Inglês | Português |
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at the ready (ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation) preposition | de prontidãopreposition |
at the same time (on the other hand) preposition [UK: ət ðə seɪm ˈtaɪm] [US: ət ðə ˈseɪm ˈtaɪm] | ao contráriopreposition por outro ladopreposition |
at the same time (simultaneously, see also: at once; simultaneously) preposition [UK: ət ðə seɪm ˈtaɪm] [US: ət ðə ˈseɪm ˈtaɪm] | ao mesmo tempopreposition |
at the time (at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past) preposition [UK: ət ðə ˈtaɪm] [US: ət ðə ˈtaɪm] | : naquela época / aquela época / na épocapreposition : naquela horapreposition à épocapreposition aquela horapreposition na hora;preposition |
at the top of one's lungs preposition | a plenos pulmõespreposition o mais alto que puderpreposition |
at the top of one's voice preposition [UK: ət ðə tɒp əv wʌnz vɔɪs] [US: ət ðə ˈtɑːp əv wʌnz ˌvɔɪs] | o mais alto que puderpreposition |
at this moment in time (currently) preposition | no momentopreposition |
Attila the Hun (king of the tribes of Huns) proper noun | Átilaproper noun |
Autonomous Region of the Azores (official name of the Azores) proper noun | Região Autónoma dos Açoresproper noun |
avoid like the plague (to evade or shun) verb | |
away with the fairies (lost in thought) adjective | em a luaadjective |
back to the drawing board (back to the beginning) adverb | |
bark up the wrong tree verb [UK: bɑːk ʌp ðə rɒŋ triː] [US: ˈbɑːrk ʌp ðə ˈrɒŋ ˈtriː] | |
be that as it may (nevertheless) adverb [UK: bi ðæt əz ɪt meɪ] [US: bi ˈðæt ˈæz ˈɪt ˈmeɪ] | de qualquer formaadverb de todo modoadverb seja como foradverb |
beat around the bush (to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant) verb [UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ] [US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ] | embromarverb |
beat around the bush (to treat a topic but omit its main points) verb [UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ] [US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ] | encher linguiçaverb enrolarverb fazer rodeiosverb usar de rodeiosverb |
beauty is in the eye of the beholder (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) phrase [UK: ˈbjuː.ti ɪz ɪn ðə aɪ əv ðə bɪ.ˈhəʊl.də(r)] [US: ˈbjuː.ti ˈɪz ɪn ðə ˈaɪ əv ðə bɪˈho.ʊl.də(r)] | |
been there, done that (assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic) phrase | essa é velhaphrase |
behind every successful man there stands a woman (men's success often depends on the support and work and support of their wives for female partners) phrase | por trás de todo grande homem existe uma grande mulherphrase |
behind the scenes (in secret; out of public view) preposition [UK: bɪ.ˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz] [US: bə.ˈhaɪnd ðə ˈsiːnz] | nos bastidorespreposition por baixo dos panospreposition por detrás dos bastidorespreposition |
behind the wheel (in control of a vehicle) preposition | no volantepreposition |
bend the truth (change or leave out certain facts of a story) verb | |
benefit of the doubt (a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence) noun | benefício da dúvidanoun |
better late than never (it's better to do something late, than to never do it at all) adverb [UK: ˈbe.tə(r) leɪt ðæn ˈne.və(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈleɪt ˈðæn ˈne.vər] | antes tarde do que nuncaadverb |
better safe than sorry (it is preferable to be cautious) phrase [UK: ˈbe.tə(r) seɪf ðæn ˈsɒ.ri] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈseɪf ˈðæn ˈsɑː.ri] |