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1 to cut a long story short
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2 to make/to cut a long story short
to make/to cut a long story shortpara abreviar a história.English-Portuguese dictionary > to make/to cut a long story short
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3 story
I ['sto:ri] plural - stories; noun1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) história2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) história•- a tall story II see storey* * *sto.ry1[st'ɔ:ri] n 1 conto, relato, narrativa, crônica. 2 novela, lenda, história, fábula, romance, conto, anedota. 3 coll mentira. 4 enredo de novela ou de peça teatral. 5 boato. 6 Amer artigo de jornal, reportagem. • vt 1 historiar, contar histórias, narrar. 2 decorar com quadros representando cenas históricas. as the story has it ou as the story goes conforme consta. short story conto. that is another story isto é outra história ou coisa diferente. the same old story a mesma desculpa. to make ou to cut a long story short para abreviar a história.————————sto.ry2[st'ɔ:ri] n = link=storey storey. -
4 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) resumindo e continuando* * *the long and the short of ittodo o assunto em poucas palavras.English-Portuguese dictionary > the long and the short of it
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5 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) em resumoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > the long and the short of it
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['epik]1) (a long poem telling a story of great deeds.) epopeia2) (a long story, film etc telling of great deeds especially historic.) epopeia* * *ep.ic1['epik] n epopéia. classical epic / epopéia clássica. national epic / epopéia nacional.————————ep.ic2['epik] adj 1 épico, epopéico, heróico. 2 exagerado. epic laughter / gargalhada homérica. -
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['epik]1) (a long poem telling a story of great deeds.) poema épico2) (a long story, film etc telling of great deeds especially historic.) epopéia -
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1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) matar (aulas)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) cortante- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) impiedoso- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *[k∧t] n 1 corte, abertura, ferida. 2 talho, incisão. 3 passagem, escavação (na terra), canal. 4 peça talhada, parte ou pedaço cortado. 5 estilo, talhe, feitio, moda. 6 diminuição, redução. 7 atalho, carreiro, picada. 8 cutilada: golpe com instrumento cortante. 9 cábula: falta de comparecimento às aulas. 10 gravura, clichê, xilogravura. 11 corte em peça teatral. 12 peça: medida de tecido ou fio. 13 corte de cartas. 14 porcentagem, comissão. 15 Sport bola cortada ou com efeito. 16 grupo de animais separado da manada. 17 emenda de filme de cinema. 18 talho: corte de carne. 19 faixa de LP ou disco a laser. • vt+vi (ps and pp cut) 1 cortar, talhar. 2 secionar, dividir, partir. 3 aparar, desbastar. he cut his nails / ele cortou suas unhas. 4 rachar, fender. 5 ferir, fazer talhe em. he cut his fingers / ele feriu os dedos. the wind cut his face / o vento lhe açoitou o rosto. 6 lancetar, mutilar, incisar. 7 reduzir, diminuir. 8 atalhar, atravessar, abrir ou cortar caminho. 9 dividir, penetrar, passar através. 10 Sport cortar, dar efeito (bola). 11 coll evitar, ignorar, não reconhecer socialmente. 12 coll cabular, faltar às aulas. 13 picar, retalhar. 14 ceifar, segar. 15 gravar, entalhar, cinzelar. 16 escavar, abrir canal ou túnel. 17 romper relações com. 18 cortar o baralho. who cuts the cards? / quem corta as cartas? 19 talhar, cortar molde (de vestidos). 20 trinchar. 21 abreviar, resumir. 22 interromper (conversa). 23 fazer corte em (manuscrito, peça). 24 ferir-se. • adj 1 cortado, talhado. 2 gravado, entalhado, lapidado. 3 castrado. 4 ferido. 5 reduzido, remarcado (preço). cut and come again sirva-se à vontade. cut away! fora! cut in pay n redução de salário. cut it out! coll deixa disto!, corta essa! cut the cackle! sl deixe de conversa! cut your coat according to your cloth fig arranje-se de acordo com suas possibilidades. he cut a sorry figure ele fez um triste papel. he cut himself loose from ele separou-se de. he cut his own throat fig ele mesmo se prejudicou. he cut his way a) ele abriu caminho para si. b) fig ele se defendeu. he cut it fine sl ele calculou justo, chegou na hora, acertou por pouco. he cut me short ele me interrompeu. he cuts no ice with me sl ele não leva vantagem comigo. he cut the knot fig ele resolveu o caso. he cut the record ele quebrou o recorde. he cut up rough ele ficou zangado. he cut up well ele morreu rico, ele deixou uma fortuna. he gave me the direct cut ele me evitou ostensivamente. he made a cut in the story ele resumiu a história. his unkindness cut me to the heart sua grosseria me feriu o coração. I cut him dead não tomei conhecimento de sua presença. it cuts both ways é justo para ambas as partes. it is his cut é sua vez de cortar as cartas. short cut atalho, caminho mais curto. to be cut off morrer. to be cut out for a thing ser talhado para uma coisa. to cut across encurtar o caminho. to cut a long story short para resumir, em poucas palavras. to cut and contrive viver, satisfazer-se com pouco. to cut and run coll correr, fugir. to cut away a) cortar, serrar, decepar. b) desviar-se. to cut back repetir um quadro (de filme). to cut down a) roçar, derrubar (mato). b) reduzir (despesas). c) abreviar, resumir (manuscrito). to cut in a) entalhar, fazer entalhe. b) interromper. to cut in pieces picar, cortar em pedaços. to cut in stone esculpir em pedra. to cut off a) cortar, destacar, remover. b) romper (relações). c) interromper (fornecimento ou comunicações). d) acabar, terminar. e) separar, excluir. f) pôr fim a, matar, liquidar. g) deserdar. to cut out a) cortar, recortar. b) talhar. c) planejar, tramar, idear. d) desligar (máquina, chave elétrica, etc.). e) desistir de, abandonar. f) separar (do rebanho). g) suplantar, superar. h) pegar como presa. i) excluir, afastar. to cut to pieces fazer em pedaços. to cut up a) cortar, retalhar. b) criticar, desfazer. c) entristecer. to draw cuts jogar com palitos, apostar. -
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11 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) vida2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vida3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vida4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vida5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vida6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vida7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) vida8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) prisão perpétua•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *[laif] n 1 vida, existência. 2 período, duração. 3 modo de viver, conduta. 4 vivacidade, animação. 5 princípio vital. 6 biografia. after life/ eternal life/ future life vida eterna, vida após a morte. as large as life real, em carne e osso. for life para o resto da vida. for one’s life/ for dear life como se fosse para salvar a vida. high life a alta sociedade. low life a classe baixa. not for the life of me por nada neste mundo. run for your life! sebo nas canelas! to be the life of ser a alma de. to breathe life into dar vida a. to bring/ come to life a) recobrar a consciência. b) recobrar a vontade de viver. to lead a double life levar vida dupla. to the life fiel ao original, perfeito. -
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(a long, detailed story: I expect he told you the saga of his troubles.) saga* * *sa.ga[s'a:gə] n saga, narrativa épica. -
13 swallow
I 1. ['swoləu] verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) engolir2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) engolir2. noun(an act of swallowing.) trago- swallow up II ['swoləu] noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) andorinha* * *swal.low1[sw'ɔlou] n 1 trago, gole. 2 garganta, esôfago. 3 ato de tragar ou de engolir. 4 voracidade. • vt+vi 1 engolir, tragar. 2 absorver, engolfar. 3 acreditar sem suspeitas. 4 ter de tolerar ou aceitar. 5 reprimir, conter, desdizer-se, retirar. to swallow the bait fig engolir a isca. to swallow up engolir, consumir.————————swal.low2[sw'ɔlou] n andorinha. one swallow does not make a summer uma andorinha só não faz verão. -
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[ðis] 1. plural - these; adjective1) (used to indicate a person, thing etc nearby or close in time: This book is better than that (one); I prefer these trousers.) este2) (used in stories to indicate a person, thing etc that one is describing or about to describe: Then this man arrived.) o tal2. pronoun(used for a thing etc or a person nearby or close in time: Read this - you'll like it; This is my friend John Smith.) isto3. adverb(so; to this degree: I didn't think it would be this easy.) assim* * *[ðis] demonstrative pron (pl these) este, esta, isto. this is my friend / este é meu amigo. this story is very interesting / esta história é muito interessante. who are these? / quem são estes? this is what happened / foi isto que aconteceu. they talked this, that and the other / conversaram sobre isto e aquilo. • adv a este ponto, deste modo. she sings like this / ela canta assim. all this tudo isto. by this por meio disto. by this time entrementes. long before this muito antes disto. one of these days um dia destes. these ones estes. these people estas pessoas. this and that este e aquele. this day week a) há oito dias. b) daqui a oito dias. this one este aqui. -
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[wond](a long slender rod eg used as the symbol of magic power by conjurors, fairies etc: In the story, the fairy waved her magic wand and the frog became a prince.) varinha de condão* * *[wɔnd] n 1 varinha, vara. 2 vara mágica, vara de condão. 3 batuta. 4 bastão, cetro (insígnia de autoridade). -
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I noun(wool, cotton etc spun into thread: knitting-yarn; a length of yarn.) fioII noun(an old word for a story or tale: He told us interesting yarns about his travels.) história* * *[ja:n] n 1 fio (de lã, algodão, etc.). 2 coll história, narração, conto (freqüentemente duvidoso). do you believe such a yarn as that? / você acredita numa história tão fantástica assim? • vi 1 coll contar histórias. 2 conversar, falar. doubled yarn, twisted yarn linha (para costurar). hempen yarn fio de cânhamo. to spin a long yarn contar uma história comprida (inverossímil). woollen/ woolen yarn fio de lã. -
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plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) vida2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vida3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vida4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vida5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vida6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vida7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) vida8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) prisão perpétua•- lifeless- lifelike - life-and-death - lifebelt - lifeboat - lifebuoy - life-cycle - life expectancy - lifeguard - life-jacket - lifeline - lifelong - life-saving - life-sized - life-size - lifetime - as large as life - bring to life - come to life - for life - the life and soul of the party - not for the life of me - not on your life! - take life - take one's life - take one's life in one's hands - to the life -
18 saga
(a long, detailed story: I expect he told you the saga of his troubles.) saga -
19 swallow
I 1. ['swoləu] verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) engolir2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) engolir2. noun(an act of swallowing.) deglutição- swallow up II ['swoləu] noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) andorinha -
20 wand
[wond](a long slender rod eg used as the symbol of magic power by conjurors, fairies etc: In the story, the fairy waved her magic wand and the frog became a prince.) varinha
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