-
1 a tall order
(a difficult job or task: Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.) muito trabalho* * *a tall ordera) uma obrigação difícil. b) despropósito. -
2 a tall order
(a difficult job or task: Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.) ordem impossível de cumprir -
3 tall
[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) alto2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) de altura•- tallness- a tall order
- a tall story* * *[tɔ:l] adj 1 alto, grande. 2 elevado. 3 exagerado, inacreditável. a tall order a) uma obrigação difícil. b) despropósito. how tall are you? que altura tem você? tall talk ato de contar vantagem, exagero. to talk tall falar afetadamente. -
4 order
['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) ordem2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) ordem3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) encomenda4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) ordem5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) ordem6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) ordem7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) ordem8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) ordem9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) classe10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) ordem2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) mandar2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) encomendar3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) ordenar•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) auxiliar2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) ordenança•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order* * *or.der['ɔ:də] n 1 ordem, seqüência, disposição. 2 regra, norma, método. 3 arrumação. 4 condição, estado. 5 classe, categoria. 6 mando, diretiva. 7 comando. 8 pedido, encomenda. 9 encargo. 10 natureza. 11 sociedade religiosa ou fraternal. 12 ordem de pagamento. 13 ordenação. 14 comenda. 15 condição normal, correta, apropriada. 16 estado de eficiência. 17 regulamento. 18 qualidade, espécie, prescrição, receita. • vt+vi 1 ordenar, dispor, arranjar. 2 mandar, determinar. 3 comandar. 4 regular. 5 decidir, resolver. 6 pedir, encomendar. 7 consagrar. 8 Med receitar. banker’s order = link=standing%20orderstanding order. autorizado para débito em conta bancária. by order of por ordem de. I am not under your orders eu não estou sob as suas ordens. in due order em perfeita ordem. in good order em bom estado. in order that a fim de que. in order to a fim de. in short order rapidamente. made to order feito por encomenda. mail order aquisição de bens pelo correio. of/ in the order of Brit on the order of Amer cerca de, da ordem de. on order pedido, mas ainda não recebido. order of the day ordem do dia. orders are orders ordens são ordens. out of order desarranjado, enguiçado. pecking order ordem hierárquica. postal order vale postal. temporary restraining order liminar. to call to order chamar à ordem. to keep order manter a ordem. to order about ou around mandar de lá para cá. to order out mandar sair. to place an order Com fazer um pedido. to take orders / to be in orders ordenar-se. -
5 tall
[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) alto, grande2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) de altura•- tallness- a tall order - a tall story -
6 order
['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) ordem2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) encomenda3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) encomenda4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) ordem5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) ordem6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) ordem7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) ordem8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) ordem9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) ordem10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) ordem2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) ordenar2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) encomendar3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) ordenar•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) atendente2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) ordenança•- order-form - in order - in order that - in order - in order to - made to order - on order - order about - out of order - a tall order
См. также в других словарях:
tall order — Something that is likely to be hard to achieve or fulfil is a tall order … The small dictionary of idiomes
tall order — noun a formidable task or requirement finishing in time was a tall order but we did it • Syn: ↑large order • Hypernyms: ↑undertaking, ↑project, ↑task, ↑labor * * * tall order see under ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tall order — See: LARGE ORDER … Dictionary of American idioms
tall order — See: LARGE ORDER … Dictionary of American idioms
tall order — n. a request that is difficult to fulfill. □ That’s a tall order. Do you think anyone can do it? □ Well, it’s a tall order, but I’ll do it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tall order — noun A big job; a difficult challenge. Guess theyd find it a pretty tall order trying to interfere with an American citizen … Wiktionary
tall order — Something that is likely to be hard to achieve or fulfil is a tall order. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Tall order — Something that is likely to be hard to achieve or fulfil is a tall order … Dictionary of English idioms
tall order — /tɔl ˈɔdə/ (say tawl awduh) noun a difficult task: *It was a tall order, and called for documentation and research far outpacing the inclinations of the bone idle O Shea. –kylie tennant, 1946 …
tall\ order — See: large order … Словарь американских идиом
(a) tall order — a tall order informal phrase something very difficult that someone expects you to do To score four goals in one game is a tall order, even for him. Thesaurus: something that is difficult or unpleasant to do or deal withsynonym people and things… … Useful english dictionary
