| Phrasal Verb - in English | Meaning(s) - in Portuguese | Explanations - in English |
| (to) do in | matar, causar exaustão | MEANING :
to cause exhaustion, to kill
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
I worked so hard on that project, it did me in.
Have you heard about Tom? The mafia guys did him in. |
| (to) do over | refazer | MEANING :
to redo
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
This report was badly done. Please do it over. |
| (to) drag on | perdurar | MEANING :
to go on slowly
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
The candidates speech dragged on for more then 2 hours. |
| (to) draw up | criar um documento, gerar um documento | MEANING :
to draft, to bring a vehicle to stop, to assume an erect posture
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
My lawyer drew up the contract.
The car drew up to the curb.
She drew herself up to talk to her superior. |
| (to) draw out | prolongar além do necessário | MEANING :
to induce to talk, to cause something to last longer
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
The therapist drew out the shy girl.
We drew out our stay. |
| (to) drop off | entregar, deixar alguém (dar carona) | MEANING :
to deliver something
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
Could you please drop the book off on your way back? |
| (to) drop in (on) | visitar informalmente, aparecer sem ter marcado horário | MEANING :
to visit informally
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
You don't need to make an appointment, just drop in on us. |
| (to) drop by | visitar informalmente, aparecer sem ter marcado horário | MEANING :
to visit informally
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
I don't have an appointment. Is it okay if I drop by? |
| (to) drop out (of) | parar de frequentar, sair (da escola, de um curso) | MEANING :
to quit
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
Larry dropped out of school after his father died. |
| (to) eat away | corroer, desgastar, carcomer | MEANING :
to erode, to cause one to worry
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
Rain ate away the terrace.
The fact that she has lost her job is eating away at her. |
| (to) eat into | corroer | MEANING :
to make someone resentful or angry
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
The injustice ate into him. |
| (to) eat out | comer fora, jantar fora | MEANING :
to eat at a restaurant
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
I'm too tired to cook, we are going to eat out today. |
| (to) eat up | consumir, devorar, tragar | MEANING :
to consume, to believe without question, to swallow
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
This car eats up a lot of gas.
He will eat up any story you tell him.
The sea ate up the small ship. |
| (to) egg on | animar, incitar | MEANING :
to incite
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
The other kids egged the boy on, but he didn't throw the stone. |
| (to) end up | parar em, acabar em | MEANING :
to arrive incidentally at a place, to arrive somewhere as a consequence
USAGE SENTENCE EXAMPLE(S) :
I took a wrong turn and ended up here. Now I'm completely lost.
Don't play with fire. You may end up seriously injured. |
