| Phrasal Verb - in English | Meaning(s) - in Portuguese | Explanations - in English |
| (to) act up | comportar-se mal, funcionar mal | MEANING :
misbehave (people), not work properly (machines)
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
I had a hard time dealing with Jane. She acted up all day.
My computer has been acting up since I installed that program. |
| (to) act like | agir como | MEANING :
to behave in the same way as...
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
What's wrong with you? Why are you acting like an idiot? |
| (to) add up | fazer sentido, ter lógica, encontrar o total | MEANING :
to make sense, to be logical, to find the total
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
The facts don't add up to your conclusion.
Can you please add the items up and find the total of my bill? |
| (to) add up to | totalizar | MEANING :
to total
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
Your bill adds up to $48. |
| (to) ask out | convidar para sair | MEANING :
to invite for a date
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
I'm very excited today. Brian has asked me out! |
| (to) back down | voltar atrás | MEANING :
to not follow through with a threat
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
Mom had said she would not let me go to the party after she saw my marks, but she backed down as soon as I promised to do the dishes everyday. |
| (to) back off | voltar atrás, manter distância | MEANING :
to not proceed
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
I was willing to pay $5000 for that car, but I backed off when I saw its condition. |
| (to) back up | dar marcha ré, confirmar uma história, fazer uma cópia de segurança | MEANING :
to move in reverse, to drive backwards, to confirm a story, to make a copy of a computer file.
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
The drains backed up after the heavy rain.
Could you back your car up a little please? We need more space.
Susan can back me up if you don't want to believe what I'm saying. |
| (to) beg off | recusar um convite, pedir dispensa | MEANING :
to decline an invitation or to request to be excused
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
Sarah was going to join us for the charity run, but she begged off at the last minute. |
| (to) blow up | explodir, inflar, irritar-se repentinamente | MEANING :
to inflate, to explode, to become very angry all of a sudden
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
Let's ask the kids to blow the balloons up.
They used tons of explosives to blow up that building.
The manager blew up when he heard the deal was off. |
| (to) bone up on | fazer uma revisão rápida, estudar intensamente em pouco tempo | MEANING :
to study intensely for a short period of time
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
If you are going to Italy you should bone up on your Italian. |
| (to) break down | parar de funcionar, quebrar, separar em partes | MEANING :
to stop working, to break something into parts.
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
We are late because the car broke down on the way.
I think we should break the tasks down in order to achieve faster results. |
| (to) break in/into | arrombar, entrar à força, usar algo novo até que fique confortável, treinar | MEANING :
to enter by using force or violence, to train someone, to wear something new until it gets comfortable
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
The neighbor called the cops when somebody broke into my apartment while I was on vacation.
I was a bit nervous at my new job, but Joe will break me in and I'm sure I will learn quickly.
My new shoes are so beautiful but I'll break them in so that I can wear them at the party. |
| (to) break up | terminar um relacionamento, dispersar | MEANING :
to end a relationship, to disperse
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
I can't take it anymore, I think it will be better if I just break up with Peter.
We were left with a lot of cleaning to do after the party broke up. |
| (to) bring back | trazer de volta | MEANING :
to return
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
I hope Mary will bring my book back after she's done reading. |
| (to) bring off | realizar uma tarefa difícil, realizar um feito | MEANING :
to make a very difficult achievement
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
I know everybody thought I wouldn't make it, but I brought it off! |
| (to) bring up | tocar no assunto, mencionar, criar (filhos) | MEANING :
to mention, to raise
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
The assistant brought the subject up during the meeting. |
| (to) brush up on | fazer uma revisão rápida, estudar intensamente em pouco tempo | MEANING :
to study intensely for a short period of time
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
If you are going to Italy you should brush up on your Italian. |
| (to) burn down | tornar-se consumido por fogo (somente para objetos verticais) | MEANING :
to get consumed by fire (for upright things only)
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
The house burned down completely. |
| (to) burn up | tornar-se consumido por fogo (somente para pessoas e objetos não-verticais) | MEANING :
to become very angry, to get consumed by fire (for people and non-upright things)
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
Eddie was really rude to his mom. That burned me up.
All the papers burned up during the fire. |
| (to) butter up | agradar ou elogiar alguém excessivamente visando benefício próprio | MEANING :
to praise someone having second intentions
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
I think I should do like Jim, who buttered his boss up to get a promotion. |
