Questão FC440846
Read the fragment below. “Macron and Theresa May were having a summit, they were discussing how bleak the future was for Britain's financial sector unless we paid into the EU's bud
Semântica e Significado de Vocábulos (Semantics)
IDCAP · 2018
Read the fragment below.
“Macron and Theresa May were having a summit, they were discussing how bleak the future was for Britain's financial sector unless we paid into the EU's budget and abided by their rules, and the coverage has skipped over all that to talk about some whizzy idea that has more holes in it than a Hollyoaks.”
In the context above, the underlined phrasal verb can be understood as:
- To recommend not acting by a rule or an order.
- To make rules seem reasonable.
- To respect or obey a decision, a law or a rule.
- To make a formal request for something (job, permit, loan etc.).
- To move backwards, in fear or dislike.
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Abide by significa respeitar ou obedecer a uma norma, decisão ou lei. É um verbo frasal usado quando alguém segue regras estabelecidas, cumprindo obrigações impostas por uma autoridade ou acordo.
No contexto da frase, “paid into the EU's budget and abided by their rules” quer dizer que, além de contribuir financeiramente, era preciso cumprir as regras da União Europeia para evitar um futuro sombrio para o setor financeiro britânico. A construção comum é abide by + substantivo (rules, law, decision, agreement).
Portanto, a alternativa correta expressa precisamente a ideia de respeitar/obedecer normas, o que faz sentido lógico e gramatical no trecho apresentado.
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