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  • 1 long-shot

    long-shot
    [l'ɔŋ ʃɔt] n 1 tomada com a câmara cinematográfica que abrange o conjunto. 2 aposta (em cavalos) praticamente sem chance de vencer.

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  • 2 a long shot

    a long shot
    tentativa com pouca possibilidade de sucesso.

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  • 3 not by a long shot

    not by a long shot
    coll nunca na vida.

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  • 4 shot

    [ʃot]
    past tense, past participle; = shoot
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    shot1
    [ʃɔt] ps+pp of to shoot.
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    shot2
    [ʃɔt] n 1 tiro. they exchanged shots / trocaram tiros. 2 chumbo. 3 bala, projetil. 4 descarga de arma de fogo. 5 distância de tiro. 6 atirador. he is a good shot / ele é um bom atirador. 7 lance, jogada. 8 tentativa. 9 fotografia. 10 dose (de bebida). 11 injeção. 12 cena ou seqüências de um filme. • adj 1 raiado ou salpicado com outra cor ou substância. 2 matizado, furta-cor. 3 muito usado e arruinado. a long shot tentativa com pouca possibilidade de sucesso. a shot in the arm estímulo, encorajamento. blank shot tiro de festim. like a shot como um raio. not by a long shot coll nunca na vida. small shot chumbinho. to be a big shot ser muito importante, sl manda chuva. he is a big shot / sl ele é manda-chuva. to give a shot in the dark dar um tiro no escuro, um palpite, uma tentativa. to make a bad shot fig errar o alvo.

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  • 5 short

    [ʃo:t] 1. adjective
    1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) curto
    2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) baixo
    3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) curto
    4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos
    5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) com falta de
    6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) estaladiço
    2. adverb
    1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) de repente
    2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) a curta distância
    - shortage
    - shorten
    - shortening
    - shortly
    - shorts
    - shortbread
    - short-change
    - short circuit
    - shortcoming
    - shortcut
    - shorthand
    - short-handed
    - short-list
    3. verb
    (to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) apurar
    - short-range
    - short-sighted
    - short-sightedly
    - short-sightedness
    - short-tempered
    - short-term
    - by a short head
    - for short
    - go short
    - in short
    - in short supply
    - make short work of
    - run short
    - short and sweet
    - short for
    - short of
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    [ʃɔ:t] n 1 som curto, sílaba curta, coisa curta. 2 Electr curto-circuito. 3 venda de mercadorias que não estão em estoque. 4 filme de curta-metragem. • vt+vi dar curto circuito. vi Amer vender ações emprestadas com o intuito de manipular o mercado de ações. • adj 1 curto. 2 breve. 3 baixo, pequeno, não alto. 4 restrito, de pouco alcance. 5 insuficiente, pouco. 6 deficiente, inadequado. 7 limitado, escasso. 8 conciso, resumido. 9 abrupto, curto, rude. 10 friável, esboroável, que esfarela facilmente (bolo). 11 quebradiço (metal). 12 forte, concentrado (bebida). 13 com falta de (estoque). • adv 1 de modo curto. he cut me short / ele me interrompeu. 2 abruptamente, repentinamente. 3 brevemente, resumidamente. 4 inesperadamente. a short drink aperitivo, coquetel. a short five minutes em menos de cinco minutos. a short time ago pouco tempo atrás. at short notice sem aviso prévio. in short em resumo. make it short and sweet! seja breve! short of exceto. short on com falta de. something short coll coisa forte (bebida). the short and the long of it a história completa, tintim por tintim. to be short with somebody tratar uma pessoa secamente; tratar mal. he was very short with me / ele me tratou rudemente. to be/ to run/ to go/ to come short of something faltar, estar em falta, estar para acabar. we are short of flour / estamos com falta de farinha. we ran short of flour / nossa farinha tinha acabado. they go short of bread / falta-lhes pão. he is short of breath / ele tem falta de ar. I am short of cash / estou sem dinheiro. this comes (falls) short of the ideal / isto não corresponde ao ideal. it was nothing short of marvellous / foi simplesmente maravilhoso. to sell short a) vender para entrega a prazo. b) depreciar, subestimar. to stop short of something parar abruptamente; recusar-se a executar uma ação. the horse stopped short of the fence / o cavalo recusou-se a pular a cerca.

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  • 6 short

    [ʃo:t] 1. adjective
    1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) curto
    2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) baixo
    3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) curto
    4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos
    5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) desprovido
    6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) quebradiço
    2. adverb
    1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) de repente
    2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) aquém
    - shortage - shorten - shortening - shortly - shorts - shortbread - short-change - short circuit - shortcoming - shortcut - shorthand - short-handed - short-list 3. verb
    (to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) selecionar
    - short-range - short-sighted - short-sightedly - short-sightedness - short-tempered - short-term - by a short head - for short - go short - in short - in short supply - make short work of - run short - short and sweet - short for - short of

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  • 7 bow

    I 1. verb
    1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) saudar
    2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) curvar-se
    2. noun
    (a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) aceno
    II 1. [bəu] noun
    1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) arco
    2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) arco
    3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) laço
    2. noun
    ((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) proa
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    bow1
    [bou] n 1 arco: a) arma para atirar flechas. b) vara para tocar alguns instrumentos musicais de corda. 2 curva, curvatura. 3 nó, laçada, laço. 4 qualquer objeto ou coisa curvada. 5 arco-íris. • vt 1 curvar, dobrar. 2 tocar (violino etc.) com arco. • adj curvado, dobrado. bow and ends laço com pontas compridas. to bend (or draw) the bow armar o arco. to draw the bow up to the ear esforçar-se, meter os peitos. to draw the long bow coll mentir, contar histórias, contar vantagem.
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    bow2
    [bau] n 1 reverência, saudação. 2 mesura: inclinação de cabeça. • vi 1 reverenciar, curvar o corpo ou a cabeça em sinal de reverência, de respeito etc. he bowed his thanks / ele curvou-se em agradecimento. 2 demonstrar reverência, inclinando o corpo ou a cabeça. 3 curvar, dobrar. 4 submeter-se. he bowed to fate / ele submeteu-se ao destino. 5 oprimir, subjugar. he bowed and scraped ele desfez-se em mesuras. he bowed back to me ele respondeu a minha saudação. he made his bow ele retirou-se (do palco).
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    bow3
    [bau] n proa (de navio, de avião). at the bow na proa.

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  • 8 pheasant

    ['feznt]
    plurals - pheasants, pheasant; noun
    1) (a type of long-tailed bird, the male of which has brightly-coloured feathers and certain types of which are often shot for sport: a brace of pheasant(s); two pheasants.) faisão
    2) ((the flesh of) the bird as food: We had roast pheasant for dinner.) faisão
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    pheas.ant
    [f'esənt] n Ornith faisão.

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  • 9 round

    1. adjective
    1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo
    2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo
    2. adverb
    1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) para cá/lá
    2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) em círculo
    3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de pessoa em pessoa
    4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) por aí
    5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferência
    6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) cá/lá
    3. preposition
    1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) em volta
    2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) à volta de
    3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) por
    4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por toda (a cidade)
    4. noun
    1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rodada
    2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) giro
    3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva
    4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho
    5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) volta
    6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canção
    5. verb
    (to go round: The car rounded the corner.) contornar
    - roundly
    - roundness
    - rounds
    - all-round
    - all-rounder
    - roundabout
    6. adjective
    (not direct: a roundabout route.) indirecto
    - round-shouldered
    - round trip
    - all round
    - round about
    - round off
    - round on
    - round up
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    round1
    [raund] n 1 qualquer coisa em forma de bola, círculo, cilindro. 2 círculo, circunferência, esfera, abóbada, volta, curva, argola, orbe, anel. 3 redondeza. 4 órbita. 5 ronda, rotação, circuito, curso, rota. he made his rounds, he went his rounds / ele fez a ronda. 6 sucessão, série, ciclo, rotina. 7 rodada (de bebidas ou em competições ou jogos). 8 Mil salva, descarga, tiro, disparo. 9 a respectiva munição. 10 aplauso, salva de. 11 dança de roda. 12 Mus canção em forma de cânone. 13 escultura não em relevo. 14 carne de coxão. 15 fatia (em forma circular), rodela. 16 degrau de escada. 17 grupo, roda (de políticos). 18 Box assalto, round. • vt+vi 1 arredondar(-se), curvar, bolear, dobrar. 2 contornar, voltear, rodear, circundar, rondar. 3 circunavegar. 4 virar, volver. 5 tornar fluente, corrente (o estilo). 6 cercar, envolver (inimigo). 7 completar, terminar, acabar. 8 Phon labializar. 9 arredondar (números). • adj 1 redondo, circular, cilíndrico, rotundo, curvo, arredondado, esférico, orbicular, globular, boleado. 2 cheio, corpulento, rechonchudo. 3 amplo, grande, considerável, vultosa (importância). 4 claro, franco, positivo, categórico, sincero. 5 sonoro, agradável, harmonioso. 6 Phon labial, labializado. 7 completo. 8 arredondado, não fracionado. 9 rápido, ativo, bom. 10 corrente, fluente (estilo). 11 ininterrupto, contínuo. • adv 1 circularmente, em círculo, contornando. 2 de ou por todos os lados, em todas as direções, por toda parte. 3 em volta, em redor, em torno, na redondeza, perto, nas proximidades. 4 de circunferência. 5 de passagem por. 6 para a casa (de alguém). 7 de volta (viagem). 8 de porta em porta, de mão em mão. 9 completamente, do princípio ao fim, de cabo a rabo. • prep 1 em volta, por toda parte. 2 à volta de, em torno de. 3 na vizinhança de, perto de. 4 mais ou menos, em torno de. 5 durante todo, por todo. all the year round durante o ano todo. a long way round desvio, caminho mais longo que outro para o mesmo destino. a round hand boa caligrafia. a round oath uma forte imprecação. a round of drinks uma rodada de bebida. a round peg in a square hole no lugar errado, deslocado. at a round pace em passo acelerado. he will look round one of these days ele nos visitará nos próximos dias. in round figures aproximadamente, em números redondos. in the round a) Sculp em redondo, que pode ser visto por todos os lados. b) globalmente, com tudo considerado. c) Theat com a platéia em volta do palco. round about a) em volta de. b) indiretamente. c) aproximadamente. round game jogo, folguedo em que diversas pessoas podem participar (como jogo de prendas). round me em volta de mim. round of applause salva de palmas. round shot a) bola de canhão. b) tiro curto. round-the-clock que dura vinte e quatro horas. round the corner virando a esquina. the daily round a rotina, as obrigações diárias. the rumour went the round of the town o boato circulou pela cidade. the tour round the world a viagem ao redor do mundo. they got him round persuadiram-no, convenceram-no. this earthy round este mundo todo. to ask him round pedir-lhe que venha aqui. to bring round a) trazer para. b) fazer voltar a si. c) convencer, persuadir. to come round a) voltar a si, recuperar-se. b) visitar. c) mudar de opinião, ceder. to go/ make the rounds circular, patrulhar. to go round to procurar (alguém), visitar. to look round oneself olhar em redor de si. to round off a) arredondar(-se). b) completar ou concluir satisfatoriamente. to round on volver contra, atacar, denunciar. to round out preencher. to round to Naut vir a vento. to round up a) arrebanhar, ajuntar, reunir (gado). b) Mil cercar, envolver. c) capturar (criminosos). d) arredondar (números). to show him round the city mostrar-lhe a cidade. to turn round a) virar(-se). b) voltar. c) mudar de idéia ou opinião. twenty rounds of cartriges Mil vinte cartuchos para cada homem.
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    round2
    [raund] vt cochichar, segredar, sussurrar.

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  • 10 whip

    [wip] 1. noun
    1) (a long cord or strip of leather attached to a handle, used for punishing people, driving horses etc: He carries a whip but he would never use it on the horse.) chicote
    2) (in parliament, a member chosen by his party to make sure that no one fails to vote on important questions.) leader da bancada
    2. verb
    1) (to strike with a whip: He whipped the horse to make it go faster; The criminals were whipped.) chicotear
    2) (to beat (eggs etc).) bater
    3) (to move fast especially with a twisting motion like a whip: Suddenly he whipped round and saw me; He whipped out a revolver and shot her.) virar-se
    - whipped cream
    - whip up
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    [wip] n 1 chicote, azorrague, açoite, látego. 2 chicotada. 3 cocheiro. 4 picador (caça). 5 num partido, o membro encarregado de fazer comparecerem os seus correligionários às sessões do parlamento. 6 Brit, Cook sobremesa de creme, ovos, etc. batidos. • vt+vi 1 chicotear, açoitar, surrar, vergastar. 2 arrancar (paletó). 3 sacar (arma). 4 coll derrotar, vencer. 5 bater (creme, ovos, etc.). 6 franzir (costura). 7 enrolar, envolver com fio (corda, etc.). 8 pescar em. 9 mover(-se) depressa, correr, saltar. 10 pôr ou puxar depressa. chief/ government whip no partido governante, o membro que cuida do comparecimento de seus partidários ao parlamento. to whip away a) tocar, expulsar. b) arrancar. to whip back a) tocar para trás. b) percorrer rapidamente. to whip in a) reunir, ajuntar como se ajunta a boiada. b) intrometer-se, entrar na conversa. to whip into fig fazer entrar à força, inculcar (lição). to whip off a) tocar, enxotar, expulsar. b) tirar bruscamente, arrancar (chapéu, paletó). c) fugir. to whip on impelir, fazer correr mais (cavalo). to whip out a) expulsar, afugentar a chicotadas. b) puxar rapidamente, sacar (arma). to whip out of a) tocar para fora. b) fig fazer criar juízo. to whip round a) virar-se, volver rapidamente. b) sair correndo. to whip up a) tocar, fazer andar batendo. b) reunir (partidários). c) Naut guindar, içar. d) excitar sentimentos. e) rebater rapidamente (tênis).

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  • 11 pheasant

    ['feznt]
    plurals - pheasants, pheasant; noun
    1) (a type of long-tailed bird, the male of which has brightly-coloured feathers and certain types of which are often shot for sport: a brace of pheasant(s); two pheasants.) faisão
    2) ((the flesh of) the bird as food: We had roast pheasant for dinner.) faisão

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  • 12 whip

    [wip] 1. noun
    1) (a long cord or strip of leather attached to a handle, used for punishing people, driving horses etc: He carries a whip but he would never use it on the horse.) chicote, açoite
    2) (in parliament, a member chosen by his party to make sure that no one fails to vote on important questions.) líder de bancada
    2. verb
    1) (to strike with a whip: He whipped the horse to make it go faster; The criminals were whipped.) açoitar
    2) (to beat (eggs etc).) bater
    3) (to move fast especially with a twisting motion like a whip: Suddenly he whipped round and saw me; He whipped out a revolver and shot her.) virar-se bruscamente
    - whipped cream - whip up

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