carry on

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a continuação de uma atividade ou ação, ou para se comportar de determinada maneira, muitas vezes de forma agitada ou irritante.

A phrasal verb used to indicate continuing an activity or action, or to behave in a particular way, often in an excited or annoying manner.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparável

1. Continue doing somethinginformal

   To continue an activity or task without stopping.

   Continuar

   • Please carry on with your work while I'm away.
   • They carried on talking despite the interruption.
   • She carried on reading her book on the train.

   Sinônimoscontinuego onkeep goingkeep onperseverepersistpress onproceed

   Antônimosceasediscontinueendhaltquitstopterminate

2. Behave in an excited or dramatic wayinformalbritish

   To behave in a very emotional, noisy, or dramatic manner.

   Fazer escândalo

   • The children carried on when they saw the ice cream truck.
   • He carried on as if he had won the lottery.
   • Stop carrying on about such a small problem.

   Sinônimosact upcut upgo onraise hell

Verbo basecarry