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| lead | vtr | (guide) | conduzir vt |
| | | levar vt |
| The tour guide leads the people through the city. |
| Este guia conduz as pessoas através da cidade. |
| Este tour leva as pessoas através da cidade. |
| lead, lead to | vi | (result in) | levar v int |
| Drug use often leads to crime. |
| O uso de drogas leva freqüentemente ao crime. |
| take | vtr | (transport) transportar | levar vt |
| He took the radio to his friend's house. |
| Levou o rádio para a casa do amigo. |
| take | vtr | (time required) tomar certo período de tempo | levar vt |
| How long did it take? |
| Quanto tempo levou? |
| drive | vtr | (passengers) | levar vt |
| | | levar de carro loc vt |
| Could you drive me to the station? |
| Você poderia me levar até a estação? |
| Você poderia me levar de carro até a estação? |
| carry out, carry-out | vtr | (food: take away) comida | levar vt |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before the noun, or is itself a noun |
| Lets get a carry out! |
| haul | vtr | (bring somebody) levar alguém | levar vt |
| | | conduzir vt |
| go | vi | (lead to) | ir, levar vt |
| These stairs go to the attic. |
| Estas escadas vão (or: levam) ao sótão. |
| walk | vtr | (dog: cause to walk) cachorro: fazer andar | levar para andar loc vt |
| Jay needs to walk his dog. |
| Jay precisa de levar o cachorro para andar. |
| carry | vtr | (move) | carregar, levar vt |
| Could you carry this table from the kitchen to the dining room? |
| Poderias carregar (or: levar) esta mesa da cozinha para a sala de jantar? |
| fail | vtr | (not pass) | ser reprovado em loc vt |
| | gíria | levar (or: tomar) bomba loc vt |
| Bobby failed the exam. |
| Bobby foi reprovado no exame. |
| Bobby levou (or: tomou) bomba no exame. |
| wheelbarrow | vtr | (carry in a wheelbarrow) em carrinho de mão | levar, carregar vt |
| flunk | vtr | US, slang (test, exam: fail) Brasileirismo, ser reprovado em teste | levar pau, levar bomba loc vt |
| | | ser reprovado loc vt |
| flunk | vtr | US, slang (course: fail) Brasileirismo: ser reprovado em curso | levar pau, levar bomba loc vt |
| | | falhar vt |
| occupy | vtr | (time: fill) tempo | ocupar, preencher vt |
| | | tomar, levar vt |
| outfox | vtr | (outwit) sobrepujar em astúcia | superar, tapear vt |
| | | levar a melhor loc vt |
| | | levar vantagem loc vt |
| conduce | vtr | (lead to, invite) | conduzir, levar vt |
| schmooze | vi | slang (socialize for self-advancement) informal | levar no papo loc v int |
| blow off | vtr | (be swept off by the wind) pelo vento | levar embora |
| bring before | vtr | (take: to court) | levar a juízo loc vt |
| The Senator was brought before the High Court on charges of racketeering. |
| bring to justice | vtr | (take to criminal court) | levar à justiça |
| Police officers must bring outlaws to justice. |
| consider the circumstances | v | (take context into account) | levar as circunstâncias em consideração loc vt |
| Before you blame him, consider the circumstances. |
| cry wolf | v | figurative (tell lies, mislead others) contar mentiras, enganar | dar falso alarme, levar a acreditar loc vt |
| If you cry wolf too often, people will stop paying you any attention. |
| drag along | vtr | (force to accompany) | arrastar, puxar, levar à força vt |
| If you drag your son along to church he will only resent it. |
| drag off, drag-off | vtr | (carry away) | arrastar, levar vt |
| Note: hyphen used when term is a noun |
| get beaten up | vi | informal (suffer a physical beating) | levar uma surra loc v int |
| From his black eye and bloody nose, everyone knew he'd gotten beaten up good in the fight. |
| drift into | v | (gradually become involved in) envolver-se gradualmente | deixar-se levar loc vp |
| | | entrar gradualmente loc v int |
| I drifted into teaching after I failed my exams to become a doctor. |
| laugh sth off | v | (dismiss sth as not serious) dar pouca importância | levar na brincadeira, levar na chacota loc vt |
| I tried to tell her she looked beautiful, but she just laughed it off. |
| lead to | vtr | (cause to happen, bring about) ocasionar, causar | conduzir a, levar a vt |
| Drinking too much alcohol can lead to liver disease. |
| jolt | vtr | (by electricity) | levar choque loc vt |
| prevail | vi | (sports: win) | levar a melhor loc v int |
| | | vencer v int |
| allow for | | | levar em conta |
| | | dar mais tempo |
| be carried away | | | empolgar-se |
| | | deixar-se levar |
| fool around | | | fazer hora |
| | | brincar |
| | | não levar algo a sério |
| get a thrashing | | | levar uma surra |
| get carried away | | | deixar-se levar |
| go through with | | | levar a cabo |
| go through with it | | | levar algo a cabo |
| have an edge | | | levar vantagem |
| lead sb to believe | | | levar alguém a acreditar |
| make allowance for | | | levar em conta que |
| say nothing of | | | sem mencionar, sem levar em conta |
| see through | | literal: ver através | compreender, perceber |
| | | ajudar em um momento difícil |
| | | levar a cabo, terminar |
| take account of | | | contar com |
| | | levar em consideração |
| take into account | | | levar em conta |
| take into consideration | | | levar em consideração |
| take lightly | | | não levar a sério |
| take to heart | | | levar a sério |
| | | considerar algo (uma ofensa) pessoal |
| walk away with | | | ganhar facilmente |
| | | roubar, levar consigo |
| walk off with | | | ganhar facilmente |
| | | roubar, levar consigo |
| wine and dine sb | | | levar alguém a um bom restaurante |
| | | comer suntuosamente |
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