chamar a atenção

== Portuguese == === Verb === chamar a atenção (first-person singular present chamo a atenção, first-person singular preterite chamei a atenção, past participle chamado a atenção) (transitive, intransitive) to admonish, to reprehend, to reprimand, to reproach "Esse tipo de aluno, a gente precisa ficar sempre chamando a atenção (dele)." — "That kind of student, we need to keep on admonishing (him) over and over again." Synonyms: repreender, advertir, admoestar (intransitive, proscribed) to cause to be noticed, to draw attention, to stand out "Essa tua roupa chama muito a atenção." — "These clothes of yours draw a lot of attention." Synonyms: chamar atenção, causar, sobressair "Deixa pra lá, eles só estão querendo chamar a atenção." — "Let it go, they're just trying to attract attention." Synonyms: aparecer, causar, provocar (literal, transitive, with preposition "para") to call (someone's) attention to "Queríamos apenas chamar a atenção (dela) para esse fato." — "We just wanted to call (her) attention to this fact." Synonyms: destacar, enfatizar, salientar, alertar, avisar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== chamar atenção tá que tá cheguei === Further reading === “chamar a atenção”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026