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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| intend to do sth v expr | (plan) | pretender vt |
| | (formal) | tencionar vt |
| | I intend to give up smoking, starting tomorrow. |
| | Pretendo parar de fumar a partir de amanhã. |
| purport to do sth v expr | (claim to do) | pretender vt |
| | | dar a entender expres v |
| | Amber's research purports to show that eating chocolate is good for you. |
| | A pesquisa de Amber pretende mostrar que comer chocolate é bom para você. |
| shoot for sth vi + prep | US, slang, figurative (aspire to) | pretender vt |
| | | aspirar vt |
| | | objetivar vt |
| set out to do sth vtr phrasal insep | (intend) (pretender, fazer com o propósito de) | pretender fazer expres v |
| | | pretender vt |
| | | intencionar fazer expres v |
| | I didn't set out to hurt you; I'm sorry if what I said was upsetting. |
| mean to do sth v expr | (intend) | pretender vt |
| | | ter a intenção de loc v |
| | | tencionar vt |
| | I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you. |
| | Eu sinto muito. Eu nunca pretendi machucar você. |
| intend for sth to do sth v expr | (mean to cause) | desejar vt |
| | | tencionar vt |
| | | pretender |
| | She never intended for the gas tank to explode when she lit her cigarette. |
| | Ela nunca desejou que o tanque de gasolina explodisse quando acendeu o cigarro. |
set sth out,
set out sth vtr phrasal sep | (lay out, arrange) | pretender vt |
| | | planejar vt |
| | | colocar vt |
| | Isabelle set out the cutlery for dinner. |
| look to do sth v expr | informal (intend, seek) | pretender vt |
| | I'm not looking to buy a set of encyclopedias right now. |
| | Eu não pretendo comprar um conjunto de enciclopédias no momento. |
| mean to vi + prep | (intend) | pretender vt |
| | | ter a intenção de expres v |
| | | tencionar vt |
| | Did I just step on your foot? Sorry. I didn't mean to. |
| | Eu acabei de pisar no seu pé? Desculpa, eu não pretendia. |
| anticipate doing sth v expr | (expect to do) | esperar vt |
| | | pretender vt |
| | I never anticipated retiring at age 59. |
| | Eu nunca esperei me aposentar aos 59 anos. |