Expressões Idiomáticas – letra P
| pack (to) up | fazer as malas |
| pass (to) a law | aprovar uma lei |
| pass (to) an examination | passar num exame = to pass a test (obs.: to fail in an examination = não passar num exame) |
| pass (to) by | passar por, passar perto de = to get by, to go by, to go past / ignorar |
| pave (to) the way for | preparar o terreno para |
| pay (to) a compliment to | elogiar = to compliment, to pay someone a compliment |
| pay (to) attention | prestar atenção = to take note of; to take notice of |
| pay (to) back | devolver, restituir |
| pay (to) by (check, credit card) | pagar em cheque, com cartão de crédito |
| pay (to) cash | pagar à vista = to pay in cash |
| pay (to) down | pagar de entrada |
| pay (to) for damages | indenizar |
| pay (to) homage to | prestar homenagem a |
| pay (to) in advance | pagar adiantado |
| people say that | dizem que |
| phase (to) in | introduzir por etapas (obs.: to phase out = retirar aos poucos, desacelerar) |
| pick (to) out | escolher = to choose, to select |
| pick (to) up | apanhar (do chão, da mesa); to pick up flowers = to gather flowers; "to pick up the phone for that information" |
| pile (to) up | empilhar = to stack |
| place (to) a bet | apostar, fazer uma aposta = to lay a bet, to make a bet |
| place (to) an order | fazer pedido |
| plan (to) on | contar com |
| play (to) a joke | dizer uma piada = to crack a joke / fazer uma brincadeira |
| play (to) the (a) role | desempenhar o (um) papel |
| play (to) the fool | bancar o bobo |
| plead (to) guilty | declarar culpado |
| pleasure to meet you | muito prazer! (ao final) |
| plenty of | muito / "there is plenty of room" |
| point (to) out | assinalar, indicar = to direct the attention to, to indicate |
| pop (to) up | surgir, aparecer de repente |
| practice (to) gymnastics | fazer ginástica = to work out |
| prevail (to) over | prevalecer sobre, passar por cima |
| prevent (to) (someone) from doing (something) | impedir (alguém) de fazer (algo) |
| proceed (to) with | continuar, avançar, prosseguir com (activity, event) |
| produce (to) a report | produzir, gerar um relatório |
| promise (to) to | prometer a |
| prone to | propenso a, predisposto a |
| provide (to) clues | fornecer indícios |
| provided that | contanto que; desde que; com a condição de que = on condition that |
| pry (to) into | intrometer-se em |
| pump (to) up | encher de ar (pneu) |
| pursue (to) business objectives | buscar objetivos do negócio / to achieve business objectives = alcançar objetivos do negócio |
| put (to) an end to | acabar com, pôr fim a |
| put (to) aside | economizar = to save up; to lay aside; to set aside |
| put (to) back | atrasar (relógio) |
| put (to) down | anotar / humilhar / abafar (revolta) |
| put (to) forward | adiantar relógio (obs.: to put back = atrasar relógio) |
| put (to) in a cast | engessar |
| put (to) in gear | engrenar |
| put (to) in practice | pôr em prática = to apply |
| put (to) into effect | efetivar, implantar = to accomplish, to perform, to implement |
| put (to) off | adiar = to postpone, to adjourn, to hold over "to put off a payment" |
| put (to) on | vestir (obs.: to take off = despir) |
| put (to) on weight | engordar (obs.: to reduce weight = emagrecer) |
| put (to) through | ligar, conectar |
| put (to) together | montar, armar = to assemble (obs.: to take apart = desmontar) |
| put (to) up | construir, erigir (obs.: to tear down = demolir) |
