Formas compostas:
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| Inglês | Português |
| able to do [sth] expr | (capable of doing) | capaz de adj + prep |
| apto a adj + prep |
| conseguir vt |
| poder vt |
| The only people able to afford to buy a house in this area are millionaires. |
| As únicas pessoas capazes de comprarem uma casa nessa área são milionários. |
| Claire não conseguia alcançar o frasco na prateleira de cima. |
| be able to do [sth] v expr | (can, have the ability to do) | capaz de adj + prep |
| Claire wasn't able to reach the jar on the top shelf. |
| Claire não era capaz de alcançar o frasco na prateleira de cima. |
| be about to do [sth] v expr | (on the point of doing) | prestes a loc adv |
| a ponto de loc adv |
| (figurado, informal) | perto de loc adv |
| I was just about to step into the bath when the doorbell rang. |
| Eu estava prestes a entrar no banho quando a campainha tocou. |
| ache to do [sth] v expr | (yearn, long to do) | ansiar vt |
| When it's this cold, I ache to go to the Bahamas. |
| Quando está frio assim, eu anseio por ir às Bahamas. |
actuate [sb],
actuate [sb] to do [sth]⇒ vtr | (motivate [sb] to do [sth]) | motivar vt |
| adjure [sb] to do [sth]⇒ vtr | (appeal or command: [sb] to do [sth]) (formal) | adjurar vt |
| rogar, suplicar vt |
| admonish [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (warn [sb] about doing [sth]) (formal) | admoestar vt |
| advertir vt |
| aconselhar vt |
| The judge admonished the witness to tell the truth. |
| advise [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (counsel [sb] to do) | aconselhar vt |
| I advised him to eat before the flight. |
| Eu o aconselhei a comer antes do voo. |
| afford to do [sth] v expr | (have enough money) | arcar vt |
| Nota: "Afford" in this sense usually follows a derivative of "can." |
| Now that I'm unemployed I can't afford to go on holiday. |
| Agora que estou desempregado não posso arcar com férias. |
| afford to do [sth] v expr | figurative (be able to do) | arcar vt |
| dar-se ao luxo de |
| Nota: "Afford" in this sense usually follows a derivative of "can." |
| The army cannot afford to fight on two fronts at once. |
| O exército não pode arcar com lutar em duas frentes ao mesmo tempo. |
| afford to do [sth] v expr | figurative (risk) | arriscar vt |
| permitir vt |
| Nota: "Afford" in this sense usually follows a derivative of "can" or "be able to." |
| He can't afford to let her speak badly of him. |
| Ele não pode arriscar que ela fale mal dele. |
| afraid to do [sth] adj | (hesitant) | com medo de loc adj |
| I'm afraid to jump from the bridge into the river. |
| Estou com medo de pular da ponte para dentro do rio. |
| agree to do [sth] v expr | (consent) | concordar em loc v |
| Olivia's parents agreed to let her go to the party. |
| aim to do [sth] v expr | figurative (intend, aspire) | intentar, tencionar vt |
| planejar vt |
| When I play, I aim to win. |
| Quando eu jogo, eu planejo ganhar. |
| all you can do n | (your only recourse) | a única coisa a fazer expres |
| a única solução expres |
| a única saída expres |
| When something bad happens, all you can do is make the best of it. |
| all you can do n | (everything you are capable of) | a única coisa a fazer expres |
| a única solução expres |
| a única saída expres |
| All you can do is whine; you never fix your problems. |
allow [sb],
allow [sb] to do [sth]⇒ vtr | (let: [sb]) | permitir vt |
| deixar vt |
| Will your parents allow you to go to the dance? |
| Seus pais vão permitir (or: deixar) que você vá ao baile? |
allow [sth],
allow [sth] to do [sth]⇒ vtr | (enable by neglect) (tornar possível por negligência) | deixar vt |
| permitir vt |
| By not applying the handbrake, he allowed the car to roll down the hill. |
| Ao não usar o freio de mão, ele deixou o carro descer a ladeira. |
| allow [sb/sth] to do [sth] v expr | (make possible to do) | permitir vt |
| The new tramline will allow residents of this neighbourhood to reach the city centre in just ten minutes. |
| A nova linha de bonde permitirá aos residentes desse bairro chegarem ao centro da cidade em apenas dez minutos. |
| allow me to do [sth] interj | (offer) | permita-me vt |
| Miss, allow me to open the door. |
| anticipate [sth] to do [sth] v expr | (expect) | esperar vt |
| The doctor anticipated the results of the blood work to arrive on Tuesday, but they were delayed. |
| O médico esperava os resultados do exame de sangue chegarem na terça, mas eles foram adiados. |
| be anxious to do [sth] v expr | (be eager) | ansioso adj |
| The avid fans were anxious to meet their favorite author. |
| Os ávidos fãs estavam ansiosos para conhecer sua autora favorita. |
| appeal to [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (ask) | apelar para vt + prep |
| pedir vt |
| The Senator appealed to his fellow legislators to vote for more aid to the poor. |
| O senador apelou para os seus colegas legisladores para que votassem por mais ajuda aos pobres. |
| appear to do [sth] v expr | (seem to do) | parecer vt |
| Jenny appears to know what she's doing. |
| Jenny parece saber o que está fazendo. |
| arrange to do [sth] v expr | (schedule) | marcar de, combinar de v int + prep |
| organizar-se para vp + prep |
| I haven't seen you in a very long time. We should arrange to do something. |
| Faz um tempão que eu não te vejo. A gente devia marcar (or: combinar) de fazer alguma coisa. |
| arrange for [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (make preparations) (fazer preparações) | providenciar v int |
| marcar v int |
| They arranged for a babysitter to take care of the children. |
| Eles providenciaram uma babá para tomar conta das crianças. |
| be arsed to do [sth] v expr | vulgar, informal, UK (willing to make effort) | empolgado adj |
| Nota: Used in the negative, in questions, or when there is doubt. |
| The story's quite good so far, but I don't think I can be arsed to read the whole thing. |
| ask [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (request that [sb] do [sth]) | pedir vt |
| My sister asked me to pass the salt. |
| Minha irmã me pediu para passar o sal. |
| aspire to do [sth] v expr | (aim to do [sth]) (almejar) | aspirar vt |
| I aspire to master at least one foreign language. |
| Eu aspiro a dominar pelo menos uma língua estrangeira. |
| assent to do [sth] v expr | (consent, agree to do [sth]) | concordar vt |
| She said that she had never assented to marry the man. |
| assign [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (charge with a task) | encarregar vt |
| They assigned Cheri to bake cookies for the luncheon. |
| Eles encarregaram Cheri de cozinhar cookies para a refeição. |
| at liberty to do [sth] adj | (unconstrained) (não constrangido) | livre, desocupado, solto adj |
| The police were not at liberty to discuss details of the case with the press. |
attempt [sth],
attempt to do [sth]⇒ vtr | (try) | tentar vt |
| I will attempt to talk to him on Monday. |
| Tentarei conversar com ele na segunda-feira. |
authorize [sb] to do [sth],
also UK: authorise [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (permit officially to do) | autorizar vt |
| Marla authorized her assistant to file the papers with the city. |
bachelor party (US),
stag night,
stag party,
stag do (UK),
buck's party (AU) n | (party for a husband-to-be) | despedida de solteiro loc sf |
| Bachelor parties tend to be wild and crazy. |
| We're going to a nightclub for Simon's stag do. |
| Despedidas de solteiro costumam ser uma loucura. Nós vamos pra uma boate para comemorar a despedida de solteiro do Simon. |
bachelorette party (US),
hen night,
hen party,
hen do (UK) n | (party for a wife-to-be) | despedida de solteira sf |
badger [sb] into doing [sth],
badger [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (pester to do [sth]) | atormentar vt |
| atazanar vt |
| My children badgered me into taking them to the playground. |
| Meus filhos me atormentaram para irem à área de lazer. |
| be allowed to do [sth] v expr | (have permission to) | estar autorizado a expres v |
| ser autorizado a expres v |
| If you do not have your passport, you will not be allowed to enter the country. |
| Once they had finished their exams, the students were allowed to leave. |
| be led to do [sth] v expr | (be prompted) | ser levado a expres v |
| We were led to believe that the chemical was not dangerous, but it turned out to be highly toxic. |
| be of a mind to do [sth] v expr | (be disposed to do [sth]) | estar com vontade de expres v |
| (informal) | estar a fim de expres v |
| be out to do [sth] v expr | informal (aim, be determined to) | estar determinado a expres v |
| estar decidido a expres v |
| The candidate is out to make her opponent look weak and unreliable. |
| be set to do [sth] v expr | (be ready to: do [sth]) | estar pronto para expres v |
| We were all set to leave, but Ann made us wait while she looked for her cell phone. |
| be to do [sth] v expr | (be supposed to do [sth]) (prestes) | estar para expres v |
| Students, you're to arrive at 8:00 so that we can take a group photo. |
| Alunos, vocês devem chegar às oito para que possamos tirar uma foto em grupo. |
| be willing to do [sth] vtr | (agree freely to) | estar disposto a expres v |
| I'm willing to finish the report myself, but you'll have to give me more time. |
| Eu estou disposto a terminar o relatório sozinho, mas você terá de me dar mais tempo. |
| beckon [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (call, summon to do) | acenar para vt + prep |
| fazer sinal a loc v |
| The king beckoned his servant to bring him a drink. |
| O rei acenou para seu serviçal lhe trazer um drinque. |
| beg [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (plead with [sb] to do [sth]) | implorar vt |
| pedir vt |
| She begged her parents to buy her the toy. |
| Ela implorou aos pais para comprarem o brinquedo. |
| begin to do [sth] vi + prep | (start: to do) | começar vt |
| (formal) | iniciar vt |
| The water began to boil in the pan. |
| A água começou a ferver na frigideira. |
behoove [sb] to do [sth] (US),
behove [sb] to do [sth] (UK) v expr | (be right or necessary) | conveniente adj |
| It behooves me to acknowledge the debt I owe to my precedessor in this role. |
| beseech [sb] to do [sth] v expr | literary (beg with [sb] to do) | implorar, suplicar vt |
| (formal) | rogar vt |
| The thief beseeched the king to spare him execution. |
| best able to do [sth] expr | (most capable of) | mais bem capacitado a expres |
| The promotion should go to the one best able to handle the responsibility. |
| A promoção deve ir para aquele mais bem capacitado a lidar com a responsabilidade. |
bid for [sth],
bid to do [sth] vi + prep | (offer services) (licitação) | oferecer serviços expres v |
| fazer um lance expres v |
| Three construction companies are bidding for the prestigious contract. |
| Três construtoras estão oferecendo serviços pelo conceituado contrato. |
| bid [sb] (to) do [sth]⇒ vtr | formal, dated (direct, command) | mandar vt |
| When your mother bids you tidy your room, do so. |
| Quando sua mãe mandar você limpar seu quarto, limpe-o. |
born to [sth],
born to do [sth] adj | (having natural talent for [sth]) | nascer para v int + prep |
| She was born to sing. |
| bother to do [sth] v expr | (make an effort) | preocupar-se v p |
| dar-se ao trabalho expres v |
| He didn't bother to answer the email. |
| Ele nem se preocupou em responder ao e-mail. |
| bothered to do [sth] adj | informal (willing to make effort) | disposto a adj + prep |
| I'm trying to decide whether I can be bothered to get up today. |
| Eu estou tentando decidir se eu estou disposto a acordar hoje. |
| bound to do [sth] adj | figurative (more than likely to do [sth]) (figurado) | certo adj |
| na certa loc adv |
| You left your wallet on the table; someone was bound to steal it. |
| Você deixou sua carteira na mesa. Alguém na certa a roubaria. |
| bound to do [sth] expr | informal (likely or certain to) | estar fadado loc adj |
| That boy is so reckless, he's bound to end up in jail. |
| The vase that was balanced on the edge of the table fell off, which was bound to happen. |
| O garoto é tão desleixado, ele está fadado a parar na cadeia. |
| break your neck to do [sth] v expr | figurative (make effort) (informal) | dar duro para expres v |
| (figurado) | lutar para vt + prep |
| We broke our necks to get our candidate elected. |
| bring [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (persuade [sb]) | convencer vt |
| Her speech brought us to accept her point of view. |
| O discurso dela nos convenceu a aceitar o seu ponto de vista. |
| bring yourself to do [sth] v expr | (force yourself to do [sth]) | forçar-se vp |
| Nota: Usually used in the negative |
| I can't bring myself to see a film that's that violent. |
| Eu não consigo me forçar a ver um filme violento. |
| but what can you do? expr | informal (expressing resignation) (informal: expressando resignação) | mas fazer o quê expres |
| The workers may object, but what can you do; the project has to be done on time. |
| calculated to do [sth] prep | (intended) | calculado para, planejado para adj + prep |
| Can do! interj | informal (certainly) (com certeza) | pode deixar expres |
| “Could you move those chairs and tables for me, please?” - “Can do!” |
can stand doing [sth],
also US: can stand to do [sth] v expr | (be able to tolerate) | aguentar vt |
| suportar, tolerar vt |
| Nota: Often used in negative sentences. |
| If you can stand to wait another 10 minutes, I'll walk you home. |
| I can't stand seeing you so unhappy. |
| can't be arsed to do [sth] v expr | vulgar, informal, UK (unwilling to make effort) (vulgar, gíria) | não querer mexer a bunda para expres |
| I've lost the remote control and I can't be arsed to get up and change the channel. |
| can't be bothered to do [sth] adj | informal (unwilling to make effort) | não ter paciência para expres v |
| (informal, vulgar) | não ter saco para expres v |
| (informal) | não estar a fim de expres v |
| Nieve wore her work clothes to the restaurant because she couldn't be bothered to change. |
cannot help but do [sth],
can't help but do [sth] v expr | (find unavoidable) | não poder deixar de notar expres |
| não poder deixar de reparar expres |
| I cannot help but notice the enormous coffee stain on the front of your white blouse. |
| Não posso deixar de notar a enorme mancha de café na frente da sua blusa branca. |
| care to do [sth] v expr | (be inclined) | querer vt |
| ter vontade expres v |
| I don't really care to play golf today. |
| Eu não quero jogar golfe hoje. |
| Eu não tenho vontade de jogar golfe hoje. |
careful to do [sth],
careful about doing [sth] adj | (making sure to do [sth]) | cuidadoso adj |
| cauteloso adj |
| He is careful about locking the doors before he goes out. |
| Ele é cuidadoso de trancar as portas antes de sair. |
| cause [sb/sth] to do [sth]⇒ vtr | (prompt) | fazer com que expres v |
| (formal) | ocasionar vt |
| The cat ran out into the road, causing Ellen to swerve and crash the car. |
| O gato correu para a rua, fazendo com que Ellen desse uma guinada e batesse o carro. |
| caution [sb] to do [sth] vtr + prep | (warn) | advertir vt |
| The teacher cautioned her students not to talk to strangers. |
| A professora advertiu as alunas para não falarem com estranhos. |
| cease to do [sth] vi + prep | (stop) | parar de, deixar de v int + prep |
| certain to do [sth] expr | (bound, sure to do) | certo adj |
| Lisa is certain to pass her exams. She's been studying so hard. |
| Lisa está certa de que passará nos testes. Ela tem estudado muito. |
| certified to do [sth] expr | (person: qualified) (pessoa: qualificado) | autorizado, certificado adj |
| Maddy is certified to teach English. |
| challenge [sb] to do [sth]⇒ vtr | (demand) | desafiar vt |
| exigir vt |
| I challenge you to tell the truth! |
| Eu desafio você a contar a verdade! |
be champing at the bit to do [sth],
be chafing at the bit to do [sth],
also US: chomp v expr | figurative (person: be impatient) (informal) | não estar se aguentando expres v |
| I'm champing at the bit to go on my vacation. |
| Não estou me aguentando para entrar de férias. |
| charge [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (order) | incumbir vt |
| encarregar vt |
| I charge you to look after the house properly while I am away. |
| Incumbo-o de cuidar adequadamente da casa enquanto estiver fora. |
| choose to do [sth] v expr | (decide, prefer) | decidir, resolver vt |
| He chose to become an architect. |
| Ele decidiu (or: resolveu) se tornar arquiteto. |
| claim to do [sth] v expr | (achievement: assert) | afirmar vt |
| reclamar vt |
| reivindicar vt |
| This paint brand claims to cover a larger area than that rival brand. |
| Esta marca de tinta afirma cobrir uma área maior do que a marca rival. |
| club together to do [sth] v expr | (share cost) | fazer uma vaquinha expres |
| rachar, dividir vt |
| The students clubbed together to buy a present for their teacher. |
| coach [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (sports: teach [sb]) | treinar vt |
| Bill coached the boys to pass the ball better. |
| Bill treinou os meninos para passar melhor a bola. |
| coach [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (teach, assist) | ajudar, auxiliar vt |
| mostrar vt |
| The father coached the mother to breathe as she delivered the baby. |
| O pai ajudou a mãe a respirar enquanto ela paria o bebê. |
| ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Vamos fazer ioga juntos, eu vou mostrando a você como se faz. |
| coax [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (persuade, entice to do) | seduzir, persuadir vt |
| They coaxed me to join them for the weekend. |
| Eles me persuadiram para juntar-me a eles no fim de semana. |
| combine to do [sth] v expr | (unite to have an effect) | combinar vt |
| Poverty and physical disability combined to make life challenging for Wendy. |
| come back to do [sth] v expr | (return in order to do [sth]) | voltar, retornar v int |
| Ava left home at 18, but came back ten years later to care for her mother. |
Come here often?,
Do you come here often? expr | informal (chat-up line) (frase de cantada) | Vem sempre aqui? expres |
| command [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (order to do) | comandar vt |
| ordenar vt |
| The general commanded the troops to attack. |
| O general comandou as tropas para o ataque. |
| committed to do [sth] adj | (obliged) | obrigado a adj + prep |
| Rita was committed to speak at the conference that morning. |
| Rita foi obrigada a falar na conferência naquela manhã. |
compel [sb],
compel [sb] to do [sth]⇒ vtr | (force: [sb]) | obrigar, forçar vt |
| The threat of being fired compelled Tricia to tell the truth about what she saw. |
| condescend to do [sth] v expr | (do [sth] demeaning) | condescender v int |
| I would never condescend to plagiarize from other sources. |
condition [sb],
condition [sb] to do [sth]⇒ vtr | (brainwash, affect behaviour) (figurado) | condicionar vt |
| doutrinar vt |
| Politicians are conditioning the people to accept the policy. |
| Os políticos estão condicionando as pessoas a aceitarem a política. |
| connive to do [sth] v expr | (conspire, plot to do [sth]) | ser conivente expres v |
| conspirar v int |
| The executives connived to overthrow the CEO of the company. |
| consent to do [sth] v expr | (agree to do [sth]) | consentir vt |
| Ross consented to take a lie detector test. |
| Ross consentiu em passar por um detector de mentiras. |
| conspire to do [sth] v expr | (plot together) | conspirar v int |
| The three conspired to steal the famous painting. |
| conspire to do [sth] v expr | figurative (events: coincide) (figurado) | conspirar v int |
| combinar-se vp |
| Events have conspired to keep us apart these past few months. |
| constrain [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (force, restrict [sb]) | obrigar vt |
| forçar vt |
| I would love to work abroad, but my family responsibilities constrain me to stay in this country. |
| Eu adoraria trabalhar no exterior, mas minhas responsabilidades familiares me obrigam a ficar neste país. |
| constrained to do [sth] adj | (forced to do [sth]) | coagido adj |
| forçado adj |
| Ann felt constrained to come to the party even though she didn't want to. |
| Ann sentiu-se coagida a ir à festa, embora não quisesse. |
content to do [sth],
content with doing [sth] adj | (satisfied) | contente adj |
| She was content to hear about his promotion. |
| Ela ficou contente de saber da promoção dele. |
continue to do [sth],
continue doing [sth] v expr | (carry on) | continuar a loc v |
| (continuar) | ir em frente loc v |
| After retirement, Jane continued to work as a supply teacher. |
