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| effect n | (consequence) | efeito, consequência sm |
| | Before you do anything, think about the possible effects of your actions. |
| | Antes de fazer qualquer coisa, pense nos possíveis efeitos de suas ações. |
| effect n | (efficacy) (eficácia) | efeito sm |
| | The government intervention had no effect. |
| | A intervenção do governo não surtiu efeito. |
| effect n | (appearance) | efeito sm |
| | This make-up creates a lovely effect. |
| | Esta maquiagem cria um lindo efeito. |
| effect n | often plural (visual, audio device) | efeito sm |
| | The band used some lighting effects in their show. |
| | A banda usou alguns efeitos de luz no seu show. |
| effects npl | (belongings) | pertence sm |
| | | propriedade sf |
| | When going through airport security, passengers must remove phones and other effects from their pockets. |
| | Ao passar pela segurança do aeroporto, os passageiros devem retirar os telefones e outros pertences dos bolsos. |
| effect [sth]⇒ vtr | (bring about [sth]) | efetuar, realizar vt |
| | | levar a cabo expres v |
| | The government effected change through its policy of taxation. |
| | O governo efetuou mudanças através de sua política de cobrança de impostos. |
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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
aftereffect,
also UK: after-effect n | often plural (consequence) (consequência) | efeito subsequente, efeito posterior, efeito secundário sm |
| cause and effect n | (principle of causality) | causa e efeito expres |
| | The law of cause and effect (Karma) is an important principle in Buddhism. |
come into force,
come into effect v expr | (become applicable, active) | entrar em vigor expres |
| | The new law does not come into force until February of next year. |
| desired effect n | (intended result or impact) | efeito esperado loc sm |
| | Wearing a scary mask on Halloween got the desired effect: everyone was scared. |
| deterrent effect n | (that deters) | efeito dissuasivo loc sm |
| | Despite what its supporters say, studies show that the deterrent effect of the death sentence is negligible. |
| dihedral effect n | (rolling of an aircraft) (aviação) | efeito diedro loc sm |
| domino effect n | (chain of events) | efeito-dominó sm |
| | The Tunisia Revolution triggered a domino effect in the region. |
| effect size n | (statistics: ratio) (estatística) | tamanho de efeito sm |
| greenhouse effect n | (environment: global warming) (retenção do calor na atmosfera) | efeito estufa loc sm |
| | Temperatures are gradually rising globally due to the greenhouse effect. |
| Groundhog Day effect n | (repetitious routine) (rotina repetitiva) | efeito ciclo repetitivo loc sm |
| | | rotina sf |
| have an effect v expr | (make an impact) | fazer efeito expres v |
| | Advertising takes a lot of money to have an effect. |
| in effect adv | (to all intents and purposes) | efetivamente adv |
| | | para todos os efeitos expres |
| | The Internet is, in effect, the most detailed archive of our times. |
| | A internet é efetivamente o mais detalhado arquivo dos nossos tempos. |
| be in effect v expr | (be in operation) | em operação expres |
| | (jurídico) | em vigor expres |
| | The new law has been in effect for a year now. |
| knock-on effect n | UK (indirect consequence) (consequência indireta) | efeito em cadeia expres |
| | Inflation can be a knock-on effect of increased government spending. |
| put [sth] into effect v expr | (law, rule: enforce) (lei) | pôr em vigor expres v |
| | | executar vt |
| | The government should move immediately to put the law into effect. |
| ripple effect n | (spread or influence of [sth]) | efeito dominó loc sm |
| | | efeito cascata loc sm |
| | When one person applauds and everyone else joins in, that's the ripple effect at work. |
| side effect n | (secondary effect: of drug) | efeito colateral loc sm |
| | | efeito secundário loc sm |
| | Side effects of this drug may include nausea and a skin rash. |
| | Os efeitos colaterais deste remédio podem incluir náusea e irritação na pele. |
| side effect n | ([sth] incidental) | efeito colateral loc sm |
| | | efeito secundário loc sm |
| | Losing weight is a welcome side effect of fasting in Lent. |
| | Perder peso é um efeito colateral de jejuar na Quaresma. |
| sound effect n | often plural (noises reproduced artificially) | efeito sonoro sm |
| | A good action movie needs excellent sound effects. |
| special effect n | usually plural (cinema, TV: visual created artificially) (ilusão, efeito visual reproduzido) | efeito especial sm |
| | The film has lots of stunning special effects but no story. |
| take effect v expr | (work, have an influence) (trabalho, ser influente) | surtir efeito vt + sm |
| | | ter efeito vt + sm |
| | Within half an hour the tablets took effect and the pain disappeared. |
| | The poison quickly began to take effect. |
| take effect v expr | (become valid) | surtir efeito vt + sm |
| | The new law takes effect from midnight on Sunday. |
| to this effect adv | (for this purpose) (para este propósito) | com este propósito loc adv |
| | | neste sentido loc adv |
| to this effect adv | (like this) (como tal) | deste modo loc adv |
| | | assim adv |
| total effect n | (overall impact) (impacto total) | efeito global loc sm |
| | Individually the performances were nothing special, but taken together the total effect was stunning. |
| with immediate effect adv | (from this very moment) | com efeito imediato loc adv |