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1 wildfire: spread like wildfire
((of eg news) to spread extremely fast.) (como um) relâmpagoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > wildfire: spread like wildfire
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2 wildfire: spread like wildfire
((of eg news) to spread extremely fast.) espalhar-se rapidamenteEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > wildfire: spread like wildfire
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3 to spread like wildfire
to spread like wildfireespalhar(-se) rapidamente. it spreads like wildfire / espalha-se rapidamente. -
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wild.fire[w'aildfaiə] n 1 fogo grego: composição de matérias inflamáveis, difícil de apagar. 2 brilho fosforescente. 3 doença que destrói a plantação de tabaco. to spread like wildfire espalhar(-se) rapidamente. it spreads like wildfire / espalha-se rapidamente. -
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1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) selvagem2) ((of land) not cultivated.) inculto3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) selvagem4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) violento5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) louco6) (rash: a wild hope.) absurdo7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) irreflectido8) (very angry.) zangado•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
- the Wild West* * *[waild] n terra agreste, deserto, ermo (também wilds). • adj 1 selvagem, agreste, silvestre, bravio. 2 não-cultivado ou lavrado, inculto, não-domesticado. 3 ermo, solitário. 4 desabitado, despovoado. 5 incivilizado, bárbaro. 6 arredio, assustadiço (pássaro). 7 indômito, irrestrito, desenfreado. 8 desarrumado, desarranjado. 9 turbulento, traquinas, travesso, alegre. 10 imoderado, extravagante, licencioso. 11 enfurecido, furioso, violento, frenético. 12 louco, desvairado. they were wild about books / eles eram loucos por livros, gostavam demais de livros. 13 precipitado, impensado, irrefletido. 14 fantástico, extraordinário. 15 coll ansioso. they were wild to see me / eles estavam loucos, ansiosos para me ver. 16 coll longe do alvo. 17 tempestuoso. 18 perturbado (olhos). • adv 1 a esmo, à toa. they shot wild / atiraram a esmo. 2 sem pensar. they talked wild / eles falaram bobagens, falaram sem pensar. 3 descontroladamente. a wild storm temporal furioso, tremendo. don’t drive me wild! não me desespere! in wild spirits com disposição para brincar. she was wild with delight ela estava fora de si de alegria. to run wild a) asselvajar. b) perder(-se) por falta de cultura. c) crescer sem instrução e educação. wild animals animais selvagens (ou silvestres). -
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1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) selvagem2) ((of land) not cultivated.) agreste3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) selvagem4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) violento5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) louco6) (rash: a wild hope.) absurdo7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) ao acaso8) (very angry.) furioso•- wildly- wildness - wildfire: spread like wildfire - wildfowl - wild-goose chase - wildlife - in the wild - the wilds - the Wild West -
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past tense, past participle; see spread* * *[spred] n 1 expansão, difusão, propagação. 2 extensão, largura, envergadura. 3 capacidade de extensão ou de esticamento. 4 coll comida. 5 Amer colcha, coberta, toalha. 6 Amer o que se passa no pão (como manteiga, etc.). 7 página dupla de jornal ou revista com um só anúncio. 8 coll exibição, ostentação. 9 Cards seqüência de cartas. 10 Econ diversidade de investimento. 11 Econ margem de lucro. • vt+vi (ps+pp spread) 1 desfraldar, desdobrar, expandir. 2 propagar, espalhar, difundir. 3 esticar, estender. 4 estar situado, estender-se. 5 distribuir, disseminar, circular. 6 cobrir com camada fina, espalhar. 7 distribuir-se, espalhar-se. the rumour spread like wildfire / o boato espalhou-se como fogo. 8 arrumar a mesa. she spreads the cloth / ela põe a mesa. 9 servir comida à mesa. • adj estendido, expandido, espalhado. to spread for someone sl fazer ou oferecer-se para fazer sexo com alguém. to spread oneself coll exibir-se, causar boa impressão, Brit fazer farol. to spread oneself thin coll querer abarcar o mundo com as pernas. to spread out a) espalhar-se, estender-se. b) separar.
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