| Formas compostas |
| knock back | vtr | informal (impede progress of) impedir o progresso de | bloquear vt |
| knock back | vtr | slang (drink greedily) | beber de uma golada loc vt |
| knock down | vtr | literal (demolish) literal | demolir, derrubar vt |
| The old office building was knocked down to make place for a new shopping mall. |
| knock down | vtr | figurative (reduce the price of) abaixar os preços | derrubar vt |
| No one was buying anything so they decided to knock down the prices. |
| knock down | vtr | literal (pedestrian: hit with a vehicle) pedestre | atropelar vt |
| The car knocked him down as he crossed the street. |
| knock down | vtr | (topple, cause to fall to the ground) | derrubar vt |
| | | fazer cair loc vt |
| The objective of bowling is to knock down as many pins as possible. |
| knock in | vtr | (demolish, break down) | demolir, derrubar vt |
| Before adding the extra room to the house they had to knock in the kitchen wall. |
| knock it off | | | pára com isso |
| knock off, knock-off | vtr | slang (finish) gíria | terminar, concluir vt |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj or a noun |
| I knocked off a politics essay while I was waiting for her to get ready. |
| knock off, knock-off | vi | slang (finish work for the day) | terminar, concluir trabalho loc v int |
| When it rains, the boss lets us knock off work early. |
| knock oneself out | | | nocautear-se |
| knock out | | | nocaute |
| knock over | vtr | (pedestrian: hit with a vehicle) pedestre | atropelar vt |
| The bus was delayed because a cyclist was knocked over by a car. |
| knock over | vtr | (cause to topple, fall to the ground) | derrubar vt |
| I got mad at the little girl for knocking over my statue. |
| knock sb off their pedestal | | | derrubar alguém do seu pedestal |
| knock the rough edges off | | | limar as asperezas |
| knock together | | | montar rapidamente |
| | | fazer às pressas |
| knock up | vtr | informal (call on sb) inf., visitar | dar uma passada em vt |
| Knock me up next time you're passing and we'll have a coffee together. |
| Knock me up when you have finished work. |
| knock up | vtr | slang (make pregnant) | engravidar vt |
| She got knocked up when she was 16, which put an end to her dreams of being an actress. |
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