Formas compostas:
voice | |
| Inglês | Português |
catch in the throat,
catch in your throat,
catch in your voice n | (sob, etc. that interrupts speaking) | engasgo sm |
| high voice n | (voice which is high pitched) | voz aguda loc sf |
| The young man's beautiful high voice began to deepen with the onset of puberty. |
| lift your voice v expr | (sing louder) (a voz) | levantar vt |
| The singers lifted their voices in the last verse. |
| lose your voice v expr | (be unable to speak) (figurado) | perder a voz expres v |
| low voice n | (subdued voice: murmur or whisper) (murmúrio, sussurro) | voz baixa loc sf |
| He revealed his plan in a low voice so as not to be overheard. |
| He spoke in such a low voice that I could barely hear him. |
| low voice n | (voice lower end of sound range) (voz de tom baixo) | voz baixa loc sf |
| Men typically have low voices and women have higher ones. |
| make your voice heard v expr | (speak loudly) | fazer a voz ouvida expres |
| falar alto loc v |
| Clive likes to make his voice heard in the class discussions. |
| make your voice heard v expr | figurative (share opinion) | fazer a voz ouvida expres |
| dar sua opinião expres |
| Citizens should make their voices heard by writing their Congressmen. |
| passive voice n | (grammar: verb form takes when subject acted upon) (gramática) | voz passiva sf |
| Some style manuals recommend that you avoid the passive voice whenever you can. |
| raise your voice v expr | (speak more loudly) (falar mais alto) | levantar a voz vt + sf |
| falar mais alto vt + adv |
| Please raise your voice - I can't hear you very well. |
| raise your voice v expr | (shout) (gritar) | levantar a voz vt + sf |
| Don't raise your voice at your mother, young man. |
| soft voice n | (gentle or quiet speech) (fala mansa ou silenciosa) | voz suave sf |
| fala delicada sf |
| (informal) | fala mansa sf |
| My brother has a very soft voice; sometimes I can't hear what he's saying. |
| tone of voice n | (vocal quality or intonation) (qualidade vocal ou entonação) | tom de voz loc sm |
| He could sense she was really angry from her tone of voice. |
| voice actor n | (provides voiceover) | dublador sm |
| voice assistant n | (software: responds to commands) | assistente de voz loc smf |
| voice box n | informal (larynx) | laringe sm, sf |
| Cats have two separate voice boxes: one for meowing and one for purring. |
| voice of reason n | figurative (person providing a sensible opinion) (pessoa que tem uma opinião sensata) | voz da razão sf |
| voice quality n | (vocal tone or timbre) (tom ou timbre vocal) | qualidade vocal sf |
| Many actors and actresses are known for their musical voice quality. |
| voice recorder n | (dictaphone: device for recording) (dipositivo para gravar) | gravador de voz sm |
| voice vote n | (vote: loudest wins) (voto determinado por altura de gritos) | votação oral sf |
| The government won the motion in the assembly through a voice vote. |
| voice-activated adj | (operates at sound of voice) | ativado por voz loc adj |
| voice-over n | (TV, film: offscreen narration) | dublagem sf |
| narração sf |
| Onscreen we see images of war, while in a voice-over the narrator reads from soldiers' diaries. |
| Na tela, nós vemos imagens da guerra, enquanto que na dublagem o narrador lê os diários dos soldados. |
voicemail,
voice mail,
voice-mail n | (answerphone service) | secretária eletrônica loc sf |
| Peter left a message on my voicemail. |
| with one voice adv | figurative (unanimously) (figurado: por unanimidade) | com uma só voz loc adv |
| When asked to vote for the resolution, we responded in favor with one voice. |
| with one voice adv | figurative (in unison) (figurado: em uníssono) | com uma só voz loc adv |
| The crowd shouted with one voice, "Long live the king!" |
