| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
| ability to listen n | (attentiveness) | habilidade de ouvir loc sf |
| An effective therapist has an ability to listen. |
| catch wind of sth v expr | informal (hear a rumour of sth) (informal) | escutar rumores de algo, ouvir falar de algo expres v |
| The employees caught wind of the coming lay-offs, and were very upset. |
| eavesdrop vi | (listen secretly) | ouvir escondido, escutar escondido expres v |
| (figurado) | espionar v int |
| I didn't intend to eavesdrop but they were talking just outside my door. |
| Eu não queria ouvir escondido, mas eles estavam conversando do lado de fora da minha porta. |
| eavesdrop on sb/sth vi + prep | (listen secretly to) | ouvir escondido, escutar escondido expres v |
| (figurado) | espionar v int |
| How did you know that? Were you eavesdropping on my phone call? |
| get wind of sth vtr | informal (hear rumours of) (receber informações sobre) | ficar sabendo de, ouvir falar sobre loc v |
hear,
hear that vtr | (information: receive) | ouvir falar expres v |
| ficar sabendo expres v |
| Did you hear that Mr. Johnson has died? |
| Você ouviu falar que o sr. Johnson morreu? |
| Você ficou sabendo que o sr. Johnson morreu? |
| hear about sth/sb vtr phrasal insep | (learn latest news) | ouvir falar de loc vt + prep |
| Did you hear about the earthquake in Japan? |
| hear sth from sb vtr + prep | (learn sth via sb) | saber de, ouvir de vt + prep |
| ter notícias de expres |
| I heard from your mother that you're getting married next year? |
| Eu soube de sua mãe que você vai se casar mês que vem. |
| hear of sth/sb vtr phrasal insep | (be told about sth/sb) | ouvir falar de, ter conhecimento de expres v |
| If I hear of any jobs opening up I will let you know. |
| Se eu ouvir falar de qualquer abertura de vagas de trabalho, eu te informarei. |
| hear talk of sth v expr | (hear a rumour) (ouvir rumores sobre algo) | ouvir falar loc v |
| They say they're still married but we have heard talk of a secret divorce. |
| hear talk that v expr | (hear sth mentioned) | ouvir falar loc v |
| We hear talk that he keeps a mistress in Brooklyn. |
| hear things v expr | informal (hear sth imaginary) | ouvir coisas expres v |
| Nota: Usually used in continuous tenses |
| There's nobody at the door; you're hearing things. |
| listen for sth/sb vi + prep | (try to hear) | tentar ouvir loc v |
| They listened for any sounds coming from the mine. |
| Eles tentavam ouvir quaisquer sons provenientes da mina. |
| listen to reason v expr | (be persuaded) | ouvir a voz a razão expres |
| I tried to explain, but the man simply would not listen to reason. |
| mishear sth vtr | (hear incorrectly) | ouvir mal vt + adv |
| entender mal vt + adv |
| I think I misheard that comment. Could you repeat yourself? |
| overhear sth vtr | (hear sth unintentionally) | entreouvir vt |
| ouvir por acaso loc v |
| I overheard rumors that Martha is selling her car. |
| overhear sb vtr | (hear sb unintentionally) | ouvir secretamente loc v |
| ouvir por acaso |
| I overheard my mom while she was talking about my surprise birthday party. |
overhear sb say sth,
overhear sb saying sth v expr | (hear sb unintentionally) | ouvir secretamente loc v |
| Robert overheard Tina say she is getting a divorce. |
| play music v expr | (listen to recorded music) (ouvir música gravada) | ouvir música vt + sf |
| (inf) | ouvir um som vt + sm |
| I like to play music while I'm cooking the dinner. |
| within hearing range adv | (closely enough to be heard) | que consegue ouvir expres |
| She insulted me in a loud enough voice that everyone within hearing range turned to look. |
