| Formas compostas |
| also known as | adj | (having as an alternative name) | também conhecido como loc adj |
| Eva Perón, also known as Evita, was a controversial figure in Argentine politics. |
| as … as all get out | adj | (extremely) extremamente | tudo a que tem direito expres |
| | | acima do topo loc adj |
| What? That's silly as all get out! You can't grow bananas in the desert. |
| as a bonus | adv | (in addition) em adição | como bônus loc adv |
| We're going on a hike in the mountains today, and as a bonus we'll have a picnic. |
| as a consequence | adv | (so, therefore) por essa razão, por isso | consequentemente adv |
| | | por conseguinte loc adv |
| The boy failed his math test. As a consequence, he cannot visit his friends this weekend. |
| as a friend | adv | (preface to giving difficult news or advice) | como amigo loc adv |
| You know I say this as a friend, but I don't think that you should date him. |
| as a joke | adv | (for humorous effect) | de brincadeira loc adv |
| Don't be upset, that comment was meant as a joke. |
| as a matter of fact | | | para falar a verdade |
| | | aliás |
| as a replacement for | adv | (as a substitute for) | em substituição a loc adv |
| Margarine is widely used as a replacement for butter. |
| as a result | | | como resultado |
| as a result of | | | como resultado de |
| as a rule | adv | (in general, usually) | como regra loc adv |
| As a rule, we go to bed early on weeknights. |
| as a substitute for | adv | (to replace, instead of) em vez de | como substituto de loc adv |
| She used two cups of milk as a substitute for three eggs called for by the recipe. |
| as a whole | | | como um todo |
| as an alternative to | adv | (instead of) no lugar de | como alternativa a loc adv |
| Soy milk can be used as an alternative to cows' milk for some recipes. |
| as best you can | adv | (to the best of your ability) | da melhor maneira possível loc adv |
| Muddle through as best you can, and we'll fix the mistakes later. |
| as compared with | | | em comparação com |
| as easy as pie | adj | (very easy) | fácil como tirar doce de criança expres |
| as expected | adv | (as thought probable) | como esperado loc adv |
| As expected, all the crops withered because of the drought. |
| as far as I am concerned | adv | (in my opinion) | na minha opinião loc adv |
| As far as I'm concerned, that was the best film of the year. |
| as far as I am concerned | adv | (as for me, as regards me) | por mim, da minha parte loc adv |
| As far as I'm concerned, I never want to eat another fried alligator steak. |
| as far as possible | adv | (to the greatest possible extent) | assim que possível, logo que for possível loc adv |
| Please avoid cell phone usage as far as possible during your visit. |
| as for me | | | quanto a mim |
| as good as new | adj | (successfully repaired or restored) | como se fosse novo loc adj |
| John fixed my bike and now it's as good as new! |
| as good as they come | adj | (the best available) | tão bom quanto um novo loc adj |
| as if | | | como se |
| as if to say | adv | (in a way suggestive of sth) | como se dissesse loc adv |
| He nodded at her as if to say goodbye. |
| as is | | | como está |
| | | como é |
| as it is | adv | colloquial (as the situation stands) o jeito em que está a situação | como está loc adv |
| As it is, we'll be lucky to arrive before dark! |
| as it is | adv | (in its current state) no estado atual | como está loc adv |
| We'll have to make do with the vehicle we have, such as it is. |
| as it ought to be | adv | (the correct, proper state of affairs) o estado apropriado | como deve ser loc adv |
| as it ought to be | adv | (in an ideal state) num estado ideal | como deve ser loc adv |
| as it should be | adv | (the correct, proper state of affairs) o modo certo | como deve ser loc adv |
| as it should be | adv | (in a desirable state) o modo desejado | como deve ser loc adv |
| as it were | adv | idiom (so to speak) | de certo modo, por assim dizer loc adv |
| as long as | | | enquanto |
| | | desde que |
| as luck would have it | adv | idiom (fortunately) | felizmente adv |
| As luck would have it, the strike started the day I was due to fly home. |
| as many as | adv | (the same number as) o mesmo número que | tantos quantos loc adv |
| The Lakers had as many all-stars as the Bulls but still lost the game by 20 points. |
| as many as | adv | (up to, a possible total of) um total possível de | tantos quantos loc adv |
| On a good day I have seen as many as 80 species of birds. |
| as may be | adv | (may be the case) | conforme o caso loc adv |
| as much | | | tanto quanto |
| as much as | | | tanto quanto |
| as of | adv | (starting from) | começando em loc adv |
| As of Monday the office will be closed. |
| as of now | | | por hora |
| | | por agora |
| as often as not | adv | (in about half of all instances) | em quase todos os casos, quase sempre loc adv |
| I don't know if he will be here today. He shows up as often as not. |
| as often as you like | | | tanto quanto você quiser |
| as often as you wish | adv | (as many times as you like, whenever you want) | sempre que quiser loc adv |
| | | quando quiser loc adv |
| Feel free to stop by my office as often as you wish. |
| as one | adv | (together, in unison) junto | como um loc adv |
| The bride and groom stepped out of the church as one. |
| as one | adv | (in agreement) em acordo | como um loc adv |
| as opposed to | conj | (rather than) | em oposição a loc conj |
| Please shake my martini as opposed to stirring it. |
| as ordered | adv | (according to an order placed) | conforme solicitado, conforme pedido loc adv |
| The waiter brought the customers their meal as ordered. |
| as ordered | adv | (according to an order given) | conforme ordenado loc adv |
| You will show up in full uniform at 5 in the morning, as ordered. |
| as part of | prep | (in the wider context of) num contexto maior | como parte de loc adv |
| As part of a school project, we must write and perform a short play. |
| as part of | adv | (as a member of) como membro de | como parte de loc adv |
| as promised | adv | (according to a promise made) | como prometido, conforme prometido loc adv |
| As promised, I've brought the money to repay you for the loan. |
| as proxy for | prep | (on behalf of, in place of) no lugar de | como substituto de loc adj |
| I have power of attorney to cast my vote as proxy for Aunt Sadie at the shareholder's meeting. |
| as sly as a fox | adj | (devious, cunning) | astuto como raposa loc adj |
| Reynard was as sly as a fox as he wheedled his way into the hen house. |
| as soon as | | | logo que |
| | | assim que |
| as such | | | como tal |
| as the case may be | adv | (whatever the actual situation) | conforme o caso loc adv |
| as the crow flies | adv | (in a straight line, by a direct route) | em linha reta loc adv |
| As the crow flies, I live only 200 meters from your house. |
| as the saying goes | adv | (according to the common expression) | como diz o ditado loc adv |
| | | como se diz loc adv |
| As the saying goes, you can't have your cake and eat it! |
| as the story goes | adv | (according to what is said to have happened) | como diz a história loc adv |
| As the story goes, Hector was out of town when the bank was robbed. |
| as they say | adv | (according to what is commonly said) | como dizem loc adv |
| | | como se diz loc adv |
| As they say, "It takes one to know one." |
| as though | | | como se |
| as to | prep | formal (with reference to, regarding) que se refere; que diz respeito | referente a, relativo a loc adj |
| As to your request, I'm afraid I have to say no. |
| as usual | | | como de costume |
| as well | | | também |
| as well as | | | assim como |
| as yet | | | até agora |
| as you please | adv | (as you wish, whatever you wish) | como quiser loc adv |
| You've finished your work. Now you're free to do as you please. |
| as you say | adv | (I agree that) | como você disse loc adv |
| As you say, that spaghetti is delicious! |
| as you will | adv | archaic (expressing obedience: as you wish) expressando obediência | como quiser loc adv |
| | | você quem manda expres |
| You may do as you will, but that does not mean your actions will be right. |
| as you wish | | | como você desejar, quiser |
| at the same time as | adv | (concurrent with) | ao mesmo tempo que loc adv |
| black as night | adj | (pitch black, extremely dark) | negro como a noite |
| The cat's fur was black as night. |
| black as night | adj | (black in colour) | negro como a noite |
| clear as day | adj | literal (visible, easy to see) literal - visível | claro como o dia |
| Despite the police spokesman's denial, the onlooker's video showed the policeman's unprovoked aggression, as clear as day. |
| clear as day | adj | figurative (obvious, easy to understand) figurativo - óbvio | claro como o dia |
| It was as clear as day to me that the Prime Minister had no intention whatever of honouring his promises once re-elected. |
| cold as ice | adj | (very cold) muito frio | frio como gelo loc adj |
| The sodas from the vendor on the beach were as cold as ice. |
| come as a shock | v | (be sudden and unexpected news) notícia repentina e inesperada | pegar desprevenido |
| | coloquial | pegar de calças curtas |
| Since you are always late to work, it should not come as a shock that you would get fired. |
| come as a surprise | | | ser uma surpresa, ser algo inesperado |
| come as you are | | (formal dress is not required) código de vestuário casual | casual |
| What should I wear to the party? Just come as you are. |
| do as you please | | | faça como você desejar |
| easy as pie | | | fácil como tirar doce de criança |
| forasmuch as | conj | (since) | tanto mais que loc conj |
| Forasmuch as you gave written permission earlier, you cannot protest now. |
| free as a bird | | | livre como um passarinho |
| function as | vtr | (perform the role of) ter o cargo de | funcionar como loc vt |
| I was the oldest of the 12 children so when our parents died I had to function as the head of the family. |
| give as a pretext | vtr | (make an excuse of) | usar como pretexto loc vt |
| She gave being tired as a pretext for escaping from the boring party. |
| hard as nails | adj | (tough, durable) duro, rígido | duro como diamante loc adj |
| I can't crack the ice, it is as hard as nails. |
| hard as nails | adj | (sb: tough, without sympathy) pessoa fria, insensível | duro como diamante loc adj |
| Don't expect any sympathy from him, he is as hard as nails. |
| in so far as | | | na medida em que |
| known as | | | conhecido como |
| live as husband and wife | | | viver como marido e mulher |
| mad as a hatter | adj | (insane, crazy) louco, demente, insano | louco arrematado loc adj |
| | | maluco de pedra loc adj |
| Don't believe anything he says – he's mad as a hatter. |
| make as if | | | fazer de conta |
| | | fingir |
| much as | conj | (in the same way as) do mesmo modo | tal qual loc conj |
| He was scrabbling away at the earth, much as a dog buries a bone. |
| much as | conj | (however much) embora | apesar do muito que loc conj |
| Much as I like James as a friend, I could never date him. |
| not as it seems | adj | (deceptive) enganoso, fraudulento | não ser o que parece |
| The situation is not as it seems. |
| old as the hills | adj | informal (very old, ancient) informal - muito velho, antigo | mais antigo do que as montanhas |
| That legend is as old as the hills. |
| old as time | adj | (very ancient) muito antigo | mais velho que Matusalém |
| The natives claimed that the spirits there were as old as time. |
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