| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
| believe anything v expr | figurative (be gullible) (figurado) | acreditar em qualquer coisa loc v |
| She's so naïve, she'll believe anything! |
| believe in sth/sb vtr phrasal insep | (think real) | acreditar em vt + prep |
| Even though she's ten, she still believes in fairies. |
| Embora ela tenha dez anos, ainda acredita em contos de fadas. |
| believe in sb vtr phrasal insep | (think capable) | acreditar em vt + prep |
| I believe in the new prime minister. |
| Eu acredito no novo primeiro ministro. |
| believe in sth vtr phrasal insep | (support) | acreditar em vt + prep |
| As a vegan, Oliver believes in animal welfare. |
| believe in doing sth v expr | (advocate doing) | acreditar em vt + prep |
| I believe in giving to charities that keep their administrative costs to a minimum. |
| Eu acredito em doar para instituições de caridade que mantêm seus custos administrativos no mínimo possível. |
| hard to believe adj | (not credible) | difícil de acreditar expres v |
| It's hard to believe that this was once all open fields. |
| lead sb to believe v expr | often passive (mislead into thinking) | fazer alguém acreditar expres v |
| The financial advisor led me to believe that my investments were safe. |
| make no mistake interj | (believe me, let me assure you) | pode acreditar! interj |
| Make no mistake, their relationship won't last - they are incompatible! |
| put hope in sth/sb v expr | (have trust in sth/sb) (gíria) | botar fé em expres |
| acreditar em expres |
| put stock in sth/sb v expr | (trust) (confiar em alguém/algo) | acreditar em, confiar em vt + prep |
| (figurado: confiar piamente) | pôr a mão no fogo por expres v |
| (figurado: acreditar) | apostar as fichas em expres v |
there is reason to believe,
there is reason to believe that expr | (there are grounds for believing) (subsídios para acreditar) | razão para crer loc sf |
| motivo para acreditar loc sm |
| There is reason to believe that the man is lying. |
have reason to believe,
have reason to believe that v expr | (have grounds for believing) | ter razão para crer expres v |
| ter motivo para acreditar expres v |
| refuse to accept that v expr | (with clause: deny) (rejeitar, estar relutante em acreditar) | recusar-se a aceitar loc v |
| negar-se a aceitar loc v |
| custar a acreditar loc v |
| He refused to accept that his illness was incurable. |
| refuse to believe sth v expr | (with object: be unwilling to accept) (rejeitar, estar relutante em aceitar) | recusar-se a acreditar expres v |
| She refused to believe his version of events. |
| refuse to believe that v expr | (with clause: be unwilling to accept) | recusar-se a acreditar loc v |
| I refuse to believe that he's only interested in her money. |
| swallow sth vtr | figurative, informal (believe) (figurado, informal) | engolir vt |
| (BR, gíria) | cair em vt + prep |
| acreditar em vt + prep |
| Fred is so gullible; he'll swallow anything you tell him. |
| Fred é tão inocente, ele engole tudo que você diz para ele. |
take it,
take it that v expr | (with clause: understand, believe) | acreditar que, crer que vt + conj |
| entender que vt + conj |
| imaginar que vt + conj |
| I take it that the minister will be resigning after this embarrassing incident. |
| Acredito que a ministra vai renunciar depois deste incidente constrangedor. |
take sb's word for it,
take sb's word for that v expr | (believe what sb says) | confiar nas palavras de expres v |
| acreditar nas palavras de expres v |
| trust in sb/sth vi + prep | (have faith in) | crer em vt |
| ter fé em expres v |
| acreditar em vt + prep |
| "Trust in the Lord!" proclaimed the preacher. |
| "Crê em Deus!" proclamou o pastor. |
| "Tenha fé em Deus!" proclamou o pastor. |
| "Acredite em Deus!" proclamou o pastor. |
| trust in God v expr | (rely on supreme being) | acreditar em Deus loc v |
| ter fé em Deus loc v |
| crer em Deus loc v |
