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1 about as high
about as highquase tão alto. -
2 about face!
about face!meia-volta volver! -
3 about ship
about shipNaut leme de ló. -
4 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. -
5 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).) aqui e ali, por3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por (ali, aqui)4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) em volta de3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) meia-volta -
6 about-face
a.bout-face[əbaut f'eis] n 1 Mil meia-volta. 2 fig reviravolta. • vi fazer meia-volta, virar por 180°. -
7 about-ship
a.bout-ship[əbaut ʃ'ip] vi Naut virar por davante. -
8 about
sobre, a cerca de; aproximadamente, mais ou menos; em redor, em tornoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > about
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9 about face
meia volta, última formaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > about face
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10 about
a ponto de, cerca, sobre, aproximadamente -
11 about\ face\ !
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12 round about
1) (surrounding: She sat with her children round about her.) à volta de2) (near: There are not many houses round about.) por perto3) (approximately: There must have been round about a thousand people there.) cerca de* * *round abouta) em volta de. b) indiretamente. c) aproximadamente. -
13 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 -
14 what about?
1) (used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something: What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema?) que tal2) (used in asking for news or advice: What about your new book?; What about the other problem?) quanto a -
15 mess about/around
1) (to behave in a foolish or annoying way: The children were shouting and messing about.) amolar2) (to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess: I love messing about in the kitchen.) futricar3) ((with with) to meddle or interfere with: Who's been messing about with my papers?) futricar4) (to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion: The wind messed her hair about.) desarrumar -
16 what about?
1) (used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something: What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema?) e se...?2) (used in asking for news or advice: What about your new book?; What about the other problem?) e quanto a...? -
17 nothing to write home about
(not very good: The concert was nothing to write home about.) nada de especial* * *nothing to write home aboutnada de especial.————————nothing to write home aboutnada de importante. -
18 to beat about the bush
to beat about the bushusar de rodeios, plantar verde para colher maduro, sondar.————————to beat about the bushusar de rodeios. do not beat about the bush/deixe de rodeios. -
19 to come about
to come abouta) acontecer, suceder. b) mudar de direção. the wind came about/o vento virou.————————to come aboutacontecer, realizar-se. -
20 get about
1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.) constar2) (to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill: She didn't get about much after her operation.) mover-se
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