + sf |
| catch [sb]'s eye v expr | (be noticed) | chamar a atenção expres v |
| catch-all n | informal ([sth] comprehensive, all-purpose) | abrangente sm, sf |
| catch-all n as adj | informal (comprehensive, all-purpose) | abrangente adj |
| catch-as-catch-can adj | (using whatever method, material possible) | quem não tem cão, caça com gato expres |
| catch-as-catch-can n | historical (type of wrestling) | luta livre americana expres |
| catch-up n | informal (meeting to get up-to-date) (encontro para atualizar-se) | por em dia, ficar em dia expres v |
| I haven't seen you for ages; we'll have to have a proper catch-up soon. |
| Eu não te vejo há eras; teremos de por em dia a conversa em breve. |
| catch-up n | informal (attempt to match, compete) | recuperação sf |
| The cyclist's catch-up ultimately failed, and he finished third in the race. |
| A última tentativa de recuperação do ciclista falhou e ele terminou a corrida em terceiro lugar. |
| catch-up adj | informal (aimed at matching, competing) (algo que corrige uma defasagem) | corretivo adj |
| Inflation is rising fast, so the company intends to give its employees a catch-up pay rise. |
catchphrase,
catch phrase,
catch-phrase n | (advertising slogan) | slogan sm |
| Suddenly, everyone seemed to be repeating the company's memorable catchphrase. |
catchphrase,
catch phrase,
catch-phrase n | (motto) (frase repetida) | bordão sm |
| The comedian repeated his catchphrase at every possible opportunity. |
| Many radio program hosts have a catch phrase which they say at the end of every program to help people remember them. |
| good catch n | (attractive partner) | bom partido smf |
Good catch!,
Nice catch! interj | (well done for noticing) | bem notado! interj |
| bom trabalho! interj |
| You're right, there is a grammatical error in that sentence. Good catch! |
| Good catch! interj | informal (praising [sb] for noticing a mistake) (percepção de erro) | Boa! interj |
| Good catch! interj | (praising player for catching ball) (jogador que pega a bola) | Boa pegada! interj |
| play catch-up vtr + n | informal (get updated) (informal: se atualizar) | ficar em dia expres |
| Julia wanted to play catch-up and find out what had happened while she had been away. |
| play catch-up vtr + n | informal (do work missed due to illness) (informal) | pôr as coisas em dia expres v |
| tirar o atraso expres v |
| I had to play catch-up after being away from work on sick leave. |
