EXPRESSION	MEANING	EXAMPLE
(at) dawn	(de) madrugada; alvorada; amanhecer	My father was still working at drawn.
(for) breakfast	(no, para o) café da manhã
(for) dinner	(no, para o) jantar
(for) lunch	(no, para o) almoço
(going) up and down (my,your ...) spine	subindo e descendo (minha, sua ...) coluna	When I think of that accident,I fell shivers going up and down my spin
(in the) latest style	no último estilo, moda	a latest-style car
(it) stands to reason	obviamente, por tanto, sendo assim, é claro que	It stands to reason you can't finish all this in one night.
(just) because	porque sim (porque não) (como resp. a uma pergunta)	Why aren't you studying for the test? Just Because
(on) easy terms	pagamento (facilitado) a longo prazo, leves prestações	Don't worry, you can pay for this on easy terms.
(the) day before yesterday	anteontem	I saw her with another guy the day before yesterday
(to be) like this (that)	(ser) assim	It's always like that, he is always late
(to) be likely (to be)	provavelmente (ser)	The new books are likely to be different in several aspects.
(to) carry out (an order)	cumprir (uma ordem)	What I like about him is that he carries out all our orders.
(to) go out	sair, passear
(to) go sightseeing	visitar os pontos turisticos (de uma cidade/lugar)	I think you ought to go sightseeing this afternoon.
(to) have breakfast	tomar café da manhã
(to) have dinner	jantar
(to) have lunch	almoçar
(to) let go	soltar, deixar ir	I let the poor little bird go.
a couple of	um casal, dois, um par (de), alguns(as)	They are a very nice couple
a day	por dia
a few	alguns, algumas	We still have a few apples and orage in the fridge
a little	um pouco (de)
a long time ago	a muito tempo atrás, há muito tempo
a lot	muito(a), bastante (final de frase)
a lot of	muito(s) (antes de subst), bastante(s)
a month	por mês
a week	por semana
a year	por ano
about	sobre, a respeito de, mais ou menos, em torno de
after all	afinal de contas	I'll help you; after all, we're friends.
all around	em todo lugar, em toda volta	There are ant all around
all day (night, year) long	o dia (noite, ano) todo (inteiro)
all over	por todos os lados, por cima de tudo	He has chocolate ice cream all over his shirt!
all that was left	tudo que sobrou (restou)	She said all that left was one of those green candies.
all the time	o tempo todo
along (with)	ao longo de, juntamente com, com	Come along with me
along these lines	dentro desta orientação, nesta conformidade	We'll be doing things along these lines for the next six months.
alright	bem, tudo bem, está bem
altogether	conjuntamente, todo o conjunto, completamente, resumindo	I think they are altogether crazy.
and so on	e assim por diante, etc
and the like	e assim por diante
any (no) longer	(por) mais tempo (neg.)	I don't want to work here any longer.
anybody else	mais alguém (int. e neg.), mais ninguém
anymore	mais (negação)
anything	alguma coisa (int. e neg), nada
anything else	mais alguma coisa (int/neg), mais nada
as a matter of fact	aliás, inclusive, na realidade, de fato, por falar nisso	I know her well, as a matter of fact we studied together
as far as I'm concerned	por mim (se depender de mim), até onde eu sei	She can keep the money as far as I'm concerned.
as for	quanto a (ao)	Bob an Jim are coming to our party, as for Julie, I don't know yet.
as if	como se	She behaved as if she were the big boss
as long as	todo tempo que, enquanto
as well	também	She did her homework and wrote her composition as well.
as well as	assim como,bem como,da mesma forma que,tão bem quanto
at all	de modo nenhum, nenhum	I don't like it at all
at home	em casa
at last	enfim, finalmente	I found my book at last!
at least	ao menos, pelo menos
at night	à noite
at short notice	a curto prazo	I told you they wouldn't be able to deliver that good at short notice.
at such a place	em tal lugar, num lugar como esse (assim)
at the top of	no topo de	They were working nonstop at the top of that building
at this point	neste ponto
at work	no trabalho
at your (his, her, etc) earliest convenience	logo que você (ele, ela, etc) puder	Be so kind as to send us the contract at your earlist convenience.
because of	por causa de
because of this	por causa disto
because of you	por sua causa
before long	dentro de pouco tempo / algum tempo	Don't worry, she'll be here before long
behind	atrás de
beyond our (your, his...) wildenst dreams	muito além do que possamos imaginar	What he said to her last night goes beyond your wildest dreams.
big brother / sister	irmão / irmã mais velha	Get out of here or else my big brother will get you
brand new	novo em folha	Did you notice he has a brand new car?
by (any) chance	por acaso, por algum motivo	Have you by any chance seen my big sister?
by all means	sem dúvida alguma, a todo custo	You must go there tonight by all means.
by bicycle	de bicicleta
by bus	de ônibus
by car	de carro
by heart	de cor, memorizado, de memória	I already know all this by heart.
by motorcycle	de moto
by nature	naturalmente, por natureza	Mary people think dogs like children by nature.
by now	a essa hora, a essa altura	They should be there by now
by rights	a rigor	This coat is mine by rights, but I'll let you wear it tonight.
by the way	aliás
by train	de trem	I like to travel by train in Europe
bye-bye, bye	tchau
call (up)	ligar, telefonar (para, a)	He remembered it would be nice to call her early.
can (can't) keep (him, her, it) from	conseguir evitar de (que)	I can't keep from eating these candies.
ceiling prices	preço(s) máximo(s), preços muito altos	That new shop is selling at ceiling prices.
cheers!	saúde (para brindar), um brinde!	Cheers! We wish you a happy birthday!
clockwise	no sentido horário	In this game you have to turn clockwise.
close to	perto de, próximo(a)
closing price	preço final de fechamento	I don't know what the closing prices was, after all.
collect call	chamada a cobrar	It's a collect call. Should I hang up?
come on	vamos logo, vamos lá, deixe disso (gíria)	Come on, don't cry!
counter-clockwise	no sentido anti-horário	In this game you have to walk counter-clockwise.
dates back to	data de	This house dates back to 1886.
day in, day out	dia vai, dia vem; todos os dias (sem parar)	These dogs have been parking day in day out.
despite of; in spite of;	apesar de;
did you ever?	você alguma vez (já)?
do you mind (about)?	você se importa (com)?
do you mind?	você se importa?	Do you mind if I smoke?
down the line	mais adiante	Down the line I supoose we'll have to make some adjustments.
due to	devido a	The road was disrupted due to the great amount of rain the fell.
duty-free	livre de taxas aduaneiras	Are all these products duty-free?
each other	um ao outro, um pelo outro, se	Bob and Mary said they love each other
ever since	desde que (ind.tempo passado), desde então, desde	My mother hasn't seen his best friend ever since he moved.
every day	todos os dias
every other day (week, month)	dia sim, dia não; em dias alternados	Every other week I have to work on Sunday
every so often	(lá) de vez em quando	Do you know that girl? Yes, I see her every so often
every week	toda semana
everyone, everybody	todo o mundo, todos	Everybody is already here
excuse me	com licença
far away from	longe (de), bem longe (de)	He was far away from here on that day
far better	muitíssimo melhor, bem melhor	It┤s far better than the kind you find at the supermarket.
far from	longe (de)
far more	muito mais	She thinks "Time"magazine is far more interesting than "The Economist"
far too (+ adj.)	muito, demais
few	poucos, poucas	We still have a few apples int the fridge
floor prices	preço(s) mínimo(s)	That new shop is selling at floor prices.
for all I know	até onde eu sei
for instance	por exemplo	You could, for instance, tell them how important help us.
for sale	à venda	It's for sale now
for the time being	por enquanto, por ora (agora)	For the time being she seems to be happy with her job
forever	para sempre; eternamente
from now on	de agora em diante	Frow now on, I'll do all my Challenge Sheets
full time	tempo integral
generally speaking	falando de um modo geral	Generally speaking, dogs are good friends of man.
go hand in hand	andar de mãos dadas
God bless you	Deus te abençoe, saúde (quando alguém espirra)	God bless you for the help you gave us!
good afternoon	boa tarde
good evening	boa noite (ao chegar)
good luck!	boa sorte!	Good luck in your test!
good morning	bom dia
good night	boa noite (ao sair)
good-bye	adeus, até logo
half a dozen	meia dúzia (de)	I ate halp a dozen bananas
hardly ever	quase nunca	We moved and nowadays I hardly ever meet him.
have a nice day (trip, meeting, evening...)	tenha um bom dia (viagem, reunião, noite)	Have a nice trip! Thank you, have a nice rest
heading for	dirigindo-se a, rumo a	Are you heading for the office? Could you take these documents.
hello	alô, olá
here you are	aqui está (quando dando algo a alguem)	Here you are the money you ask me
hi	oi
hold on	espere um pouco, segure-se	Hold on! I don't want to see you falling off the truck
home	casa (lar), para casa
how about (?)	que tal (+ verb + ing)
how are you?	Como vai você? Como está você?
how do you spell your name?	como se escreve (soletra) seu nome?
how far	até onde, até que ponto	How far can we trust them?
how long doest it take (you)	quanto tempo leva para (você)
how many	quantos, quantas
how much?	quanto?, quanta?
how often	quantas vezes, com que frequência	How often do you go there?
how old are you?	quantos anos você tem?	How old are you? I'm five. And you?
hurry up	depressa
I (he, she ...) don't have the slightest idea	não faço a menor (mínima) idéia	I don't have the slightest idea about this
I (you...) can't help (+ "ing")	eu não consigo (posso) evitar de	He says he can't help looking at her all the time
I am ... (years old)	tenho (estou com...) ... (anos)	How old are you? I'm eleven years old
I beg your pardon/pardon me?	desculpe-me (não entendi / ouvi)	I beg your pardon, could you repeat that, please?
I can hardly wait	mal posso esperar	I can hardly waint for her to tell me the whole story.
I don't think so	acho que não
I guess (so) (not)	suponho (que sim) (que não)	Does she like raspberry ice cream? I guess so
I think so	acho que sim
I wish I (you, he) had...!	(Como) eu gostaria de ter...!(Eu gostaria tanto de ter)	I wish I had a latest-style car
I wish I (you, he...) could...!	(Como)Eu gostaria de poder...!(Eu gostaria tanto de poder ...!)	I wish I could travel every year like my cousin does.
I wish I (you, he...) were...!	(Como)Eu gostaria de ser (estar)..!(Eu gostaria tanto de ser ...!)	What a terible accident! I wish I were a doctor to be able to help
I wonder if	fico imaginando se... , será que ...?	I wonder if I could go to the movies with you
I'd (you'd) better	acho bom, é melhor	I'd better do my work now
I'd (you'd) rather + subject + simple past	prefiro, preferiria, etc	My family wants to go to the beach, but I'd rather to go to the farm
I'd like to	eu gostaria (inclusive no final de frase)	I'd like to have a lot of money
I'd love to	eu adoraria (inclusive no final de frase)	I'd love to take a trip around the world
if (he, she, I, ...) only knew (just how much)	se (ele, ela, eu ...) ao menos soubesse (o quanto)	If she only knew just how much I love her ...
if you don't mind	se você não se importa
I'm fine, thanks	Vou bem, obrigado; Estou bem, obrigado
I'm from ...	sou de ...	Where are you from? I'm from Curitiba
I'm hungry	estou com fome	I'm hungry. Is dinner ready?
I'm sorry	sinto muito, desculpe
I'm sorry to say (that)	sinto dizer (que)
I'm thirsty	estou com sede	I'm thirsty. Is dinner ready
in a (little) while	daqui a pouco (pouquinho)	They'll be here in a while, they said.
in a bad mood	de mau humor
in a good mood	de bom humor
in a hurry	com pressa
in due and legal form	nos têrmos da lei	The contract was written in due and legal form.
in front of	na frente de
in here	aqui dentro
in order to	para, a fim de	He is here in order to pick up the documents
in return	em troca	In return, you could lend me your car this afternoon.
in sight	em vista, à vista (relativo a "ver")	I need some help to push this car, but there isn't anyone in sight.
in the afternoon	de tarde
in the evening	à noite (inicio da noite)
in the first instance	em primeiro lugar	In the first instance, I want you to know I'll be your friend
in the long run	com o decorrer do tempo, no final das contas, a longo prazo	In the long run you'll save a great amount of money.
in the meantime / meanwhile	enquanto isso	In the meantime I'll go to the drugstore
in the morning	de manhã
in this regard	a este respeito	He didn't mention anything in this regard.
in time	a tempo
in town	na cidade, da cidade	That's the best club in town
in writing	por escrito	Please give all this to me in writing
inside out	do avesso, de trás para frente	You're wearing your pullover inside out!
instead of (+ ing)	em vez de; ao invés de	He went to his friend's huse intead of going to school
it doesn't matter	não importa
it doesn't work	não funciona	I wonder what happened to the blender.It simply doesn't work
it is raining, it's raining	está chovendo
it is... that make	são... que fazem	It is personal attitudes that make optimists and pessimists.
it looks like	parece(-se) (com)
it's (just) like that	é assim (mesmo)
it's about time	já é hora, está quase na hora	It's about time we finished this job
it's fun	é divertido	It's fun to surf
it's my (your, our...) turn	é a minha (sua, nossa) vez	Is it my turn to wash the dishes?
it's no use (+ ing)	não adianta	It┤s no use telling me all this now.
it's nome of (your) business	não é de (sua) conta	I told you it's nome of your business!
it's over	acabou, teminou
It's three o'clock	são tres horas
I've already (+ past participle)	eu já	I've already done my homework, do you remember?
I've just (+ past participle)	eu acabo de	I've just rung her up, she hasn't arrived at home yet
I've recently (+ past participle)	eu recentemente	I've recently traveled to Jamaica
just a minute	só um minuto
just in case	caso, (no, para) o caso de
kind (sort) of	mais ou menos, meio	I'm kind of tired today
last month	(no) mes passado
last night	ontem à noite
last week	(na) semana passada
last year	(no) ano passado
let alone	para não dizer, quanto mais (menos)	I can't even rent this car for a day, let alone buy it.
let me see	deixe-me ver
let's	vamos
let's go	vamos (ir)
long ago	a tempos atrás, há tempo(s)
most likely	(é) mais provável (que), o mais provável é que, mais provavelmente	They will most likey have finished this by tomorrow
most of the time	a maior parte do tempo
My name is ...	Meu nome é ...
nationwide campaign	campanha (de âmbito) nacional	The government is making a nationwide campaign about the donation.
near	perto (de), próximo(a)
never mind	deixe (algo) para lá, não ligue	Never mind his bad mood. He'll help us anyway
next to	ao lado de, perto de, próximo a
nice to meet you	prazer em conhecê-lo
no matter	não interessa, não importa	I'll go, no matter what you say.
no wonder	é por isso que, não é de se admirar que	No wonder the blender doesn't work, there's no electricity!
nobody else	mais ninguém
nonstop	sem parar	We were working nonstop
not at all	em absoluto, de modo algum, disponha	Do you mind if I leave the suitcase here for an hour or so?Not at all!
not even	nem mesmo, nem ao menos	Not even the dogs wanted to eat the food she cooked for us.
not for love or (nor) for money	de jeito nenhum (por nada neste mundo)	Do you want Bob to take you home? Not for love or for money.
not that I know of	não que eu saiba	Is there a new secretary at school? Not that I know of.
not to be worth the trouble	não valer a pena, não valer o trabalho	She wash her hair ten times a day.I don't think it's worth the trouble
not until	só quando	I'll give you the money, but not until you promise me again.
nothing else	mais nada
now and them	de vez em quando
nowadays	hoje em dia	People seem to read less nowadays
of course	é claro (que)
off duty	de folga, de licença	He was off duty yesterday
on (my, her, his ... ) own	por conta própria, sozinho(a), independente	I decided to talk to Mr. Smith on my own!
on duty	em serviço, de plantão	She's on duty tonight
on foot	a pé	I like to walk on foot everyday
on purpose	de propósito	I think the little boy didn't do that on purpose
on sale	em liquidação, em promoção, em oferta	I saw some beatutiful shoes on sale today
on time	na hora, pontualmente
on top of	sobre, em cima	Are you on top of the ladder
once	uma vez
once and for all	de uma vez por todas	let's finish this once and for all.
once in a while	de vez em quando
once more, once again	mais uma vez
one and a half	um e meio	I read one and a half book this week
one another	uns aos outros, uns pelo outros, se	They like and respect one another
one at a time	um(a) de cada vez	Please speak one at a time
one by one	um por um, um de cada vez	Please come into my room one by one, and please think before talking.
or else	ou então, senão	Stop watching TV and do your homework now, or else I'll tell Mother
other than	ao invés de, além de, diferente de, senão	We could do something other than going to the same restaurant again.
otherwise	do contrário, de outra forma, senão	The have to study, otherwise they won't pass in the test
out of a job	desempregado(a)	He is desperate because he's been out of a job for six months.
out of sight	fora do alcance de vista, fora de vista	Too late, he's gone. His car is already out of sight
out of style	fora da moda	Don't put on that dress, it's out of style
part time	meio expediente
please	por favor
point of view	ponto de vista	That's the boss point of view
rather than ( + ing)	ao invés de	I'd like to have dinner with you rather than going to that show.
right away	imediantamente	Call the doctor right away!
right now	agora mesmo, já
rules-of-thumb	princípio básico
Santa Claus	Papai Noel
see you (tomorrow, next week,...)	até (amanha, semana que vem)	I'll be traveling on the weekend. See you on Monday
see you later	até mais tarde	Well, I have to go now. See you later
sit down	sente-se
smiling	sorrindo
so	tão, então, por isso
so far	por enquanto, até agora
so far, so good	até agora tudo bem	They only said, "so far, so good".
so many	tantos, tantas
so much	tanto, tanta
so that	para que, de modo que	Bring your documents so that we can have a look at them
so what?	e daí?	My neighbor went again last night. So what?
so, so	mais ou menos
somebody else	mais alguém
somehow	de alguma forma / maneira	He said he will get the money somehow
something	alguma coisa (int. quando oferecendo algo, e afir)	anything
something else	algo mais
somewhere	em algum lugar	She thinks she knows him from somewhere
sooner or later	mais cedo ou mais tarde	You'll find a better job sooner or later, don't worry.
sorry	desculpe, sinto muito
stand up	levante-se, fique de pé
straight ahead	em frente, direto em frente, bem em frente	Just walk straight ahead and you'll see the theater
strength	força, resistencia
such (a)	tal, tão, como esse, assim
such a	tal, tão, assim, semelhante	I've never seen such a crazy guy in all my life.
take it easy	vá com calma	Take it easy, it's bad for your health to get so nervous
thank you, thanks	obrigado
that's about it	isso é (praticamente) tudo	We finished everything, I think that's about it.
that's alright	tudo bem, não tem problema, está bem	I'll give you the book only tomorrow. Oh no, that's alright
that's not fair	isso não é justo (isso não vale)	I've already eaten my ice cream and yours. That's not fair!
that's why	é por isso que, este é o motivo pelo qual...	That's why I didn't go to class
the day after tomorrow	depois de amanhã	She travel to New York the day after tomorrow
the one(s)	aquele(s), aquela(s), o(s), a(s), a(s) pessoa(s)
the three, (for, six) of them	os três (quatro, seis)
there's no point in (+ ing)	não há sentido, não há motivo para	There's no point in calling them at their house.
this (that) way	por aqui, por ali, por lá, deste jeito, desta forma	Do we have to go this way or that way?
this afternoon	hoje à tarde
this evening	hoje à noite
this morning	hoje de manhã
this whole thing	tudo isto, esta estória toda	This whole thing is really quite different from what I thought.
three times	três vezes
to back away	recuar	Back away from that cliff, it's dangerous.
to be (of) no use	não adiantar nada, ser inútil	It's no use worring about it now. All banks are closed.
to be able to	poder, ser capaz de
to be about to (do)	estar a ponto de (prester a fazer)
to be afraid of	ter medo de, estar com medo de
to be around	estar perto, por perto	Were you around when Mary said all those things to Jeff?
to be ashmed (of)	ter vergonha (de), envergonhar-se (de + ing)	Why are you ashmed of your brother?
to be born	nascer	He was born at eleven p.m. on a Friday night
to be bound to happen	ser fadado a acontecer, tender a acontecer	I told him this was bound to happen any moment.
to be broke	estar (ficar) "liso" (sem dinheiro) (gíria)	ew
to be careful	ter cuidado	Be careful when you are on top of the ladder
to be certain of	estar certo de	He says he is quite certain of what he heard.
to be entitled to	ter direitos a	My brother was entitled to a trip to France for winning the game.
to be fed up with	estar farto de	He says he's fed up with his father.
to be good / bad at (+ "ing")	ser bom / mau em, ter (ou não) jeito para	He's good at playing tennis
to be in charge of	estar (ser) encarregado de	Is it true that Bill is now in charge of the Personnel Department?
to be jealous (of)	estar com ciúmes (de)	Why is he so jealous of his girlfriend?
to be lucky	ter sorte, ser sortudo	He was lucky to have got that VCR from his aunt!
to be made (up) of	consistir de, estar (ser) feito de	What's this made of? It's made of some new kind of plastic.
to be named after	receber o nome em homenagem a alguém	He was named after his great-grandfather.
to be on a diet	estar de dieta / regime	She's on a diet.She eats like crazy and then she goes on a diet
to be out of (his, her, your, my...) mind	estar louco, fora de si	Mrs. Robinson is either a sleepwalker or out of her mind.
to be out of order	não funcionar	My washing machine is out of order again
to be sorry for (+ verb + ing)	sentir muito por	I'm sorry for having said those things to you
to be supposed to	ter que, dever	You are supposed to read a book.
to be sure	estar certo, ter certeza	Are you sure you want to have breakfast in the garden?
to be surprised	estar ou ficar surpreso	I was surprised to see them working nonstop
to be up to you (it's up to you)	(você) é quem sabe, depende de (você)	Oh, that's up to you
to be willing (to)	estar disposto(a)	Are you willing to help them?
to be worth (while / verb + ing)	valer (a pena)	This car isn't worth much
to bear in mind	ter(-se) em mente	You have to bear in mind that they want the goods delivered by Friday
to beg ... forgiveness	pedir ... perdão	ew
to break even	sair sem ganhar ou perder, "empatar"	She told me the company broke even this month.
to break in	arrombar, entrar à força	My neighbor's house was broken in last night.
to bring to pass	realizar, levar a cabo	They will bring to pass their plans, you'll see.
to bring together	reunir	Let's bring together all our friends and have a party.
to care about	preocupar-se com, importar-se com
to carry on	ir em frente (com uma conversa, ação, etc), continuar	I don't know how they still carry on their relationship.
to catch on	entender, tornar-se popular, "pegar"	This new fashion really caught on
to catch sight of	avistar	Guess what! I just caught sight of Jenny in a taxi downtown.
to catch up with	alcançar, acompanhar (algo sendo dito, ou ditado, etc)	He tells me about his inventons so fast that I catch up with his ideas
to change (one's) mind	mudar de idéia, opinião, decisão	I changed my mind
to change the subject	mudar de assunto	Why do you always change the subject when I talk about Dave?
to cheer up	animar-se, alegrar-se	Cheer up! Maybe she still loves you, after all.
to clear (his, her) throat	pigarrear, desobstruir a garganta	He always clear his throat before he begins speaking in public.
to come across	deparar-se com, encontrar	I came Ann across at the main square today.
to come apart	cair aos pedaços, desmanchar-se	Why would anyone want to rent that house? It's coming apart!
to come back	voltar
to come between	causar desavenças entre, intervir	Peter and Karen were engaged,something seems to have come between them
to come in	entrar	Come in! The door is open
to come in handy	ser de utilidade, ser útil, vir a calhar	Just leave these tools here, they might come in handy on of these days
to come over	vir aqui (à minha casa, escritório), passar aqui	Why don't you and Mary come ove for lunch?
to come to be	vir a ser, tornar-se	He came to be an important businessman in town
to come true	tornar-se real, realizar-se	She says all her dreams came true
to cope with	lidar com, suportar (certa situação)	Some situations in life are really not easy to cope with.
to count the cost	considerar todos os riscos, sofrer as consequências	They started on this dangerous expedition without counting the costs
to cross out	riscar, cancelar	Please cross out these two names.
to deal with	lidar com, tratar com	Do you know how to deal with this situation?
to do ... laundry	lavar ... roupa	Your are supposed to do your laundry now!
to draw (someone's) attention to	trazer (direcionar, chamar) a atenção (de alguém) para	I would like to draw your attention to this problem.
to draw aside	afastar, pôr de lado, chamar em particularidade	He drew Jennifer aside and asked her what was wrong.
to draw near	aproximar-se	The cat was almost imperceivably drawing near the bird.
to draw the line	fixar o limite, estabelecer o limite	You must know how to draw the line between having fun and impolite.
to drop ... off	deixar alguém em algum lugar	Could you drop me off in front of the school?
to fall asleep	adormecer	Why do you insist on going to the movies if you always fall asleep?
to fall in love (with)	apaixonar-se (por)	That crazy girl fell in love with my brother!
to fall through	fracassar (planos, negócios)	she told me her plans for that trip to Machu Picchu fell trough.
to feel at ease	sentir-se à vontade	I don't feel at ease among this kind of people
to feel sorry for	sentir pena de	I feel sorry for that little boy. He has a heart problem
to fight off	combater, repelir	She managed to fight off the feeling she had that something bad.
to figure out	descobrir, compreender (alguém)	I couldn't figure out what she really wanted
to find out	descobrir	Did you find out why they were working
to gain weight	engordar, aumentar de peso	She's been gaining a lot of weight recently
to get (a) hold of	conseguir contactar, encontrar (alguém), segurar-se a (algo)	I unfortunately couldn't get hold of the boss before the meeting.
to get along (with)	dar-se bem (com)	How do you get along with your boss?
to get away (from)	escapar (de)	Hurry up! Let's get away from the rain!
to get by on	sobreviver com	I wouldn't be able to get by on low salaries.
to get in (into)	entrar	I can't get into the house
to get in touch (with)	entrar em contato (com), contactar	Whe don't you get in touch with the factory manager?
to get married to	casar(se) com	I never thought he would get married to that girl
to get off	descer (de algo), sair de cima	Where do I have to get off the bus?
to get on	subir (subir em algo)	The lady needs some time to get on the bus
to get on (someone's) nerves	irritar (alguém)	My neighbors are getting on my nerves with the kind of music they play
to get on with	andar logo com, apressar-se com, continuar	Get on with that. We haven't got all day.
to get out	sair	Get out of here
to get ready (for)	aprontar-se (para)	Are you getting ready for the party?
to get rid of	livrar-se de	Hom do I get rid of this before Mom seems it?
to get stuck	ficar atolado / preso (a algo), encalhar, estalar	This is the fifth time we get stuck on this road
to get through with	terminar, finalizar, completar	Let's get through with this once and for all.
to get together	reunir-se	Let's get together on Sunday
to get up	levantar	Don't forget we have to get up at 5:30 a.m. tomorrow
to give (it) a try	experimentar (algo)	I've never tried this kind of ice cream. Let's give it a try
to give (someone) a chance	dar uma (chance)	Let's give him a chance
to give away	dar, doar,desfazer-se "dedar"ou"entregar" (alguém)	I want to give away all these clothes
to give up (verb + ing)	desistir de	Never give up tring
to go (be) on strike	entrar em (estar em) greve	The workers plan to go on strike if the don't get better wages.
to go ahead	ir em frente, seguir adiante	Go ahead and talk to Mary. Don't be shy.
to go back (to)	voltar (para)
to go bankrupt	ir à falência	Are you sure they went bankrupt?
to go down	descer	The gentleman likes to go down the hill.
to go easy on (him, her, something)	não ser severo com alguém,utilizar ou consumir algo com moderaçao	Please go easy on the new secretary! She hasn't had enought time.
to go in	entrar
to go into effect	entrar em vigor, vigorar	I heart that law will only go into effect as of next year.
to go on	ir em frente, continuar (verb + ing)	Go on working!
to go shopping	fazer compras, ir às compras	Mary went shopping this morning
to go throught	submeter-se; ser submetido a, passar por	I don't want to go throught this again
to go throught with	completar, levar a cabo	They say they want to go throught with this work before they travel.
to go up	subir	He gets very tired when he has to go up the hill
to hand out	distribuir	What are these pamphlets they're handing out?
to hang up	desligar, colocar (o telefone) no gancho	Please, don't hang up. I have a lot of important things to tell you.
to happen to	por acaso	If you happen to come across Mary, tell her I want to talk to her.
to have (got) to do with	ter a ver com, ser relacionado a	Forget about this! It has nothing got to do with that research.
to have a good time	divertir-se
to have a stomachache (earache,backache,toothache)	ter dor de estômago	He had a stomachache yerterday morning
to have fun	divertir-se
to help (somebody) out	ajudar (alguém)	Could you help me out with this research about the factory.
to hold hands	dar as mãos, estar de mãos dadas	They were sitting on a garden bench and holding hands.
to jot down	anotar (rapidamente)	Please jot down their telephone number, will you?
to jump to conclusions	tirar conclusões precipitadas	What I don't like about you is that you easily jump to conclusions.
to keep ( + verb + "ing" )	continuar	Keep on studying English. You'll see teh effort is worthwhile
to keep (someone or something) from	evitar que (alguém, algo)	Can't you keep your dog from jumping on my white skirt?
to keep an eye on	ficar de olho em	Please, keep an eye on the milk form me, will you?
to keep in touch	dar notícias, manter contato	You won't forget to keep in touch, will you?
to keep it (that, this, ...) to oneself (myself, ...)	guardar segredo sobre (de algo)	Unfortunately my sister can't keep anything to herself
to knock down	derrubar (trazer abaixo) (alguém, algo)	The children always knock down this flower vase.
to knock off	derrubar (algo de cima de algum lugar)	You're going to knock the cup off the table if you aren't careful.
to knock out	nocautear	Did you knock him out?
to knock over	derrubar	I accidentally knocked over the vase that was on table
to know (somebody) by sight	conhecer (alguém) de vista	I know that man by sight, he probably lives near my house.
to lay eyes on	ver	I've never laid eyes on that (before).
to lead on	iludir	I think she is leading him on.
to lead up to	direcionar a, no que vai dar, ao que possa levar, levar a	I don't know what this lazy way of yours is going to lead up to!
to live on	continuar vivo (na lembraça), viver de	Why does Elvis Presley live on?
to long (to be) (for)	ansiar (estar, ser) (por), estar louco por	I long for a good hot bath after this day
to look (to be) scared	parecer (estar) com medo, amedrontado, apavorado	Why is the cat looking so scared?
to look for	procurar	What are you looking for?
to look forward (to) (+ ing)	aguardar ansiosamente, estar na expectativa (de),	I really look forward to seeing him again next summer
to look like	parecer(-se) (com)
to look through	repassar, examinar, folhear	I've already looked through all these documents and can't find.
to look up to (somebody or something)	admirar	I'll always look up to him for everything he was in life.
to lose contact (touch)	perder contato	It's a pity we often loe contact with really nice people we've met.
to lose weight	perder peso, emagrecer	Every spring she tries to lose some weight
to make a (phone) call	fazer um telefonema	I also need to make a phone call
to make a long story short	para encurtar (o caso)	To make a long story short, she said she isn't coming again.
to make a promisse	fazer uma promessa	Please, make me a promise and don't say that again
to make friends	fazer amigos, fazer amizade
to make fun of	zombar de	I don't think it's nice on your part to make fun of the poor woman.
to make it	conseguir chegar, alcançar (vencer uma etapa, concluir uma tarefa)	Do you think all of them will make it to the top of the mountain?
to make room for	fazer lugar para, dar lugar a	Could you make room for these winter clothes in your closet?
to make sense	fazer sentido	All this doesn't make any sense.
to make sure	certificar-se de (que), não deixar de	Make sure to bring all your documents
to make the most of	aproveitar ao máximo, tirar o máximo proveito de	Whatever the situation may be, make the most (the best) of it.
to make up	mentir (inventar), criar (algo dito ou escrito)	Is that story true or did she make it up?
to make up (one's) mind	decidir, resolver	You need to make up your mind
to make up for lost time	recuperar o tempo perdido, compensar o tempo perdido	You tell me you have to start and work fast to make up for lost time!
to pass away	morrer, falecer	My grandmother passed away when I was a baby.
to pay attention (to)	prestar atenção (a)	Now I pay attention to everything
to pay cash	pagar à vista, pagar em dinheiro	He says he prefers to algways pay cash
to pick (something) out	escolher	Just pick out anything you wish.
to place an order	fazer um pedido (encomenda)	When did you place that order?
to plan ahead	planejar com antecedência, planejar adiante	It is of fundamental importance to plan ahead in life.
to play a trick on	pregar uma peça em	My brother said he's going to play tricks on a lot of people.
to point (something or someone) out	assinalar (verbalmente). indicar, apontar	Could you point out which of these mountains you are talking about?
to pull apart	separar(-se), bruscamente, fazer em pedaços	Tge dog pulled the whole box apart.
to put off (verb + ing)	adiar	He put the meeting off again
to put out	apagar (fogo)	We helped put out the fire at our neighbor's house
to put up with	aturar, suportar	I won't put up with his bad manners anymore!
to round up (cattle)	arrebanhar, reunir (gado)	He is a real cowboy. Look how he rounds up the cattle!
to run after	correr de atrás de, perseguir	That dog always runs after our cats
to run away (from)	fugir (de)	He says he wants to run away from school
to run for	candidatar-se a (cargo político)	Didn't he say he wanted to run for mayor next year?
to run in the family	ser de família (hereditário), ser caracteristica de familia	It seems heart diseases run in their family.
to run out of	ficar sem, esgotar	I'll be ready in a little while
to run over	atropelar	That car almost ran over the poor dog
to say good-bye (hello, hi)	despedir-se, dar oi, cumprimentar
to set ... free	liberar, pôr em liberdade	She wants to set the canary free (set free the canary).
to set aside	pôr (deixar) de lado, reservar, separar	Could you set aside this book for me, please?
to set oneself to (doing something)	dedicar-se a (fazer algo)	He set himself to repairing things during his vacation.
to shave hands (with somebody)	apertar as mãos (de alguém); cumprimentar(alguém)	The British and the American usually don't shave hands.
to show off	exibir-se	Why is she wearing her mother's ring? Oh, just to show off as usual
to slow down	ir mais devagar, diminuir a velocidade	Please slow down. I get afraid when you drive at high speed.
to spite of (+ ing)	apesar de	I liked to go fishing with you, in spite of the bad weather
to stand back	afastar-se (para trás)	Stand back! Don't you see the car coming?
to stand by	estar a postos (atento), ficar (em pé) ao lado de, apoiar	He always stood by me in all my problems.
to stand for	representar, significar, tomar partido de	What does "p.m." stand for?
to stand out	sobressair(-se), destacar-se	She stands out for her superior intelligence
to step in	entrar	She stepped in my room looking quite worried.
to step out	sair	When she step out of my room looking quite worried
to stop (someone) from	impedir (alguém) de fazer (algo)	Can't you stop him from consuming drugs?He's becaming an addict.
to stumble on someone	encontrar com alguém por acaso	You wouldn't guess who I stumbled on when I arrived here.
to switch on (off)	ligar (desligar) (luz, aparelhos elétricos)	When you switch on some light, remember to switch it off again
to take (one's) time	não se apressar, tomar (seu) tempo	Take your time, we're not in a hurry
to take (something) for granted	tomar (algo) como certo	He shouldn't take his job for granted
to take (something) in account	levar em consideração	You have to take in account that he had a terrible cold last week.
to take (you,me,him...) a long time	demorar, demorar(levar) muito (tempo)	It usually takes him 40 minutes to do his homework
to take (your, his...) breath	tomar fôlego, respirar fundo	Why don't you take your breath before telling me all this?
to take / have a look	dar uma olhada	Take a look at this dress! Isn't it beautiful?
to take a bath	tomar banho (banheira)
to take a chance / to chances (on)	arriscar-se, fazer uma tentativa, apostar	He said he was going to take a chance on that horse
to take a nap	tirar uma soneca
to take a ride	dar uma volta (veículo, cavalo)	Do you want to take a ride in my new car?
to take a risk	arriscar-se	My cousin is the kind of person who likes to take risks.
to take a shower	tomar banho (chuveiro)
to take a trip	viajar, fazer uma viagem
to take a walk	dar uma caminhada (volta)	Do you want to take a walk with me after dinner?
to take after	parecer-se com (alguém da família), puxar a	John takes after his father. He is also a good mechanic.
to take care (of)	cuidar (de)	Please, take care of my dog for me
to take medicine	tomar remédio	I'm looking for my medicine
to take off	tirar (roupas, etc), tirar de, decolar (avião)	Why doesn't he take off his dirty shoes?
to take over	tomar posse de, apoderar-se de, assumir	Mr. Miller took over the presidency of the conglomerate.
to take place	realizar-se (evento)	That will be an important event! When will it tale place?
to take turns	revezar-se	Let's take turns to stay with Mother in the hospital.
to take/have a break	fazer uma pausa (intervalo)	Let's have a break now and drink some coffee
to talk (something) over	discutir (algo), resolver via discusão (educada)	Let's meet and talk this over.
to tear off	arrancar	She tore three pages off my book
to think (something) over	refletir (sobre); repensar	I still have to think this over.
to try (something) out	tentar (fazer algo), experimentar	Let's try out these new tools. Ok, let's try them out.
to try on	experimentar (p/ vestuário), provar	Please, try on all clothes before buying them
to turn against	voltar-se contra, virar-se contra	All of his friends turned against him when he most needed them.
to turn around	virar-se, voltar-se	Turn around and look at me
to turn down	recuar, diminuir o volume, dispensar, não aceitar	His offer was turned down
to turn in	entregar, dar entrada em	When did you turn in those papers?
to turn up	aparecer, reaparecer, chegar, ser encontrado	Isn't the first time Mr. Robin didn't turn up for the English class.
to warm (something or someone) up	aquecer, esquentar	Could you warm up the baby's soup while I change his diapers.
to watch out (for)	cuidado, prestar atenção (em)	What out! Didn't you see that car coming?
to wave down	acenar (para táxi, ônibus, etc), parar	Could you please help me wave down a taxi?
to work...out	calcular, decifrar, solucionar, encontrar uma solução	Don't worry, we are going to work this out.
to write down	escrever, anotar	Seems to be that he writes down everything the professor says.
tonight	hoje à noite
too many	demais (p/ contáveis)
too much	demais (p/ incontáveis)
turn left	vire (virar) para a esquerda
turn right	vire (virar) para a direita
turn(ed) off	desligar (desligado)
turn(ed) on	ligar (ligado)
twice	duas vezes
unless	a menos que	She doesn't want to talk to me unless I tell my secret
up to date	em dia, atualizado(a)
upsy-daisy	ops; apressar-se
used to	costumava	I used to forget things
very well	muito bem
watch your step!	olhe por onde anda	Watch your step! Can't you see I just washed the floor?
welcome	bemvindo
what (whatever) has (became) become of	o que foi feito de...	Whatever has become of Karen? I think she is traveling.
what a pity!	que pena!	What a pity your bird died
what about (?)	que tal, e	What about we go out today!
what else?	o que mais?	What else do we have to buy?
what good is it	de que adianta (vale)	What good is it to study only five minutes before the test?
what time is it?	que horas são?	What time is it now?
whatever	seja o que (for), qualquer (que), o que quer que	Whatever you do, don't break anything
what's going on?	o que está havendo? o que há de novo?	What's going on in here?
what's the matter ...?	o que há?, qual é o problema?, o que há de errado?	What's de matter with you?
What's your name?	Qual é o seu nome?
where are you from?	de onde você é?	Where are you from? I'm from Brazil.
whichever (it) may be	seja qual for	Whichever may be, I'll read these books.
will you please?	você pode por favor ...?	Will you please help me with this Challenge Cheet?
would you be so kind as to	você faria a gentileza de	Would you be so kind as to hand these documents to Mr. Simpson?
year round	o ano inteiro, todo	They work year round. The only day they take off is Christmas.
yesterday afternoon	ontem à tarde
yesterday evening	ontem à noitinha
yesterday morning	ontem de manhã
you catch my drift	voce pegou minha ideia
you're welcome	de nada, por nada