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1 astern
a.stern[əst'ə:n] adv 1 à popa, à ré. 2 em direção à popa ou à ré. 3 atrás. -
2 to drop astern
to drop asternNaut ir para trás, ficar para trás a fim de dar passagem a outro navio. -
3 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) gota2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) queda4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) queda2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) deixar cair2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cair3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abandonar4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) deixar5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) escrever•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out* * *[drɔp] n 1 gota, pingo. 2 qualquer coisa que tem forma de gota. 3 pendente, brinco, penduricalho, pingente, berloque. 4 pano de teatro. 5 queda, declive, descida, declínio. 6 dose, gole, trago. 7 partezinha, porção ínfima, bocado, pequena quantidade de líquido ou de qualquer outra coisa. 8 altura entre dois níveis, desnível. 9 descida de pára-quedas. 10 Amer ponto central de distribuição. 11 fenda por onde se colocam cartas, etc. 12 n pl gotas medicinais. 13 n pl várias espécies de balas confeitadas ou pastilhas. • vt+vi (ps, pp dropped) 1 pingar, gotejar, cair ou deixar cair gota a gota, destilar. 2 deixar cair alguma coisa, cair, pôr, colocar, deixar cair repentinamente. 3 desprender-se, soltar. 4 diminuir, baixar. 5 descer, deixar descer dum carro, etc. 6 renunciar a, desistir de, deixar, descontinuar, pôr fim a, largar, suspender, cessar, acalmar (o vento). 7 deixar escapar uma palavra, insinuar de passagem. 8 cair, chegar inesperadamente, entrar ou visitar casualmente. 9 escrever umas linhas. 10 coll perder. 11 perder terreno, recuar. 12 derrubar com um soco ou um tiro. 13 deixar de fora, suprimir. 14 sl consumir drogas por via oral. 15 dar cria. a drop in prices uma queda dos preços. a drop in the bucket uma gota de água no oceano. at the drop of a hat ao primeiro sinal, imediatamente. by drops gota a gota. drop dead! vá para o inferno! drop it! pare com isso! let’s drop it vamos esquecer esse assunto. to drop across encontrar por acaso. to drop a hint insinuar casualmente. to drop a line escrever umas linhas. to drop an acquaintance descontinuar o contato com alguém, cortar relações. to drop asleep cair no sono, adormecer. to drop astern Naut ir para trás, ficar para trás a fim de dar passagem a outro navio. to drop a subject mudar de assunto. to drop away afastar-se, diminuir gradualmente. to drop a word deixar escapar uma palavra. to drop behind 1 ficar atrás. 2 atrasar (pagamento). to drop bombs lançar bombas. to drop dead cair morto. to drop down Naut navegar rio abaixo. to drop everything abandonar tudo. to drop in/ over aparecer sem avisar, fazer uma visita informal. to drop into gear engrenar. to drop off 1 diminuir, cair. 2 coll partir, desaparecer. 3 adormecer. to drop out desligar-se, cair fora, deixar de freqüentar. to drop short não conseguir o seu intento. to drop the curtain descer o pano de boca. to get/ have the drop on 1 ter sob a mira do revólver. 2 levar a melhor, ficar em melhor posição. to have a drop too much ficar embriagado, beber demais.
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Astern — A*stern , adv. [Pref. a + stern.] (Naut.) 1. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern. [1913 Webster] 2. Behind a ship; in the rear. A gale of wind right astern. De Foe. Left this strait… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Astern — Berg Aster (Aster amellus) Systematik Euasteriden II Ordnung: Asternartige (Asterales) … Deutsch Wikipedia
astern — [ə stʉrn′] adv. [ A 1 + STERN2] 1. behind a ship or aircraft [a keg bobbed up astern] 2. AFT1: not a nautical usage 3. backward; in a reverse direction [full speed astern] … English World dictionary
astern — 1620s, from A (Cf. a ) (1) on + STERN (Cf. stern) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
astern — *abaft, aft Analogous words: after, hind, rear, back (see POSTERIOR) Antonyms: ahead Contrasted words: *before, forward … New Dictionary of Synonyms
astern — [adv] backward abaft, aft, rear, rearward; concept 581 Ant. forward … New thesaurus
astern — ► ADVERB ▪ behind or towards the rear of a ship or aircraft … English terms dictionary
astern — [[t]əstɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] 1) ADV: be ADV Something that is astern is at the back of a ship or behind the back part. [TECHNICAL] The captain was astern, pretending he was sleeping. 2) ADV: ADV after v, from ADV A ship that is moving astern is moving… … English dictionary
astern — /euh sterrn /, adv. 1. in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft: The cutter was following close astern. 2. in a backward direction: The steamer went astern at half speed. [1620 30; A 1 + STERN2] * * * … Universalium
astern — A location or distance measured from rear of aircraft. A line astern formation is one in which aircraft formate one behind the other … Aviation dictionary
Astern propulsion — (as applied to a ship) is a maneuver in which a ship s propelling mechanism is used to develop thrust in a retrograde direction. Astern propulsion does not necessarily imply the ship is moving astern ( in reverse ); astern propulsion is used to… … Wikipedia
