Translations for „am“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

am [əm, stressed: æm] VB intr

am 1st pers sing of:

See also be

I . be <was, been> [biː] VB intr

1. be + adj/n permanent state, quality, identity:

be

ser

she's a cook

ela é cozinheira

she's Brazilian

ela é brasileira

to be good

ser bom

to be able to do sth

poder fazer a. c.

to be married

ser casado

2. be + adj mental and physical states:

be

estar

to be fat

estar gordo

to be hot/cold

estar quente/frio

to be hungry

estar com fome

to be happy

estar feliz

be quiet!

fica quieto!

how are you?

como vai você?

3. be (age):

be

ter

I'm 21

tenho 21 anos

4. be (measurement):

be

medir

be weight

pesar

to be 2 meters long

medir [or ter] 2 metros de comprimento

5. be (exist, live):

there is/are ...

há ...

6. be location, situation:

be

estar

to be in Rome

estar em Roma

7. be pp (go):

I've never been to Mexico

nunca estive no México

8. be expressing possibility:

can it be that ...? form

será que ...? +subj

II . be <was, been> [biː] VB impers

be expressing physical conditions, circumstances:

it's cloudy

está nublado

it's sunny

está ensolarado

it's two o'clock

são duas horas

III . be <was, been> [biː] VB aux

1. be expressing continuation:

be

estar

to be doing sth

estar fazendo a. c.

don't sing while I'm reading

não cante enquanto estou lendo

she's leaving tomorrow

ele vai embora amanhã

2. be expressing passive:

be

ser

to be discovered by sb

ser descoberto por alguém

he was left speechless

ele ficou sem palavras

3. be expressing future:

we are to visit Peru in the winter

vamos viajar para o Peru no inverno

what are we to do?

o que devemos fazer?

4. be expressing future in past:

she was never to see her brother again

ela nunca mais veria o irmão

5. be expressing subjunctive possibility in conditionals:

if he was to work harder, he'd get better grades

se ele se esforçasse mais, tiraria notas melhores

6. be expressing obligation:

you are to come here right now

você tem de vir aqui imediatamente

7. be in question tags:

she is tall, isn't she?

ela é alta, não é?

he isn't Brazilian, is he?

ele é brasileiro, não é?

a.m. [ˌeɪˈem]

a.m. abbreviation of ante meridiem:

a.m.

da manhã

I . be <was, been> [biː] VB intr

1. be + adj/n permanent state, quality, identity:

be

ser

she's a cook

ela é cozinheira

she's Brazilian

ela é brasileira

to be good

ser bom

to be able to do sth

poder fazer a. c.

to be married

ser casado

2. be + adj mental and physical states:

be

estar

to be fat

estar gordo

to be hot/cold

estar quente/frio

to be hungry

estar com fome

to be happy

estar feliz

be quiet!

fica quieto!

how are you?

como vai você?

3. be (age):

be

ter

I'm 21

tenho 21 anos

4. be (measurement):

be

medir

be weight

pesar

to be 2 meters long

medir [or ter] 2 metros de comprimento

5. be (exist, live):

there is/are ...

há ...

6. be location, situation:

be

estar

to be in Rome

estar em Roma

7. be pp (go):

I've never been to Mexico

nunca estive no México

8. be expressing possibility:

can it be that ...? form

será que ...? +subj

II . be <was, been> [biː] VB impers

be expressing physical conditions, circumstances:

it's cloudy

está nublado

it's sunny

está ensolarado

it's two o'clock

são duas horas

III . be <was, been> [biː] VB aux

1. be expressing continuation:

be

estar

to be doing sth

estar fazendo a. c.

don't sing while I'm reading

não cante enquanto estou lendo

she's leaving tomorrow

ele vai embora amanhã

2. be expressing passive:

be

ser

to be discovered by sb

ser descoberto por alguém

he was left speechless

ele ficou sem palavras

3. be expressing future:

we are to visit Peru in the winter

vamos viajar para o Peru no inverno

what are we to do?

o que devemos fazer?

4. be expressing future in past:

she was never to see her brother again

ela nunca mais veria o irmão

5. be expressing subjunctive possibility in conditionals:

if he was to work harder, he'd get better grades

se ele se esforçasse mais, tiraria notas melhores

6. be expressing obligation:

you are to come here right now

você tem de vir aqui imediatamente

7. be in question tags:

she is tall, isn't she?

ela é alta, não é?

he isn't Brazilian, is he?

ele é brasileiro, não é?

would-be ADJ

1. would-be (wishing to be):

would-be

aspirante

2. would-be (pretending to be):

would-be

suposto(-a)

Usage examples with am

I am boiling

estou morrendo de calor

am I late?

estou atrasado?

I am eighth on the list

sou o oitavo da lista