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1 armchair
noun (a chair with arms at each side.) cadeira de braços* * *arm.chair['a:mtʃɛə] n poltrona, cadeira de braço. -
2 armchair
noun (a chair with arms at each side.) poltrona -
3 armchair critic
arm.chair crit.ic['a:mtʃɛə kritik] n crítico que leu ou ouviu sobre um assunto, mas que não tem experiência a respeito dele. -
4 armchair sportsman
arm.chair sports.man['a:mtʃɛə spɔ:tsmən] n esportista que leu ou ouviu sobre um assunto, mas que não tem experiência sobre ele. -
5 armchair traveller
arm.chair trav.el.ler['a:mtʃɛə trævələ] n viajante que leu ou ouviu sobre um assunto, mas não tem experiência a respeito dele. -
6 arm
I noun1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) braço2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) braço•- armful- armband
- armchair
- armpit
- arm-in-arm
- keep at arm's length
- with open arms II verb1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) armar2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) armar-se•- armed- arms
- be up in arms
- take up arms* * *arm1[a:m] n 1 braço. he was received with open arms / ele foi acolhido de braços abertos. 2 qualquer um dos membros dianteiros dos animais, tentáculo (do polvo ou outros pólipos). 3 galho, ramo (de uma árvore). 4 braço do mar ou de um rio. 5 Tech braço de qualquer instrumento ou máquina, alavanca, suporte. 6 Naut braço da âncora, lais da verga. 7 ramal, ramificação. 8 manga (de roupa). 9 braço de cadeira. 10 força, autoridade. an arm and a leg preço exorbitantemente alto. this dress costs an arm and a leg / este vestido custa muito caro (os olhos da cara). as long as your arm extremamente longo. at arm’s length à distância de um braço, à distância, friamente. child in arms criança de colo. she kept her neighbor at arm’s length ela evitou tornar-se amiga ou envolver-se com seu vizinho. they go arm in arm eles andam de braços dados. to give your right arm for querer muito alguma coisa. to twist someone’s arm pressionar alguém a fazer algo, persuadir, induzir. within arm’s reach ao alcance do braço ou da mão.————————arm2[a:m] n 1 arma, armamento, instrumento de ataque ou defesa. 2 unidade de exército (infantaria, cavalaria, etc.), tropa. 3 Her escudo, brasão. • vt+vi 1 armar(-se), prover de armas. 2 preparar(-se) para a guerra. 3 fortalecer, fortificar, guarnecer, proteger. by force of arms com mão armada. ground arms! descansar armas! King of Arms arauto mor. present arms! apresentar armas! to bear arms prestar serviço militar. to lay down arms render-se. to take up arms preparar para atacar e lutar contra alguém. under arms pronto para a guerra. up in arms a) em revolta, amotinado. b) fig exaltado, furioso. -
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8 easy chair
(a chair that is soft and comfortable, eg an armchair.) cadeira de braços* * *eas.y chair[i:zi t8'32] n poltrona, espreguiçadeira.————————easy chairpreguiceira. -
9 flop
[flop] 1. past tense, past participle - flopped; verb1) (to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily: She flopped into an armchair.) jogar-se2) (to hang or swing about loosely: Her hair flopped over her face.) cair3) ((of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful: the play flopped.) fracassar2. noun1) ((a) flopping movement.) baque2) (a failure: The show was a complete flop.) fiasco•- floppy- floppy disk* * *[flɔp] n fracasso, baque, malogro, fiasco, decepção. • vt+vi 1 baquear, deixar-se cair pesadamente. 2 coll enterrar-se, fracassar, falhar completamente. 3 fig fazer mudança súbita. 4 sl dormir. • adv com baque, pesadamente, ruidosamente. to flop over to a party passar-se para outro partido. -
10 seat
[si:t] 1. noun1) (something for sitting on: Are there enough seats for everyone?) lugar2) (the part of a chair etc on which the body sits: This chair-seat is broken.) assento3) ((the part of a garment covering) the buttocks: I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers.) traseiro4) (a place in which a person has a right to sit: two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company.) lugar5) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) centro2. verb1) (to cause to sit down: I seated him in the armchair.) sentar2) (to have seats for: Our table seats eight.) ter lugar para•- - seater- seating
- seat belt
- take a seat* * *[si:t] n 1 assento, banco, cadeira, poltrona. 2 lugar para sentar. 3 cadeira, assento no parlamento. 4 traseiro, nádegas, fundilho. 5 modo de sentar, porte. 6 base, alicerce, assento (também Mech). 7 sede. • vt+vi 1 assentar, colocar em um lugar, sentar. we’ll have to seat 20 guests / teremos de arranjar cadeiras para 20 convidados. please be seated! / por favor, sente-se! 2 ter lugar ou assentos. The theatre seats 700... / o teatro tem 700 lugares, lotação de 700 lugares. 3 colocar assentos. 4 estabelecer, empossar, colocar, instituir. 5 pôr fundilho. keep your seat fique sentado! please take a seat / have a seat! por favor, sente-se! take your seats! tomem seus assentos! the seat of judgement o juízo final. the seat of the organization a sede da organização. to be seated estar sentado, ter seu domicílio, estar localizado. -
11 settle
['setl]1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) pôr(-se) à vontade2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) depositar-se3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) acalmar4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) fixar-se5) (to reach a decision or agreement: Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.) resolver6) (to pay (a bill).) liquidar•- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
- settle up* * *set.tle[s'etəl] n banco de madeira com espaldar alto e baú sob o assento. • vt+vi 1 assentar, estabelecer. 2 determinar, decidir, fixar. 3 pôr em ordem, arranjar, arrumar. 4 pagar, liquidar. 5 estabelecer-se, vir morar, fixar residência. 6 casar-se. 7 colonizar, estabelecer colônias. 8 pousar, instalar-se. 9 acomodar-se. 10 apaziguar, acalmar, acalmar-se, sossegar, diminuir. 11 descer, cair, depositar-se, assentar. 12 ficar límpido. 13 afundar, baixar. 14 solidificar, endurecer. 15 firmar (tempo). 16 chegar a um acordo, concordar. to settle down instalar-se, estabelecer-se, depositar, sossegar. he settled down to writing / ele pôs-se a escrever. to settle for tomar uma certa direção. it is settling for sunshine / o tempo se torna ensolarado. to settle in mudar, estabelecer-se. they settled in / eles mudaram, ocuparam a casa. to settle up encerrar, combinar, resolver. I settled (up) on living in town / decidi morar na cidade. -
12 slouch
(to sit, move or walk with shoulders rounded and head hanging: He slouched sulkily out of the room; He was slouching in an armchair.) molengar* * *[slautʃ] n 1 andar ou ter porte relaxado. 2 má postura. • vi 1 andar, estar com a cabeça inclinada, portar-se de maneira relaxada. to be no slouch ser muito eficiente. -
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14 reclining chair
(an armchair with a back which can be made to slope backwards.) cadeira de repouso -
15 arm
I noun1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) braço2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) braço•- armful- armband - armchair - armpit - arm-in-arm - keep at arm's length - with open arms II verb1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) armar2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) armar-se•- armed- arms - be up in arms - take up arms -
16 cosy
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17 easy chair
(a chair that is soft and comfortable, eg an armchair.) poltrona -
18 flop
[flop] 1. past tense, past participle - flopped; verb1) (to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily: She flopped into an armchair.) arriar, baquear2) (to hang or swing about loosely: Her hair flopped over her face.) cair3) ((of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful: the play flopped.) fracassar2. noun1) ((a) flopping movement.) baque2) (a failure: The show was a complete flop.) fracasso•- floppy- floppy disk -
19 reclining chair
(an armchair with a back which can be made to slope backwards.) poltrona reclinável -
20 seat
[si:t] 1. noun1) (something for sitting on: Are there enough seats for everyone?) assento2) (the part of a chair etc on which the body sits: This chair-seat is broken.) assento3) ((the part of a garment covering) the buttocks: I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers.) assento, traseiro4) (a place in which a person has a right to sit: two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company.) lugar5) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) sede2. verb1) (to cause to sit down: I seated him in the armchair.) sentar2) (to have seats for: Our table seats eight.) ter lugar para sentar•- - seater- seating - seat belt - take a seat
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