| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
bank on sth/sb,
bank upon sth/sb vi + prep | figurative (rely, bet) | contar com, depender de vt + prep |
| I'm banking on the stock market recovering; otherwise I won't have enough retirement funds. |
| Estou contando com a recuperação do mercado de ações. Do contrário, não terei recursos para me aposentar. |
| bare all v expr | figurative (tell your secrets) | contar tudo expres v |
| revelar tudo expres v |
| In the next issue of the gossip magazine, one of the top Hollywood stars will bare all! |
bargain on sth,
bargain on doing sth vtr phrasal insep | informal (expect) | esperar vt |
| contar com expres v |
| I hadn't bargained on retiring at 59, but here I am, retired! |
| Eu não esperava me aposentar com 59 anos, mas aqui estou, aposentado! |
| Eu não contava com a aposentadoria aos 59 anos, mas aqui estou, aposentado! |
| boast vi | (brag) | gabar-se vp |
| contar vantagem expres v |
| (formal, literário) | jactar-se, vangloriar-se vp |
| I don't like to talk to Terrence because he always boasts. |
| Não gosto de falar com o Terrence porque ele está sempre se gabando. |
| Não gosto de falar com o Terrence porque ele está sempre contando vantagem. |
| boast of doing sth v expr | (speak proudly) | gabar-se de vp + prep |
| contar vantagem loc v |
| She always boasts of having the largest house in the street. |
| Ela se gaba sempre de ter a maior casa nessa rua. |
| brag vi | (talk boastfully) | gabar-se vp |
| vangloriar-se vp |
| (informal) | contar vantagem vt + sf |
| I don't want to be friends with someone who always brags. |
| Eu não quero ser amigo de alguém que sempre se gaba. |
| break the news to sb v expr | (announce sth to sb) | revelar a notícia expres v |
| contar a novidade expres v |
| The police officer broke the news to Natasha that her husband had died in a car crash. |
| calculate on sth vtr phrasal insep | (expect, intend for sth) (informal) | contar com expres v |
| We're calculating on your being here for dinner. |
| count against sb vi + prep | (be detrimental) | contar contra vt + prep |
| His criminal record will count against him when he starts applying for jobs. |
| count on sb vtr phrasal insep | informal (trust, rely on) | contar com vt + prep |
| confiar vt |
| I included Sheila in the team because I know I can count on her. |
| Eu incluí Sheila no time porque sei que posso contar com ela. |
| count on sth vtr phrasal insep | informal (expect, be confident of) | contar com vt + prep |
| The fans were counting on victory today after the Manchester United's recent successes. |
| Os torcedores estavam contando com a vitória hoje, depois dos recentes sucessos do Manchester United. |
| fib vi | (tell a small lie) | fabular v int |
| contar lorotas loc v |
| Julius got in trouble for fibbing to his mother. |
| joke vi | (tell or make jokes) | contar piada expres v |
| We were joking all night. |
| Nós contamos piadas a noite toda. |
| joking n | (telling jokes) | brincadeira sf |
| contar piadas expres v |
| Joking is a way for some people to deal with confrontation. |
| keep score vtr + n | (sport: record results) | contar os pontos expres v |
| Please keep score for your team while Jim does the same for his team. |
| keep score vtr + n | figurative (track what is given and owed) | contar os pontos expres v |
| marcar os pontos expres v |
| Gillian is always keeping score in her relationship with Mike; she thinks he does fewer chores than her. |
plan on sth,
plan on doing sth vtr phrasal insep | (count on, expect) | esperar v int |
| contar com expres v |
| I planned on going with my sister, but she is sick so I'll have to go on my own. |
| Eu esperava ir com minha irmã, mas ela está doente, então terei que ir sozinha. |
| play games vtr + npl | informal, figurative (be inconsistent) (figurado: ser inconsistente) | contar mentiras expres v |
| brincar vt |
| I wish Derek would stop playing games and make a clear decision about what he intends to do. |
| storytelling adj | (relating to narration) (BRA) | de contação de histórias loc adj |
| (POR) | narrador adj |
| (POR) | de contar histórias loc v |
| In this class you will study storytelling techniques and learn to use them in your own writing. |
| talk big v expr | US, slang (boast) | gabar-se, vangloriar-se vp |
| falar demais, contar vantagem v int |
| He talks big, but he's not really such a great golfer. |
| tell a story v expr | (recite a narrative) (recitar narrativa) | contar uma história expres |
| The children asked their grandfather to tell them a story. |
| tell a story v expr | figurative (reflect events) (figurado: narrar eventos) | contar uma história expres |
| Every picture tells a story. |
