chamar a atenção

chamar a atenção (first-person singular present chamo a atenção, first-person singular preterite chamei a atenção, past participle chamado a atenção)

1. (intransitive) 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: 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

2. (literal, transitive, with optional genitive, 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

3. (transitive, intransitive, with optional genitive) 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

• chamar atenção
• tá que tá
• cheguei