| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
to be possible | dar para + infinitivo "Very common in speech and informal writing; in more formal contexts, 'não é possível' is also common." |
It’s not possible to update the app without Wi-Fi. | Não dá para atualizar o aplicativo sem wi-fi. "Very common in speech and informal writing; in more formal contexts, 'não é possível' is also common." |
to be enough for | dar para + algo/alguém Very common and neutral. |
The food is enough for four people. | A comida dá para quatro pessoas. Very common and neutral. |
to work out; to succeed | dar certo Very common and neutral. |
I hope it works out. | Tomara que dê certo. Very common and neutral. |
to go wrong; to fail | dar errado Very common and neutral. |
Something went wrong. | Algo deu errado. Very common and neutral. |
to come to nothing | dar em nada Common in speech; informal to neutral. |
The discussion led nowhere. | A discussão deu em nada. Common in speech; informal to neutral. |
to amount to the same thing; to make no difference | dar no mesmo Very common and neutral. |
Going today or tomorrow makes no difference. | Ir hoje ou amanhã dá no mesmo. Very common and neutral. |
to have enough time (to) | dar tempo (de) Very common and neutral. |
There’s still time to catch the bus. | Dá tempo de pegar o ônibus. Very common and neutral. |
to produce results; to work | dar resultado Neutral; common in everyday and professional contexts. |
The treatment worked. | O tratamento deu resultado. Neutral; common in everyday and professional contexts. |
to make a profit | dar lucro Neutral; common in financial or business contexts. |
This business makes a profit. | Esse negócio dá lucro. Neutral; common in financial or business contexts. |
to cause a loss | dar prejuízo Neutral; common in financial or business contexts. |
The project caused a financial loss. | A obra deu prejuízo. Neutral; common in financial or business contexts. |
to cause fear; to be scary | dar medo Very common and neutral. |
That movie is scary. | Esse filme dá medo. Very common and neutral. |
to make someone sleepy | dar sono Very common and neutral. |
This class makes me sleepy. | Essa aula me dá sono. Very common and neutral. |
to make someone hungry | dar fome Very common and neutral. |
Running makes you hungry. | Correr dá fome. Very common and neutral. |
to make someone thirsty | dar sede Very common and neutral. |
This heat makes you thirsty. | Esse calor dá sede. Very common and neutral. |
to make someone feel lazy | dar preguiça Very common in speech; informal to neutral. |
Just seeing this makes me feel lazy. | Só de ver isso me dá preguiça. Very common in speech; informal to neutral. |
to make someone want to | dar vontade de Very common and neutral. |
This makes you want to laugh. | Isso dá vontade de rir. Very common and neutral. |
to cause trouble; to be a headache | dar dor de cabeça Common; can be literal or figurative. |
This problem is going to be a headache. | Esse problema vai dar dor de cabeça. Common; can be literal or figurative. |
to be troublesome; to require effort | dar trabalho Very common and neutral. |
This exercise is a lot of work. | Esse exercício dá trabalho. Very common and neutral. |
to work as; to be suitable for | dar para + lugar/função Common and neutral. |
This room can work as an office. | Esse quarto dá para escritório. Common and neutral. |
to face; to overlook | dar para + lugar Neutral; common in descriptions of spaces. |
The window faces the sea. | A janela dá para o mar. Neutral; common in descriptions of spaces. |
to lead to; to open onto | dar em + lugar Neutral and common. |
This hallway leads to the kitchen. | Esse corredor dá na cozinha. Neutral and common. |
to start doing something | dar para + infinitivo (mudança de hábito) Common in speech; informal to neutral. |
He started complaining about everything. | Ele deu para reclamar de tudo. Common in speech; informal to neutral. |
to take a look | dar uma olhada Very common in speech; informal to neutral. |
Take a look at this. | Dá uma olhada nisso. Very common in speech; informal to neutral. |
to have a laugh | dar uma risada Very common in speech; informal. |
We laughed a lot. | A gente deu muita risada. Very common in speech; informal. |
to figure something out; to find a way | dar um jeito Very common in speech; informal to neutral. |
I’ll figure it out later. | Depois eu dou um jeito. Very common in speech; informal to neutral. |
to be possible to see | dar para ver Very common and neutral. |
You can see the moon from here. | Dá para ver a lua daqui. Very common and neutral. |
to be possible to hear | dar para ouvir Very common and neutral. |
You can’t hear anything. | Não dá para ouvir nada. Very common and neutral. |
to come to; to total | dar + valor/total/hora Neutral and common. |
The total came to one hundred reais. | O total deu cem reais. Neutral and common. |
to cause an allergic reaction | dar alergia Common and neutral. |
This medicine gave me an allergic reaction. | Esse remédio me deu alergia. Common and neutral. |
to cause problems; to malfunction | dar problema Very common and neutral. |
My cellphone started malfunctioning. | Meu celular deu problema. Very common and neutral. |
to get along well with | se dar bem com Very common and neutral. |
I get along well with my coworkers. | Eu me dou bem com meus colegas. Very common and neutral. |
to do well; to come out ahead | se dar bem Very common; can be neutral or slightly informal depending on context. |
She did well in the interview. | Ela se deu bem na entrevista. Very common; can be neutral or slightly informal depending on context. |
to do badly; to get the short end of the stick | se dar mal Very common in speech; informal. |
If you lie, it’s going to go badly for you. | Se você mentir, vai se dar mal. Very common in speech; informal. |
to go wrong; to turn out badly | dar ruim Highly colloquial; very common in informal Brazilian speech. |
If we leave now, this is going to go badly. | Se a gente sair agora, vai dar ruim. Highly colloquial; very common in informal Brazilian speech. |
to work out; to turn out well | dar bom Highly colloquial; common in informal Brazilian speech. |
Relax, it’ll work out. | Relaxa, vai dar bom. Highly colloquial; common in informal Brazilian speech. |
to let one’s guard down; to be careless | dar mole Highly colloquial. |
You weren’t paying attention and missed the bus. | Você deu mole e perdeu o ônibus. Highly colloquial. |
to pay attention to | dar bola para Colloquial; very common in speech. |
Don’t pay attention to that. | Não dá bola para isso. Colloquial; very common in speech. |
to be able to handle | dar conta de Very common in Brazil; informal to neutral. |
I can’t handle doing everything by myself. | Não dou conta de fazer tudo sozinho. Very common in Brazil; informal to neutral. |
to value; to appreciate | dar valor a Neutral. |
He doesn’t value his family. | Ele não dá valor à família. Neutral. |
to show signs of | dar sinal de Neutral; slightly more formal than many expressions on this list. |
The engine showed signs of trouble. | O motor deu sinal de problema. Neutral; slightly more formal than many expressions on this list. |
to get lucky | dar sorte Very common and neutral. |
I got lucky today. | Hoje eu dei sorte. Very common and neutral. |
to be unlucky | dar azar Very common and neutral. |
He was unlucky. | Ele deu azar. Very common and neutral. |
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