Portugál | Angol |
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à custa de preposition | at the expense of(in a way as to harm somebody or something) |
a dela pronoun {f} | hers(that which belongs to her) |
à deriva adjective | adrift(floating at random) |
à deriva adverb | adrift(in a drifting condition) |
a despeito de preposition | despitepreposition in spite ofpreposition |
à disposição noun | beck and call(summons and control, in a position as an attendant or servant) |
a distância adverb | aloof(at or from a distance) |
à distância preposition | at bay(unable to come closer) |
à distância adverb | aloof(at or from a distance) |
a dois tempos adjective | two-stroke(attributive) |
a emenda sair pior que o soneto phrase | the cure is worse than the disease(The solution to a problem produces a worse net result) |
à época preposition | at the time(at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past) |
a escolhida noun {f} | the one(person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) |
a esmo preposition | at random(randomly) |
a esperança é a última a morrer phrase | hope springs eternal(the feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself) |
a esperança é a última que morre phrase | hope springs eternal(the feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself) |
à esquerda adverb | left(on the left side) |
a favor noun {m} | yes [yeses](vote of support) |
a favor de preposition | for(supporting) in favor of(in support of) |
a fé move montanhas phrase | faith will move mountains(proverb) |
a fila anda phrase | that ship has sailed(that opportunity has passed) |
a fim de que phrase | in order to(as a means of achieving the specified aim) |
a fim de que ... não conjunction | lest(for fear that) |
a fome é o melhor tempero phrase | hunger is a good sauce(being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) |
à frente adverb | ahead(in or to the front) |
à frente de seu tempo preposition | ahead of one's time(in advance of commonly accepted ideas) |
a fundo adverb | inside out(of knowledge: thoroughly) thoroughly(in a thorough or complete manner) |
a Gioconda proper noun {f} | Mona Lisa(painting by Leonardo da Vinci) |
a gota que transbordou o copo noun | the straw that broke the camel's back(small additional burden which causes failure) |
a grama do vizinho é sempre mais verde phrase | the grass is always greener on the other side(others' circumstances seem more desirable than one's own but in reality often are not.) |
a grosso modo adverb | roughly(in a rough manner) roughly speakingadverb |
a hidrogénio/hidrogênio noun {m} | hydrogen vehicle(any vehicle that uses hydrogen as its principal fuel) |
a história se repete phrase | history repeats itself(Translations) |
a ignorância é uma bênção phrase | ignorance is bliss(Ignorance is bliss) |
a Internacional proper noun {f} | Internationale(proletarian song) |
a jato noun {m} | jet plane(an airplane that is powered by a jet engine) |