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1 hold tight!
hold tight!agarre firme! -
2 tight
1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) apertado2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) esticado3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) rigoroso4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) apertado2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) apertado- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt* * *[tait] adj 1 firme, compacto, comprimido. 2 esticado, teso. 3 justo, apertado. 4 cerrado, fechado. 5 bêbado. 6 Amer sovina, avarento. • adv firmemente. air tight hermeticamente fechado. a tight corner uma situação difícil. hold tight! agarre firme! it was a tight fit foi por pouco, foi por um triz. tight as a drum/ tight as an owl completamente embriagado, bêbado. to be in a tight corner sl estar em apuros. to run a tight ship controlar uma organização ou grupo eficiente. water tight impermeável à água. -
3 collar
['kolə] 1. noun1) (the part of a garment at the neck especially of a shirt, jacket etc: This collar is too tight.) colarinho2) (something worn round the neck: The dog's name was on its collar.) coleira2. verb(to seize, get hold of: He collared the speaker as he left the room.) agarrar* * *col.lar[k'ɔlə] n 1 colarinho, gola. 2 colar, laço, fita enrolada no pescoço, gargantilha. 3 coleira (de cães). 4 corrente ou colar como insígnia. 5 Tech anel, colar. 6 Naut alça do estai. 7 Archit colarinho, astrágalo. 8 coelheira (parte dos arreios). 9 faixa. • vt 1 pôr colar, coleira, ou colarinho. 2 pegar pelo colarinho, capturar. 3 coll agarrar, pegar, segurar, apoderar-se de alguma coisa. blue collar colarinho azul, operário de produção. stand-up collar colarinho engomado. to get hot under the collar irritar-se, perder a calma. turn-down collar colarinho com pontas viradas. white collar colarinho branco, funcionário administrativo. -
4 hug
1. past tense, past participle - hugged; verb1) (to hold close to oneself with the arms, especially to show love: She hugged her son when he returned from the war.) abraçar2) (to keep close to: During the storm, the ships all hugged the shore.) abrigar-se2. noun(a tight grasp with the arms, especially to show love: As they said good-bye she gave him a hug.) abraço* * *[h∧g] n 1 aperto, estreitamento. 2 abraço. 3 golpe em luta livre. • vt 1 apertar, estreitar. 2 abraçar. 3 acariciar, afagar. to hug the land Naut navegar perto da costa. -
5 lock
I 1. [lok] noun1) (a mechanism for fastening doors etc: He put the key in the lock.) fechadura2) (a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal.) comporta3) (the part of a gun by which it is fired.) fecharia4) (a tight hold (in wrestling etc).) chave2. verb(to fasten or become fastened with a lock: She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock.) fechar à chave- locker- locket
- locksmith
- lock in
- lock out
- lock up II [lok] noun1) (a piece of hair: She cut off a lock of his hair.) madeixa2) ((in plural) hair: curly brown locks.) caracóis* * *lock1[lɔk] n 1 fechadura. 2 fecho. 3 cadeado. 4 fecho de arma de fogo. 5 comporta, dique, eclusa. 6 obstrução, bloqueio. • vt+vi 1 fechar à chave. 2 trancar, travar. 3 prover de comportas ou diques. 4 abraçar, apertar nos braços. 5 trançar, entrelaçar. 6 obstruir, bloquear. 7 investir (dinheiro) a longo prazo. dead lock paralisação completa. lock stock and barrel o lote inteiro. to lock in prender. to lock out a) deixar na rua, não deixar entrar. b) fazer greve patronal. to lock up a) guardar em lugar seguro (à chave). b) investir dinheiro a longo prazo. c) prender, encarcerar. under lock and key a) preso a sete chaves. b) guardado a sete chaves, seguro.————————lock2[lɔk] n 1 tufo ou mecha de cabelos, madeixa, cacho. 2 cabeleira. 3 floco de lã, etc. -
6 purse string
purse string[p'ə:s striŋ] n (geralmente plural) cordão de bolsa. he holds a tight hand on the purse strings ele é seguro, não gasta facilmente. to hold the purse stung controlar as finanças. he holds the purse strings / ele controla o dinheiro. -
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8 hug
1. past tense, past participle - hugged; verb1) (to hold close to oneself with the arms, especially to show love: She hugged her son when he returned from the war.) abraçar2) (to keep close to: During the storm, the ships all hugged the shore.) manter-se perto de2. noun(a tight grasp with the arms, especially to show love: As they said good-bye she gave him a hug.) abraço -
9 lock
I 1. [lok] noun1) (a mechanism for fastening doors etc: He put the key in the lock.) fechadura2) (a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal.) eclusa3) (the part of a gun by which it is fired.) fecho4) (a tight hold (in wrestling etc).) chave2. verb(to fasten or become fastened with a lock: She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock.) trancar a chave- locker- locket - locksmith - lock in - lock out - lock up II [lok] noun1) (a piece of hair: She cut off a lock of his hair.) madeixa2) ((in plural) hair: curly brown locks.) cachos
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