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any minute,
any moment adv | informal (without warning) | a qualquer momento loc adv |
| | (informal) | de uma hora para a outra loc adv |
| | The old house looked like it could collapse any minute. |
| | Bill should arrive any moment to give us a ride to the airport. |
| | A velha casa parecia poder desmoronar a qualquer momento. |
at any minute,
at any moment expr | (without warning) | a qualquer minuto loc adv |
| | The city is built across a fault line, so an earthquake could strike at any minute. |
| | A cidade é construída sobre uma falha sísmica, então um terremoto pode acontecer a qualquer minuto. |
at that moment,
at that instant adv | (at a specified instant in the past) | naquele momento loc adv |
| | At that moment, I realized that she truly loved me. I was about to tell her, but at that instant the phone rang. |
| | Naquele momento, percebi que ela realmente me amava. Eu estava prestes a contar a ela, mas naquele momento o telefone tocou. |
| at the moment adv | (now) (formal) | no momento, neste momento loc adv |
| | | agora adv |
| | I'm busy at the moment, but we can talk later. |
| | Eu estou ocupado no momento, mas podemos conversar mais tarde. |
| at this moment expr | (now) (agora) | neste momento loc adv |
| | I am having my lunch at this moment. |
| at this moment in time expr | (now, at present) (agora, no presente) | nesta altura do acontecimento loc adv |
| | I am not studying English at this moment in time. |
| critical moment n | (vitally important point in time) | momento crítico sm |
| | The referee's decision to award a penalty was a critical moment in the game. |
| crowning moment n | (most glorious moment) | momento glorioso loc sm |
| | Receiving his eighth gold medal was the crowning moment of his life. |
| decisive moment n | (moment of crucial importance) | momento decisivo, crucial loc sm |
| | We have reached the decisive moment in the peace talks. |
| for a moment adv | (for a very short time) | por uns momentos adv |
| | | por um momento loc adv |
| | I almost believed you for a moment then! |
| for the moment adv | (for now) | no momento adv |
| | Well, I think we're OK for the moment. |
| from that moment on adv | (starting from that point) | daquele tempo em diante loc adv |
| | She kissed him, and from that moment on he knew she would some day be his wife. |
| from this moment on expr | (starting from this point) | de agora em diante loc adv |
| | From this moment on I will think before I act. |
| in a moment adv | (a short while from now) | num minuto loc adv |
| | Just wait a second, I'll be there in a moment. |
| in the heat of the moment expr | (in anger, passion) (figurado: emoção) | no calor do momento expres |
| | The couple lost all common sense in the heat of the moment. |
| in the moment adj | (mindful) | atento adj |
| in the moment adv | (without thought of past or future) | no presente loc adv |
| | Buddhism teaches that we should learn to live in the moment and not be overcome by regrets or desires. |
| moment by moment expr | (from one moment to the next) | momento a momento expres |
| moment of truth n | (revelation) (revelação, divulgação) | momento da verdade loc sm |
| | I had a moment of truth when I realised he had been deceiving me. |
| moment of truth n | (when [sth] is shown to be success or failure) (momento de sucesso) | momento da verdade loc sm |
| | Now is the moment of truth when we will find out whether this aeroplane will fly or not. |
the moment that,
the moment when,
the moment expr | (at the point in time when) | No momento em que expres |
| | (informal) | na hora que expres |
| | The moment that I first set eyes on Paul, I knew I wanted to marry him. |
| off-guard moment n | (momentary inattention) | momento de desatenção expres |
on short notice,
at short notice,
on a moment's notice,
at a moment's notice adv | (with little warning) | em cima da hora loc adv |
| | | de repente loc adv |
| | Her appointment was cancelled on short notice. |
| | I'm sorry to ask you on such short notice, but I only found out about this yesterday. |
| on the spur of the moment expr | (spontaneously) | de supetão loc adv |
| | | no calor do momento expres |
| | We decided to go to Las Vegas on the spur of the moment. |
| proud moment n | (moment when pride is felt) | momento de orgulho loc sm |
| | It was a proud moment for them when their son received his degree. |
| senior moment n | informal (memory lapse) | lapso de memória loc sm |
| | Tania couldn't help noticing that senior moments were becoming an ever more frequent part of her life. |
| spur-of-the-moment n as adj | (decision, etc.: spontaneous) | de supetão loc adj |
| | Leanne and Steve hadn't planned to get married that day; it was a spur-of-the-moment decision. |