Translations for „isms“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

arms N pl

(fire) arms

armas f pl de fogo

to be up in arms over sth fig

estar em pé de guerra por a. c.

iris <-es> [ˈaɪrɪs, Brit ˈaɪər-] N

iris BOT, ANAT

íris f inv

I . its [ɪts] ADJ poss

its

seu, sua, dele, dela

its color/weight

sua cor/seu peso

its mountains

suas montanhas

the cat hurt its head

o gato machucou a cabeça

II . its [ɪts] PRON

its

o seu, a sua, o dele, a dela

it's [ɪts]

1. it's = it + is:

2. it's = it + has:

See also have , be

I . have <has, had, had> [həv, stressed: hæv] VB trans

1. have (own):

have

ter

she has two brothers

ela tem dois irmãos

to have sth to do

ter a. c. para fazer

2. have (engage in):

to have a bath/shower esp Brit

tomar um banho

to have a game

jogar uma partida

to have a walk

ir caminhar

3. have (eat):

to have lunch

almoçar

to have some coffee

tomar um café

4. have (give birth to):

to have a child

dar à luz uma criança

5. have (receive):

have

receber

to have visitors

receber visitas

II . have <has, had, had> [həv, stressed: hæv] VB aux (indicates perfect tense)

he has never been to Scotland

ele nunca esteve na Escócia

to have got to do sth

ter que fazer a. c.

we had been swimming

tínhamos ficado nadando

what time have we got to be there?

a que horas precisamos estar lá?

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?

miss¹ [mɪs] N (form of adress)

miss

senhorita f

Miss Brazil

Miss Brasil

I . hiss [hɪs] VB intr, trans

hiss

assobiar

to hiss at sb

assobiar a alguém

II . hiss [hɪs] N

hiss

assobio m

I . piss [pɪs] vulg N no pl

to take a piss

fazer xixi

to take the piss (out of sb) esp Brit

gozar alguém

II . piss [pɪs] vulg VB intr

piss

mijar sl

to piss in one's pants

mijar na calça sl

it's pissing with rain Brit, Aus

está caindo um pé d'água

III . piss [pɪs] vulg VB trans

to piss oneself laughing

rir descontroladamente

I . kiss <-es> [kɪs] N

kiss

beijo m

kiss of life

respiração f boca-a-boca

II . kiss [kɪs] VB trans

kiss

beijar

to kiss sb goodnight/goodbye

dar um beijo de boa noite/despedida em alguém

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was a chimerical phenomenon, a set of moves away from movements, the ism at the end of the isms.

thequietus.com

It has slowly developed its own -isms and slang over the years.

en.wikipedia.org

His art was free of dogmatic "isms" and achieves its power from a melancholic fatalism.

en.wikipedia.org