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1 know
[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) conhecer2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) conhecer3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conhecer4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) reconhecer•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes* * *[nou] n conhecimento, informação reservada. • vt (ps knew, pp known) 1 saber, conhecer, entender. he knows all the answers / ele tem resposta para tudo. she knows him by sight / ela o conhece de vista. I came to know it by chance / fiquei sabendo por acaso. he knows how to paint / ele sabe pintar. 2 reconhecer, indentificar ( for como). I should know him anywhere / eu o reconheceria em qualquer lugar. 3 estar ciente, estar informado. please let me know your arrival / queira por favor informar-me da sua chegada. 4 ter a certeza. I know her to be my friend / tenho certeza de sua amizade. 5 estar relacionado, conhecer pessoalmente. she knows him / ela o conhece. I have known him for three weeks / conheço-o há três semanas. 6 estar habilitado, ter experiência, ser hábil, destro. 7 distinguir ( from de). you can’t know him from his brother / você não pode distingui-lo do seu irmão. 8 Bib arch conhecer, ter relações sexuais com. for all I know que eu saiba. he is in the know ele está a par de. he knows better than to betray her ele não é tão estúpido para traí-la. he knows his own mind ele sabe o que quer. he knows it by heart ele sabe de cor. I know better than that não caio nessa. known as conhecido pelo nome de. make it known torne público. not that I know não que eu saiba. to know how many beans make five saber com quantos paus se faz uma canoa. to know oneself conhecer a si mesmo. to know the ropes a) entender do assunto. b) conhecer em detalhes. well, what do you know? a) Amer sabe lá!, vai saber! b) quais são as novidades? you never know coll talvez, quem sabe? you know é ou não é?, você sabe. you know best você é quem sabe. -
2 know
[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) saber, conhecer2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) saber, conhecer3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conhecer4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) reconhecer•- knowing- knowingly - know-all - know-how - in the know - know backwards - know better - know how to - know the ropes -
3 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. -
4 know-how
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5 know one's own mind
((usually in negative) to know what one really thinks, wants to do etc: She doesn't know her own mind yet about abortion.) estar convencido -
6 know one's own mind
((usually in negative) to know what one really thinks, wants to do etc: She doesn't know her own mind yet about abortion.) saber o que querEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > know one's own mind
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7 know-how
noun (the practical knowledge and skill to deal with something: She has acquired a lot of know-how about cars.) know-how -
8 do you know what you are about?
do you know what you are about?você sabe o que pretende fazer? você conhece as dificuldades a enfrentar?English-Portuguese dictionary > do you know what you are about?
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9 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 -
10 get about
1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.) espalhar-se2) (to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill: She didn't get about much after her operation.) movimentar-se -
11 to set about
to set aboutcomeçar, tomar providências, iniciar. he doesn’t know how to set about it / ele não sabe como começá-lo. -
12 go about
1) (to (begin to) work at: I don't know the best way to go about the job!) pegar em2) ((of a ship) to change direction or turn around.) virar de bordo -
13 go about
1) (to (begin to) work at: I don't know the best way to go about the job!) empreender2) ((of a ship) to change direction or turn around.) virar de bordo -
14 how
1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) como2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) quanto3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) como4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) como5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) como•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) de qualquer maneira que- how come
- how do you do?* * *[hau] n 1 pergunta que começa com how. 2 modo de fazer • adv como, de que maneira. how about having tea? que tal tomar um chá? how are you? como vai? how come? Amer coll como aconteceu isso? how is it that...? como é que...? how many? quantos? how much? quanto? how much is it? quanto é?, quanto custa? how now? e agora? she knows how to play ela sabe tocar. the how a maneira, o modo. -
15 how
1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) como2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) como, quanto3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) como4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) como5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) como•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) de qualquer maneira que- how come - how do you do? -
16 foresee
[fo:'si:]past tense - foresaw; verb(to see or know about before or in advance: He could foresee the difficulties.) antever- foresight* * *fore.see -
17 lawyer
['lo:jə]noun (a person whose work it is to know about and give advice and help to others concerning the law: If you want to make your will, consult a lawyer.) advogado* * *law.yer[l'ɔ:jə] n advogado, jurisconsulto. -
18 stress
[stres] 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) tensão2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) tensão3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) acento2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) acentuar- lay/put stress on* * *[stres] n 1 força ou influência desagradável. 2 pressão, tensão. 3 esforço. 4 Med estresse. 5 ênfase, importância. 6 Gram acento tônico. 7 veemência, violência. • vt 1 exercer pressão sobre. 2 tratar como importante, dar ênfase a, salientar, realçar, enfatizar. 3 pronunciar com acento tônico, acentuar na pronúncia. 4 estressar, submeter a tensão. to put / lay stress on enfatizar, colocar ênfase em. he lays stress upon that fact / ele salienta este fato. under the stress of circumstances sob a pressão das circunstâncias. -
19 foresee
[fo:'si:]past tense - foresaw; verb(to see or know about before or in advance: He could foresee the difficulties.) prever- foresight -
20 lawyer
['lo:jə]noun (a person whose work it is to know about and give advice and help to others concerning the law: If you want to make your will, consult a lawyer.) advogado
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