| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
| back sth vtr | (form background of) | formar fundo para expres v |
| The field is backed by a row of trees. |
| Uma fileira de árvores forma fundo para o campo. |
| back sth vtr | (mount) | prover de fundo expres v |
| She backed the photo with grey card. |
| Ela proveu a foto com um cartão cinza. |
| backbench n | UK (Parliament: rear seating) (Reino Unido, Parlamento) | assento do fundo loc adj |
| backcloth n | (painted drape at rear of stage) (palco, cenário) | pano de fundo sm + loc adj |
backdrop,
backcloth n | (scenic cloth) | cortina de fundo loc |
| The film was shot in a studio against painted backdrops. |
| O filme foi rodado em um estúdio com cortinas de fundo pintadas. |
| backdrop n | figurative (background) | pano de fundo loc |
| contexto sm |
| The programme was cancelled against a backdrop of severe budget problems. |
| O cancelamento do programa teve como pano de fundo graves problemas financeiros. |
| O programa foi cancelado em um contexto de graves problemas financeiros. |
| background n as adj | (in the background) | de fundo loc adj |
| Many hotels play background music in their public areas. |
| Muitos hotéis tocam música de fundo em suas áreas públicas. |
| background music n | (muzak: ambient music) | música de fundo loc |
| The background music in a restaurant can create some atmosphere. |
| A música de fundo em um restaurante pode transformar o ambiente. |
| basement n | US, figurative (lowest level of sth) | porão sm |
| (figurado) | fundo do poço sm + loc adj |
| Mario chegou ao fundo do poço com seu vício em drogas. |
| bottom vi | (vessel: hit ocean or lake floor) | tocar no fundo expres v |
| The ship bottomed on the coral reef. |
| O navio tocou no fundo, no recife de corais. |
| bottom vi | (reach lowest point) | alcançar o fundo expres v |
| The submarine bottomed at nine fathoms. |
| bottom sth vtr | (put a bottom on) | colocar fundo expres v |
| I've nearly finished making the crate - I've just got to bottom it. |
| Quase terminei de fazer o caixote - acabei de colocar o fundo dele. |
| buffer n | figurative (financial reserve) | reserva sf |
| fundo de emergência loc sm |
| Anthony always keeps at least a thousand dollars in his bank account as a buffer. |
| deep adj | (situated far down) | profundo adj |
| no fundo loc adv |
| The submarine was deep under the surface of the water. |
| O submarino estava bem no fundo da superfície da água. |
| deep down adv | (inwardly or intimately) | no fundo expres |
| She looks happy but deep down she is very lonely. |
| Ela parece feliz, mas no fundo está muito solitária. |
| floor it v expr | slang (depress the accelerator) | pisar no acelerador expres v |
| pisar fundo expres v |
| When the light turned green, he floored it and the car sped away. |
| go for it! interj | informal (encouragement) | ir fundo expres v |
| (expressão) | manda ver! interj |
| You want to buy a new car? I say go for it! |
| Quer comprar um carro novo? Vai fundo! |
| goodwill n | (business asset) (BRA) | patrimônio de marca sm |
| (contábil, estrangeirismo) | goodwill sm |
| valor subjetivo do negócio sm |
| fundo de comércio sm |
| The price of the business reflects both tangible assets and goodwill. |
| O preço do negócio reflete tanto os ativos tangíveis quanto o patrimônio de marca. |
| hit home vtr + n | informal, figurative (make impact) (informal, figurado: afetar) | golpear, ferir vt |
| tocar fundo vt adj |
| The extent of Ruth's weight problem really hit home when she saw a picture of herself on a night out. |
| IMF n | initialism (International Monetary Fund) | FMI sigla |
| Fundo Monetário Internacional loc sm |
| The IMF often appears in the news because of their efforts to stabilize the world economy. |
| International Monetary Fund n | (UN financial organization) | Fundo Monetário Internacional sm |
| The International Monetary Fund has just released the latest World Economic Outlook report. |
| kite n | (finance: cheque) | cheque sem fundo sm |
| Dan was arrested for trying to cash a kite at the bank. |
| Dan foi preso por tentar sacar um cheque sem fundo no banco. |
| leader n | (journalism: article) (jornalismo) | editorial sm |
| artigo de fundo sm |
| I nearly always agree with the leader in the Times newspaper. |
| Eu quase sempre concordo com o editorial do New York Times. |
| look sb in the eye v expr | (look directly at) | olhar no fundo dos olhos expres v |
| paperhanging n | figurative (writing fraudulent cheques) | feitio de cheque sem fundo loc sm |
plumb the depths,
plumb the depths of sth v expr | figurative (explore something deeply) | explorar vt |
| investigar vt |
| ir ao fundo expres v |
| The poet plumbed the depths of his soul for what he wanted to write. |
| seafloor n | (bottom of the ocean) | fundo do mar loc sm |
| leito oceânico loc sm |
| step on the gas interj | informal (accelerate, drive faster) | pisar fundo expres |
| Step on the gas or we'll be late for church. |
| thank you kindly interj | (expressing sincere thanks) (expressão: agradecimentos sincero) | muito obrigado, agradeço do fundo do coração, meus agradecimentos interj |
| Thank you kindly for shoveling the snow from my walkway. |
