Significado de evidence em inglês
evidenceevidence1 /ˈevɪdəns/ AWL noun 
Ver todas as traduções1[uncountable] facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is truefatos ou sinais que mostram claramente que algo existe ou é verdadeiroevidence of
At present we have no evidence of life on other planets.No momento, não temos nenhuma evidência de vida em outros planetas.evidence for There is no evidence for these claims.Não há nenhuma evidência para essas afirmações.evidence that Do you have evidence that this treatment works?Você tem evidência de que esse tratamento funciona?► see thesaurus at sign2[uncountable] information that is given in a court of law in order to prove that someone is guilty or not guiltyinformação apresentada em tribunal para provar que alguém é culpado ou inocente: Murrow’s evidence was enough to convict Hayes of murder.O depoimento de Murrow foi suficiente para condenar Hayes por assassinato. He refused to give evidence at the trial.Ele se recusou a depor no julgamento.evidence against There was very little evidence against the two men.Havia pouquíssimas provas contra os dois homens.in evidence The documents may be used in evidence at the trial.Os documentos podem ser usados como prova no julgamento.3be in evidence formalformal to be present and easily seen or noticedestar presente e ser facilmente visto ou notado: The police are always in evidence at football matches.A polícia está sempre presente nos jogos de futebol. → king's evidence, Queen's evidence, State's evidenceGRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?GRAMÁTICA: Contável ou incontável?• Evidence is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say: · The judge listened to all the evidence. ✗Don’t say: The judge listened to all the evidences.• evidence é um substantivo incontável e não é usado no plural. Diz-se: · The judge listened to all the evidence. ✗Não se diz: The judge listened to all the evidences.• Evidence is always followed by a singular verb: · The evidence is very clear.• evidence é sempre seguido de um verbo no singular: · The evidence is very clear.• When talking about one fact or sign, you say a piece of evidence: · The police found a vital piece of evidence.• Ao falar de um fato ou sinal específico, usa-se a piece of evidence: · The police found a vital piece of evidence.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕES– Meanings 1 & 2– Acepções 1 e 2verbsverboshave evidence· Do the police have any evidence against him?A polícia tem alguma prova contra ele?find evidence (also obtain evidence formalformal)· The authorities failed to obtain enough evidence to convict him.As autoridades não conseguiram obter provas suficientes para condená-lo.gather/collect evidence· Police experts are still collecting evidence at the scene of the crime.Especialistas da polícia ainda estão coletando evidências na cena do crime.look for/search for evidence· The investigation will look for evidence of financial mismanagement.A investigação buscará evidências de má gestão financeira.hide evidence· The killer may have tried to burn the bodies in an attempt to hide the evidence.O assassino pode ter tentado queimar os corpos na tentativa de esconder as evidências.plant evidence (=deliberately put evidence somewhere to make someone look guilty)· He claims the evidence was planted there by the police.Ele afirma que as provas foram plantadas pela polícia.produce evidence (=find evidence and prepare it for a court case)· The case was adjourned to allow the police time to produce further evidence.O caso foi adiado para dar à polícia tempo para apresentar mais provas.give evidence (=tell a court about what you have seen or know to be true)· Ms White has agreed to give evidence at their trial.A senhora White concordou em depor no julgamento deles.consider/examine/study the evidence· Having considered all the evidence, the court found him not guilty.Após considerar todas as provas, o tribunal o declarou inocente.adjectivesadjetivosgood/clear/strong evidence· There is clear evidence that smoking causes heart disease.Há evidências claras de que fumar causa doenças cardíacas.hard evidence (=very clear evidence which proves that something is true)· They have no hard evidence to support their claim.Eles não têm provas concretas para sustentar sua afirmação.fresh evidence (=new evidence)· The police say they may have found fresh evidence which proves Tilly was at the scene of the crime.A polícia diz que pode ter encontrado novas provas que provam que Tilly estava na cena do crime.medical/scientific evidence· There isn’t any medical evidence to support the claim.Não há nenhuma evidência médica para sustentar a afirmação.reliable/credible (=which people can trust or believe)· Do you think their evidence is reliable?Você acha que as provas deles são confiáveis?flimsy (=not good enough to make you believe something)· Their conclusions are drawn from some very flimsy evidence.Suas conclusões são baseadas em evidências muito frágeis.convincing/compelling (=making you feel sure that something is true)· The data provides compelling evidence that the climate is changing.Os dados fornecem evidências convincentes de que o clima está mudando.overwhelming (=when there is so much evidence that you are sure that something is true)· The evidence against him was overwhelming.As provas contra ele eram avassaladoras.conclusive/incontrovertible/irrefutable evidence (=very strong evidence which cannot be disproved)· We need irrefutable evidence before making an arrest.Precisamos de provas irrefutáveis antes de efetuar uma prisão.· The government claims it has conclusive evidence of the country’s nuclear weapons programme.O governo afirma ter provas conclusivas do programa de armas nucleares do país.conflicting evidence (=pieces of evidence that support different conclusions)· With so much conflicting evidence, it’s almost impossible to make a decision.Com tantas evidências contraditórias, é quase impossível tomar uma decisão.incriminating evidence (=making someone seem guilty of a crime)· The robbers were careful not to leave any incriminating evidence behind.Os ladrões tomaram cuidado para não deixar nenhuma prova incriminatória.damning evidence (=proving that someone has done something wrong)· Her testimony proved to be the most damning evidence against him.Seu depoimento provou ser a prova mais contundente contra ele.circumstantial evidence (=evidence which makes something seem likely, but does not prove it)· His barrister claims the case against him is based on circumstantial evidence.Seu advogado alega que o caso contra ele é baseado em provas circunstanciais.anecdotal evidence (=based on what people believe, rather than on facts)· Anecdotal evidence suggests that gang-related violence is on the increase.Evidências anedóticas sugerem que a violência relacionada a gangues está aumentando.empirical evidence (=based on scientific testing or practical experience)· Where is the empirical evidence to back up these claims?Onde estão as evidências empíricas para embasar essas afirmações?admissible evidence (=acceptable in a court of law)· Her lawyer advised that the tape would not be admissible evidence in court.Seu advogado informou que a fita não seria admissível como prova no tribunal.phraseslocuçõesa piece of evidence· The study produced one interesting piece of evidence.O estudo produziu uma evidência interessante.not a scrap/shred of evidence (=no evidence at all)· There is not one scrap of evidence against our client.Não há um único fragmento de prova contra nosso cliente.COMMON ERRORSERROS COMUNS ► Don’t say ‘true evidence’. Say reliable evidence.
Ver todas as traduções1[uncountable] facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is truefatos ou sinais que mostram claramente que algo existe ou é verdadeiroevidence of At present we have no evidence of life on other planets.No momento, não temos nenhuma evidência de vida em outros planetas.evidence for There is no evidence for these claims.Não há nenhuma evidência para essas afirmações.evidence that Do you have evidence that this treatment works?Você tem evidência de que esse tratamento funciona?► see thesaurus at sign2[uncountable] information that is given in a court of law in order to prove that someone is guilty or not guiltyinformação apresentada em tribunal para provar que alguém é culpado ou inocente: Murrow’s evidence was enough to convict Hayes of murder.O depoimento de Murrow foi suficiente para condenar Hayes por assassinato. He refused to give evidence at the trial.Ele se recusou a depor no julgamento.evidence against There was very little evidence against the two men.Havia pouquíssimas provas contra os dois homens.in evidence The documents may be used in evidence at the trial.Os documentos podem ser usados como prova no julgamento.3be in evidence formalformal to be present and easily seen or noticedestar presente e ser facilmente visto ou notado: The police are always in evidence at football matches.A polícia está sempre presente nos jogos de futebol. → king's evidence, Queen's evidence, State's evidenceGRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?GRAMÁTICA: Contável ou incontável?• Evidence is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say: · The judge listened to all the evidence. ✗Don’t say: The judge listened to all the evidences.• evidence é um substantivo incontável e não é usado no plural. Diz-se: · The judge listened to all the evidence. ✗Não se diz: The judge listened to all the evidences.• Evidence is always followed by a singular verb: · The evidence is very clear.• evidence é sempre seguido de um verbo no singular: · The evidence is very clear.• When talking about one fact or sign, you say a piece of evidence: · The police found a vital piece of evidence.• Ao falar de um fato ou sinal específico, usa-se a piece of evidence: · The police found a vital piece of evidence.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕES– Meanings 1 & 2– Acepções 1 e 2verbsverboshave evidence· Do the police have any evidence against him?A polícia tem alguma prova contra ele?find evidence (also obtain evidence formalformal)· The authorities failed to obtain enough evidence to convict him.As autoridades não conseguiram obter provas suficientes para condená-lo.gather/collect evidence· Police experts are still collecting evidence at the scene of the crime.Especialistas da polícia ainda estão coletando evidências na cena do crime.look for/search for evidence· The investigation will look for evidence of financial mismanagement.A investigação buscará evidências de má gestão financeira.hide evidence· The killer may have tried to burn the bodies in an attempt to hide the evidence.O assassino pode ter tentado queimar os corpos na tentativa de esconder as evidências.plant evidence (=deliberately put evidence somewhere to make someone look guilty)· He claims the evidence was planted there by the police.Ele afirma que as provas foram plantadas pela polícia.produce evidence (=find evidence and prepare it for a court case)· The case was adjourned to allow the police time to produce further evidence.O caso foi adiado para dar à polícia tempo para apresentar mais provas.give evidence (=tell a court about what you have seen or know to be true)· Ms White has agreed to give evidence at their trial.A senhora White concordou em depor no julgamento deles.consider/examine/study the evidence· Having considered all the evidence, the court found him not guilty.Após considerar todas as provas, o tribunal o declarou inocente.adjectivesadjetivosgood/clear/strong evidence· There is clear evidence that smoking causes heart disease.Há evidências claras de que fumar causa doenças cardíacas.hard evidence (=very clear evidence which proves that something is true)· They have no hard evidence to support their claim.Eles não têm provas concretas para sustentar sua afirmação.fresh evidence (=new evidence)· The police say they may have found fresh evidence which proves Tilly was at the scene of the crime.A polícia diz que pode ter encontrado novas provas que provam que Tilly estava na cena do crime.medical/scientific evidence· There isn’t any medical evidence to support the claim.Não há nenhuma evidência médica para sustentar a afirmação.reliable/credible (=which people can trust or believe)· Do you think their evidence is reliable?Você acha que as provas deles são confiáveis?flimsy (=not good enough to make you believe something)· Their conclusions are drawn from some very flimsy evidence.Suas conclusões são baseadas em evidências muito frágeis.convincing/compelling (=making you feel sure that something is true)· The data provides compelling evidence that the climate is changing.Os dados fornecem evidências convincentes de que o clima está mudando.overwhelming (=when there is so much evidence that you are sure that something is true)· The evidence against him was overwhelming.As provas contra ele eram avassaladoras.conclusive/incontrovertible/irrefutable evidence (=very strong evidence which cannot be disproved)· We need irrefutable evidence before making an arrest.Precisamos de provas irrefutáveis antes de efetuar uma prisão.· The government claims it has conclusive evidence of the country’s nuclear weapons programme.O governo afirma ter provas conclusivas do programa de armas nucleares do país.conflicting evidence (=pieces of evidence that support different conclusions)· With so much conflicting evidence, it’s almost impossible to make a decision.Com tantas evidências contraditórias, é quase impossível tomar uma decisão.incriminating evidence (=making someone seem guilty of a crime)· The robbers were careful not to leave any incriminating evidence behind.Os ladrões tomaram cuidado para não deixar nenhuma prova incriminatória.damning evidence (=proving that someone has done something wrong)· Her testimony proved to be the most damning evidence against him.Seu depoimento provou ser a prova mais contundente contra ele.circumstantial evidence (=evidence which makes something seem likely, but does not prove it)· His barrister claims the case against him is based on circumstantial evidence.Seu advogado alega que o caso contra ele é baseado em provas circunstanciais.anecdotal evidence (=based on what people believe, rather than on facts)· Anecdotal evidence suggests that gang-related violence is on the increase.Evidências anedóticas sugerem que a violência relacionada a gangues está aumentando.empirical evidence (=based on scientific testing or practical experience)· Where is the empirical evidence to back up these claims?Onde estão as evidências empíricas para embasar essas afirmações?admissible evidence (=acceptable in a court of law)· Her lawyer advised that the tape would not be admissible evidence in court.Seu advogado informou que a fita não seria admissível como prova no tribunal.phraseslocuçõesa piece of evidence· The study produced one interesting piece of evidence.O estudo produziu uma evidência interessante.not a scrap/shred of evidence (=no evidence at all)· There is not one scrap of evidence against our client.Não há um único fragmento de prova contra nosso cliente.COMMON ERRORSERROS COMUNS ► Don’t say ‘true evidence’. Say reliable evidence.evidenceevidence2 verb [transitive] formalformal to show that something exists or is truemostrar que algo existe ou é verdadeiroas (is) evidenced by The volcano is still active, as evidenced by the recent eruption.O vulcão ainda está ativo, como evidenciado pela recente erupção.GRAMMAR Evidence is usually passive.
formalformal to show that something exists or is truemostrar que algo existe ou é verdadeiroas (is) evidenced by The volcano is still active, as evidenced by the recent eruption.O vulcão ainda está ativo, como evidenciado pela recente erupção.GRAMMAR Evidence is usually passive.