Lista de conjunes bsicas

Conjuno

Significado bsico

Exemplo

Portugus but

mas porm

I like horror movies, but I can't go to the movies today.

Eu gosto de filmes de terror, mas no posso ir ao cinema hoje. Eu gosto de filmes de terror, porm no posso ir ao cinema hoje.

although even though

embora mesmo que

Although she's tired, she's having friends over. I'm going to the theater even though I am tired.

Embora ela esteja cansada, vai receber amigos em casa. Vou ao teatro, mesmo que esteja cansado.

however No acho importante fazer isso. Entretanto, vou faz-lo por voc. (entre vrgulas) porm todavia though (no final de frase depois de vrgula) entretanto no entanto

I'm not very good at math; I can, however, try to help you with the homework. I'm not very good at math; I can try to help you with the homework, though. He knows a lot; she, however, knows a lot more.

entretanto todavia however contudo nevertheless no entanto no obstante

I don't think it's important to do that. However, I'll do it for you.

Eu no sou muito bom em Matemtica; posso, todavia, tentar te ajudar com a lio de casa. Ele sabe muito; ela, porm, sabe muito mais.

I don't think it's No acho important to do importante fazer that. isso. No entanto, Nevertheless, I'll vou faz-lo por do it for you. voc.

and

I like to study English and

Eu gosto de estudar ingls e portugus.

Portuguese.

guava.

She likes to study Mandarin Chinese, and I like to speak Hebrew.

Ela gosta de estudar chins mandarim, e eu gosto de falar hebraico.

not only...but also

no s...mas tambm

My daughter likes eating not only fruit, but also vegetables.

Minha filha gosta de comer no s frutas, mas tambm verduras.

or

ou

Sometimes I read the newspaper or watch the news.

s vezes eu leio jornal ou assisto ao noticirio.

like como (comparaes)

He sleeps like a log.

Ele dorme como uma tora.

either...or

ou...ou

Either come with us or stay home.

Ou venha conosco ou fique em casa. since Since she hasn't arrived yet, we can't start the discussion. Como ela ainda no chegou, no podemos comear a discusso.

neither...nor Neither the bank teller nor the security guard will be fired. I don't like eating either coconut or Nem o caixa do banco nem o segurana sero demitidos. No gosto de comer nem coco nem goiaba.

(no incio de frase)

como

either...or (depois de verbo ou palavra de sentido negativo)

nem...nem

She only speaks English in class so that her students learn it more quickly.

Ela somente fala ingls durante a aula, a fim de que seus alunos o aprendam mais rapidamente.

such (a) + substantivo + that

It was such a delicious cake that you couldn't stop eating it.

Era um bolo to gostoso, que voc no conseguiria parar de com-lo.

in order to so that to

a fim de que para que para

He reads a lot in order to have a better understanding of the foreign language.

Ele l bastante, para que tenha uma melhor compreenso da lngua estrangeira.

There were so many people at the party that I decided to leave.

Havia tantas pessoas na festa, que decidi ir embora.

He works evenings to pay the bills.

Ele trabalha noite para pagar as contas. tanto..que so many...that so much...that tanta..que tantos...que tantas...que There were so many bugs in the house that I decided to leave. Havia tantos insetos na casa, que decidi ir embora.

so + adjetivo +that

to...que

Ela parece to She seems so happy that I feel feliz, que sinto like crying for vontade de joy. chorar de alegria.

That guy has so much courage that he could be a firefighter and save many lives.

Aquele cara tem tanta coragem, que poderia ser bombeiro e salvar muitas vidas.

Ela sente tanto She feels so much pleasure in prazer em ajudar helping people as pessoas, que that she could poderia trabalhar work as a como voluntria volunteer in our em nossa community. comunidade.

more... than (comparativos de substantivos) mais...que

There are more people in So Paulo than in London.

H mais gente em So Paulo que em Londres.

more + adjetivo + than ou adjective + er...than (comparativos de adjetivos) mais...que

less...than She's more beautiful than her sister. Ela mais bonita que a irm. (comparativos de substantivos) menos ...que

There's less pollution in Brussels than in So Paulo.

H menos poluio em Bruxelas que em So Paulo.

He's richer than his brother.

Ele mais rico que o irmo.

fewer...than (comparativos de substantivos)

There are fewer people in Brazil than in the United States.

H menos pessoas no Brasil que nos Estados Unidos.

She's less beautiful than her sister.

Ela menos bonita que a irm. Se ela tivesse If she had bought a car, she could comprado um go to the carro, poderia ir wedding in Rio ao casamento no tomorrow. Rio amanh.

less...than (comparativos de adjetivos) menos que He's less rich than his brother. Ele menos rico que o irmo.

if (oraes condicionais) se

in case

caso

I'll buy a bottle of water, in case there isn't any water to drink there.

Vou comprar uma garrafa de gua, caso no haja gua para beber l.

so assim thus ento then desse modo (concluso) Ele sabe falar He can speak italiano Italian fluently, fluentemente, so he'll be able to ento poder nos help us. ajudar.

as long as desde que so long as contanto que provided that

You can go to your friend's party, as long as you come back home before midnight.

Voc pode ir festa da sua amiga, desde que voc volte para casa antes da meia-noite.

The more...the more ou the + adjetivo + er (proporo) quanto mais...mais The more I study Portuguese, the easier it becomes. Quais mais estudo portugus, mais fcil fica.

if ou whether (oraes substantivas) se I don't know if he loves her. No sei se ele a ama.

as medida que (proporo) O latim, falado Latin, spoken in na Roma Antiga, Ancient Rome, is uma lngua portanto a very difficult muito difcil, language; portanto vou ter therefore, I'll por conseguinte que estudar have to study a muito para lot to learn it. aprend-la. logo

As you get older, you get wiser.

medida que envelhecemos, ficamos mais sbios.

therefore

when

quando

Call me when you get there.

Ligue-me quando chegar l.

while

enquanto

He was reading while she was talking on the phone.

Ele lia enquanto ela falava ao telefone.

before

antes que

melhor voc You'd better tidy arrumar o seu up your room quarto antes que before mom gets a mame chegue home. em casa.

as soon as

assim que

Call me as soon as you get there.

Ligue-me assim que chegar l. after depois que

He washed his car after he came back from church.

Ele lavou o carro depois que voltou da igreja.

until

at que

I'll love you until death do us apart.

Vou te amar at que a morte nos separe.

that (discurso indireto / oraes substantivas) que

He said that he loves her. She told him that she would be there at six.

Ele disse que a ama. Ela lhe disse que estaria l s seis.

whenever

sempre que

Whenever you need me, I'll be there.

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Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions

H dois tipos bsicos de conjunes em ingls: coordinating conjunctions e subordinating conjunctions. English As coordinating conjunctions - conjunes coordenativas - so aquelas que aparecem em uma orao coordenada, enquanto as subordinating conjunctions conjunes subordinativas - introduzem uma orao subordinada.

Subordinating Conjunctions Usage Portuguese Example

although contraste embora even though

Coordinating Conjunctions English Usage Portuguese Example He went to the club and I went back home.

Although I like action movies, I don't like Jet Lee movies.

and

idia de adio

since causa, motivo as como

Since she's tired, she's not going out with us.

but

idia de oposio

mas

I like her, but she's sometimes boring. because conseqncia porque I don't like drama movies because they're usually slow-paced.

or

idia de alternativa

ou

I might go there or stay home.

yet

idia de oposio

He likes music, yet todavia, contudo he can't play the guitar very well.

despite contraste in spite of apesar de

Despite being a great actor, his acting was poor in his last movie.

nor

idia de excluso

nem

He can't play nor sing.

in order to para que so that so as to finalidade a fim de que He works hard so that he can graduate.

when while as as soon as before after until as if as though like (informal) as...as as much...as as many...as more...than less...than if in case condio unless as long as comparao modo tempo

quando enquanto enquanto assim que antes de depois que at que I was reading while she was watching TV.

Adverb Clause (Chart) - Quadro de Oraes Adverbiais Clauses and Sentences (Tutorial)

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When / As / While / Just as / Just when (tempos passados)

como se

He acted as if he were embarrassed. Deve-se tomar cuidado ao empregar as conjunes when, as, while just as e just when com os tempos passados. Observe a tabela abaixo: Oraes She's as beautiful as her sister. When I woke up, I took a shower. Quando voc conecta duas oraes no past simple (com when), as aes so subseqentes (uma ocorre depois da outra): when = after Significado

to...como tanto...quanto tantos...quantos mais...que menos...que se caso a menos que contanto que I'll take my credit card in case I need it.

I took a shower

when I woke up.

Leia tambm: Adverb Clauses - Oraes Subordinadas Adverbiais

When he got home,

I was sleeping.

Quando voc conecta duas oraes, uma no past simple e a outra no past continuous, a acao expressa pelo past simple

I was sleeping

when he got home.

(com when) ocorreu durante a ao expressa pelo past continuous: when = the moment He arrived

continuous (com just as ou just when) estava comeando a acontecer quando a ao expressa just as I was calling him pelo past simple ocorreu e up. a interrompeu: just as / just when = the very moment Quando voc conecta duas oraes, uma no past perfect e a outra no past simple, a ao expressa pelo past perfect (com when) j tinha acontecido quando ao expressa pelo past simple ocorreu: when = depois que

He got home

while I was sleeping.

While I was sleeping,

he got home.

Quando voc conecta duas oraes, uma no past simple e a outra no past continuous, a ao expressa pelo past continuous (com while ou as) estava acontecendo quando a ao expressa pelo past simple ocorreu: when = during

When I had done the report,

he offered help.

He offered help

when I had done the report.

I was working on a project

while she was reading a Quando voc conecta duas oraes no past continuous book. (com while), as aes estavam acontecendo ao mesmo tempo (simultneas): I was reading a book. while = at the same time

As he got richer,

he got colder.

While she was working on a project,

Quando voc conecta duas oraes no past simple (com as), as aes so proporcionais: as = medida em que, quanto mais

He got colder Quando voc conecta duas oraes, uma no past simple e a outra no past continuous, a ao expressa pelo past

as he got richer.

Just as I was calling him up,

he arrived.

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Although, Even though, Despite & In spite of

Despite the bad weather, he's going out. As conjunes although, even though, despite e in spite of so usadas em oraes subordinadas concessivas (contrast clauses) e significam embora, apesar de. Embora tenham o mesmo significado, o que as diferencia a estrutura da frase: In spite of the bad weather, he's going out.

Copyright 2005-2007 Helcio Domingues Although / even though vm seguidas de sujeito + verbo Home

Despite / in spite of no vm seguidas de sujeito + verbo Exemplos: Although I am an attorney, I work as a teacher. Even though I am an attoney, I work as a teacher. Despite being an attorney, I work as a teacher. In spite of being an attorney, I work as a teacher.

Nota=> Despite e inspite of geralmente acompanham verbos na forma ing e substantivos: Despite getting late, he managed to talk to the manager. In spite of getting late, he managed to talk to the manager.