Translations for „away“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

away [əˈweɪ] ADV

1. away (distant):

10 km away

a 10 km (de distância)

a long way away

longe

as far away as possible

o mais longe possível

to stay away from sb

ficar longe de alguém

2. away (absent):

away

fora

to be away on vacation

estar de férias

3. away (in future time):

to be only a week away

daqui a apenas uma semana

right away!

agora mesmo!

4. away (continuing on):

to sing/work/chatter away

cantar/trabalhar/conversar sem parar

blow away VB trans

blow away

arrancar

break away VB intr

break away

desvencilhar-se

break away region

afastar-se

carry away VB trans

1. carry away (remove):

carry away

levar

Phrases:

to get carried away (by sth)

deixar-se levar (por a. c.)

to get carried away (by sth)

empolgar-se (com a. c.)

chase away VB trans

chase away

afugentar

chase away

enxotar

die away VB intr

die away feeling

desvanecer

die away sound

extinguir-se

drive away VB trans, drive off VB trans always sep

drive away customers:

drive away

afugentar

I . eat away VB trans

eat away acid

corroer

eat away termites

carcomer

II . eat away VB intr

to eat away at sth

corroer a. c.

explain away VB trans

explain away

encontrar uma boa explicação

fade away VB intr

fade away sound, love, grief:

fade away

sumir aos poucos

fly away VB intr

fly away

sair voando

frighten away VB trans

frighten away

espantar

get away VB intr

get away

escapar

to get away from sth/sb

escapar de a. c./alguém

to get away with sth

sair impune de a. c.

give away VB trans

1. give away (reveal):

give away

revelar

to give sb away

entregar alguém

2. give away (offer for free):

give away

dar

go away VB intr

go away

ir-se embora, sumir

I . keep away VB intr

keep away

manter-se afastado

to keep away from sb/sth

manter-se afastado de alguém/a. c.

II . keep away VB trans always sep

keep away

manter à distância

keep medicines away from children

mantenha os remédios fora do alcance das crianças

lay aside VB trans, lay away VB trans

1. lay aside (put away):

lay aside

deixar de lado

to lay aside one's differences

deixar de lado as diferenças

2. lay aside (save):

lay aside food

guardar

lay aside money

poupar

lead away VB trans

lead away

levar

lock away VB trans

lock away document

guardar trancado

lock away person

trancafiar

I . move away VB intr

move away

afastar-se

II . move away VB trans

move away

afastar

Usage examples with away

far away

muito longe

right away!

agora mesmo!

right away

imediatamente

to turn away away from sb/sth

afastar-se de alguém/a. c.

a long way away

longe

to give sb away

entregar alguém

to slither away [or off]

serpentear

to ooze away

esvair-se

10 km away

a 10 km (de distância)

to draw away

afastar-se

to pine (away)

definhar

away from home

fora de casa

as far away as possible

o mais longe possível

to be away on vacation

estar de férias

to stay away from sb

ficar longe de alguém

keep medicines away from children

mantenha os remédios fora do alcance das crianças

to while away the time

passar o tempo

to slave away (at sth)

trabalhar sem descanso (em a. c.)

kindly put that book away!

por favor, guarde esse livro!

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We all have that friend we met in school or the gym or somewhere we just hit it off right away.

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Will it involve crazed zombies, who eat away at flesh?

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Very small regions will shrink away due to the energy cost in maintaining an interface between two dissimilar component materials.

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Within the market portfolio, asset specific risk will be diversified away to the extent possible.

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Despite being given a home with happy children and suchlike, he ran away from this for the life he's always known.

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I always stayed away from the fiddle, having inflicted enough pain on my family with the piano, he laughed.

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But one man, drunk on "sake", forgot to throw the strange fish away.

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Even in blizzard conditions, the train dispatchers could start snow melters located miles away with the push of a button.

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She does not shy away from subjects seen by the public as taboo.

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An ocean away, a drone flies over enemy territory, cut off from its remote pilot by a satellite communication link that has gone kaput.

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