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1 be up and about
(to be out of bed: I've been up and about for hours; Is she up and about again after her accident?) estar de pé -
2 be up and about
(to be out of bed: I've been up and about for hours; Is she up and about again after her accident?) -
3 to be up and about/to be up and around
to be up and about/to be up and aroundestar recuperado (de doença). he will be up and about in ten days / ele estará recuperado em dez dias.English-Portuguese dictionary > to be up and about/to be up and around
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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 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 -
7 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 -
8 knock about/around
1) (to treat in a rough and unkind manner, especially to hit repeatedly: I've heard that her husband knocks her about.) bater em2) (to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose: He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.) andar por aí3) ((with with) to be friendly with: I don't like the boys he knocks about with.) andar -
9 knock about/around
1) (to treat in a rough and unkind manner, especially to hit repeatedly: I've heard that her husband knocks her about.) bater2) (to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose: He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.) perambular3) ((with with) to be friendly with: I don't like the boys he knocks about with.) andar -
10 to make a song and dance about something
to make a song and dance about somethingcoll fazer um carnaval por causa de alguma coisa, criar caso, brigar.English-Portuguese dictionary > to make a song and dance about something
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11 turn and turn about
turn and turn aboutalternativamente, sucessivamente. -
12 odds and ends
(small objects etc of different kinds: There were various odds and ends lying about on the table.) bugigangas* * *odds and endsbugigangas.————————odds and endsmiscelânea, bugigangas. -
13 to care about/for
to care about/forgostar muito de, considerar, apreciar. I care for her/eu a tenho em consideração. she cares for me and she would do anything to please me/ela gosta muito de mim e faria qualquer coisa para me agradar. -
14 ferret (about)
verb (to search busily and persistently: He ferreted about in the cupboard.) esquadrinhar -
15 lark about/around
(to play about in a rough and usually noisy manner.) brincar -
16 ferret (about)
verb (to search busily and persistently: He ferreted about in the cupboard.) esquadrinhar -
17 lark about/around
(to play about in a rough and usually noisy manner.) brincar -
18 song and dance
song and dance[s'ɔŋ ən da:ns] n 1 espétaculo teatral no qual um artista ou um grupo de artistas canta e dança. 2 discurso preparado para justificar ou persuadir (nem sempre verdadeiro). to make a song and dance about something coll fazer um carnaval por causa de alguma coisa, criar caso, brigar. -
19 odds and ends
(small objects etc of different kinds: There were various odds and ends lying about on the table.) bugigangas -
20 keep one's wits about one
(to be cautious, alert and watchful.) ficar alerta
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