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| not abide [sth/sb] vtr | (not tolerate) | tolerar vt |
| | I can't abide his smoking in the house. "I won't abide insolence or bad behaviour," said the schoolteacher. |
| | Não consigo tolerar que ele fume dentro de casa. "Não irei tolerar insolência ou mal comportamento", disse o professor. |
| absolutely not adv | (not in any way, not at all) | absolutamente não, de jeito nenhum expres |
| | I will absolutely not have anything to do with him. |
| absolutely not interj | (not under any circumstances) | Nem pensar!, De jeito nenhum! interj |
| | You're not going to the party. Absolutely, not! |
| | Você não vai à festa. De jeito nenhum! |
All that glitters is not gold,
All that glistens is not gold expr | figurative (appearances can be deceptive) (figurado: as aparências enganam) | nem tudo que brilha é ouro expres |
| and what not adv | informal (and similar) (informal) | e tudo o mais expres |
| as often as not adv | (in about half of all instances) | em quase todos os casos, quase sempre loc adv |
| | I don't know if he will be here today. He shows up as often as not. |
| believe it or not expr | (though it may seem incredible) | Acredite ou não expres |
| | Believe it or not, I just won the jackpot in the state lottery! |
not blink,
not blink an eye v expr | figurative, informal (not be shocked or disapprove) | nem sequer olhar expres |
| | You can say the most outrageous things to Jeff and he doesn't blink an eye. |
not blink at [sth],
not blink an eye at [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (not react to) (figurado, informal) | nem piscar expres v |
| | Joshua is so rich, he doesn't blink at paying $800 for a wristwatch. |
| not be called for v expr | (be inappropriate) | necessário adj |
| | | apropriado adj |
| | Your comment about your neighbor's wife was not called for. |
| not care v expr | (be unconcerned) | importar-se vp |
| | (BR, gíria) | ligar vt |
| | So, what if you're upset? I don't care. |
| | E daí que você está chateado? Eu não me importo. |
| | E daí que você está chateado? Eu não ligo. |
| certainly not interj | (expressing refusal) | claro que não interj |
| | "Could I borrow your car?" "Certainly not!" |
| certainly not interj | (expressing denial) | claro que não interj |
| | "Did you drink the bottle of beer I left in the fridge?" "Certainly not!" |
| contract not to compete n | (law: anti-competition agreement) | contrato de não concorrência expres |
| contract not to compete v expr | (law: prohibit rivalry) | firmar contrato de não concorrência expres v |
couldn't care less about [sth],
could not care less about [sth] v expr | informal (feel completely apathetic towards) | não dar a mínima loc v |
| | I couldn't care less about the tabloid headlines. |
dare not,
dare not do [sth] v expr | (lack courage of nerve to do [sth]) | não atrever-se expres |
| | | não ter coragem expres |
| | She dared not ask for a raise for fear she would be yelled at by her boss. |
| Do not bend v expr | (on envelope) | não dobrar loc v |
| | I wrote 'Do Not Bend' on the envelope that contained photographs. |
| Do not cross v expr | (on police cordon) | não ultrapassar loc v |
| find [sb] guilty/not guilty⇒ vtr | (reach verdict on) | considerar, declarar vt |
| | The jury found the defendant guilty on all charges. |
| | O júri considerou o réu culpado de todas as acusações. |
| forget-me-not n | (plant with small blue flowers) (flor) | bem-me-quer sf |
| | Forget-me-nots are my favorite flower. |
| not give a crap v expr | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal (not care) | não dar a mínima, não ligar expres v |
| not give a damn v expr | potentially offensive, informal (not care) | não dar a mínima expres v |
| | | não se importar expres v |
| | | não estar nem aí expres v |
| | I don't give a damn that my ex has a new girlfriend! |
| not give a darn v expr | US, informal, euphemism (not care) | tradução indisponível |
| Nota: Most commonly used in the negative and in questions |
| | Frankly, I don't give a darn about politics. |
| not give a f*** v expr | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (not care) | não estar nem aí, não querer saber expres v |
| | | querer que se dane expres v |
| | (vulgar, ofensivo) | estar pouco se fodendo, estar se lixando expres v |
| | I don't give a f*** what you think. |
| | Não estou nem aí para o que você pensa. |
| not give a monkey's v expr | UK, regional, slang (not care) (informal) | não dar a mínima expres |
| not give a s*** v expr | vulgar, offensive!, informal (not care) (vulgar, não importar-se) | mandar à merda expres v |
| | | não dar a mínima expres v |
| | Sally said she doesn't give a s*** what her unfaithful ex-husband does with his time. |
not give a tinker's damn,
not give a tinker's dam,
not give a tinker's cuss v expr | potentially offensive, informal (not care at all) (informal) | não dar a mínima expres v |
| | (informal) | não dar bola expres v |
| not give a toss v expr | vulgar, informal, UK (not care) | dar a mínima expres v |
| | I don't give a toss why you're late; you're fired anyway! |
| not go amiss v expr | UK, informal (be welcome) | não ser nada mal expres v |
| | | vir a calhar expres v |
| | | ser aconselhável expres v |
| Nota: Usually preceded by "would" |
| | A cup of tea wouldn't go amiss. |
| | A bit of tact wouldn't go amiss if you don't want to cause offence. |
| not have a leg to stand on v expr | figurative (have no support for a claim, etc.) | baseado em nada expres v |
| have-not n | often plural (poor person) | pobre sm, sf |
| I do not know expr | (declaration of ignorance) | não saber expres v |
| | There is no point asking me; I do not know. I do not know the answer to that complicated math problem! |
| | Não faz sentido me perguntar; Eu não sei. Não sei a resposta para esse complicado problema de matemática! |
| I'm afraid not interj | (no, regretfully) | receio que não interj |
| | "Professor, did you have time to read my essay?" "No, I'm afraid not." |
| Not if I can help it! interj | informal (I hope I can prevent it) | se estiver ao meu alcance interj |
| if not conj | (if this is not the case) | se não conj + adv |
| | Let's see if Pete is free this evening. If not, we can always go without him. |
| | Vamos ver se Pete está livre essa noite. Se não, podemos sempre ir sem ele. |
it does not matter,
it doesn't matter interj | (it is unimportant or irrelevant) | não importa interj |
| | It doesn't matter what you say; I'm still going to do what I want. |
| it matters not expr | poetic (it does not matter) | não importa expres v |
| | You can come with me or stay here - it matters not. |
| it's not easy expr | informal (it's difficult) | não é fácil expres v |
| | It's not easy to find a partner in this day and age. |
| know not v expr | literary (do not know) (literário) | não saber, não conhecer loc v |
| | Whether what you are doing is a good thing I know not. |
| last but not least adv | (lastly) | por último, mas não menos importante expres |
| | Last but not least, don't forget to ring me when you get there. |
| | Last but not least, I'd like to thank my husband for his support. |
| | Por último, mas não menos importante, não se esqueça de me ligar quando chegar lá. |
| make love not war interj | (pacifist slogan of the 1960s) (lema dos hippies nos anos 60) | faça amor não faça guerra! interj |
| | 'Make love not war' was the best-known slogan of the hippy movement. |
| more often than not adv | (usually) | normalmente adv |
| | Our children's clothes are, more often than not, made in China. |
no laughing matter,
not a laughing matter n | ([sth] serious) | não é brincadeira expres |
| | | não é sacanagem expres |
| | Slipping on the ice is no laughing matter; you could break your neck. |
non-profit,
not-for-profit,
also UK: non-profit-making adj | (organization: not run for income) | sem fins lucrativos loc adj |
| | He donates money to several non-profit-making charities. |
none the wiser,
(not) any the wiser expr | (still not understanding) | sem entender nada expres |
| | Aaron's attempts to explain left his listeners none the wiser. |
| | None of us were any the wiser after reading the instructions. |
none the wiser,
(not) any the wiser expr | (not aware) (de forma desapercebida) | sem fazer ideia expres |
| | I reckon, if we go this way, we can get in and out without the security guards being any the wiser. |
| | Stephanie made it home before her parents woke up and they were none the wiser about what she'd been up to that night. |
not a big deal,
no big deal adj | informal (a matter of little importance) (informal) | nada de mais |
| | It is not a big deal that your brother likes to drink a beer now and then. |
| | Knitting a sweater is not a big deal for Jane; she has been knitting since she was eight years old. |
not a bit,
not one bit adv | informal (not at all) | nem um pouco loc adv |
| | Am I bothered about missing the show? Not a bit. I'm not a bit worried about this exam because I've revised really hard for it. |
| | Estou chateado por perder o programa? Nem um pouco. Não estou nem um pouco preocupado com esse exame, porque me preparei muito para ele. |
| not a chance n | (no possibility) | não há chance expres |
| | There is not a chance he would ever win a foot race. |
not a chance,
no chance interj | (impossible) | sem chance interj |
| | "Do you think Phil will lend us the money?" "Not a chance!" |
| not a day over [sth] expr | (having youthful looks) | parecer não ter mais do que expres |
| | I'd put Gemma's age at not a day over 29. |
| not a few adj | (quite a lot) | não poucos loc pron |
| | There were not a few vegetarians among us. |
| | Entre todos nós, não eram poucos os vegetarianos |
| not a happy bunny adj | UK, informal (displeased, annoyed) (informal) | chateado adj |
| | Tim wasn't a happy bunny when he found out Michelle had broken his laptop. |
| not a hint n | (no sign, no indication) (informal, figurado) | nem sinal expres |
| | (informal, figurado) | nem o cheiro expres |
| | There was not a hint of any sugar in that sour pie. |
| not a little adv | (a lot, a great deal) | muito, bastante adv |
| | I was not a little upset by his remarks. |
| not a single one expr | (not one from a group) | nenhum sequer expres |
| | Jackie tried on several dresses, but not a single one was the right size. |
| not a single person pron | (nobody, not anyone) | nem uma alma expres |
| | Not a single person was in favour of the price increases. |
| not a soul n | (nobody) (figurado) | nenhuma alma expres |
| | | ninguém pron |
| | It was two o'clock in the morning and not a soul was on the streets. |
| | They got married and not a soul knew until a year later. |
| not a trace n | (no sign) | nenhum sinal expres |
| | Come April, there is not a trace left of the snow. |
| | There is not a trace of any sugar in this tea. |
| not affordable adj | (too expensive) (caro demais) | não acessível loc adj |
| | We would love to buy that house but it's just not affordable. |
| not again interj | (expressing exasperation) (expressão de descontentamento) | de novo não interj |
| | Not again! I told you tomato sauce is hard to remove from white shirts! |
| not agree with [sth] v expr | (object to, not share) | discordar v int |
| | I do not agree with your answer. |
| not agree with [sb] v expr | (disagree) | discordar vt |
| | | não concordar com loc v |
| | My dad and I really don't agree on immigration. |
| not agree with [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (food: affect digestion) (fig., fazer mal ao estômago) | discordar v int |
| | Dairy products don't agree with me. |
| not allowed adj | (forbidden, not permitted) (proibido) | não é permitido |
| | Dogs are not allowed in the park. |
| not amount to anything v expr | figurative, informal (be a failure) (informal) | dar errado loc v |
| | (formal) | fracassar vt |
| not amount to anything v expr | figurative, informal (action: be ineffective) (informal) | não dar em nada loc v |
| | (formal) | ser em vão loc v |
| not anticipated adj | (unexpected, unforeseen) (imprevisto) | não antecipado adj |
| | The sudden fall in house prices was not anticipated, and many people lost money. |
| not any adj | (with uncountable noun: no) | nenhum pron |
| | I looked up the word in my dictionary but it wasn't any help. |
| not any expr | (with noun: no) | nenhum pron |
| | There isn't any sugar in this bowl. |
| not any more expr | (no longer, not any longer) | não mais adv |
| | I used to travel a lot, but not any more. |
| not applicable adj | (irrelevant, not the case) | não aplicável loc adj |
| | | irrelevante adj |
| not as it seems adj | (deceptive) (enganoso, fraudulento) | não ser o que parece |
| | The situation is not as it seems. |
| not at all adv | (in no way, to no extent) | de forma alguma, de jeito nenhum loc adv |
| | (formal) | de modo algum loc adv |
| | My boss was not at all pleased with my work, so he fired me. |
| | Meu chefe não estava satisfeito com meu trabalho de forma alguma, por isso ele me demitiu. |
| not at all interj | (certainly not) | de forma alguma loc adv |
| | 'Do you mind if I sit here?' 'Not at all!' |
| not at all interj | (don't mention it) | não tem de quê interj |
| | 'Thank you; that's so kind of you!' 'Not at all!' |
not available,
unavailable adj | (that is not ready or accessible) | indisponível adj |
not bad,
not half bad adj | (reasonably good) | mais ou menos expres |
| | | não está mal expres |
| | That sauce isn't very good, but it's not bad, either. |
| not be affected by [sth/sb] v expr | (be indifferent to) (ser indiferente, ser apático a) | não ser afetado por loc v |
| | No human being can witness suffering on this scale and not be affected by it. |
| not be affected by [sth] v expr | (not feel consequences of) | não ser afetado por loc v |
| | Residents of mountain communities will not be affected by tsunamis. |
| not be good for [sb] v expr | (harm the health of) (saúde) | não ser bom para loc v |
| | Saturated fat is not good for your heart. |
| not be good for v expr | (adversely affect) (afetar adversamente) | não ser bom para loc v |
| | Closing the restaurant at 9pm would not be good for business. |
| not be good for doing [sth] v expr | (not be useful in) (não ser útil) | não ser bom para loc v |
| | A bicycle pump is not good for inflating a car tire. |
| not be likely v expr | (be improbable) | ser improvável expres v |
| | The company is struggling to make a profit, so my boss is not likely to let me have a pay rise. |
| not be moved v expr | figurative (not change opinion) | não sair do lugar expres |
| | Anne is completely against the idea, and will not be moved from her position. |
| not be ready v expr | (be unprepared) | não estar pronto loc v |
| | My boyfriend should be going out at 7, but he always takes a long time to get dressed and will not be ready. |
| not be worth the effort v expr | (be a waste of time) | não valer o esforço loc v |
| | | não valer a pena loc v |
| not bear thinking about v expr | (be unpleasant thought) | não suportar a ideia de loc v |
| not breathe a word v expr | (say nothing, keep [sth] secret) | não dizer uma palavra expres |
| not by any means expr | (in no way, by no method) | de forma alguma loc adv |
| | I will not by any means allow you to borrow my car. |
| not care for [sth/sb] v expr | (dislike) (não ter afinidade a) | não gostar muito de, não importar com loc v |
| | Generally, I don't care for white wines - I much prefer reds. |
not comparable to [sth],
not comparable with [sth] adj | (totally different) (totalmente diferente de) | não comparável a loc adj |
| | Art is not comparable to Literature. |
| not comparable to [sth] adj | (superior) (inferior a) | não comparável a loc adj |
| | His talent is not comparable to anyone else's. |
| not connect with [sb] v expr | (not be understood) (não ser entendido por) | não conectar com loc v |
| | The film failed to connect with audiences in some countries. |
| not considered adj | (not taken into account) (não levar em conta) | não considerado loc adj |
| | Alternatives to invasion were not considered by the politicians. |
| not considered adj | (not widely thought to be) | não considerado loc adj |
| | Torture is not considered acceptable. |
| not done adj | (improper, inappropriate) | impróprio, inadequado adj |
| | Blowing your nose at the dining table is simply not done in polite company. |
| not easy adj | (difficult) (difícil) | não ser fácil |
| | It is not easy to raise a child these days. |
| not enough adj | (insufficient, too few or little) (insuficiente) | não ser suficiente loc adj |
| | The doctors tried everything they knew, but it was not enough to save him. |