Two-Verb Combinations & Verbal Expressions
English–Portuguese and Portuguese–English dictionary of two-verb combinations and verbal expressions.
abound in something ser abundante de algo; ser rico em algo The river abounds in fish. | She lives in a place that abounds in knowledge. afford to do something dar-se ao luxo de fazer algo; ter condições de fazer algo You can't afford to ignore this problem. | I can afford to buy it. prove to be somebody provar ser alguém; revelar-se alguém prove to be something provar ser algo; mostrar ser algo The new plan proved to be a huge success. stop doing something parar de fazer algo keep doing something continuar fazendo algo be at one with somebody estar de acordo com alguém It’s rare to find people who are completely at one with you on every issue. allow somebody to do something permitir que alguém faça algo Could you allow him to join the meeting later? attempt to do something tentar fazer algo The company attempted to reduce costs by outsourcing some tasks. be to blame for something ser culpado por algo The policy changes were to blame for the drop in sales. get catcalled by somebody ser vaiado por alguém He was surprised when his sister got catcalled by somebody even though she was with a group of friends. know somebody from Adam conhecer alguém I don't know him from Adam. try to do something tentar fazer algo She tried to make things clear. be taken to something ser levado para algo I'm not sure if the boy were taken to his house. bring something inside something trazer algo para dentro de algo; levar algo para dentro de algo The man brought an animal inside the ark. love to do something amar fazer algo; gostar de fazer algo She loves to dance.
abound in something EN→PT
Voice:
→ ser abundante de algo; ser rico em algo
"The river abounds in fish. | She lives in a place that abounds in knowledge."
"O rio Ă© abundante de peixes. | Ela mora em um lugar rico em conhecimento."
afford to do something EN→PT
Voice:
→ dar-se ao luxo de fazer algo; ter condições de fazer algo
"You can't afford to ignore this problem. | I can afford to buy it."
"Você não pode se dar ao luxo de ignorar esse problema. | Tenho condições de comprar isso. "
allow somebody to do something EN→PTC2
Voice:
→ permitir que alguém faça algo
"Could you allow him to join the meeting later?"
"VocĂŞ poderia permitir que ele participe da reuniĂŁo mais tarde?"
attempt to do something EN→PTC2
Voice:
→ tentar fazer algo
"The company attempted to reduce costs by outsourcing some tasks."
"A empresa tentou reduzir custos terceirizando algumas tarefas."
be at one with somebody EN→PTC2
Voice:
→ estar de acordo com alguém
"It’s rare to find people who are completely at one with you on every issue."
"É raro encontrar pessoas que estejam completamente de acordo com você em todas as questões."
be taken to something EN→PTC2
Voice:
→ ser levado para algo
"I'm not sure if the boy were taken to his house."
"NĂŁo sei ao certo se o rapaz foi levado para casa dele."
be to blame for something EN→PTC2
Voice:
→ ser culpado por algo
"The policy changes were to blame for the drop in sales."
"As mudanças na polĂtica foram culpadas pela queda nas vendas."
bring something inside somethingEN→PTC2
Voice:
→ trazer algo para dentro de algo; levar algo para dentro de algo
"The man brought an animal inside the ark."
"O homem levou um animal para dentro da arca."
get catcalled by somebody EN→PTC2
Voice:
→ ser vaiado por alguém
"He was surprised when his sister got catcalled by somebody even though she was with a group of friends."
"Ele ficou surpreso quando a irmã foi vaiada por alguém, mesmo estando com um grupo de amigas."
keep doing something EN→PT
Voice:
→ continuar fazendo algo
"He kept buying on the cheap."
know somebody from Adam EN→PTC2
Voice:
→ conhecer alguém
"I don't know him from Adam."
"Eu não conheço ele de lugar nenhum."
love to do something EN→PTC2
Voice:
→ amar fazer algo; gostar de fazer algo
"She loves to dance."
"Ela gosta de dançar."
prove to be somebody EN→PT
Voice:
→ provar ser alguém; revelar-se alguém
"He proved to be a very loyal friend in hard times."
prove to be something EN→PT
Voice:
→ provar ser algo; mostrar ser algo
"The new plan proved to be a huge success."
"O novo plano provou ser um enorme sucesso."
stop doing something EN→PT
Voice:
→ parar de fazer algo
"Stop talking nonsense!"
try to do something EN→PTC2
Voice:
→ tentar fazer algo
"She tried to make things clear."
"Ela tentou esclarecer as coisas."
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