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Traduções principais/Principal Translations
upadv (toward top) em direção para cima; go up: subirsubir vt
Go up to the top of the staircase.
Suba até o topo da escadaria.
upadv (to a higher volume) aumentar o volumeaumentar vt
 para cima loc adv
Turn up the music!
Aumenta a música!
Gire o dial do volume para cima.
upadv (arise from bed) get up: levantar-se da camalevantar v int
He got up at eight in the morning.
Ele se levantou às oito da manhã.
upadv (sports: ahead of) na dianteiraà frente loc adv
The team is up one-nil over its opponent.
O time está à frente do adversário, ganhando de um a zero.
upprep (to an elevated point)até prep
The flag has been hoisted up to a great height.
A bandeira foi hasteada até uma altura bem elevada.
upadj (related to upward direction) relacionado a uma direção para cimade subida loc adj
Use the up escalator; it's quicker than the stairs.
Use a escada rolante de subida; é mais rápida do que as escadas.
upadj (constructed) terminada as construçõesde pé loc adj
The building has been up for three months.
O prédio está de pé há três meses.
upadj (higher than before) em valor mais elevadoem alta loc adj
The stock is up.
As ações estão em alta.
upadj (ready)a fim loc adj
 disposto adj
We are going to a party. Are you up for it?
Vamos a uma festa. Está a fim de ir?
* Não, não estou disposta a ir a esta festa.
upadj (awake)acordado adj
 de pé loc adj
No, he's not up. He's still asleep.
Ele não está acordado. Ainda está dormindo.
* Estava sempre de pé às cinco da manhã.
upvtr slang (increase)aumentar vt
The band upped the number of shows in their tour.
A banda aumentou o número de shows da sua turnê.
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Formas compostas
add upencaixar
 ter sentido
add up tototalizar
all shook upadj slang (shaken, upset)descontrolado, abalado adj
The criminal was all shook up because he knew the police would find him.
ante upvtr (pay)pagar, acertar vt
Ante up, you must pay your fair share.
ante upvtr US (Poker: make required contribution to a betting pot) pôqueracertar vt
I had to ante up $100 just to stay in the game.
apply make upv (put on cosmetics)maquilar-se vp
I don't have the time to apply makeup, so it's lucky I have nice skin!
apply make up tovtr (put cosmetics on sth, sb)maquilar vt
She applied make up to the pimple to try to hide it.
ball upvtr US, slang (make a mess of) fazer uma confusãoenrolar-se vp
 entrar numa fria loc vt
I've really balled up my computer this time; I'll have to call tech support.
bang upvtr UK, slang (put into prison) colocar na cadeiapôr, meter em cana loc vt
He got banged up for robbing the local liquor store.
bang upvtr US, slang (smash, damage)estragar, destruir vt
I really banged up the car when I hit that moose.
bang upadj slang (great, excellent) excelentebárbaro, fantástico adj
Congratulations, you did a bang-up job on that project!
beat upespancar
beef upreforçar
bid upvi (drive up price by bidding higher)dar lance
bid upvtr (drive up price of: by bidding higher)dar lance
Simon bid his own lot up to make as much as possible on it.
bind upvtr (bandage securely)amarrar, atar vt
You should bind up that wound to stop the bleeding.
bind upvtr (wrap up tightly with string, etc.)amarrar vt
Bind up the package with string.
block upvtr (clog, obstruct) bloquearcolocar obstáculo
The phlegm blocked up my throat so I couldn't breath without coughing.
block upvi (become clogged, obstructed)tornar um obstáculo
Our shower drain got blocked up with my long hair.
blow up com bombaexplodir
 com ar encher algo
 perder a paciência
blown-up, blown upadj (image: enlarged, magnified)ampliado adj
Note: hyphen used when term is before noun
I really like this photo so I had it blown up to 11" x 14", then framed it.
blown-up, blown upadj informal (destroyed by explosion)explodido adj
The building was blown up by terrorists.
blown-up, blown upadj (balloon, etc.: inflated) balão, etcinflado, soprado adj
boil upvtr informal (cook by boiling together) cozinharferver
This weekend, we'll boil up a big pot of crawfish.
boil up figurative (to grow, increase dangerously)aumentar, explodir
The tension between them boiled up and ended in violence.
bone up onvtr slang (revise one's knowledge of ) atualizar conhecimentopôr, colocar em dia
bone up onvtr slang (to study; bring one's knowledge up to date) estudar atualizar, reciclar
If you're going to be that picky, I'd better bone up on basic grammar.
bottle upvtr informal, figurative (keep feelings, energy, repressed) sentimentosreprimir vt
It is not emotionally or physically healthy to bottle up one's emotions.
break it upv informal (stop a fight, fighting) acabar com uma lutadispersar, dissolver vt
You can't fight in this bar. Break it up or I'll call the police and they'll break it up for you.
break up relacionamento amorosoterminar
 reuniãodissolver-se
break-uptérmino
brighten upvi (weather: improve, get sunnier) tempomelhorar, limpar, clarear v int
The weather was cloudy in the morning, but it has brightened up now.
brighten upvtr (make cheerfully attractive) tornar atrativotornar agradável loc vt
A little blush and some highlights in your hair, dear, will do wonders to brighten you up.
brighten upvi (become more cheerful)animar-se vp
 criar ânimo loc v int
bring back upvtr (topic: raise again) trazer assunto de voltatrazer de volta loc vt
bring back upvtr informal (food: vomit, regurgitate) comidavomitar vt
bring up criançascriar,educar
 vomitar
 algomencionar
bring up the rearv (follow behind)ir na retaguarda loc vt
I'll blaze a trail through the jungle. You bring up the rear.
brush uprefrescar a memória
 atualizar-se
brush up onestudar de novo
build upaumentar
 ampliar algo
 negóciosdesenvolver algo
built-up, built upadj (developed, urban)urbanizado, desenvolvido, construído adj
Note: hyphen used when term is before noun
This area has gotten so built up -- I remember when it was all farmland.
built-up areaáreas urbanizadas
bump upaumentar o valor ou tamanho
 antecipar data
bunch upagrupar-se
bundle upvtr (wrap up together)amarrar vt
The fish man tried to bundle up the fish in newspaper.
bundle upvtr informal (to dress warmly)agasalhar-se bem, abrigar-se vp
It is best to bundle up before going out into cold weather.
burn up com fogodestruir algo
 arder em febre
 irritar-se
bust upn slang (falling-out between friends)briga, discussão sf
Marie's not talking to Sarah, they've had a bust-up.
bust upn slang (split, separation of a couple) de casalseparação, briga sf
 rompimento sm
His hard drinking caused the bust up between those two.
bust upvtr (cause sth to end: marriage, friendship, fight) casamento, amizade, etcseparar, romper, brigar vt
Seems like I have to bust up a fight between those kids every day.
butter sb upv (flatter sb for one's own gain)lisonjear, bajular vt
No wonder he got the promotion; he's always buttering up the boss.
button upvtr (fasten all the buttons of)abotoar vt
Button up your jacket; it's cold outside.
button upvi (keep silent about sth) manter-se em silênciofechar a boca loc vt
I'm going to button up my lips about the missing cookies.
call upvtr informal (make a phone call to)ligar, chamar vt
Let's call her up and check the plans.
call upvtr (enlist sb for military service) serviço militaralistar vt
Conscripts were called up for military service according to their birthdates.
carve up, carve-upvtr literal (cut into pieces) literal- cortar em pedaçostrinchar vt
Note: hyphen used when term is a noun
carve up, carve-upvtr slang (drive a car very fast) gíria - dirigir muito rápidosair correndo, sair voando loc v int
carve up, carve-upvtr figurative (to divide sth ) figurativodividir, repartir vt
After the war, the victors carved the defeated nations up into new administrative regions.
carve up, carve-upvtr slang (injure sb badly with a knife) gíriamutilar vt
catch up withvtr literal (gain on, reach: sb further ahead) literalalcançar, pegar vt
You go on ahead; I'll catch up with you as soon as I've finished my work here.
The bigger boys ran down the street so fast that the younger ones couldn't catch up with them.
catch up withvtr figurative (sth with sb: bad consequences of past behaviour, misdeeds, circumstances) figurativoter consequências
Finallly, his unhealthy habits caught up with him and he became very sick.
catch up withvtr literal (police with criminal after pursuit) literal - políciaprender vt
The cops finally caught up with the shoplifter outside the stock exchange.
catch up withvtr (sb meet with sb after period of time)encontrar de novo loc vt
It was a pleasure to catch up with everyone at the family reunion.
chalk upvtr figurative (achieve something)realizar, conseguir vt
Fangio chalked up many victories in motor racing.
chalk upvtr literal (write in chalk) literalescrever a giz, gizar vt
change upn (baseball: slower pitch) beisebol: lançar mais lentamentemudança de velocidade
The pitcher's change-up came across home plate 20 miles per hour slower than his fastball.
change upv UK (vehicle: change to higher gear)mudar de marcha
When the car goes faster you need to change up to prevent the engine revving excessively.
charge upvtr (renew battery power of) bateriarecarregar vt
It is so annoying that I have to charge up my cordless drill every twenty minutes if I want it to work well.
charge upvtr (hills, stairs: run up)subir correndo loc v int
The infantry charged up the hill to meet the attack.
chat sb upcantar alguém
 dar uma cantada
chat upvtr informal (talk flirtatiously or seductively to) inf, tentar seduzirdar uma cantada, cantar
When he went to an international conference he used to chat up the waitresses.
check up, check-upvi (verify)verificar, conferir vt
Note: hyphen used when term is a noun
check up onvtr (check progress or state of)verificar algo
When it's very hot, remember to check up on your elderly neighbors every couple of hours.
check-up, check upn (routine medical examination) exame completo de saúdecheck-up sm
Note: hyphen used when term is a noun
My company insists I have a check-up once a year.
cheer upvtr (make happier)animar, alegrar vt
Here's a plate of chocolate ice cream to cheer you up.
cheer upvi (become happier)animar-se, alegrar-se vp
Mrs. Mills cheered up when the tea and cake were served.
cheer upinterj (don't be sad)anime-se!, alegre-se! interj
Cheer up! Losing a race isn't the end of the world.
choke upvi (be emotional and unable to speak)ficar calado de emoção loc vt
clam upcalar a boca
 fechar-se
clean uplimpar
cleaning-upn literal (act of clearing a mess) literallimpeza geral loc sf
clear uplimpar
 esclarecer
climb upsubir em algo,trepar em algo
 numa listasubir posição
 escalar
clog upvtr (block, obstruct)obstruir, impedir vt
Pouring melted fat down the drain will clog up the pipes.
The rush hour clogs up the freeway.
clog upvi (become blocked, obstructed)entupir-se, obstruir-se vp
If you put the cooking grease down the drain, the pipe will clog up.
close upclose
 fechar
clutter upentulhar algo
come upvi figurative (topic: be raised, mentioned) tópico, assuntosurgir, brotar v int
The senator knew that questions about his campaign would come up.
come upvi literal (rise) literalsurgir, brotar v int
We sat on the beach and watched the sun come up over the water.
come upv (rise in the hierarchy) na hierarquia subir v int
He started in the mail room but he came up through the ranks to become the CEO of the company.
come up againstlidar com um problema
 esbarrar em algo
 encontrar dificuldades em
 enfrentar
come up tovtr literal (reach as high as) literal - algochegar a, estar na altura de vt
Don't worry if you can't swim, the water will only come up to your knees.
come up tov (approach: sb) alguémaproximar-se de vp
He came up to me in the street and tried to bum a dollar.
come up tov figurative (meet standards, expectations)corresponder às expectativas
 estar à altura de
No matter what he did he wasn't able to come up to his father's expectations.
come up withvtr informal (devise, invent)inventar, planejar vt
I'll have to come up with a plan.
come up withvtr informal (deliver, produce)produzir, entregar vt
Will you be able to come up with the cash by the end of the month?
conjure upvtr literal (magic trick: make appear) truque mágicofazer aparecer loc vt
The audience yawned as the magician conjured up yet another rabbit from the hat.
conjure upvtr figurative (make appear as if by magic) como por encantofazer surgir loc vt
Despite being outplayed in every way, the team still managed to conjure up enough goals to win the match.
conjure upvtr figurative (call to mind)trazer à lembrança, evocar loc vt
She conjured up several excuses, but none of them was credible.
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