Levar em Conta: How to Say ‘Take Into Account’ in Portuguese
Levar em conta means to take something into consideration before deciding or planning.
Real Life Portuguese · 4 min read · Updated October 14, 2026
The short answer
Levar em conta means to consider something as part of a decision or plan. It often introduces a practical factor—time, distance, cost, someone’s needs, or a possible change—that could affect what you choose.
Use levar em conta before a decision
You can name the object directly after the expression or use em conta que before a clause. Considerar is a shorter alternative, while levar em conta often makes the act of weighing a factor feel explicit.
Precisamos levar em conta o tempo de viagem.
We need to take the travel time into account.
Leva em conta que a loja fecha às seis.
Take into account that the store closes at six.
Ela levou as crianças em conta ao escolher o hotel.
She took the children into account when choosing the hotel.
Use a subject form that matches the person deciding
The expression changes with the subject: levo em conta (I take into account), leva em conta (you/he/she takes into account), and levamos em conta (we take into account). In Brazilian conversation, a gente leva em conta uses the singular verb form leva.
For a softer suggestion, say vale a pena levar em conta… (it is worth considering…). That lets you offer a factor without presenting it as a command.
A gente leva em conta o orçamento antes de reservar.
We take the budget into account before booking.
Vou levar sua sugestão em conta.
I’ll take your suggestion into account.
Vale a pena levar em conta a distância.
It’s worth taking the distance into account.
Put it into practice
Use levar em conta to name a factor that should be considered before someone decides, books, or makes a plan.
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