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| Inglês | Português |
above all,
above any other,
above all others adv | (more than any other) | sobretudo adv |
| Peter is a clever, handsome and, above all, honest man. |
| Peter é um homem inteligente, bonito e, sobretudo, honesto. |
| among other things expr | (one of a number) | entre outras coisas loc adv |
| I cleaned out the junk drawer and found, among other things, my old slide rule. |
| any other adj | (an alternative, another) | alguma outra expres |
| qualquer outra expres |
| Is there any other solution to the problem? |
| Há alguma outra solução para o problema? |
| at each other's throats expr | figurative, informal (arguing) (discutindo, brigando) | pelo pescoço loc adj |
| The couple are constantly at each other's throats, always arguing about something or other. |
| at some other time adv | (at an unspecified future time) | noutra hora loc adv |
| I promise that we'll go to Disneyland at some other time. |
| at some other time adv | (at an unspecified past time) | noutra hora loc adv |
| I had promised that we would go to Disney at some other time. |
| at the other end of the spectrum adv | (as a complete contrast) | por outro lado adv |
| I like opera but at the other end of the spectrum I'm a punk rock fan. |
| Eu gosto de ópera, mas por outro lado sou fã de punk rock. |
| call each other names v expr | informal (exchange insults) | apelidar v int |
| Children love to call each other silly names like Poopy-Head. |
| Crianças adoram apelidar umas às outras com nomes bobos. |
| confront each other v expr | (meet face to face) (encontrar face a face) | confrontar um ao outro loc v |
| It would be wise for the estranged couple to avoid confronting each other while they are still so angry. |
| Os casais zangados devem evitar confrontar-se um ao outro enquanto estão irritados. |
| confront each other v expr | (try to resolve dispute) (tentar resolver disputa) | confrontar um ao outro loc v |
| They'll have to confront each other if they want to put this disagreement behind them. |
| Terão de se confrontar um ao outro se querem resolver este problema. |
| each other pron | (one another) | um ao outro expres |
| They always help each other out when things get rough. |
| Eles sempre ajudam um ao outro quando as coisas apertam. |
| ESOL n | acronym (school subject) (sigla) | Inglês para Falantes de Outras Línguas loc sm |
| every other | (alternate) | alternado adj |
| Every other Thursday is market day. |
| The parents share custody; the father gets to see his daughter every other weekend. |
| every other day adv | (on alternate days) | dia sim, dia não loc adv |
| em dias alternados loc adv |
| The medication should be taken every other day. |
| A medicação deveria tomada dia sim, dia não. |
| feel strongly one way or the other v expr | (have a passionate opinion) | estar convicto vt + adj |
| Nota: Used in negative sentences, in questions, or where there is doubt. |
| go the other way v expr | (take a different direction) (tomar rumo diferente) | ir para outro lado loc v |
| sair do caminho loc v |
| go the other way v expr | (take the opposite direction) (tomar rumo oposto) | ir para outro lado loc v |
| Joe set off towards the bank and I went the other way towards the post office. |
| have other fish to fry v expr | figurative (have [sth] else to do) | ter mais o que fazer expres |
| I can't wait around here, I've other fish to fry. |
| have other things to do v expr | (be busy already) (já estar ocupado) | ter outras coisas para fazer expres v |
| I can't make it to the movies; I have other things to do. |
| in other respects adv | (in other ways) | por outro lado loc adv |
| Sometimes my uncle can appear unfriendly, but in other respects he is a good man. |
| in other ways adv | (by different means) | de outra forma loc adv |
| She soon realized she'd have to earn her living in other ways. |
| in other ways adv | (in relation to other things) | por outro lado loc adv |
| I like some things about him, but in other ways I find him difficult to understand. |
| He acts maturely in some ways, but in other ways he can be extremely childish. |
| in other words adv | (that is to say) | em outras palavras, por outras palavras expres |
| I would love to go but I have a lot to do...in other words, I don't have time. |
| Eu adoraria ir, mas tenho muito o que fazer... Em outras palavras, não tenho tempo. |
| kill each other v expr | (murder one another) | matar-se uns aos outros loc v |
| You had better call the police before those two kill each other. |
| like no other adv | literary (incomparably) | como nenhum outro loc adv |
| Pedro promised to love her like no other. |
| like no other adj | (incomparable, unique) | como nenhum outro loc adj |
| This holiday offers tourists a holiday like no other. |
| Este feriado oferece aos turistas um período como nenhum outro. |
| look the other way v expr | (look in the opposite direction) (figurado) | fazer vista grossa expres |
| (figurado) | fechar os olhos expres |
| Don't just look to your right when you cross the street; look the other way as well. |
| look the other way v expr | figurative (ignore [sth] bad) (figurado) | fazer vista grossa expres |
| (figurado) | fechar os olhos expres |
| That judge looks the other way when members of his own staff commit minor crimes. |
be made for each other,
be made for one another v expr | informal, figurative (be ideally suited to each other) (informal, figurado) | feitos um para o outro expres |
| What a lovely couple; they're made for each other. |
| Those two business partners are equally nasty; they're made for one another. |
| none other than [sb] expr | ([sb] well known) | ninguém menos que expres |
| We have with us today a man we all know, none other than the champion racer of the entire league. |
| nothing other than expr | (actually, in fact) | nada mais do que expres |
| nada além de expres |
| Some Americans think government oversight of health care is nothing other than socialism. |
on the one hand ... on the other hand,
on the one hand ... on the other,
on one hand ... on the other hand,
on one hand ... on the other adv | figurative (comparing points of view) | por um lado... por outro... loc adv |
| On the one hand, it would be quicker to fly to Manchester; on the other, it would be more expensive than the train. |
| Por um lado, seria mais rápido ir de avião a Manchester; por outro, seria mais caro do que o trem. |
| on the other hand expr | (from the opposing point of view) | por outro lado loc adv |
| I really want to see this movie; on the other hand, it's raining and I'm tired. |
| one after the other adv | (one at a time) | um após o outro loc adv |
| um atrás do outro loc adv |
| I couldn't believe it! He sat there and ate ten habanero peppers, one after the other! |
| one or the other expr | (either one of a pair) | um ou outro expres |
the other side,
the Other Side n | (afterlife) (vida) | outro lado sm |
| After her near-death experience, Laura described what she had seen on the other side. |
| the other side n | (sports: opposing team) (time) | adversário sm |
| Our team dominated the match until the final 10 minutes, when the other side scored three goals. |
| the other side n | (opposite end) | outra margem sf |
| I'll race you to the other side of the lake! |
| other than adj + prep | (apart from) | além de loc prep |
| (informal, tirar: gerúndio) | tirando vt |
| exceto por loc prep |
| There were no applications, other than the internal ones received earlier. Other than a couple seated at a table by the window, the restaurant was deserted. |
| Não havia candidaturas, além das internas recebidas antes. |
| Tirando um casal sentado em uma mesa perto da janela, o restaurante estava deserto. |
| other than that expr | (apart from this, otherwise) | tirando isso, caso contrário expres |
| I am sensitive to nickel; other than that, I have no allergies. |
| see each other v expr | informal (be dating) | encontrar-se vp |
| ver um ao outro expres v |
| estar namorando loc v |
| Lola and Frank have been friends for years, but they've only been seeing each other since February. |
| significant other n | informal (partner, spouse) | parceiro sm |
| esposo sm |
| cônjuge sm, sf |
| somehow or other adv | (in an undetermined way) | de um jeito ou de outro loc adv |
| de uma forma ou de outra loc adv |
| Jan studied the cliff face, determined to scale it somehow or other. |
| something or other n | ([sth] not remembered precisely) (alguém não lembrado precisamente) | um ou outro expres |
| (algo não lembrado precisamente) | uma coisa ou outra expres |
| Something or other didn't feel quite right about him. |
| She told me something or other about not being able to pay the bill. |
| the other day adv | (several days ago) (alguns dias antes) | no outro dia loc adv |
| The other day we went snowboarding and we had a great time. |
| We're still good friends; just the other day we met for coffee. |
the other way around,
also UK: the other way round expr | (physically reversed) (revertido) | ao contrário loc adv |
| virado ao contrário loc adv |
the other way around,
also UK: the other way round expr | (opposite situation) | ao contrário loc adv |
| Jack covers for me at work when I'm off sick, and the other way around. |
| the other woman n | figurative (married person's female lover) (amante) | a outra mulher expres |
| amante sf |
| turn the other cheek v expr | figurative (not retaliate) (figurado: não revidar) | oferecer a outra face expres |
| She was being extremely rude but I decided to turn the other cheek. |
understand one another,
understand each other vtr + refl | (have an agreement) (entrar em acordo) | entender um ao outro loc v |
| concordar um com o outro loc v |
| We really understand one another; sometimes we don't even need to speak. |
