chamar atenção

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Verb[edit]

chamar atenção (first-person singular present chamo atenção, first-person singular preterite chamei atenção, past participle chamado atenção)

  1. (intransitive) to cause to be noticed, to draw attention, to stand out
    "Essa tua roupa chama atenção demais." — "These clothes of yours draw too much attention."
    Synonyms: causar, sobressair
    "Deixa pra lá, eles só estão querendo chamar atenção." — "Let it go, they're just trying to attract attention."
    Synonyms: aparecer, causar, provocar
  2. (literal, transitive, with optional genitive, with preposition "para") to call (someone's) attention to
    "Gostaríamos apenas de chamar (sua) atenção para esse fato." — "We would just like to call (your) attention to this fact."
    Synonyms: destacar, enfatizar, salientar, alertar, avisar
  3. (transitive, intransitive, with optional genitive) to admonish, to reprehend, to reprimand, to reproach
    "Esse tipo de aluno, a gente precisa ficar sempre chamando atenção (dele)." — "That kind of student, we need to keep on admonishing (him) over and over again."
    Synonyms: repreender, advertir, admoestar

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