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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| idle vi | (person: laze, do nothing) | ficar à toa expres v |
| | Ron was reprimanded by his boss for idling at work. |
| | Ron foi repreendido pelo chefe por ficar à toa no trabalho. |
| in vain adv | (pointlessly, for nothing) (sem resultado) | em vão loc adv |
| | (informal, sem resultado) | à toa loc adv |
| | Polly tried in vain to open the locked door. |
| | Polly tentou em vão abrir a porta, mas isso era inútil. |
| laze about vi phrasal | UK (be idle, lounge around) (passar o tempo ociosamente) | vadiar, vagabundar v int |
| | | ficar à toa loc v |
| | I don't feel like working today; I'm just going to laze about. |
| laze around vi phrasal | (be idle, lounge about) (passar o tempo ociosamente) | vadiar, vagabundar v int |
| | | ficar à toa loc v |
| | On Saturdays, I like to just laze around the house instead of going out. |
| lounge vi | (waste time) | ficar à toa loc v |
| | | vadiar v int |
| | (BR, gíria) | enrolar v int |
| | Jim lounged around all day instead of working. |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be unproductive) | estar à toa, agir de modo frívolo expres v |
| | | entreter-se, distrair-se vp |
| | My husband is messing around in the garage - I've no idea what he's doing in there. |
| | Meu marido está à toa na garagem. Não tenho ideia do que ele está fazendo lá. |
| trivial matter n | (sth insignificant) (algo insignificante) | questão trivial loc sf |
| | | assunto trivial loc sm |
| | (informal) | bobagem à toa expres |
| | Some people get very upset over the most trivial matters. |