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1 knife
1. plural - knives; noun1) (an instrument for cutting: He carved the meat with a large knife.) faca2) (such an instrument used as a weapon: She stabbed him with a knife.) faca2. verb(to stab with a knife: He knifed her in the back.) esfaquear* * *[naif] n (pl knives) 1 faca. 2 qualquer coisa semelhante em forma ou função, como: punhal, canivete, navalha. 3 lâmina cortante de qualquer instrumento ou máquina. • vt+vi 1 apunhalar, esfaquear. 2 cortar com faca, ou como se fosse uma faca. 3 Amer coll derrotar traiçoeiramente, tentar arruinar, atraiçoar. before you can say knife extremamente rápido, num piscar de olhos. he plays a good knife and fork ele é um bom garfo. he wants to get/ have his knife in you ele quer pegar/prejudicar você. to be under the knife ser submetido a uma cirurgia, entrar na faca. under the knife em uma intervenção cirúrgica. -
2 knife
1. plural - knives; noun1) (an instrument for cutting: He carved the meat with a large knife.) faca2) (such an instrument used as a weapon: She stabbed him with a knife.) faca2. verb(to stab with a knife: He knifed her in the back.) esfaquear -
3 knife
faca, navalhaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > knife
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4 knife
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5 knife edge
knife edge[n'aif edʒ] n gume, fio de faca ou navalha. on a knife edge 1 aflito, muito ansioso. 2 periclitante, em uma corda bamba. -
6 knife-point
knife-point[n'aif pɔint] n ponta afiada da faca. at knife-point ameaçado de ferimento com uma faca. -
7 knife file
knife file[n'aif fail] n lima-faca. -
8 knife grinder
knife grinderamolador de facas. -
9 knife switch
knife switch[n'aif switʃ] n Electr chave de faca. -
10 knife-board
knife-board[n'aif bɔ:d] n tábua para limpar e polir facas. -
11 knife-grass
knife-grass[n'aif gra:s] n Bot planta da família das Ciperáceas, cujas folhas têm cantos agudos. -
12 knife-grinder
knife-grind.er[n'aif graində] n amolador de facas. -
13 knife-rest
knife-rest[n'aif rest] n suporte para facas. -
14 knife rest
cavalo de frisa de cavaleteEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > knife rest
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15 knife switch
chave de faca (Elec)English-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > knife switch
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16 paper-knife
noun (a knife used for opening envelopes etc.) corta-papéis* * *pa.per-knife[p'eipə naif] n espátula, corta-papel. -
17 switch knife
switch knife[sw'itʃ naif] n = link=switchblade%20knife switchblade knife. -
18 I twisted the knife out of his hand
I twisted the knife out of his handtorci a faca da mão dele.English-Portuguese dictionary > I twisted the knife out of his hand
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19 at knife-point
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20 back of a knife
back of a knifecostas de uma faca.
См. также в других словарях:
Knife — (n[imac]f), n.; pl. {Knives} (n[imac]vz). [OE. knif, AS. cn[=i]f; akin to D. knijf, Icel. kn[=i]fr, Sw. knif, Dan. kniv.] 1. An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knife — ► NOUN (pl. knives) 1) a cutting instrument consisting of a blade fixed into a handle. 2) a cutting blade on a machine. ► VERB 1) stab with a knife. 2) cut like a knife. ● at knifepoint … English terms dictionary
Knife — Knife, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knifed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knifing}.] 1. (Hort.) To prune with the knife. [1913 Webster] 2. To cut or stab with a knife. [Low] [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.: To stab in the back; to try to defeat by underhand means, esp. in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knife — knife; knife·ful; knife·less; knife·man; … English syllables
knife — [nīf] n. pl. knives [ME knif < OE cnif, akin to Ger kneif, ON knīfr < IE * gneibh (> Lith gnaibis, a pinching): for base see KNEAD] 1. a cutting or stabbing instrument with a sharp blade, single edged or double edged, set in a handle 2.… … English World dictionary
knife — [n] cutting tool bayonet, blade, bolo, cutlass, cutter, cutting edge, dagger, edge, lance, lancet, machete, point, ripper, sabre, scalpel, scimitar, scythe, shank, shiv, sickle, skewer, skiver, steel, stiletto, switchblade, sword, tickler;… … New thesaurus
knife — index lancinate, pierce (lance) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
knife — The plural form of the noun is knives, but the inflected forms of the verb are knifes, knifed, knifing … Modern English usage
Knife — A knife is a handheld sharp edged instrument consisting of handle attached to a blade used for cutting. The knife is a tool that can be used as a weapon. Its origins date as far back as two and a half million years ago, as evidenced by the… … Wikipedia
knife — noun 1 tool for cutting ADJECTIVE ▪ blunt, dull (esp. AmE) ▪ sharp ▪ serrated ▪ long ▪ small … Collocations dictionary
knife — [[t]na͟ɪf[/t]] ♦♦♦ knives, knifes, knifing, knifed (knives is the plural form of the noun and knifes is the third person singular of the present tense of the verb.) 1) N COUNT A knife is a tool for cutting or a weapon and consists of a flat piece … English dictionary