Traduzioni di „about“ nel dizionario inglese » portoghese

I . about [əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about

sobre

a book about football

um livro sobre futebol

what is the movie about?

sobre o que é o filme?

how about that!

quem diria!

what about going to the movies?

que tal irmos ao cinema?

what about your new job?

e o seu novo emprego?

2. about (surrounding):

about

ao redor de

3. about (in and through):

about

por

she walked about the room

ela andou pela sala

II . about [əˈbaʊt] AVV

1. about (approximately):

about

cerca de

about 5 years ago

cerca de 5 anos atrás

about twenty

uns vinte

2. about (almost):

about

quase

to be (just) about ready

estar quase pronto

to be about to do sth

estar prestes a fazer a. c.

3. about (around):

to be out and about

estar na ativa

bring about VB vb trans

bring about

provocar

come about VB vb intr

come about

acontecer

come about

surgir

fall about VB vb intr ingl brit, ingl Aus colloq

fall about

morrer de rir

go about VB vb trans insep

to go about one's business

meter-se com o que é da sua conta

horse about VB vb intr esp ingl brit, horse around VB vb intr

horse about

agir de modo estabanado

I . kick about, kick around VB vb intr colloq (hang around)

kick about

andar por aí

I decided to kick about the States for a couple of months

decidi andar pelos Estados Unidos por uns meses

I decided to kick about the States for a couple of months thing

estar por aí

his letter is kicking about somewhere

a carta dele está por aí em algum lugar

II . kick about, kick around VB vb trans

1. kick about a ball:

kick about

dar chutes em

2. kick about (treat badly):

kick about

maltratar

don't let the boss kick about

não deixa o chefe te maltratar colloq

lounge about VB vb trans, lounge around VB vb trans

lounge about

ficar à toa

nose about, nose around VB vb intr colloq

nose about

bisbilhotar

I'm nosing about for clues

estou bisbilhotando à procura de pistas

root about VB vb intr, root around VB vb intr

root about

revirar

root about

vasculhar

see about VB vb trans colloq

see about

providenciar

see about (consider)

pensar em

set about VB vb intr

set about

começar a

to set about doing sth

pôr-se a fazer a. c.

sit about VB vb intr ingl brit, sit around VB vb intr

sit about

ficar à toa

wait about VB vb intr ingl brit, wait around VB vb intr ingl am

to wait about for sth

ficar à espera de a. c.

Esempi per about

how about ...?

que tal ...?

about twenty

uns vinte

a book about football

um livro sobre futebol

about 5 years ago

cerca de 5 anos atrás

a question about sth

uma pergunta sobre a. c.

to fantasize about sth

fantasiar a. c.

to generalize about sth

generalizar a respeito de a. c.

to groan about sth

queixar-se de a. c.

to brag about sth

gabar-se de a. c.

to wonder about sth

refletir sobre a. c.

to speculate about sth (hypothesize)

especular a. c.

round (about) 10 o'clock

por volta das 10 horas

to whine about sth

queixar-se de a. c.

what about a walk?

que tal dar uma volta?

a fact about sth

um dado sobre a. c.

to hear about sth

ficar sabendo de a. c.

to fuss about sth

fazer escândalo por a. c.

to forget about sth

esquecer a. c.

to chatter about sth

papaguear [or tagarelar] sobre a. c.

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

They don't want us to get too big-headed about sharing it.

www2.ljworld.com

As a reviewer he was known for his generosity, giving the benefit of the doubt to performers, particularly when writing about young singers.

en.wikipedia.org

About 14 contestants will be competing for the title.

en.wikipedia.org

It narrates all about the discrimination in the society, in the system and all above.

en.wikipedia.org

Philosophers have often debated about what makes a fact, a fact.

en.wikipedia.org

He writes well and regularly blogs about his life as a cabby.

theindependent.sg

He was never a mine of information about the game, and was even reluctant to discuss his own career.

en.wikipedia.org

In short, the purpose of espionage is to gather knowledge about (an) organization(s).

en.wikipedia.org

My clients will never have to worry about this new captcha-reading software.

www.gizmag.com

I took the announcement matter-of-factly, although wondering what it could be all about.

opinion.inquirer.net