Translations for „use“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . use [juːs] N

use

uso m

in use

em uso

it's no use

não adianta

to be of use to sb

ser útil a alguém

to be out of use

ser antiquado

to come into use

entrar em uso

to go out of use

cair em desuso

to make use of sth

usar a. c.

to put sth to use

aproveitar a. c.

II . use [juːz] VB trans

1. use (make use of):

use

usar

use skills

aproveitar

to use common sense

usar o bom senso

to use logic

usar a lógica

to use sth against sb

usar a. c. contra alguém

to use sth to do sth

usar a. c. para fazer a. c.

2. use (consume):

use

gastar

industrialised countries are using the earth's resources

os países industrializados estão gastando os recursos da Terra

industrialised countries are using the earth's resources

consumir

does she still use drugs?

ela ainda consome drogas?

Phrases:

use (manipulate)

manusear

use (exploit)

usar

use (exploit)

aproveitar-se de

to use sb for sth

usar [or aproveitar-se de] alguém para a. c.

III . use [juːs] VB aux

he used to live in New York

ele morava em Nova York

use up VB trans

use up

gastar

I've used up all the polish

eu gastei toda a cera

I've used up all the polish

esgotar

at the age of 53 he was used up

aos 53 anos ele estava esgotado

Usage examples with use

in use

em uso

constant use (steady) rate, speed, value

constante

to use bad language

dizer palavrões

to come into use

entrar em uso

to use common sense

usar o bom senso

to use one's initiative

agir por iniciativa própria

to use sth extensively

usar muito a. c.

it's no use

não adianta

to use logic

usar a lógica

habitual drug use

consumo regular de drogas

to be out of use

ser antiquado

to go out of use

cair em desuso

to make use of sth

usar a. c.

to put sth to use

aproveitar a. c.

does she still use drugs?

ela ainda consome drogas?

to use sth against sb

usar a. c. contra alguém

to use one's better judgment

usar seu bom senso

to use sb for sth

usar [or aproveitar-se de] alguém para a. c.

you're welcome to use the phone

esteja à vontade para usar o telefone

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The government bag began providing inducements for absentee landlords to encourage productive land use and initiated agricultural wage policies.

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These reports and photographs showed pillboxes and many buildings still survived, although most of the land had by then returned to agricultural use.

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For researches on blood gases, he designed the mercurial blood-pump that, with various modifications, has come into extensive use.

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The use of higher alpha-olefins (hexene or octene) gives rise to enhanced stretch film characteristics, particularly in respect of elongation at break and puncture resistance.

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That issue included articles on the use of televisions in courtrooms and piercing the corporate veil among other topics.

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Third party companies use these devices to offer services such as directions and emergency assistance to their customers.

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Police, emergency services, fire departments, agencies for technical aid and numerous other operators of deployment and use special vehicles use them.

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Its main use in pharmaceutics is with enteric formulations.

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We use combat gauze that's impregnated with coagulants.

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Use a hole punch to attach a ribbon to toe the tags to your packages.

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