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| be under evaluation v expr | (be tested or assessed) | estar sob avaliação expres v |
| | The new plan is under evaluation for its cost effectiveness. |
| be under guarantee v expr | (be covered by a warranty) | estar na garantia expres v |
| | I didn't have to pay for repairs because the washing machine was still under guarantee. |
be under the impression,
be under the impression that v expr | (with clause: believing, sensing) | ter a impressão de que expres v |
| be under warranty v expr | (be covered by a written guarantee) | estar na garantia expres v |
| | My computer worked great as long as it was under warranty; then it died a month after the warranty expired. |
| call [sb] every name under the sun v expr | figurative (repeatedly insult [sb]) | xingar de tudo que é nome expres |
| | You can call me every name under the sun, but it doesn't change the situation one bit. |
| come under [sth] v expr | (be categorized, grouped within) | pertencer vt |
| | This report comes under the heading of "Finance", so it can be filed in that folder. |
| come under v expr | (be exposed to, suffer) | sofrer vt |
| | | ser submetido a expres v |
| | The squadron came under attack. |
| | The policy came under intense scrutiny. |
| dig out from under [sth] v expr | US, figurative (complete accumulated tasks) | desenterrar vt |
| | Once I've dug out from under this backlog of paperwork, you and I will celebrate by going out to lunch. |
| | Quando eu me desenterrar dessa papelada acumulada, nós iremos celebrar saindo para almoçar. |
| dig [sth] out from under [sth] v expr | (clear accumulated disorder, dirt) | desenterrar vt |
| | They had to dig their boat out from under the mud left by the flood. |
| down under adv | informal (in, to Australia, New Zealand) (na Austrália ou Nova Zelândia) | lá embaixo loc adv |
| | I'm moving to start a new life down under. |
| | Eu estou me mudando para começar uma nova vida lá embaixo. |
duck under [sth],
duck behind [sth] vi + prep | (dive, hide) | esconder-se debaixo de, esconder-se atrás de vp |
| | | mergulhar vp |
| | To avoid saying hello, he ducked under a desk. |
| | Para evitar dizer oi, ele se escondeu embaixo de uma mesa. |
| duck under [sth] vi + prep | (plunge into water) | mergulhar v int |
| | Ryan ducked under the water and resurfaced a few seconds later. |
| DUI n | US, uncountable, written, initialism (driving under the influence) (abrev de) | direção sob a influência de álcool expres |
| | In this state, driving under the influence is punishable by up to a year in jail. |
| fall under [sth] vi + prep | (drop, tumble beneath) | cair sob vi |
| | My pen fell under the desk, and I had to get down on my hands and knees to retrieve it. |
| go under [sth] vi + prep | (figure: go lower than) (algarismo) | ficar abaixo de expres v |
| | Viewing figures went under 10 million after the lead actor left the show. |
| go under the hammer v expr | figurative (be offered for sale at auction) (em leilão) | para ser leiloado expres v |
| | The building, which dates back to the 1870s, is to go under the hammer later this month. |
| | O prédio datado de 1870, vai ser leiloado esse mês. |
| go under the knife v expr | informal (have surgery) | entrar na faca expres |
| | She is going under the knife on Tuesday. |
| hot under the collar adj | slang, figurative (angry, agitated) | bravo, raivoso, agitado adj |
| | He got very hot under the collar when I politely suggested he might be mistaken. |
| keep [sth/sb] under [sth] vtr + prep | (keep [sth] beneath [sth]) | manter abaixo de vt + loc adv |
| keep [sb/sth] under close watch v expr | (monitor [sth], [sb] constantly) | manter sob constante vigilância expres |
| keep [sth] under wraps v expr | figurative, informal (not reveal) | manter em segredo expres |
| | The company is keeping the latest model under wraps until the official launch. |
| keep [sth] under wraps v expr | (statue: cover up) (estátua) | ocultar expres |
| | The museum is keeping the statue under wraps while restoration work continues. |
labor under [sth] (US),
labour under [sth] (UK) vi + prep | used in expressions (mistakenly believe) | trabalhar sob v int + prep |
| Nota: Commonly followed by: the illusion, the misapprehension, a mistaken belief, etc. |
| | The company is labouring under the illusion that it can take shortcuts to get the results it wants. |
plow [sth] under (US),
plough [sth] under (UK) vtr + adv | (bury under dirt by plowing) (sob terra ao arar) | soterrar vt |
| six feet under adj | (dead and buried) | a sete palmos de terra expres |
| | | a sete palmos de chão expres |
| six feet under adv | (in one's grave) | a sete palmos de terra expres |
| | | a sete palmos de chão expres |
| snow [sb] under with [sth] v expr | usually passive (overwhelm with work, etc) (figurado: excesso de trabalho) | soterrar vt |
| | Sorry I haven't called; I've been snowed under with work. |
| statement under oath n | ([sth] sworn to be true) (algo jurado ser verdade) | testemunho em juízo sm |
| | | afirmação sob juramento sf |
| | If you make a false statement under oath, you can be charged with perjury. |
| take [sb] under your wing v expr | (protect, guide) | proteger sob suas asas expres v |
under a cloud of suspicion,
under a cloud adv | (suspected of guilt, mistrusted) (ser suspeito ou culpado) | sob suspeita loc adv |
| | (figurado: suspeito ou culpado) | sob uma nuvem de suspeita loc adv |
| | He was under a cloud of suspicion. |
| under a spell adv | (in a trance) | sob um feitiço adv |
| | The wicked witch put the princess under a spell. |
| under a spell adj | (entranced, enchanted) | enfeitiçado, encantado adj |
| | Everyone who heard him speak fell under the spell of his rhetoric. |
| | I've been under her spell ever since I kissed her that first time. |
| under active consideration adv | (being deliberated) (sendo deliberado) | em estudo, sob consideração, em discussão loc adv |
| | Thank you for submitting your resume for the job position; your credentials are under active consideration. |
| under advisement adv | US (into consideration) | em consideração loc adv |
| | | em deliberação loc adv |
| | I hope he will take the new information under advisement. |
| under an hour adv | (less than 60 minutes) | menos de uma hora adv |
| | It takes under an hour to fly from Seville to Madrid. |
| under arms adv | (ready for armed combat) (pronto para combate armado) | com armas loc adv |
| | | pronto para o combate loc adv |
| under arrest adj | (taken into police custody) | detido adj |
| | | preso adj |
| under attack adv | (subjected to physical aggression) (submetido à agressão física) | sob ataque loc adv |
| | They became aware that the castle was under attack. |
| under attack adv | figurative (subjected to criticism) | sob ataque loc adv |
| | His critique of the policy is under attack from the conservatives. |
| under close surveillance adv | (being watched intently) (sendo vigiado atentamente) | sob constante vigilância loc adv |
| | The government kept the official under close surveillance. |
| under close surveillance adj | (watched intently) (vigiado atentamente) | sob vigilância constante loc adj |
| | | vigiado atentamente loc adj |
| under compulsion adv | (as an obligation) | mediante coação loc adv |
| | | sob coação loc adv |
| | Confessions obtained under compulsion are illegal. |
| under consideration adv | (being deliberated) | sendo analisado loc v |
| | | sendo estudado loc v |
| | | em estudo loc adv |
| | A new road is under consideration to reduce congestion. |
| | Your suggestions are currently under consideration. |
| under construction adv | (currently being built) | em construção, em obras adv |
| | The new hospital is currently under construction. |
| | The website is under construction. |
| under control adv | (being managed) | sob controle loc adv |
| | Don't worry, I've got everything under control here at the office. |
under cover of [sth],
under the cover of [sth] expr | (concealed) | escondido por algo |
| | | protegido por algo |
| | Under cover of legitimate businesses, the Mob continued its illegal activities. |
under cover of darkness,
under the cover of darkness expr | (by night) (à noite) | protegido pela escuridão loc adv |
| | The burglar entered by the window under cover of darkness. |
| under detention adv | (in custody) (sob custódia) | sob detenção loc adv |
| | | sob custódia loc adv |
| under escort adv | (with armed accompaniment) (acompanhado por escolta armada) | sob escolta loc adv |
| be under fire v expr | figurative (be criticized harshly) (figurado) | sob fogo cruzado loc adv |
| under lock and key adv | (to or in prison) (preso) | atrás das grades loc adv |
| | This type of deviant behaviour will get you put under lock and key. |
| under lock and key adj | (person: in prison) (prisão) | atrás das grades adj |
| | He's under lock and key after he committed that robbery last year. |
| under lock and key adj | (thing: locked away) | escondido adj |
| | I want you to stop overspending so I put your credit card under lock and key. |
| under no circumstances adv | (not for any reason) | em nenhuma circunstância loc adv |
| | | de modo algum loc adv |
| | Under no circumstances should Johnny eat sweets today. |
| under oath adv | (having sworn to tell the truth) (tendo jurado dizer a verdade) | sob juramento loc adv |
| | I was put under oath before I took the stand. |
| | Lying under oath is a form of perjury. |
| under obligation adv | (compulsorily) | obrigado adj |
| | If we sign the treaty, we are under obligation to reduce pollution by 10% in 10 years. |
| under par adj | informal (unwell) | mal, doente adj |
| | Alicia had the flu and was feeling under par. |
| under par adj | informal (inferior, not up to standard) | inferior, insatisfatório adj |
| | I'm disappointed in your work: this project is really under par. |
under penalty of,
on penalty of expr | formal (risking punishment by) | sob pena de loc adv |
| Nota: Used in legal documents. |
| | We declare under penalty of perjury that these statements are correct. |
| under pressure adv | (subjected to coercion) (sujeito à coerção) | sob pressão loc adv |
| | He was under pressure to make a decision so he finally said "yes.". |
| under [sb]'s thumb expr | (controlled by [sb]) | sob o controle de alguém expres |
under secretary,
under-secretary,
undersecretary n | US (subordinate to principal secretary) | vice-secretário sm |
| Nota: Often capitalized. |
under secretary,
under-secretary,
undersecretary n | UK (UK government official) | subsecretário sm |
| | | vice-secretário sm |
| Nota: Often capitalized. |
| under siege adv | (being surrounded and attacked) (cercado e atacado) | sob sítio loc adv |
| | | sob sítio loc adv |
| | The city was under siege for months before its people finally surrendered. |
| under supervision adv | (being watched or monitored) (observado e ou monitorado) | sob supervisão loc adv |
| | | em acompanhamento loc adv |
| under surveillance adv | (under close observation) (sob observação criteriosa) | sob observação loc adv |
| | | sob vigilância loc adv |
| | | em acompanhamento loc adv |
| | The police had the gang under surveillance for several weeks. |
| | We're keeping those two men under surveillance. |
| under surveillance adj | (being closely observed) (observado de perto) | sob observação loc adv |
| | | sob vigilância loc adv |
| | | em acompanhamento loc adv |
| | The building was under surveillance for a long time. |
| under suspicion adv | (suspected of a crime) (suspeito de crime) | sob suspeita loc adv |
| | The police are watching the house. I'm under suspicion of murder. |
under the aegis of [sth/sb],
under the egis of [sth/sb],
under [sb]'s aegis,
under [sb]'s egis expr | formal (guided or protected by) | sob a égide de loc adv |
| | | sob o amparo de loc adv |
| | This child is now under the aegis of the court. |
| under the auspices of [sb/sth] prep | (being guided, protected by) | sob os auspícios de loc adv |
| | | com o patrocínio de loc adv |
| under the authority of [sb/sth] expr | (being guided by) | sob o comando de loc adv |
| | | sob a autoridade de loc adv |
| under the authority of [sb/sth] expr | (within the control of) | sob a autoridade de loc adv |
| | | sob o comando de loc adv |
| under the circumstances adv | (in view of the situation) | nestas circunstâncias, de acordo com as circunstâncias adv |
| | Under the circumstances, we have no other choice but to expel John from school. |
| under the cloak of [sth] expr | (being protected by) | sob o manto de loc adv |
| | The candidate accused her opponent of pursuing his own interests under the cloak of patriotism. |
| | A candidata acusou seu oponente de proteger seus interesses pessoais sob o manto do patriotismo. |
| under-the-counter adj | figurative (secret, illegal) (secreto, ilegal) | não declarado adj |
| | (figurado: secreto, ilegal) | debaixo dos panos adj |
| | Alan had done an under-the-counter deal to obtain a supply of contraband cigarettes. |
| under the counter adv | figurative (secretly, illegally) | disfarçadamente, dissimuladamente adv |
| | She was being paid under the counter so she avoided paying taxes. |
| under the eyes of [sb] prep | (observed) (sendo observado) | na presença de, sob o olhar de, debaixo do nariz de expres |
| | Under the eyes of his tutor, James became the smartest kid in his school. |
| under the influence adj | (affected or controlled) (afetado ou controlado) | sob a influência de frase |
| | | influenciado por |
| | Under the influence of communist rhetoric, Peter refused to consider the positive aspects of capitalism. |
| under the influence adj | (intoxicated) (intoxicado) | sob efeito de loc adj |
| | | sob a influência de frase |
| | He got pulled over by the police because he was driving while under the influence. |
| under the law adv | (from a legal point of view) (do ponto de vista legal) | sob a lei loc adv |
| | | de acordo com a lei loc adv |
| | | em conformidade com a lei loc adv |
under the leadership of [sb],
under [sb]'s leadership expr | (with [sb]'s management or guidance) | sob a liderança de expres |
| | | sob o comando de expres |
| | | sob a gerência de loc adv |
| under the protection of prep | (being guided or supported by) (ser liderado ou apoiado por) | sob a proteção de loc adv |
| under the pump expr | AU, informal (under pressure) | sob pressão expres v |