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1 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) sobre2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cerca de2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) por+art.3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por (aí)4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) em torno de3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) volver!* * *a.bout[əb'aut] adv 1 quase, aproximadamente, cerca de. I am about ready / estou quase pronto. it is about your size / é quase do seu tamanho. we walked about forty miles / caminhamos cerca de quarenta milhas. 2 em redor, em volta, por todos os lados. the fields about Cambridge / os campos ao redor de Cambridge. all the children were about their sick father / todas as crianças ficaram em redor de seu pai doente. 3 aqui e ali, para cá e para lá. they were walking about / eles estavam andando de lá para cá. 4 em direção contrária, em sentido oposto. the ship turned about and left / o navio mudou de rumo e partiu. • prep 1 acerca de, a respeito de, sobre, relativo a. his opinion about this topic is... / a sua opinião acerca deste assunto é... what is she talking about? / sobre o que ela está falando? 2 perto de, nas imediações de, junto a. I lost my wallet about here / perdi minha carteira nas imediações deste lugar. 3 em redor de, em volta de. she had her sweater about her shoulder / ela tinha a blusa em volta dos ombros. 4 prestes a, disposto a, a ponto de. he is about to go / ele está prestes a partir. 5 ocupado com, interessado em. while you are about the cooking, you can look after the baby / enquanto você está ocupado com a cozinha, pode tomar conta do bebê. about as high quase tão alto. all about em toda parte. do you know what you are about? você sabe o que pretende fazer? você conhece as dificuldades a enfrentar? go about your own business não se importe com as coisas alheias. how about a glass of wine? que tal um copo de vinho? I am about sick of it coll já estou farto disto! it is somewhere about the place está por aí. left about! meia-volta à esquerda! much noise about nothing muita gritaria por nada. right about! meia-volta à direita! she had no money about her ela não tinha dinheiro consigo. she is about the garden ela está em qualquer lugar do jardim. to be about something tratar de alguma coisa, fazer alguma coisa. to come about acontecer, realizar-se. to go about andar para lá e para cá, vaguear. to go about something ter a intenção de fazer alguma coisa. to hang about ficar à toa. to lie about estar espalhado, estar em desordem. to take turns about fazer alguma coisa por turno. -
2 mess about/around
1) (to behave in a foolish or annoying way: The children were shouting and messing about.) fazer confusão2) (to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess: I love messing about in the kitchen.) mexer3) ((with with) to meddle or interfere with: Who's been messing about with my papers?) mexer com4) (to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion: The wind messed her hair about.) desarranjar -
3 to monkey about/around with
to monkey about/around withbulir, brincar com algo com perigo de estragar ou quebrar. -
4 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) estar com remorsoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > feel bad (about something)
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5 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) estar com remorsoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > feel bad (about something)
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6 don’t take on so much about that
don’t take on so much about thatnão se preocupe tanto com isso, não faça tanto caso disso.English-Portuguese dictionary > don’t take on so much about that
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7 go about your own business
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8 he has not his wits about him
he has not his wits about himele não está com a cabeça no lugar.English-Portuguese dictionary > he has not his wits about him
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9 nuts about/over
nuts about/overlouco por, entusiasmado com. -
10 she is troubled about
she is troubled aboutela está preocupada com. -
11 there is nothing to worry about
there is nothing to worry aboutnão há nada com o que se preocupar.English-Portuguese dictionary > there is nothing to worry about
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12 to barge about
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13 to be concerned about a thing/for a person
to be concerned about a thing/for a personestar preocupado com uma coisa ou por causa de uma pessoa.English-Portuguese dictionary > to be concerned about a thing/for a person
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14 to bother about
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15 to buzz about
to buzz aboutmover-se para lá e para cá com muita pressa. -
16 to fly about
to fly aboutmudar o vento com freqüência. -
17 to knock about
to knock abouta) bater, tratar com violência. b) coll vaguear, perambular. -
18 to lay about
to lay about.a) distribuir socos a esmo. b) atacar com socos ou palavras. -
19 to trouble about something
to trouble about somethingpreocupar-se com alguma coisa. -
20 to worry about perhaps
to worry about perhapspreocupar-se com eventualidades.
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