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    Significado de already em inglês

    alreadyalready /ɔːlˈredi $ ɒːl-/ adverb Ver todas as traduções1before now, or before a particular timeantes de agora, ou antes de um momento específico:  The design of the new house is similar to those that have already been built.O design da casa nova é semelhante ao das que já foram construídas. The performance had already started when we arrived.O espetáculo já havia começado quando chegamos.2used to say that something has been done before and does not need doing againusado para dizer que algo já foi feito antes e não precisa ser feito novamente:  You already told me that.Você já me disse isso. ‘Fancy a coffee?’ ‘No thanks, I already have one.’"Quer um café?" "Não, obrigado, já tenho um."3used to say that something has happened too soon or before the expected timeusado para dizer que algo aconteceu cedo demais ou antes do momento esperado:  Have you eaten all that food already?Você já comeu toda essa comida? Is it 5 o'clock already?Já são 5 horas?4used to say that a situation exists and it might get worse, greater etcusado para dizer que uma situação já existe e pode piorar, aumentar etc.:  Hurry up, we’re already late.Se apresse, já estamos atrasados.GRAMMAR: Word orderGRAMÁTICA: Ordem das palavrasAlready often comes at the end of a sentence: · I knew that already.· I was tired already.· I have booked the tickets already.• "already" costuma aparecer no final da oração: · I knew that already.· I was tired already.· I have booked the tickets already.As well as at the end of a sentence, already can be used in the following ways:Além de aparecer no final da oração, "already" pode ser usado das seguintes formas:Already can come before a main verb: · I already knew that.• "already" pode vir antes do verbo principal: · I already knew that.Already comes after ‘be’ when it is the main verb: · I was already tired. Don’t say: I already was tired.• "already" vem depois de "be" quando este é o verbo principal: · I was already tired. ✗Não diga: I already was tired.Already comes after the first auxiliary verb: · I have already booked the tickets. Don’t say: I already have booked the tickets.• "already" vem depois do primeiro verbo auxiliar: · I have already booked the tickets. ✗Não diga: I already have booked the tickets.