| Traduções principais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| right adj | (correct, true) (resposta) | correto, certo adj |
| | What's the right answer to this question? |
| | Qual é a resposta certa para esta questão? |
| correct adj | (accurate) | correto adj |
| | The student gave the correct answer. |
| | O estudante deu a resposta correta. |
| proper adj | (correct) | correto, próprio adj |
| | The chef gave a demonstration of the proper way to skin a chicken. |
| | O chefe de cozinha deu uma demonstração da maneira correta de se arrancar a pele da galinha. |
| rightful adj | (fair, just) | correto, justo adj |
| | The judge's rightful decision upheld the constitution. |
| on the money adj | slang (correct, accurate) (figurado, informal) | na mosca expres |
| | | correto adj |
| | | preciso adj |
| | | exato adj |
| | Her predictions are usually right on the money. |
| | Wow, you called that one, right on the money. |
on the nose,
right on the nose adj | informal, figurative (exact, precise) (figurado, informal) | na mosca expres |
| | | correto adj |
| | | exato adj |
| | | preciso adj |
| | Your guess was right on the nose. |
| right-thinking adj | (decent and correct) | de bem loc adj |
| | | correto adj |
| | Any right-thinking person would accept that it is wrong to steal from another. |
| right adj | (appropriate) (adequado) | direito, certo, correto adj |
| | That's not the right way to lay the table. You've put the glasses on the wrong side of the place settings. |
| | Esse não é o jeito certo de por a mesa. Você colocou os copos no lado errado de cada lugar à mesa. |
| accurate adj | (correct) | correto adj |
| | | preciso, exato adj |
| | I agree that your assessment of our situation is accurate. |
| | Concordo que sua avaliação da nossa situação é correta. |
| straight as an arrow adj | slang (honest, not criminal) (honesto, não criminoso) | justo adj |
| | | correto adj |
| | | honesto adj |
| correct adj | (person: what they said is true) | certo adj |
| | | correto adj |
| | Yes, Maya, you're correct; they do indeed drive on the left in Thailand. |
| right adj | (just) (justo) | correto, certo adj |
| | | direito sm |
| | It's only right that you have a fair trial. |
| | É correto que você tenha um julgamento justo. |
| correct adj | (appropriate) (apropriado) | correto, certo adj |
| | Yes, I think he did the correct thing by calling her. |
| | Sim, acho que ele fez a coisa certa ligando para ela. |
| upright adj | figurative (morally good, honest) | honesto adj |
| | | correto adj |
| | Mary is an upright young woman who always does what is right. |
| | Mary é uma jovem honesta que sempre faz o que é certo. |
| regular adj | (organization: proper, correct) | regular adj |
| | | apropriado adj |
| | | correto adj |
| | | normal adj |
| | It's Tim's job to ensure the regular operation of the systems in the factory. |
| | O trabalho do Tim é assegurar a operação regular dos sistemas na fábrica. |
| Formas compostas: |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| correct usage n | (language: proper use) (língua) | uso correto loc sm |
| do right by sb v expr | (treat fairly) | fazer o correto, fazer o certo loc v |
| | You are going to have to do right by her and marry her. |
| eco-friendly adj | (environmentally safe) | amigo do meio ambiente expres |
| | | ecologicamente correto adj |
| | | ecológico adj |
| | Eco-friendly cleaning products do not contain harsh chemicals. |
environmentally friendly,
environmentally-friendly,
environment-friendly adj | (ecologically sound) | ecologicamente correto expres |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Using disposable bottles is not environmentally friendly. |
| greenness n | figurative, informal (state of being eco-friendly) | ecologicamente correto loc adj |
| PC n | informal, pejorative, initialism (political correctness) | politicamente correto adv + adj |
| | PC is a prime concern for this publication. |
| PC adj | informal, pejorative, initialism (politically correct) (abrev) | politicamente correto adv + adj |
| | Is it PC to call a woman "honey"? |
| political correctness n | usually pejorative (avoiding racism, sexism, etc.) | politicamente correto adv + adj |
| politically correct adj | usually pejorative (avoiding racism, sexism, etc.) | politicamente correto adv + adj |
the right thing,
the right thing to do n | informal (correct action) | procedimento correto sm |
| | | coisa certa sf |
| | Of course, the right thing to do would be to confess. |
| that's right interj | informal (that is correct) | está correto interj |
| | | está certo interj |
| | (informal) | é isso (aí)! interj |
| | That's right. The truck ran the red light and slammed into that car. |
| turn out right v expr | informal (end well) (informal) | sair-se bem, estar bom, estar correto expres |
| | Annie hoped her project would turn out right so she'd get a good grade. |