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1 out of the top-drawer
out of the top-drawerfig de escola, da fina flor. -
2 out of the way
(unusual: There was nothing out of the way about what she said.) fora do normal* * *out of the waya) fora do caminho. b) fig que despista, desvia. c) extraordinário, fora do comum. d) na prisão. e) morto. they put him out of the way / eles afastaram-no, liquidaram-no (mataram-no).————————out of the wayfora do caminho, acabado. -
3 out of step
((of two or more people walking together) with, without the same foot going forward at the same time: to march in step; Keep in step!; He got out of step.) com passo certo/trocado* * *out of stepa) fora do passo. b) fig em desacordo. -
4 to come out
to come outa) sair. the stains won’t come out/as manchas não querem sair. b) aparecer, ser publicado, ser editado. the likeness has come out well/saiu bem parecida ou semelhante. c) fig ficar ou tornar-se conhecido. she came out last year/ela ficou conhecida o ano passado. d) resultar. e) cair (dente, cabelo). -
5 washed-out
1) (completely lacking in energy etc: I feel quite washed-out today.) exausto2) ((of garments etc) pale, having lost colour as a result of washing: She wore a pair of old, washed-out jeans.) desbotado* * *washed-out[wɔʃt 'aut] adj 1 desbotado. 2 fig exausto, abatido. they are washed out / eles estão esgotados. -
6 way out
way out[w'eiaut] n saída (também fig). on our way out / enquanto saíamos, em nossa saída, na saída. • way-out [wei 'aut] adj coll fora do comum, extravagante, de vanguarda.————————way outsaída. -
7 freak out
to become very excited, especially because of having taken drugs (noun freak-out) excitar-se* * *freak out[fr'i:k aut] n sl 1 estado de torpor provocado por ingestão de drogas. 2 pessoa dopada por drogas. 3 experiência desagradável com drogas, fig viagem ruim. • vt ficar dopado (drogas). -
8 to screw out
to screw outextorquir, arrancar, fig espremer. we screwed it out of him / sl apertamo-lo até confessar. -
9 he is bowled out
he is bowled outfig ele é um homem liquidado. -
10 he sticks out his chin for more
he sticks out his chin for morefig ele ainda não está satisfeito.English-Portuguese dictionary > he sticks out his chin for more
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11 he was left out in the cold
he was left out in the coldfig ele foi ignorado, foi deixado de lado. -
12 look out for squalls!
look out for squalls!fig tenha cuidado! -
13 to draw someone out
to draw someone outfig puxar alguém pela língua. to draw someone into, to persuadir alguém a. -
14 to get out of one’s depth
to get out of one’s deptha) perder pé. b) fig ver-se diante de uma tarefa demasiadamente difícil. -
15 to knock the bottom out of
to knock the bottom out ofa) refutar alegações num argumento. b) fig tirar a base, o fundamento a alguma coisa. -
16 to rub out
to rub outa) apagar, raspar, rasurar. b) fig eliminar, matar. -
17 to snuff out
to snuff outapagar, fig coll morrer. -
18 to squeeze out
to squeeze outespremer, fig interrogar. -
19 to stamp out
to stamp outa) estampar. b) fig aniquilar, erradicar. -
20 to whip out of
to whip out ofa) tocar para fora. b) fig fazer criar juízo.
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