| 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. |
