Portuguese | English |
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em termos simples preposition | in layman's terms(phrased simply) |
em terra adverb | ashore(on the land) |
em terra de cegos quem tem um olho é rei phrase | in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king(In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king) |
em time que está ganhando não se mexe phrase | if it ain't broke, don't fix it(leave something alone) |
em toda parte adverb | everywhere(at all places) |
em todo caso preposition | in any case(at any rate) |
em todos os lugares preposition | all over the placepreposition |
em torno de preposition | around(forming a circle or closed curve containing) |
em torno disto adverb | thereabout(about or near that place) |
em três dias adverb | in three daysadverb |
em um piscar de olhos preposition | at the drop of a hat(instantly, without hesitation) in the blink of an eye(immediately, instantaneously) |
em uma noite adverb | overnight(during a single night) |
em vão adverb | in vain(without success) |
em vez de preposition | as opposed to(in contrast to) in lieu of(instead; in place of; as a substitute for) instead of(in lieu of; in place of; rather than) |
em vez de adverb | else(word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to) instead(in the place of (it)) |
em vez de amaldiçoar a escuridão phrase | better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness(in bad times it is worthwhile to do good) |
em vigor preposition | in force(applicable) |
em virtude de preposition | by virtue of(because of) |
em vista de preposition | in light of(given, considering) |
em voga adjective | hot [hotter, hottest](popular, in demand) |
em volta adverb | about(on all sides) |
em volta de preposition | around(forming a circle or closed curve containing) |
em voo adjective | airborne(in flight) |
em voz alta adverb | aloud(loudly) out loud(aloud, audibly, not silently) |
em X vezes | -fold(used to make adverbs) |
em ziguezague adverb | zigzag(in a zigzag manner or pattern) |
e-mail verb | email((transitive) to send an email or emails to) |
e-mail noun {m} | email (e-mail) [emails](system for transferring messages from one computer to another) mail(electronic mail) |
é mais fácil dizer do que fazer adjective | easier said than done(easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) |
é mais fácil falar do que fazer adjective | easier said than done(easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) |
é melhor acender uma vela phrase | better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness(in bad times it is worthwhile to do good) |
é melhor prevenir do que remediar phrase | a stitch in time saves nine(a timely effort can prevent larger problems) better safe than sorry(it is preferable to be cautious) |
é muito caro phrase | it's too expensivephrase |