| Matching entries from other side of dictionary |
| open | vtr | (door) porta | abrir vt |
| She opened the door and walked out of the house. |
| Ela abriu a porta e saiu de casa. |
| open | vtr | (move from closed position) mover de posição fechada | abrir vt |
| She opened the bottle of wine with a corkscrew. |
| Ela abriu a garrafa de vinho com um saca-rolhas. |
| open | vtr | (envelope, box) envelope, caixa | abrir vt |
| He opened the box with some scissors. |
| Ele abriu a caixa com uma tesoura. |
| spread | vtr | (extend) estender | abrir vt |
| The eagle spread its wings. |
| A águia abre suas asas. |
| unclench | vtr | (relax, uncurl: fist) punho: relaxar | abrir vt |
| | | relaxar vt |
| open up | vi | literal (flower: unfold, unfurl) literal - flores | abrir v int |
| This flower bud opens up in the morning and then closes up again in the evening. |
| open up | vi | literal, informal (open a door, allow sb to enter) literal, abrir uma porta | abrir v int |
| Open up! Police!. |
| unlock | vtr | (no lock: free for movement) | abrir vt |
| unlock | vtr | (open lock) | abrir vt |
| navigate | vtr | figurative (find one's way through) figurado: abrir caminho por | navegar vt |
| | | abrir caminho loc vt |
| unzip | vtr | (undo the zip of) | abrir o fecho ecler vt |
| ope | v | poetic, archaic (open) poético, arcaico | abrir, descerrar vt |
| parenthesize, parenthesize sth, UK: parenthesise, parenthesise sth | vtr | (grammar: put between brackets) | abrir um parêntese, pôr entre parênteses loc vt |
| | | parentesar vt |
| burst into tears | v | (start crying suddenly) começar a chorar repentinamente | abrir a boca, cair no choro loc vt |
| | | romper em lágrimas |
| She burst into tears at the news of her friend's death. |
| clear the way | v | literal (remove sth cluttering a path) literal | abrir o caminho loc vt |
| They took out the old walnut grove to clear the way for the bypass. |
| clear the way | v | figurative (remove obstacles to sth) figurativo - remover obstáculos | abrir o caminho loc vt |
| City council approval cleared the way for the new mall. |
| crack open | vtr | informal (open in a celebratory way) | desarrolhar, abrir vt |
| Let's crack open this bottle and get the party started. |
| do without | vi | (forgo, cope without having) privar-se de | prescindir, abrir mão de |
| force your way in | vi | (enter by physical force) entrar à força | arrombar vt |
| | | abrir caminho loc v int |
| She attempted to keep him outside of the house, but he forced his way in. |
| make room | v | (create enough space for sb or sth) | abrir espaço loc vt |
| Can we make room in the car for one more person? |
| open an account | v | (register with a bank, etc.) com banco, etc. | abrir uma conta loc vt |
| One of the first things you need to do on arrival in a new country is to go to a bank and open an account. |
| open up | vi | figurative (share one's feelings) figurativo - compartilhar sentimentos | abrir-se vp |
| She opened up and told me all about her troublesome marriage. |
| flare | vi | (widen at one end) | alargar-se, abrir-se vp |
| unlock | vi | (way to unlock) | abrir-se vp |
| break open | | | abrir à força |
| break through | | | forçar a passagem |
| | | abrir caminho |
| cut open | | | abrir por corte |
| edge your way | | | abrir o caminho passo a passo |
| make way | | | abrir caminho |
| | | progredir |
| open one's heart | | | abrir o coração |
| open the way for | | | abrir caminho para |
| open your eyes to | | | abrir os olhos para |
| open your mind to | | | abrir a mente a |
| pan out | | | conseguir |
| | | ter sucesso |
| | | concluir |
| | câmera | abrir o foco |
| set up shop | | | abrir um negócio |
| wise sb up to sth | | | abrir os olhos de alguém sobre algo |
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