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| Inglês | Português |
| absolutely right adj | emphatic (completely correct) | absolutamente certo loc adj |
| You told me I would love this movie, and you were absolutely right. |
all right,
alright interj | informal (OK) | tudo bem interj |
| Nota: "Alright" is used in informal writing, but "all right" is preferred in formal, edited writing. |
| All right, let's go to the pub. |
| Tudo bem, vamos para o pub. |
all right,
alright adj | informal (fine, well) | bem adv |
| I was a bit nauseous yesterday but I'm feeling all right again today. |
| Eu estava um pouco enjoado ontem, mas estou me sentindo bem hoje. |
all right,
alright adj | informal (average, mediocre) | mais ou menos loc adv |
| The food was all right, I suppose - nothing special. |
| A comida estava mais ou menos, eu acho - nada especial. |
all right,
alright adv | informal (satisfactorily) | satisfatoriamente adv |
| The car always works all right for me. |
| O carro sempre funciona satisfatoriamente para mim. |
all right,
alright adv | informal (certainly, without a doubt) | com certeza loc adv |
| You didn't see me, but I was there, all right. |
| Você não me viu, mas eu estava lá, com certeza. |
| the alt-right n | (right-wing movement) (movimento político) | direita alternativa sf + adj |
| alt-right adj | (relating to right-wing movement) | de direita alternativa loc adj |
| at right angles adv | (geometry: at 90 degrees) (geometria) | em ângulo reto, em esquadro loc adv |
| The two roads meet at right angles. |
| be right back v expr | informal (return soon) | voltar logo vt + adv |
| I'll be right back; I have to run over to the grocery store for some eggs. |
| be right for [sb] v expr | (be compatible with [sb]) | ser feito um para o outro expres v |
| Everyone knew Marshall and Elaine were right for each other. |
bottom right,
the bottom right n | (lower right-hand area) | canto inferior direito sm |
| bottom right adv | (at the lower right-hand area) | no canto inferior direito loc adv |
bottom right corner,
bottom right-hand corner n | (lower corner on the right-hand side) | canto direito superior sm + adj |
| The time and date are displayed at the bottom right corner of your screen. |
| bottom-right adj | (at lower right-hand area) | do canto inferior direito loc adj |
| Coming right up! interj | (agreeing to bring [sb] [sth]) (concordar em trazer algo) | saindo! interj |
| "I'll have the salad." "Coming right up!" |
dead right,
dead straight adj | slang (totally correct) | certíssimo adj |
| How did you know that answer? You are dead right! You were dead right about that guy; he is a total creep! |
| Como é que você sabia a resposta? Você está certíssimo! |
| divine right n | (doctrine: power is God-given) | direito divino loc sm |
| He acted as if the Presidency was his by divine right. |
| do [sth] right vtr + adv | informal (do correctly) | fazer corretamente, fazer bem loc vint |
| After 20 years, he finally learned to do it right. |
| Depois de 20 anos, ele finalmente aprendeu a fazer o certo. |
| do right by [sb] v expr | (treat fairly) | fazer o correto, fazer o certo loc v |
| You are going to have to do right by her and marry her. |
| do the right thing v expr | (act correctly) | fazer a coisa certa loc v |
| It's not too late for you to start doing the right thing. |
| the far right n | (politics: extreme right wing) (política) | extrema-direita sf |
| far-right n as adj | (politics: extremely right-wing) (política) | extrema-direita sf |
| feel right at home v expr | informal, figurative (be comfortable) | sinta-se em casa expres v |
| This is such a welcoming village - I feel right at home here. |
| feel right vi + adj | informal (person: be well) | sentir-se bem loc v p |
| I don't feel right. |
| feel right vi + adj | often negative (situation: seem acceptable) | parecer bem loc v |
| Borrowing his car without asking doesn't feel right. |
| get it right v expr | informal (do [sth] correctly) | fazer bem-feito loc v |
| If you can't get it right, don't bother trying! |
| Se você não consegue fazer certo, nem tente fazer! |
| get right back up v expr | informal, figurative (recover quickly) | recuperar-se rapidamente vp + adv |
| (figurado) | dar a volta por cima expres |
| guess right vi | (answer correctly by chance) | acertar vt |
| adivinhar vt |
| Carl thought Denise had taken the money, and he guessed right. |
| Carlos achou que Denise tinha pego o dinheiro e acertou. |
| have a right to [sth] v expr | (be entitled to [sth]) | ter o direito de expres v |
| You have a right to representation by a lawyer. |
| I'm going to say whatever I want to; I have a right to free speech. |
| Você tem direito à representação por um advogado. // Vou dizer o que eu quiser; tenho direito à liberdade de expressão. |
have a right to do [sth],
have the right to do [sth] v expr | (be entitled to do [sth]) | ter o direito de expres |
| have the right v expr | (be entitled) | ter o direito expres v |
| You can't talk to me like that! You don't have the right! |
| have the right to do [sth] v expr | (be entitled to do [sth]) | ter o direito de expres v |
| We have the right to be here. You can't make us leave. |
| have your heart in the right place v expr | figurative (have good intentions) (figurado: boas intenções) | no lugar certo expres |
| in the right expr | (justified) | no direito loc adv |
| in your own right expr | (independently) | independentemente adv |
inalienable right,
unalienable n | (right that cannot be taken away) | direito inalienável sm + adj |
| Freedom of speech should be an inalienable right these days, but unfortunately, it s not so everywhere. |
| just right adj | informal (perfect) (informal: perfeitas) | ideais, perfeitas, ótimas adj |
| Those curtains would be just right for the living room. |
| just right adv | informal (perfectly) (informal: perfeitamente) | do jeito certo adv |
| (informal: perfeitamente) | certinho dim |
| Joan has a talent for roasting the potatoes just right. |
keep right,
keep left vi + adv | (sign: stay on left, right) | manter-se vp |
| permanecer v int |
| continuar vp |
| The road sign said "keep left." |
| A placa na estrada dizia "mantenha-se à esquerda". |
| make [sth] right⇒ vtr | (correct, make amends for) (corrigir, fazer consertos) | fazer direito loc v |
| You're going to have to find a way to make right your past behaviour. |
| not quite right adj | (slightly wrong) | não estar muito correta expres |
| It is a good translation, but that word choice is not quite right. |
off the bat,
right off the bat adv | figurative, informal (straight away, from the very start) | de cara, imediatamente adv |
| Mr. Davis walked into the room, and right off the bat, students began asking questions. |
on the nose,
right on the nose adj | informal, figurative (exact, precise) (figurado, informal) | na mosca expres |
| correto adj |
| exato adj |
| preciso adj |
| Your guess was right on the nose. |
| on the right adv | (to the right-hand side) (no lado direito) | à direita loc adv |
| The post office is further down this street, on the right. |
| on the right of prep | (to the right-hand side of) | à direita de loc prep |
| The post office is on the right of the bakery. |
| on the right side of [sth] expr | (to the right of) | do lado direito de, no lado direito de loc adv |
| British and Japanese automobiles have the steering wheel on the right side of the car. |
| Os automóveis britânicos e japoneses têm o volante do lado direito (or: no lado direito) do carro. |
| on the right side of [sb] expr | figurative (in favour with) (em bons termos com alguém) | do lado de expres |
| You'll need to stay on the right side of your boss if you want to get that promotion. |
| on the right side of [sth] expr | figurative (on moral side of) | no lado certo expres |
| When future generations look back on this moment, they will be able to see who was on the right side of this issue. |
| on the right side of the law expr | (legal) (legal) | do lado da lei expres |
| The protesters felt that they were on the right side of the law. |
| on the right track expr | (following the correct path) (literal) | no caminho certo loc adv |
| on the right track expr | figurative (not mistaken or misled) | no caminho certo loc adv |
| After failing her class last semester, she got back on the right track and passed this semester. |
| put [sth] right vtr + adj | (rectify) | corrigir vt |
| retificar vt |
| put [sth] right with [sb] v expr | (make amends) | remediar vt |
| reparar vt |
| consertar vt |
| He attempted to put things right with her by bringing her roses. |
| Quite right too! interj | (expressing emphatic agreement) (expressando concordância enfática) | totalmente de acordo! interj |
| completamente de acordo interj |
| (informal) | claro! interj |
| "I'm not going to lend Pete any more money because he never pays me back." "Quite right too!" |
| radical right n | (politics: extreme right wing) (política: extrema direita) | extrema direita loc sf |
| direita radical loc sf |
| Religious Right n | US (US right-wing Christian movement) (EUA, movimento Cristão de direita) | direita religiosa loc sf |
| right about adv | (more or less, approximately) | mais ou menos loc adv |
| por aqui loc adv |
| There was a farm right about here a long time ago. |
| right about adv | US (the opposite way round) | do outro lado loc adv |
| do lado oposto loc adv |
| right about here adv | (in this vicinity) | por aqui loc adv |
| nas proximidades loc adv |
| We should find the treasure right about here. |
| right about now adv | US, informal (at almost exactly this moment) | agorinha mesmo loc adv |
| neste exato momento loc adv |
| She phones every day at the same time; in fact, she should be phoning right about now. |
| Ela telefona todos os dias no mesmo horário; na verdade, ela deve estar ligando agorinha mesmo. |
right after,
immediately after conj | (at once when) | logo depois loc adv |
| (formal) | logo após loc adv |
| The ambulance came right after the police arrived. We saw it right after he did. |
| A ambulância veio logo depois que a polícia chegou. |
right after,
immediately after prep | (immediately following) | logo depois loc adv |
| (formal) | logo após loc adv |
| We set off right after breakfast. Right after the wedding, the couple flew off to Jamaica for their honeymoon. |
| Nós partimos logo depois do café da manhã. Logo depois do casamento, o casal partiu de avião para a Jamaica para a lua-de-mel. |
| right amount n | (appropriate sum of money) | quantia certa loc sf |
| soma exata loc sf |
| Were you paid the right amount of money? |
| right amount n | (correct quantity) | quantidade certa loc sf |
| He has to have just the right amount of milk in his tea. |
| right and proper adj | (correct, appropriate) | apropriado adj |
| legítimo adj |
| adequado adj |
| It's only right and proper that you apologize to her. |
| right and wrong npl | (sense of morality) | certo e errado loc sm |
| We have to know the difference between right and wrong. |
| right angle n | (angle of 90 degrees) | ângulo reto loc sm |
| The floor slopes – it doesn't form a right angle with the wall! |
| right-angled adj | (at 90 degrees) | ângulo reto sm + adj |
| right as rain adj | informal (in perfect condition) | melhor do que nunca expres |
| After a good night's sleep I felt as right as rain. |
| We'll give the engine a tune-up, and it should be right as rain afterwards. |
| right away adv | informal (immediately) | imediatamente adv |
| neste exato momento loc adv |
| I'm leaving right away. |
| Vou partir imediatamente. |
| right back adv | (returning straight away) | logo adv |
| rápido adv |
| num instante loc adv |
| When you throw a boomerang, it comes right back. |
| right before prep | (just prior to) | um pouquinho antes de loc adv |
| I'll see you right before the big meeting. |
| right hand n | (hand on the right side of the body) | mão direita loc sf |
| I write with my right hand, I'm right handed. |
| right hand n | (side opposite [sb]'s left) | direita sf |
| right-hand n as adj | (relating to the right-hand side) | direita sf |
| right-hand adj | (assistant: very important) | braço direito expres |
| right-hand adj | (rope: with strands twisted left to right) | corda trançada da esquerda para direita expres |
the Right Honorable (US),
the Right Honourable (UK) expr | (British title) (título inglês) | Muito Honorável pron |
| Nota: followed by the person's name |
| right next to expr | (immediately beside) | bem ao lado loc adv |
| I have a clock and a lamp right next to my bed. |
| right now adv | (at this precise moment) | agora adv |
| neste momento loc adv |
| (coloquial) | agorinha mesmo loc adv |
| imediatamente adv |
| You will do your homework right now! |
| Você vai fazer sua lição de casa agora! |
| right of entry n | (legal freedom to enter a property) | direito de acesso loc sm |
| direito de entrada loc sm |
| As I'm the owner, I have the right of entry on the property. |
right of silence,
right to silence,
US: right to remain silent n | (legal entitlement to say nothing) | direito ao silêncio loc sm |
| direito de ficar calado loc sm |
| right of use n | (authorization) (autorização para usar algo) | direito de uso loc sm |
| Membership grants one the right of use of all the club's facilities. |
right of way,
right-of-way n | (priority over other traffic) (tráfego) | preferência sf |
| (na via) | prioridade sf |
| Traffic on a main road has right of way over that trying to enter from a side road. |
right of way,
right-of-way n | (law: freedom to use road or path) | direito de passagem sm + loc adj |
| The right of way over the farmer's land has existed for hundreds of years. |
| right off adv | informal (immediately) | imediatamente adv |
| logo adv |
| I could tell right off that he was lying. |
| right on interj | dated, informal (expressing approval or appreciation) (expressando aprovação) | Muito bem! interj |
| Joia! interj |
| Bravo! interj |
| You're learning Spanish? Right on, man! |
right on,
right-on adj | slang, dated (commendable) | elogiável adj |
| louvável adj |
| apreciável adj |
right on cue,
on cue adv | (at just the right moment) | bem na hora loc adv |
| no momento exato loc adv |
| right on the button adj | figurative, informal (exact, precise) (figurado) | bem na mosca expres |
| right path n | figurative (appropriate course or direction) | caminho certo loc sm |
| bom caminho loc sm |
| the right people npl | informal (useful contacts, those with power) (informal) | pessoas certas loc sf pl |
| To get ahead in this business you need to know the right people. |
| right person n | (most suitable individual) | pessoa certa sf |
| pessoa adequada sf |
| The hiring process is going slowly because we want to be sure we hire the right person. |
| right side n | (right-hand side) | lado direito loc sm |
| In the U.S., we drive on the right side of the road, not the left. I'm sitting in church with my mum on my right side and my sister on the left side. |
| Nos EUA, dirigimos no lado direito da estrada, não no esquerdo. Estou sentada na igreja com minha mãe do lado direito e minha irmã do lado esquerdo. |
| right side n | (correct or appropriate side) | lado certo loc sm |
| You've put your rug down with the right side facing the floor! The inmate swore that if he was released he would stay on the right side of the law. |
| right side n | figurative ([sb]'s favour or approval) (figurado) | graças expres |
| He tried to stay on his boss's right side, though it was difficult. |
the right thing,
the right thing to do n | informal (correct action) | procedimento correto sm |
| coisa certa sf |
| Of course, the right thing to do would be to confess. |
