VERBO | SIGNIFICADO | TIPO | EXEMPLO |
Take after | Inspirar-se em | Inseparável | I take after my mother. We are both impatient. |
Take (…) apart | Desmontar algo | Separável | He took the car brakes apart and found the problem. |
Take (…) back | Devolver, voltar atrás | Separável | I have to take our new TV back because it doesn’t work. |
Take off | Decolar | Inseparável | The plane took off two hours later. |
Take (…) off | Tirar | Separável | Come in and take your shoes off. |
Take (…) out | Levar para sair | Separável | My grandparents took us out for dinner and a movie. |
Take (…) out | Tirar algo | Separável | Can you take the garbage out for me? |
Take (…) over | Assumir o controle, tomar conta | Separável | A Swedish firm took over the company last year. |
Take (…) up | Aprender, começar a fazer | Separável | She took up languages and now she speaks Chinese quite well. |
Take up | Ocupar (espaço, tempo) | Inseparável | Looking for a place to live has been taking up all my time recently. |
Talk into/out | Convencer, persuadir | Separável | I didn’t want to move abroad but my husband talked me into it. |
Tear (…) up | Destruir em pedaços | Separável | She tored up all the letter he had sent her. |
Tell (…) off | Dar bronca | Separável | The manager tells you off if you arrive late. |
Think back (to) | Pensar no passado | Inseparável | I keep thinking back to day I met him. |
Think (…) over | Refletir | Separável | I’ll have to think this job offer over before I make my final decision. |
Throw (…) away | Jogar fora | Separável | We threw away our old furniture when we won the lottery. |
Turn (…) down | Rejeitar/Recusar | Separável | Why did she turn down your invitation? |
Turn (…) down | Abaixar (volume), diminuir (luz, calor) | Separável | Please turn the volume down. |
Turn into | Tornar-se | Inseparável | She wasn’t a pretty child but she turned into a beautiful woman. |
Turn (…) off | Apagar (luz), fechar (torneira), desligar (TV, motor) | Separável | Please turn the television off before you go to bed. |
Turn (…) on | Acender (luz), abrir (torneira), ligar (TV, motor) | Separável | I’ll turn on the heating. |
Turn over / Turn (…) over |
Virar, virar-se | Separável | He turned over and went back to sleep. |
Turn up | Chegar, aparecer | Inseparável | Our dog turned up after we put posters up all over the neighbourhood. |
Turn (…) up | Aumentar (volume, luz, etc.) | Separável | Could you turn the TV up? |
Try (…) on | Experimentar | Separável | Try the shoes on before you by them. |
Try (…) out | Testar | Separável | They are trying a new presenter out for the show. |
Use (…) up | Acabar | Separável | Making soup is a good way of using up leftover vegetables. |
Wait up for | Esperar acordado | Inseparável | I’ll wait up for you. |
Wake up | Acordar | Inseparável | Wake up and listen! |
Wake up to | Dar-se conta | Inseparável | He hasn’t yet woken up to the seriouness of the situation. |
Warm up | Fazer o aquecimento, esquentar (motor, comida) | Inseparável | I always warm up by doing situps before I go for a run. |
Wear off | Desaparecer, passar, gastar | Inseparável | The effects of the drug will soon wear off. |
Wear out / wear (…) out | Desgastar | Separável | They are trying to design tyres that do not wear out. He wore out two pairs of boots during one winter. |
Wear out | Esgotar-se, esgotar alguém | Separável | The kids have worn me out. |
Work out | Dar certo, exercitar-se | Inseparável | I work out regularly to keep fit. Things have worked out quite well for us. |
Work (…) out | Calcular; resolver. | Separável | He worked out the answer. They will work out the problem. |
Write (…) down | Anotar | Separável | Work on your own and write down the answers to these questions. |