Significado de since em inglês
sincesince /sɪns/ preposition, conjunction, adverb 
Ver todas as traduções1from a particular time or event in the past until the present, or in that period of timedesde um momento ou evento específico no passado até o presente, ou nesse período de tempo: 
We’ve been waiting here since two o’clock.Estamos esperando aqui desde as duas horas. I haven’t played rugby since I left university.Não jogo rúgbi desde que saí da universidade. She left London ten years ago, and I haven’t seen her since.Ela foi embora de Londres há dez anos e não a vi desde então. The factory has been here since the 1970s.A fábrica está aqui desde a década de 1970. It was exactly five years since her father had died.Haviam se passado exatamente cinco anos desde a morte do pai dela. Since the end of the war, over five thousand prisoners have been released.Desde o fim da guerra, mais de cinco mil prisioneiros foram libertados. He lost his job five years ago, but has since found other work.Ele perdeu o emprego há cinco anos, mas desde então encontrou outro trabalho. I left school in 1995, and since then I’ve lived in London.Saí da escola em 1995 e desde então moro em Londres.ever since (=all the time since)(=o tempo todo desde então) We’ve been friends ever since we were at school together.Somos amigos desde quando estudávamos juntos na escola. She’s been terrified of the sound of aircraft ever since the crash.Ela tem pavor do som de aviões desde o acidente. We came to the UK in 1974 and have lived here ever since.Viemos para o Reino Unido em 1974 e moramos aqui desde então.2used to give the reason for somethingusado para indicar a razão de algo: Since you are unable to answer, perhaps we should ask someone else.Já que você não consegue responder, talvez devêssemos perguntar a outra pessoa.► see thesaurus at because3since when? spokenoral used in questions to show that you are very surprised or angryusado em perguntas para expressar grande surpresa ou raiva: Since when have you been interested in my feelings?Desde quando você está interessado nos meus sentimentos?4long since if something has long since happened, it happened a long time agose algo long since aconteceu, significa que aconteceu há muito tempo: I’ve long since forgiven her for what she did.Há muito tempo já a perdoei pelo que ela fez.GRAMMAR: ComparisonGRAMÁTICA: Comparaçãosince• You use since with a time, year, date, or other point in time: · He has been living in England since 2008.· We’ve known about it since May.• Usa-se since com uma hora, ano, data ou outro ponto no tempo: · He has been living in England since 2008.· We've known about it since May.• Don’t use since with a period of time. ✗Don’t say: He has been living in England since 12 years.• Não use since com um período de tempo. ✗Não diga: He has been living in England since 12 years.• You use the present perfect before since: · I have liked him since we first met.· We’ve been driving since six this morning. ✗Don’t say: I like him since we first met.• Usa-se o presente perfeito antes de since: · I have liked him since we first met.· We've been driving since six this morning. ✗Não diga: I like him since we first met.• You also use the past perfect before since: · She had been waiting since five o’clock. ✗Don’t say: She was waiting since five o’clock.• Também se usa o pretérito mais-que-perfeito antes de since: · She had been waiting since five o'clock. ✗Não diga: She was waiting since five o'clock.• You use the simple past tense after since: · He has grown since I last saw him.• Depois de since usa-se o passado simples: · He has grown since I last saw him.for• You use for with a period of time: · I’ve known him for ten years.· We’ve been waiting for hours.• Usa-se for com um período de tempo: · I've known him for ten years.· We've been waiting for hours.
Ver todas as traduções1from a particular time or event in the past until the present, or in that period of timedesde um momento ou evento específico no passado até o presente, ou nesse período de tempo: We’ve been waiting here since two o’clock.Estamos esperando aqui desde as duas horas. I haven’t played rugby since I left university.Não jogo rúgbi desde que saí da universidade. She left London ten years ago, and I haven’t seen her since.Ela foi embora de Londres há dez anos e não a vi desde então. The factory has been here since the 1970s.A fábrica está aqui desde a década de 1970. It was exactly five years since her father had died.Haviam se passado exatamente cinco anos desde a morte do pai dela. Since the end of the war, over five thousand prisoners have been released.Desde o fim da guerra, mais de cinco mil prisioneiros foram libertados. He lost his job five years ago, but has since found other work.Ele perdeu o emprego há cinco anos, mas desde então encontrou outro trabalho. I left school in 1995, and since then I’ve lived in London.Saí da escola em 1995 e desde então moro em Londres.ever since (=all the time since)(=o tempo todo desde então) We’ve been friends ever since we were at school together.Somos amigos desde quando estudávamos juntos na escola. She’s been terrified of the sound of aircraft ever since the crash.Ela tem pavor do som de aviões desde o acidente. We came to the UK in 1974 and have lived here ever since.Viemos para o Reino Unido em 1974 e moramos aqui desde então.2used to give the reason for somethingusado para indicar a razão de algo: Since you are unable to answer, perhaps we should ask someone else.Já que você não consegue responder, talvez devêssemos perguntar a outra pessoa.► see thesaurus at because3since when? spokenoral used in questions to show that you are very surprised or angryusado em perguntas para expressar grande surpresa ou raiva: Since when have you been interested in my feelings?Desde quando você está interessado nos meus sentimentos?4long since if something has long since happened, it happened a long time agose algo long since aconteceu, significa que aconteceu há muito tempo: I’ve long since forgiven her for what she did.Há muito tempo já a perdoei pelo que ela fez.GRAMMAR: ComparisonGRAMÁTICA: Comparaçãosince• You use since with a time, year, date, or other point in time: · He has been living in England since 2008.· We’ve known about it since May.• Usa-se since com uma hora, ano, data ou outro ponto no tempo: · He has been living in England since 2008.· We've known about it since May.• Don’t use since with a period of time. ✗Don’t say: He has been living in England since 12 years.• Não use since com um período de tempo. ✗Não diga: He has been living in England since 12 years.• You use the present perfect before since: · I have liked him since we first met.· We’ve been driving since six this morning. ✗Don’t say: I like him since we first met.• Usa-se o presente perfeito antes de since: · I have liked him since we first met.· We've been driving since six this morning. ✗Não diga: I like him since we first met.• You also use the past perfect before since: · She had been waiting since five o’clock. ✗Don’t say: She was waiting since five o’clock.• Também se usa o pretérito mais-que-perfeito antes de since: · She had been waiting since five o'clock. ✗Não diga: She was waiting since five o'clock.• You use the simple past tense after since: · He has grown since I last saw him.• Depois de since usa-se o passado simples: · He has grown since I last saw him.for• You use for with a period of time: · I’ve known him for ten years.· We’ve been waiting for hours.• Usa-se for com um período de tempo: · I've known him for ten years.· We've been waiting for hours.