What does prestes in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word prestes in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use prestes in Portuguese.
The word prestes in Portuguese means ready, prestes a, prestes a se tornar, prestes a acontecer, estar prestes a, estar prestes a, prestes a acontecer, prestes a, prestes a, prestes a, prestes a, perto de. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word prestes
readyadjetivo (que está a ponto de) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") |
prestes averbal expression (on the point of doing) (locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).) Eu estava prestes a entrar no banho quando a campainha tocou. I was just about to step into the bath when the doorbell rang. |
prestes a se tornarverbal expression (on the point of being) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) She is about to become the youngest scientist to win the Nobel Prize. |
prestes a aconteceradjective (imminent) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) You want me to give you money? That's not about to happen. |
estar prestes averbal expression (Ire (be about to do) (expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.) |
estar prestes averbal expression (figurative (nearly do [sth]) (expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.) After I lost my job and my son died, I came near to having a breakdown. |
prestes a aconteceradjective (coming soon) (locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.) Seth couldn't move into the house until the impending transaction was finalized. |
prestes averbal expression (be about to endure) (ao ponto de suportar) (locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).) It looks as though we're in for a long night. |
prestes apreposition (about to do [sth]) (locução prepositiva: Duas ou mais palavras com função prepositiva. Ex. para com; em frente ao, etc.) She was on the brink of committing suicide when she called the crisis hotline. |
prestes aexpression (figurative (about to do [sth]) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) He was on the threshold of making his big decision. |
prestes a, perto deexpression (informal (close to doing) (locução prepositiva: Duas ou mais palavras com função prepositiva. Ex. para com; em frente ao, etc.) A pobre mulher parecia prestes a chorar. The poor woman looked ready to cry. |
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