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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 something like
1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) cerca de2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.) semelhante a* * *some.thing like[s'∧mθiŋ laik] adv ao redor de, aproximadamente. she is something like a maid / ela é uma espécie de arrumadeira. -
3 something like
1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) algo como, cerca de2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.) um pouco parecido -
4 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) sentir vergonha -
5 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) sentir vergonha -
6 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) pensar duas vezesEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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7 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) pensar duas vezesEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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8 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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9 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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10 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) pensar duas vezes antes deEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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11 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) pensar duas vezes antes deEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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12 to be about something
to be about somethingtratar de alguma coisa, fazer alguma coisa. -
13 to be hung up on (about) something
to be hung up on (about) somethingficar, estar ansioso sem necessidade, estar aflito, ter uma idéia fixa.English-Portuguese dictionary > to be hung up on (about) something
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14 to go about something
to go about somethingter a intenção de fazer alguma coisa. -
15 to keep mum about something
to keep mum about somethingmanter em segredo. -
16 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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17 to trouble about something
to trouble about somethingpreocupar-se com alguma coisa. -
18 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 -
19 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...? -
20 to give oneself up to something
to give oneself up to somethingentregar-se, dedicar-se. he gave himself up to art / ele entregou-se, dedicou-se completamente à arte. to give out 1 reportar, anunciar. 2 emitir, produzir (luz, calor, som). 3 distribuir para as pessoas. 4 parar de funcionar, acabar. the engine gave out / o motor parou de funcionar. his strenght gave out / suas forças acabaram. to give over 1 transferir. 2 desistir, ceder. 3 mandar alguém ficar quieto ou parar de fazer algo. give over complaining about the food / pare de reclamar da comida!English-Portuguese dictionary > to give oneself up to something
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