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1 the white of an egg
the white of an egga clara do ovo. -
2 to show the white feather
to show the white featheragir covardemente.————————to show the white featherfugir.————————to show the white featherrevelar covardia. -
3 he turns up the white of his eyes
he turns up the white of his eyesele vira os olhos.English-Portuguese dictionary > he turns up the white of his eyes
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4 to show the white flag
to show the white flagmostrar a bandeira branca, render-se. -
5 white feather
white feath.er[wait f'eðə] n símbolo ou sinal de covardia. to show the white feather agir covardemente. -
6 white
1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) branco2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) branco3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) branco4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) com leite2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) branco2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) branco3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) clara4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) branco dos olhos•- whiten- whiteness
- whitening
- whitish
- white-collar
- white elephant
- white horse
- white-hot
- white lie
- whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) caiar- white wine* * *[wait] n 1 branco (cor, pessoa ou objeto). 2 brancura, alvura. 3 whites roupas brancas. • vt branquear, alvejar. • adj 1 branco ou quase branco, alvo. 2 pálido, lívido. 3 claro, transparente. 4 nevoso. 5 prateado, da cor da prata, grisalho, encanecido. 6 vestido de branco. 7 fig puro, imaculado, inocente, ingênuo. 8 sl limpo, direito, correto. 9 sl frio, rude. 10 real, reacionário, monarquista. as white as a sheet branco como cera. dressed in white vestido de branco. he turns up the white of his eyes ele vira os olhos. they bled him white roubaram-no até a camisa, deixaram-no de tanga. white of the eye branco do olho. -
7 white
1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) branco2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) branco3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) branco4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) com leite2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) branco2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) branco3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) clara4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) branco•- whiten- whiteness - whitening - whitish - white-collar - white elephant - white horse - white-hot - white lie - whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) caiar- white wine -
8 white of the eye
white of the eyebranco do olho. -
9 white lie
(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) mentirinha* * *white lie[wait l'ai] n mentira inofensiva, mentirinha.————————white liementira inocente, mentira justificável. -
10 white lie
(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) mentira inofensiva -
11 to mark the day with a white stone
to mark the day with a white stonemarcar o dia na folhinha.English-Portuguese dictionary > to mark the day with a white stone
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12 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) ver-se3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conduzir6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) provar8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) espectáculo2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) exibição3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) fingimento4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) aparência5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) exibição•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up* * *[ʃou] n 1 mostra, exibição. she made a show of her new dress / ela exibiu seu vestido novo. 2 espetáculo, exposição. it is on show / está exposto, em exposição. the newest film now showing / o filme mais novo em cartaz. 3 aparência, demonstração, aspecto. your garden makes a fine show / seu jardim é muito bonito. 4 aparência falsa, pretexto. 5 traço, indício, vestígio. 6 coll divertimento, entretenimento. he always steals the show / ele toma conta do espetáculo, chama a atenção. • vt+vi 1 mostrar, expor, exibir. it shows dirt / suja facilmente. he showed his teeth / ele mostrou os dentes. 2 revelar, manifestar, demonstrar. he showed his feelings / sua expressão facial (ou corporal) revelou seus sentimentos. 3 aparecer, estar visível. it does not show / não é visível. never show your face again! / nunca mais apareça aqui! 4 indicar, mostrar. time will show it / o tempo mostrá-lo-á. his work shows him to be a gifted writer / seu trabalho demonstra ser ele um escritor talentoso. we showed him the door / mostramos-lhe a porta, fig pusemo-lo para fora. 5 dirigir, guiar, conduzir. 6 explicar, esclarecer. 7 salientar, ressaltar. 8 provar. 9 conceder. 10 coll classificar-se (numa corrida). don’t give the show away coll não fale nada, guarde segredo. he runs/ bosses the whole show ele toma conta do negócio todo. show him mercy! perdoa-lhe! show of hands votação levantando as mãos. show yourself a man mostre que é homem. to give one a fair show dar a alguém uma oportunidade. to have something to show for mostrar serviço, mostrar resultados. to put up a good show fazer uma boa tentativa. to show forth anunciar. to show in mandar entrar, acompanhar para dentro. to show off aparecer com todo o brilho, salientar-se, destacar-se, exibir-se, ostentar. to show one’s hand pôr as cartas na mesa. to show someone out acompanhar alguém até a porta. to show the white feather fugir. to show up a) aparecer, apresentar-se, mostrar-se. b) desmascarar-se. c) acompanhar para cima. to show up against destacar-se de. -
13 egg
I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) ovo2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) ovo3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) óvulo•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on* * *[eg] n 1 ovo, Biol óvulo, germe. 2 fig princípio ou origem de qualquer coisa. 3 sl bomba, granada, mina. • vt 1 cobrir alimentos com ovos. 2 coll jogar ovos. as sure as eggs sl com toda a certeza. bad egg sl mau sujeito. fried eggs ovos estrelados, fritos. good egg sl bom sujeito. hard boiled eggs ovos cozidos. old egg velho amigo. poached eggs ovos escalfados. scrambled eggs ovos mexidos. soft boiled eggs ovos quentes, ovos cozidos moles. the white of an egg a clara do ovo. the yolk of an egg a gema do ovo. to be left with egg on one’s face sl ficar com cara de bobo. to egg and crumb empanar: cobrir de gema e farinha de rosca. to egg on instigar, provocar, encorajar. to lay an egg Amer sl fracassar, falhar. to put all eggs into one basket arriscar tudo, colocar todo o dinheiro em um único jogo. to teach your grandmother to suck eggs ensinar o padre-nosso ao vigário. to tread upon eggs pisar em ovos. -
14 pith
[piƟ]1) (the white substance between the peel of an orange, lemon etc and the fruit itself.) miolo2) (the soft substance in the centre of the stems of plants.) miolo3) (the most important part of anything: the pith of the argument.) miolo* * *[piθ] n 1 medula. 2 fig força, vigor. 3 tutano. 4 cerne, núcleo. 5 essência, ponto capital. • vt matar secionando a medula espinhal. -
15 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) corrida2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) (fazer) correr2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) fazer uma corrida3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) andar a toda a pressa•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) raça2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) raça3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) raça•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race* * *race1[reis] n 1 corrida, carreira, qualquer competição de velocidade. 2 competição, rivalidade. 3 corrente de água. 4 movimento rápido, arremetida. 5 canal de um rio. 6 curso, decurso da vida. 7 canal, canalete. 8 Mech corrediça (de rolamento). • vt+vi 1 competir ou fazer competir numa corrida, disputar. 2 correr, fazer correr, mover-se rapidamente. 3 correr numa disparada (motores, rodas, a hélice de um barco quando este é retirado da água, etc.). 4 bater fortemente (coração). a race against time corrida contra o tempo. auto race corrida automobilística. horse race corrida de cavalos. mill race calha de moinho, calha de adução. rat race corrida de ratos, competição exagerada. sprint race, speed race corrida de velocidade. to race away perder tudo nas corridas. to run a race participar de uma corrida. yacht race corrida de iates.————————race2[reis] n 1 raça humana. 2 estirpe, gênero, espécie. 3 descendência, prole. 4 família, tribo, gente, povo. 5 linhagem, geração, genealogia. 6 classe. -
16 pith
[piƟ]1) (the white substance between the peel of an orange, lemon etc and the fruit itself.) mesocarpo2) (the soft substance in the centre of the stems of plants.) medula3) (the most important part of anything: the pith of the argument.) essência -
17 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) corrida2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) correr2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) apostar corrida3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) correr•- racer- racecourse - racehorse - racetrack - racing-car - a race against time - the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) raça2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) raça3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) raça, etnia•- racial- racialism - racialist - the human race - of mixed race -
18 feather
['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pena2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) acolchoar/forrar- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *feath.er[f'eðə] n 1 pena, pluma. 2 feathers a) plumagem. b) roupagem. 3 penacho. 4 rodopelo, tufo de pêlos, tapete, gaias. 5 qualquer coisa como uma pena. 6 caça de pena. 7 casta, laia, espécie, natureza. 8 disposição, estado de espírito. 9 Sport ato de transviar o remo. • vt+vi 1 empenar, emplumar(-se), cobrir(-se) de penas, forrar ou revestir de penas, pôr penas em, enfeitar, ornar de penas ou plumas. 2 transviar (os remos), virar o remo em posição horizontal. they feathered the oars / viraram os remos horizontalmente. 3 desdobrar-se em forma de pena. 4 Aeron embandeirar, variar o passo da hélice. birds of a feather gente da mesma laia. birds of a feather flock together cada ovelha com a sua parelha, cada qual com o seu igual. in high (ou full) feather bem-disposto, radioso. light as a feather leve como uma pena. that is a feather in your cap disso pode orgulhar-se. to cut a feather Naut encrespar a água, formar pequenas ondas. to feather one’s nest encher os bolsos, estar preocupado somente com o seu bem-estar e o seu próprio ganho. to make the feathers fly provocar briga, armar confusão. to show the white feather revelar covardia. with a feather com grande facilidade. -
19 flag
I [flæɡ] noun(a piece of cloth with a particular design representing a country, party, association etc: the French flag.) bandeira- flag down II [flæɡ] past tense, past participle - flagged; verb(to become tired or weak: Halfway through the race he began to flag.) fraquejar* * *flag1[flæg] n 1 bandeira, pavilhão, estandarte, lábaro, pendão. 2 emblema, qualquer coisa que sugere uma bandeira. 3 Comp marco: sinal que marca o início ou o fim de uma palavra em computadores que empregam palavras de extensão variável. • vt+vi 1 transmitir sinais com bandeiras. 2 enfeitar, embandeirar, cobrir de bandeiras. black flag bandeira negra, emblema da pirataria. flag of convenience bandeira estrangeira sob a qual o(s) navio(s) se registra(m) para evitar impostos ou regulamentações do governo. flag of truce Mil bandeira branca, de trégua. red flag bandeira vermelha, emblema dos partidos revolucionários, sinal de desafio. to drop the flag Sport dar sinal de partida. to hang the flag halfmast high hastear (ou arvorar) a bandeira a meio pau. to hoist the flag içar a bandeira. to show the white flag mostrar a bandeira branca, render-se. we must keep the flag flying temos de manter o ânimo.————————flag2[flæg] n Bot 1 espadana, lírio-roxo. 2 íris. 3 cálamo.————————flag3[flæg] vi (ps e pp flagged) 1 cansar, fatigar-se, enfraquecer, afrouxar, desanimar, esmorecer. 2 descair, pender, murchar.————————flag4[flæg] n 1 laje, lousa. 2 = link=flagstone flagstone.• vt lajear, pavimentar com lousas ou lajes. -
20 surf
[sə:f] 1. noun(the foam made as waves break on rocks or on the shore: The children were playing in the white surf.) espuma do mar2. verb1) (to ride on a surfboard as a sport.)2) (to look for interesting sites on the Internet.)•- surfer- surfing
- surfboard* * *[sə:f] n rebentação, arrebentação, espuma de ondas. • vi Sports surfar, praticar surfe. to go surfing surfar, praticar surfe. to surf on the net procurar na Internet algo que interessa, surfar na Internet.
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